- Wanted to know if he could add just a quarter to his printing account
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Reference Questions, 12/12/2012
[6-10 pm shift]
Monday, December 10, 2012
Reference Questions, 12/10/2012
[9-11 am shift]
- Needed help using Chicago style footnotes in a paper
- Wanted me to open Classroom A
- Looking for his color print outs
- Question about citing a class lecture in Chicago style
- Printer was saying it was jammed. The printer drawer was just ajar.
- Needed help using Chicago style footnotes in a paper
- Having trouble printing a PDF. It was only printing half the page. He was using the print command from the browser instead of directly from the Google Doc tool bar.
- Having trouble opening a PDF in D2L
- (Chat) Having trouble opening a PDF in the library. Had to go up to the 5th floor and fix it.
- Having trouble opening a PDF
- Had questions about citing interviews and websites in APA and about using in-text citations
- Looking for a bathroom
- Needed help downloading a PDF
- Looking for more computers
- Looking for more computers
- (Phone) Front desk had a question about the collaboration stations
- Looking for more computers
- Printer wasn't printing. Someone had tried to print a page that was over-sized. I deleted the job and then the printer was fine.
- (Chat) Professor had questions about plagiarism detecting software
- (Chat) Looking for articles on Romeo & Juliet and fate
- (Chat) Looking for scholarly articles on Nicholas Sparks' novel Message in a Bottle. I couldn't find any.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Reference Questions, 12/7/2012
[7-9 pm shift] The last day of the semester. Exams start Monday.
- Needed help using the scanner
- Wanted to know what hours the library and Young Hall were open this weekend
- Wanted to know what hours the Young Hall, Walker and the Bonnie are open tonight
My 2011-2012 academic year in review
[Another blog that should have been posted months ago.]
What was I up to during the 2011-2012 academic year? Well, here it is broken down according to the different duties of my job:
Instruction
Reference
Outreach
What was I up to during the 2011-2012 academic year? Well, here it is broken down according to the different duties of my job:
Instruction
- Created online modules on APA in-text citations and avoiding plagiarism
- Taught 47 classes during the Fall 2011 semester and averaged 1.43 hours of prep for each class
- Taught 35 classes during the Spring 2012 semester and averaged 1.42 hours of prep for each class
- Redesigned the UNIV 100 game as a Prezi
- Assisted with the Instruction Innovation Award for LEO (unfortunately we did not win it)
- Completed observational assessments for 3 of the CORE classes I taught during the Spring 2012
Reference
- Answered 9 questions from faculty about Prezi via email (Fall 2011)
- Had 2 reference consultations about Prezi with 2 different teaching faculty (Fall 2011)
- Had 2 reference consultations about Prezi with 2 different teaching faculty (Spring 2012)
- Became Coordinator of IM Services (November 2011)
- Upgraded our LibraryH3lp texting service from Google Voice to Twilio (Spring 2012)
- Revised IM Policies Manual, adding our new passwords and updating the appendices to reflect the LibraryH3lp’s new administration interface and our upgraded texting service. (Spring/Summer 2012)
- Compiled statistics on LibraryH3lp IM Service for the 2011-2012 academic year. (Summer 2012)
- Edited the Short Keys on both reference desk computers (Spring/Summer 2012)
- Created “Checklist for New Hires – Reference Services Department” in conjunction with another librarian (Spring/Summer 2012)
Outreach
- Conducted a faculty research survey and focus groups in conjunction with 2 other librarians
- Volunteered to help with the following events: Quest (Summer 2011 & 2012), Stress Buster (Fall 2011 & Spring 2012), Club Fair (Fall 2011), Transfer Student/New Student Social (Fall 2011 & Spring 2012), NaNoWriMo (Fall 2011)
- Attended the CDC/Outreach Appreciation Ceremony at Café 24 (Spring 2012)
- Created the Instruction Team and Reference Services games for the Library Open House (Spring 2012). Presentations can be found at: http://goo.gl/8isTK & http://goo.gl/2RmsH
- Meet with 2 of my New Faculty members for Outreach during that Fall 2011 and followed up with them via email during the Spring 2012
- Took pictures around the library and created posts for the “Where am I?” Wednesday Facebook feature that ran every week during the Spring 2012 semester
University Service
- Joined the QEP Launch Team and the QEP Curriculum Subcommittee (May 2012).
- Member of the Library Personnel Committee. We completed two job searches this year. One resulted in a new hire; the other was closed with no one being hired.
- Secretary of the Library Faculty Committee (Fall 2011/Spring 2012). I was named chair of the LFC for the coming academic year (2012-2013).
- Faculty Advisor for Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society
- Taught 2 Prezi workshops to faculty and staff during the Fall 2012 semester. 32 attended the one in September and 5 attended the one in October.
- Taught a workshop on Prezi during January 2012 (10 attended) and May 2012 (8 attended) Our Turns.
- Taught a Prezi workshop to faculty and staff during the Spring 2012 semester that was attended by 4 people.
- Participated in the English Degree Panel for English Graduate students for the second time (Spring 2012).
Professional Development and Contributions
- Article I co-authored with two colleagues (“Free Tech Tools that Enhance Library Instruction”) was published in the January/February/March 2012 issue of Virginia Libraries. Article can be found at: http://goo.gl/4Tz7i
- Presented on Prezi at the MABUG Banner in the Blue Ridge Conference, October 3, 2011. Presentation can be found at: http://goo.gl/qmFUY
- Presented a concurrent session on “Free Tech Tools that Enhance Library Instruction” (with two colleagues) on October 28, 2011, at the 2011 VLA Conference. It was apart of the Academic Track of sessions.
- Designed the poster on web evaluation that I (in absentia) presented with 2 other librarians at the 4th annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy on February 8, 2012. Poster summary can be found at: http://goo.gl/EW5iQ
- My “Prezi & Library Instruction” prezi was featured on the SlideShare home page in the “Hot on Twitter” section on October 24, 2011.
- Attended the “Five Secrets for Delivering Engaging Online Presentations” webinar presented by the American Management Association, July 7, 2011
- Attended the “ALA Annual Tech Wrap-up” webinar, July 8, 2011
- Participated in the Instruction Design workshop with Lauren Pressley (Spring 2012)
- Accepted to ACRL’s 2012 Teacher Track Immersion program (Spring 2012)
- Attended 3 RefWorks Webinars about the switch to the RefWorks 2.0 interface (Fall 2011)
- Joined the VLA Continuing Education Committee (May 2012)
Immersion 2012
I had the privilege of attending the 2012 Immersion program at Champlain College in Burlington, VT July 22-27. I was there for the Teacher Track program. It was an intense, but rewarding experience. Whenever I am asked about it, I refer to it as the instruction bootcamp. I had the honor of having Char Booth as my faculty advisor for the week. She has been a great influence on my style and approach to library instruction. Her book Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning once and for all made me feel like I could do this. I could be an instruction librarian. I was honored to have the opportunity to work with her and receive feedback from her on my teaching.
I should have blogged about this months ago, but my semester has been pure madness, so better late than never right? That being said, some of the details might be a little fuzzy for me so I'll just stick with a break down of each day as I remember it (or as the schedule in my notebook reminds me).
Arrival Day
I flew into the Burlington, VT airport and caught a cab with a fellow Immersion participant to Champlain College's campus. The most notable thing about this cab ride, besides the fact that it was in fact my first cab ride, (I know I've lived a sheltered life) was the fact that we had to look up directions to the college on our iPhones. I kid you not. THe cab driver didn't know how to get their. Once we arrived at the college, I checked in and then made my way over to the dorm I had chosen to stay in. I, being as sheltered as I am, have never stayed in a dorm. I can say without hesitation that this was my first and last time staying in a dorm. The mattress was only about 2 inches thick, and therefore, very uncomfortable. I slept very little that week. The welcome picnic and opening remarks took place at 6 pm that evening. During this time each faculty member took time to give opening remarks and wish us well. The rest of the time was spent eating and socializing with the faculty and other participants.
Day 1
The first day began with an opening plenary on Information Literacy as Personal Practice. This was delivered by all of the faculty, and presented to both the program and teacher tracks. After lunch, we were divided into our program and teacher track groups. After the program track people left we broke up into our cohort groups and created a symbol that would represent us. This was the Char Booth cohort symbol. As librarians we wear many hats. :)
After we finished creating our cohort symbols, we had a session on The Authentic Teacher by Beth Woodard, Craig Gibson and Debra Gilchrist. During this session we had to think about how we think of ourselves as teachers, and how we want our students to see us. This is what I came up with:
After a break we were then given another presentation on Teaching Techniques by Char Booth and Beth Woodard. I remember the Teaching Techniques as one of my favorite sessions of the whole week. It helped me immensely by allowing me to think on how I present myself in front of a classroom. It offered great strategies and techniques that I know I will use for the rest of my life when presenting. The way your voice, body and attitude all work together while presenting is key, and something to always be aware of. After dinner we met with our faculty advisors to go over our presentations and practice them if we chose to. (Before coming to Immersion, the teacher track participants had to prepare a class that we would focus on improving throughout the week, and then present on towards the end of the week.)
Day 2
The second day began with a session on assessment given by Debra Gilchrist. This was another amazing session that I know I will remember, and use for my entire career. During it, Debra discussed writing learning outcomes. Her approach to his was eye opening, and I know (from now on) I will never write a learning outcome without first referring to her model. It's simple: Verb Phrase + in order to = great outcome (or the why phrase). Finally, learning outcomes that make sense and that are measurable for assessment. The next session was on learning styles, and was given by Char Booth and Beth Woodard, and was followed by a session on active learning given by Beth Woodard. Both of these were fantastic sessions, and gave me a lot to think about in terms of what styles and activities are best for the students. After dinner we continued to work on our presentations.
Day 3
The third day started off with a session on connecting outcomes and content. It was given by Debra Gilchrist and Craig Gibson. It was followed by a session on student centered learning given by Beth Woodard and Tiffani Travis. During this session we took a look at how we see our students and created puppets accordingly. Here's my puppet. The purple thing is supposed to be an iPhone. (This puppet was very prophetic. We had lots of incidents with cell phones in classes during the Fall semester.)
After lunch we were given more time to prepare for our presentations that were scheduled for later that afternoon. My presentation was of the scholarly vs. popular article exercise we do in our CORE 201 classes. I received a lot of very positive feedback from Char and the other members of my cohort. I also received some good ideas on how to improve my teaching technique. After the presentations were over we got to go to the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory for a tour and tasting.
Day 4
On the fourth day was had a terrific session by Char Booth on teaching technology. It really helped me to think about what process I need to go through before deciding whether or not a certain type of technology will be appropriate for use in a classroom. This was also one of the more humorous sessions of the week, due to some pictures that were taken out of context. Oh my, you just had to be there. The afternoon session was a leadership plenary that also included the program track participants. During this session, we had to work on creating a mission statement for our library or learning commons. This is what my group came up with:
Day 5
On the last day we had the closing plenary which helped bring it all together. We also filled out assessments and received our certificates.
What a week it was! I highly recommend this experience for any librarian that is involved in teaching. I hope to one day return for the program track. I will someday be a great teacher thanks to the wonderful mentors I have had (you know who you are), but also thanks to the foundation that this program gave me.
I should have blogged about this months ago, but my semester has been pure madness, so better late than never right? That being said, some of the details might be a little fuzzy for me so I'll just stick with a break down of each day as I remember it (or as the schedule in my notebook reminds me).
Arrival Day
I flew into the Burlington, VT airport and caught a cab with a fellow Immersion participant to Champlain College's campus. The most notable thing about this cab ride, besides the fact that it was in fact my first cab ride, (I know I've lived a sheltered life) was the fact that we had to look up directions to the college on our iPhones. I kid you not. THe cab driver didn't know how to get their. Once we arrived at the college, I checked in and then made my way over to the dorm I had chosen to stay in. I, being as sheltered as I am, have never stayed in a dorm. I can say without hesitation that this was my first and last time staying in a dorm. The mattress was only about 2 inches thick, and therefore, very uncomfortable. I slept very little that week. The welcome picnic and opening remarks took place at 6 pm that evening. During this time each faculty member took time to give opening remarks and wish us well. The rest of the time was spent eating and socializing with the faculty and other participants.
Day 1
The first day began with an opening plenary on Information Literacy as Personal Practice. This was delivered by all of the faculty, and presented to both the program and teacher tracks. After lunch, we were divided into our program and teacher track groups. After the program track people left we broke up into our cohort groups and created a symbol that would represent us. This was the Char Booth cohort symbol. As librarians we wear many hats. :)
After we finished creating our cohort symbols, we had a session on The Authentic Teacher by Beth Woodard, Craig Gibson and Debra Gilchrist. During this session we had to think about how we think of ourselves as teachers, and how we want our students to see us. This is what I came up with:
After a break we were then given another presentation on Teaching Techniques by Char Booth and Beth Woodard. I remember the Teaching Techniques as one of my favorite sessions of the whole week. It helped me immensely by allowing me to think on how I present myself in front of a classroom. It offered great strategies and techniques that I know I will use for the rest of my life when presenting. The way your voice, body and attitude all work together while presenting is key, and something to always be aware of. After dinner we met with our faculty advisors to go over our presentations and practice them if we chose to. (Before coming to Immersion, the teacher track participants had to prepare a class that we would focus on improving throughout the week, and then present on towards the end of the week.)
Day 2
The second day began with a session on assessment given by Debra Gilchrist. This was another amazing session that I know I will remember, and use for my entire career. During it, Debra discussed writing learning outcomes. Her approach to his was eye opening, and I know (from now on) I will never write a learning outcome without first referring to her model. It's simple: Verb Phrase + in order to = great outcome (or the why phrase). Finally, learning outcomes that make sense and that are measurable for assessment. The next session was on learning styles, and was given by Char Booth and Beth Woodard, and was followed by a session on active learning given by Beth Woodard. Both of these were fantastic sessions, and gave me a lot to think about in terms of what styles and activities are best for the students. After dinner we continued to work on our presentations.
Day 3
The third day started off with a session on connecting outcomes and content. It was given by Debra Gilchrist and Craig Gibson. It was followed by a session on student centered learning given by Beth Woodard and Tiffani Travis. During this session we took a look at how we see our students and created puppets accordingly. Here's my puppet. The purple thing is supposed to be an iPhone. (This puppet was very prophetic. We had lots of incidents with cell phones in classes during the Fall semester.)
After lunch we were given more time to prepare for our presentations that were scheduled for later that afternoon. My presentation was of the scholarly vs. popular article exercise we do in our CORE 201 classes. I received a lot of very positive feedback from Char and the other members of my cohort. I also received some good ideas on how to improve my teaching technique. After the presentations were over we got to go to the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory for a tour and tasting.
Day 4
On the fourth day was had a terrific session by Char Booth on teaching technology. It really helped me to think about what process I need to go through before deciding whether or not a certain type of technology will be appropriate for use in a classroom. This was also one of the more humorous sessions of the week, due to some pictures that were taken out of context. Oh my, you just had to be there. The afternoon session was a leadership plenary that also included the program track participants. During this session, we had to work on creating a mission statement for our library or learning commons. This is what my group came up with:
Day 5
On the last day we had the closing plenary which helped bring it all together. We also filled out assessments and received our certificates.
What a week it was! I highly recommend this experience for any librarian that is involved in teaching. I hope to one day return for the program track. I will someday be a great teacher thanks to the wonderful mentors I have had (you know who you are), but also thanks to the foundation that this program gave me.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Reference Questions, 12/6/12
[1-3 pm shift]
- Needed a public login
- Wanted to know where to pick up her color print outs
- Needed a piece of paper
- Having trouble connecting his iPhone to the wifi
- Needed help using the scanner
- Needed to put money on his RU Express account with a credit card
- Looking for open computers
- Student wanted my advice on whether or not to buy an e-reader
- Problem opening PDFs in D2L
- Problem opening PDFs from a website
- Looking for the book Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
- Needed to put money on her RU Express account
- Needed help getting to her H drive on a Mac
- Needed help finding books and articles about faith and addiction. I was able to go in the catalog and find a book and articles that would work.
- Needed help with MLA and had questions about plagiarism
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Reference Questions, 12/5/2012
[6-8 pm shift]
- (Chat) Looking for information on an obscure 1960s author. Wasn't able to find any.
- (Chat) Needed to know how to cite a website in Chicago style
- Needed help printing in color
- Needed to borrow the scissors
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