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.

2013 Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

I co-presented a session on our web evaluation class with Lisa Vassady at the 2013 Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy that was held in Savannah, GA on August 23-24. the presentation can be seen below.

8th Annual Metrolina Library Association Conference

On June 13, 2013, I presented a poster at the 8th annual Metrolina Library Association Conference in Charlotte, NC. The poster was on Prezi and library instruction and can be seen below.

Free to Roam (the Infinite Canvas): Using Prezi in Library Instruction from Jennifer Resor-Whicker

I also co-presented a concurrent session with Lisa Vassady and Alyssa Archer. The session was titled A Novel Approach to Instruction Assessment: Using Worksheet Observation Assessment in One-Shot Instruction Classes and can be seen below.

Reference Questions, 2/6/2013

[8-10 pm shift] Tonight's first shift was busy. A history class has a project due tomorrow.

1. Looking for more computers
2. Had a question about creating a chart in Excel
3. (Chat) Question about evaluating websites
4. (Email) Wanted someone to proofread the reference list for her paper
5. Wanted to know how to look up a dissertation
6. Looking for History Today in print
7. Looking for his textbook
8. (Phone) Wanted to know the difference between a bibliography and a reference list
9. Looking for Book Review Digest
10. (Email) Question about citing a court case
11. Looking for the reserves
12. Looking for the periodical Choice