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.

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

• 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 4^th 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)