Teaching for Curiosity, Creativity, and Action 17th Annual Information Literacy Summit

Friday, April 20, 2018, 8:30am-3:30pm

Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library

Located at the Moraine Valley Community College campus

Palos Hills, IL

Keynote Address

Char Booth, Associate Dean of the University Library at California State University San Marcos and an ACRL Immersion Institute faculty member

Call for Proposals 

We are seeking presenters to lead engaging and interactive discussions about information literacy and library instruction. We are especially interested in breakout sessions and panels which focus on this year’s theme: Teaching for Curiosity, Creativity, and Action. How might we engage our learners to help them develop curiosity and creativity? What role does information literacy play in taking action and making change in our communities? How might our own teaching practice reflect these dispositions? We hope to foster conversations across all types of libraries, schools, and other organizations and encourage a diversity of perspectives in this proposal call.

The Summit is a regional conference which will be held at the Moraine Valley Community College campus. If you wish to propose more than one breakout session, please fill out a form for each topic. Breakout sessions and panels will be 50 minutes long and should include audience interaction or discussion. Panel discussions should have a three person maximum. Hands-on lessons and demonstrations (and/or practical takeaways) are encouraged. Sessions typically have 20-40 participants.

The submission should include a 200-300 word description of your session. Please include learning outcomes and a brief explanation of why people should attend your session and what they will take away. A shorter abstract (around 100 words) for publication in the Summit programming will be required as well.

Please fill out this Google form to propose a breakout session

Deadline to submit proposals is Friday, January 12, 2018

Some possible topics for sessions include:

Social Justice

Service Learning

Student Curiosity and Creativity

Student Centered Teaching and Learning

Students as creators

Critical Information Literacy

Critical Pedagogies

Reflective Practice

Communities of Practice

Applications of the Framework for Information Literacy

Programmatic assessments

Instructional design

Questions?  Contact:

Moraine Valley Community College Library
Tish Hayes
hayesL45@morainevalley.edu

Susan Miller
millers322@morainevalley.edu

DePaul University Library
Jill King
jking25@depaul.edu

Jennifer Schwartz
jschwa17@depaul.edu

 

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