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How I spent my “summer vacation”. Association of College and Research Libraries Immersion 2011 Program Track. Seattle University. Seattle University Dorms. Program Track. “Developing , integrating, and managing institutional and programmatic information literacy programs .“ Reflection
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How I spent my “summer vacation” Association of College and Research Libraries Immersion 2011 Program Track
Program Track • “Developing, integrating, and managing institutional and programmatic information literacy programs.“ • Reflection • Discussion • Interaction • Learning • Contributing
Application • “Miss America” essay • Think about • Your leadership style • How you work in a community/groups • How you will share what you learned
Action plan (outcome) • Plan based on a case study • New program or redesign of the program • Tie in with your department/library/university mission • Conversation • Colleagues • Supervisor • Other program leaders
Preparation/Planning Readings Case Study
Topics Information literacy Leadership Persuading and Influencing Assessment-as-learning What is a program? Campus cultures Staff development Changing frames
Cohorts Lots of group work!
Faculty Deb Gilchrist, Pierce College John Holmes, University of Washington Tiffani Travis, Cal State Long Beach Karen Williams, University of Minnesota Beth Woodard, University of Illinois Char Booth, Claremont Wendy Holliday, Utah State Michele Millet, University of Texas, San Antonio Karen Nicholson, McMaster
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Group Reading • 1 common reading • Each person has a reading to share • What perspective does this article bring to the topic? • Why is this article important? • Key terms or concepts Jigsaw reading
Assessment • Measure change over time • It’s about progress not scores • Judge-able as well as measurable • Nice to know – Need to know • Lots of time on writing learning outcomes
Immersion 2011 Slogans • In order to • T-shirt: My colleague went to Immersion and all I got was this crazy outcome • The few, the proud, the Immersed • Immersion: because everything else is just superficial Sink. Swim. Immerge. • Immerse, Submerge, Emerge and don’t come up to fast you’ll get the bends • Dive into the Kool-Aid
What we did Train the trainer program – in process Teaching Buddy Professional Development Workshops
My takeaways Measure change (and don’t measure everything) Growth occurs when you step outside your comfort zone Group work can be awesome Play is a big part of innovation (just don’t eat the crayons) Living with a bunch of people 24/7 isn’t all that bad