10 – 11 a.m., June 26 | Zoom
Session Overview
A team of instructors from UCLA Library will share their experience hosting a biannual Summer Information Literacy Institute for faculty, teaching assistants, and other instructors at UCLA. The presenters will share:
- How they supported Institute participants in incorporating information literacy principles and pedagogical approaches into their courses and assignments.
- An overview of Institute curriculum and approaches to incorporating active learning into instruction.
- How they collaborated to include contributions from library instructors, instructional designers and experts in library services and collections for this week-long virtual intensive training.
Past Institute participants will also share their experiences with incorporating information literacy principles into their courses and curriculum, and discuss why they feel information literacy skills are more important than ever in higher education.
Presenters’ Bios
Muriel McClendon, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs for the Meyer and Renee Luskin Department of History is a longtime fangirl of the UCLA Library and the UCLA Library librarians and participated in the 2022 Summer Information Literacy Institute.
Michelle Brasseur is a Humanities and Social Science Librarian, the UCLA Library User Engagement Teaching and Learning Functional Team Lead, and member of the 2024 Institute planning team.
Chris Gilman Is a Digital Curriculum Program Coordinator for the UCLA Digital Library Program who specializes in Bruin Learn, IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework), information literacy and learning experience design. Chris has been a member of the Institute planning team since 2022.
Kelsey Brown is a Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian who works with the Archeology, Public Policy, and Urban Planning departments. Kelsey is a member of the 2024 Institute planning team.