2011 Instruction Section, ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans Call for Posters

2011 Instruction Section, ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans
Call for Posters

How can we incorporate opportunities for student creativity into our teaching? Hensley (2004) reminds us that “teaching in any mode is successful only to the extent that it fosters a curiosity in what information can do for an individual’s understanding of the world and triggers an individual’s ability to creatively put information to use.” The 2011 ACRL Instruction Section Program will provide participants with an opportunity to explore how they can capitalize on their own creativity to enhance information literacy instruction.

The goals of the program are:

  • Discuss teaching strategies that foster student creativity as it relates to information literacy.
  • Discuss teaching strategies that foster student creativity in order to facilitate the transfer of student learning to new tasks.
  • Expand the conventional definition of information literacy in order to increase the relevancy of information literacy to students and to institutions of higher education.

How have you fostered creativity in the classroom? The 2011 Instruction Section Conference Program Planning Committee invites you to submit a poster proposal addressing ways in which you have fostered creativity in the classroom. Posters should use graphic displays to informally present teaching strategies that encourage student creativity as it relates to information literacy. They should be an eye-catching visual representation of the topic, including graphics, tables, charts, text, and images. Poster presenters will briefly discuss their ideas with colleagues as attendees navigate the poster session area and are encouraged to create online handouts for further information. Space will be limited at the poster session, so a maximum of two presenters is recommended. Posters will be set up before the program with 1 hour to present after the IS program Q&A.

Criteria for refereed poster session acceptance include:

  • Originality, significance and relevance of the topic;
  • Development of ideas;
  • Examples of creative classroom approach, activities or unique lesson plans;
  • Strength of learning outcomes presented in proposal.

Submit your poster proposal by filling out the online form (http://tinyurl.com/isconference2011). The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010. Peer review of submissions will be completed and notifications of acceptance will be sent on or before January 21, 2011.

 

The submission form will ask for the following information:

  1. Name(s) of presenter(s)
  2. Poster title
  3. Learning outcome(s) for viewers
  4. Summary of poster content (150-200 words)

Poster proposals will be blind reviewed and selected by the 2011 Instruction Section Conference Program Planning Committee. If you have any questions, contact Merinda Hensley (mhensle1@illinois.edu).

For tips of how to create a poster, please visit: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/tips.aspx

Reference:
Hensley, R. (2004). Curiosity and Creativity as Attributes of Information Literacy. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 44(1), 31-6. Retrieved from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.

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