2014 VLA Annual Conference

In October 2014, I attended and presented at the 2014 VLA Annual Conference in Williamsburg, VA. I presented a poster with Katelyn Tucker on using Prezi to create online instruction videos. It can be seen below.

Zoom into online instruction: Using Prezi in online instruction videos from Jennifer Resor-Whicker

I also presented for the first time on the research I received IRB approval for concerning McConnell Library's chat reference service. It can be seen below.

ALA's LIRT Top Instruction Articles of 2013

I am so very excited to report that the article that I co-authored with Candice Benjes-Small, Alyssa Archer, Lisa Vassady and Katelyn Tucker was selected as one of the top 20 instruction articles of 2013 by ALA's Library Instruction Round Table. The announcement can be found here. This article, Teaching web evaluation: A cognitive development approach, was published in Communications in Information Literacy in 2013. The article can be seen here. We were also recognized by Senator Mark Warner for this achievement. Needless to say we were all quite excited about this recognition. This may be the best semester ever. :)

Letter from Sen. Mark Warner

9th Annual Metrolina Library Association Conference

My colleagues and I presented on our web evaluation class for the last time at the 9th annual Metrolina Library Association Conference held in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, June 12. I presented this concurrent session with Lisa Vassady, Alyssa Archer and Craig Arthur. We also wrote an article on our constructivist approach to teaching web evaluation that appeared in Communications in Information Literacy in 2013. The article can be seen here. The Metrolina presentation can be seen below.



I also presented a poster with Katelyn Tucker on using Prezi to create online instruction videos. It can be seen below.

Zoom into online instruction: Using Prezi in online instruction videos from Jennifer Resor-Whicker

Roanoke Valley Library Association Presentation

I was invited to speak at the Roanoke Valley Library Association Spring Meeting on May 15, 2014. I gave a presentation about using Prezi as a presentation tool. The presentation can be seen below.

The Innovative Library Classroom Conference 2014

On May 13, 2014, we held The Innovative Library Classroom Conference at Radford University. This conference was the brain child of Candice Benjes-Small and Rebecca K. Miller. I am so fortunate that they asked me to help them out as a co-chair. Organizational skills are a known superpower of mine. :)

Registration for this conference filled up in less than one day! We had 83 participants from 9 different states. It was an amazing day with lots of great presentations and conversations. I do hope we do this again next year.