Megan Oakleaf, MLS, PhD
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Upcoming Presentations Keynote, Title "TBD" "Connect the
Dots and Reach for the Stars: Aligning the Academic Library with Institutional
Aspirations" "Putting the
'Research' in the Association of College and Research Libraries: 75 Years of
'College and Research Libraries' and Other ACRL Research Programs" "Snapshot
or Big Picture: Assessing Student Learning using the Framework for Information
Literacy in Higher Education"
"Library Value Communication:
Conceptualizing Impact, Centering on Stakeholders, Crafting Messages, and
Conveying the Story"
"Getting Started with Academic Library
Value: Strategies for Initiating Conversations, Expanding Thinking, and Taking
Action"
"Closing the Assessment Loop: Lessons
Learned About Managing the Information Literacy Assessment Cycle and Acting on
Results" "From Passive to
Active: The Impact of Libraries and Librarians on Increasing Student Learning,
Improving Faculty Productivity, and Achieving Institutional Mission" "Practical
Strategies for Building Assessment Capacity in Libraries" "Three Years of
RAILS Research: The Take-Aways for Information Literacy Teaching, Learning, and
Assessment" "So What? The
Results and Impact of a Decade of IMLS-Funded Information Literacy Assessments" "Library Value:
Conceptualizing, Capturing, and Communicating Impact" "The Value of
Academic Libraries: Making an Institutional Impact" "E-magine the
Possibilities: The Role of the Library in E-Learning" "eBooks in Academic Libraries: Conceptualizing and Communicating
their Value and Impact" "Yellow Book,
Blue Book" "Academic Library
Impact: Engaging Stakeholders, Building Partnerships, and Telling the Story" "Value of Academic
Libraries: Research and Recommendations" "Library Value:
Conceptualing, Capturing, and Communicating Impact" "Lessons for the
Librarian: 10 Tips for Teaching the One-Shot Instruction Section" "The Importance
of Using Data to Drive Innovation, Improve Services, and Demonstrate Value" "The Value of
Serials in Academic and Special Libraries" "The Value of
Academic Libraries: Reflecting, Reframing, and Reporting Results" "'Do or Do
Not...There is No Try': The Quest for Library Value" "Choosing and Using
Assessment Management Systems: What Librarians Need to Know" "Update on the Value
of Academic Libraries Initiative" "Riding the RAILS of
Rubric Assessment to Keep Information Literacy Learning on Track" "The One-Shot Mix
Tape: Lessons for Planning, Delivering, and Integrating Instruction" "Library Value:
Conceptualizing, Capturing, and Communicating Impact" "Getting Started
with Learning Outcomes Assessment: Purposes, Practical Options, and Impact" "Project RAILS:
Rubrics, Results, & Recommendations" "What Do We Want to
Know: Articulating a Research Agenda for the Value of Academic Libraries" "Using Rubrics
to Assess Student Skills" "Assessments that Scale: Information Literacy Rubrics and
Standardized Tests" "Using Rubrics to
Assess General Education" "The Right
Assessment Tool for the Job" "Value of Academic
Libraries Update Forum" "Taking Instruction
to the Next Level: Creating Evaluations to Assess Student Learning via Online
Tools" "Evaluation of
Learning in the Academic Library: Past Compulsory and Straight On to Compelling" "A Multi-Institution
Study of Rubric Assessment: Lessons Lived & Learned" "500 Students, 50 Raters, and 5 Rubrics Later: What We Learned from an
Authentic, Collaborative, & National Assessment Project" Using Rubrics in
Single-Shot Instruction Sessions & More" "Rubrics and Assessing
Information Literacy: Results of a National Comparative Study" ""What's the
Library's Impact Factor? Library Value & the Difference We Make for
Students & Faculty" "Play the Ace:
Assessing, Communicating, & Expanding the Institutional Impact of Information
Literacy" "Assessing the Value
of Academic Libraries: Strategies, Tools, & Techniques" "On Beyond Zero:
Strategies for Demonstrating Library Value" "Assessing Student Learning Using Analytic Rubrics: Initial Results of a
National Study of Information Literacy Skills" "From Holistic to
Analytic: Adapting VALUE Rubrics for Individual Campus Contexts" "Update on ACRL's
Value of Academic Libraries Initiative" "The Case for
Librarians in the Classroom: Communicating the Value and Assessing the Impact" "The Value of Military Libraries" "Demonstrating
Academic Library Value: A National Conversation" "Transition to College: Checking Off Skills for 12-13 Success" "Assessing the Value
of Academic Libraries: Strategies, Tools, and Techniques" "Assessing the
Impact of the Academic Library" "Getting Information
Literacy Assessment on Track: The RAILS Project" "Demonstrating the
Value of the Library: Assessment Tools and Techniques" "Information Literacy Assessment at Champlain College: A Whole
Different Plane" "Library Assessment
in the Real World"
"We're Teaching and Assessing--So Why Don't We Know What They're Learning?" "Higher Ed Assessment: How Do Libraries Measure Up?" "Building Capacity
for Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries" "Ensuring Valid and Reliable Assessments of Student
Learning" "Assessing Learning
in the Libraries of the 5 Colleges: Tools, Techniques, and the Library Value Context" "Preparing Arizona's College Students of Tomorrow, Today" "Evidence Based
Practice for Library Instruction" "Developing
Information Literacy Program Goals" "Evolution or Revolution? Strategies for Demonstrating the Library's Impact in a
New World of Assessment" "Value of Academic
Libraries Exhibitor Discussion Forum" "Supporting
Student Learning and Success: The Role and Impact of Academic Libraries" "ACRL Research
Coordinating Committee Value of Academic Libraries Forum" "The Value of the
Library in the Teaching and Learning Process" "Teaching and Assessing by Design" "Integrative Programmatic Assessment for Information
Literacy" "Educating eScience Librarians" "Recruiting for
Results: Assessment Skills and the Academic Library Job Market" "The Value of
Academic Libraries: Findings and Implications for the Profession" "Learning Outcomes
and the Academic Library" "Academic Library Value: New Perspectives for Practice and
Research" "The Value of Academic Libraries" "Preparing Arizona's College Students of Tomorrow, Today" "Information
Literacy Assessment and Seton Hill University" "Question, Find,
Evaluate, Apply: Translating Evidence Based Practice to Information Literacy
Instruction" "Yours, Mine, and
Ours: Moving Students through the Information Literacy Ladder from High School
through Community College to the College/University Level" "Norming an
Information Literacy Workshop" "Library Assessment
& Learning Outcomes: Foundations, Premises, & Principles" "Using Evidence to
Make Strategic Decisions for Your Library" "Adapting & Applying
AAC&U's Information Literacy Rubric" "How Do We Stack Up?
Outcomes-Based Assessment for Library Instruction" "Puzzling Out
Student Learning: Using Rubrics to Assess Information Literacy at Trinity
University" "The Impact of
Academic Libraries on Student Learning" "The VALUE of
Information Literacy Assessment Rubrics" "'Teachable Instants': Taking the Opportunity or Taking a Pass" "Teacher Proficiencies: Applying Proficiency Standards for
Instruction Librarians in Your Library" "The Right Tool for the Job: Using
Assessment in Library Instruction" "Rubric Assessment of Student Information
Literacy Skills at Trinity University" "Writing Rubrics Right: Avoiding Common
Mistakes in Rubric Assessment" "The Right Tool for the Job: Picking the
Best Method for Information Literacy Assessment" "Covering Assessment: Evaluating Student
Learning & Informing Evidence-Based Decisions Using Rubrics & Performance
Measures" "Evidence-Based Bridge Building: K-16
Partnerships for First-Year Student Success" "Using Evidence to Bridge the 12-13 Gap" "Getting Started with Learning Outcomes Assessment: Purposes,
Practical Options, & Impact" "Assessment Cycle or Circular File: Do Academic Librarians Use
Information Literacy Assessment Data?" "Covering Assessment in LIS Education" "The New ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Immersion
Institute Track: Assessment in Action" "Library Assessment: Measuring and Documenting the Library's
Contribution to Academic Success" "Charting the Course: Teaching and Assessing Information Skills
in Major-Designated Classes" "Shifting the Focus: Lessons Plans for Learning" "A Form of Our Own: Guidelines-Based Assessment of
Teacher Librarians" "Using Rubrics for Evidence Based Decision-Making: What Do
Librarians Need to Learn?" "Research Tasks Required of Freshmen: An Evidence-Based Approach
to Curriculum-Integrated Instruction" "Using Educational Theory to Enhance Virtual Reference
Instruction: A Study in Progress" "The Right Assessment Tool for the Job: Seeking a Match
Between Method and Need" "Assessment of Student Information Literacy Skills: An
Investigation of a Rubric Approach" "Using Rubrics to Assess Student Skills: Successful
Strategies and Lessons Learned" "Rubric Assessment of Student Responses to an Information
Literacy Tutorial"
"Simple Strategies for Effective Online Tutorials"
"LILO (Learning Information Literacy Online) Workshop"
"Online Privacy vs. Enhanced Virtual
Reference"
NISO Virtual Conference, Expanding the Assessment Toolbox: Blending Old and
New Assessment Practices, 2015
Bryant Jackson Lecture, Illinois State University, 2015
Past
Presentations
with Scott Walter, Jim Neal, John Budd, and Denise Koufogiannakis
ACRL National Conference, 2015
with Michelle Millet and Steven Hoover
ACRL National Conference, 2015
with Amanda Albert
ACRL National Conference, 2015
with Michelle Millet, Liz Mengel, Amanda Albert, Erin Eldermire, and Jeremy
Buhler
ACRL National Conference, 2015
with Jenny Mills, Claire Holmes, and Ning Zou
ACRL National Conference, 2015
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Featured Session, 2014
with Steve Hiller
Library Assessment
Conference, 2014
Library Assessment
Conference, 2014
with Carolyn Radcliff and Michelle Van Hoeck
Library Assessment
Conference, 2014
Library Assessment Conference, 2014
SAALCK Workshop, 2014
Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU), 2014
Jeffrey Katzer Professor of the Year Award Acceptance Speech
iSchool Convocation, 2014
Speech
ACRL-Choice Webinar, 2013
St. Cloud State University Libraries, 2013
Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania, 2013
"Value of Academic Libraries: Reframing and Reflecting"
Penn State University Libraries, 2013
ARL Workshop at ALA Annual Conference, 2013
with Steven Hoover, Beth Woodard, Debra Gilchrist, Jennifer Corbin, Michelle
Millet, Patty Iannuzzi, and Randy Hensley
ALA Annual Conference, 2013
PPT
ProQuest Breakfast at ALA Annual Conference, 2013
NASIG, 2013
PPT
"The Value of Academic Libraries: Research and Recommendations"
Cooperating Libraries in Consortium, 2013
Cooperating Libraries in Consortium, 2013
"Assessing Undergraduate Student Research"
AALAC Conference, 2013
with Melissa Bowles-Terry, Kate Peterson, Graham Stone, David Pattern, Shane
Nackerud, and Jan Fransen
ACRL National Conference,
2013
PPT
with Jackie Belanger
ACRL National Conference,
2013
PPT, Handout
with Lisa Hinchliffe and Kara Malenfant
ACRL National Conference,
2013
with Jackie Belanger, Claire Holmes, Jenny Rushing Mills, and Carroll Wilkinson
ACRL National Conference,
2013
PPT
with Steven Hoover, Jennifer Corbin, Debra Gilchrist, Randy Hensley, Christopher
Hollister, Michelle Millet, and Beth Woodard
ACRL National Conference, 2013
PPT,
Video
Library Assessment Conference, 2012
Library Assessment Conference, 2012
with Jackie Belanger and Jenny Mills
Library Assessment Conference, 2012
with Lisa Hinchliffe and Kara Malenfant
Library Assessment Conference, 2012
"Rubric Assessment: Results of a 10-Institution Study of Information Literacy
Skills"
with Carrie Donovan
Assessment Institute, 2012
WASC Retreat on Core Competencies: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy,
2012
WASC Retreat on Core Competencies: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy,
2012
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, 2012
University of Nevada - Las Vegas Libraries, 2012
with Lisa Hinchliffe and Terri Fishel
ALA Annual, 2012
ACRL Science & Technology Section (STS) Assessment Committee Program
ALA Annual, 2012
PPT
"Value of Academic Libraries Research Agenda"
ALA Annual, 2012
Handout for
Brainstorming Research Questions
Revised Handout
for Brainstorming Research Questions
Cards for Brainstorming Research Questions (printable on Avery
business cards)
Evidence |
Methods |
Purposes |
Stakeholders
"Happy RAILS to You: Using Rubrics for Authentic, Reliable, & Convincing
Learning Assessments"
ALA Annual, 2012
Poster
SCONUL Annual Conference, 2012
PPT
Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Annual
Conference, 2012
PPT
"Library Contributions to Well-Rounded Assessment Practice: Research &
Recommendations"
Association for the
Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference, 2012
"The Value of Academic
Libraries: Research & Recommendations"
"The Value of
Academic Libraries: Reframing, Reflecting, & Reporting Results"
Michigan Library Association Annual Conference, 2012
with Jackie Belanger, Ning
Zou, and Carroll Wilkinson
LOEX Conference, 2012
PPT
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Libraries, 2012
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Libraries, 2012
Boston Library Consortium Networking Day, 2012
LILAC Keynote, 2012
MILEX, ACRL MD, USMAI Workshop, 2012
Gray Family Speaker Series at Oregon State University, 2012
Indiana University SOTL Lecture, 2012
Website,
PPT
with Jackie Belanger, Jametoria
Burton, Jenny Mills, Carroll Wilkinson, and Ning Zou
AAC&U General Education and Assessment: New Contexts, New Cultures, 2012
PPT
with Mary Ellen Davis, Lisa Hinchliffe, and Karen Brown
ALA
Midwinter, 2012
PPT
University of Toronto Libraries Workshop, 2011
Military Libraries Workshop, 2011
PPT
ACRL/APLU/AIR/CIC Summit, 2011
with Patricia Owen
AASL National Conference, 2011
Rochester Regional Library Council Workshop, 2011
with Joe Matthews
9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in
Libraries and Information Services, 2011
9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in
Libraries and Information Services, 2011
PPT
with Steve Hiller, Annette Day, and Jennifer Rutner
ALA Annual Conference, 2011
PPT
"Determining the Real Value of Staff Development"
with Laura Blessing, Kathryn Deiss, Sue Baughman, and Sandra Smith
ALA Annual Conference, 2011
PPT
Champlain College Librarian Retreat, 2011
"Library Assessment Rubrics"
"Strategies for Library Assessment"
Association of Christian Librarians Annual Conference, 2011
PPT
Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, University of Chicago, 2011
PPT
Pennsylvania Library Association, College & Research Division Workshop,
2011
ACRL, AIR, APLU, and CIC Planning Meeting, 2011
"Demonstrating
Impact: The Quest for Data, Correlations, and a Clear Value Proposition"
CSU Council of Library Directors Webconference, 2011
LOEX Annual Pre-Conference Workshop, 2011
Five Colleges Library Research, Instruction, & Outreach Workshop, 2011
Arizona State University Workshop, 2011
Website,
Article
Texas Library Association Conference, 2011
PPT
"Using Outcomes and Methods to Create and Assess Information Literacy Learning"
University of Washington - Bothell Workshop, 2011
with Rachel Fleming-May and Michelle Millet
ACRL National Conference, 2011
PPT,
Handout
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Mary Ellen Davis
ACRL National Conference, 2011
PPT
"Value of Academic Libraries Panel"
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Mary Ellen Davis
ACRL National Conference,
2011
PPT
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Kara Malenfant
AAC&U General Education and Assessment 3.0 Conference, 2011
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
ALA Midwinter, 2011
PPT
ARL Library Assessment Forum, 2011
PPT
"Teaching LIS Students to Teach: An 'Unconference' Session"
with James Elmborg, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, and Melissa Wong
ALISE Conference, 2011
PPT
"The ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Project: Implications for Research,
Teaching, and Learning in Library and Information Science"
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Mary Ellen Davis
ALISE Conference, 2011
PPT
Tulane University Workshop, 2010
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Debra Gilchrist
10th Annual Augustana Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop, 2010
with Jian Qin, John D'Ignazio, Kevin Crowston, Andrea Wiggins, Andreas, Kuehn,
and Gail Steinhart
6th International Digital Curation Conference, 2010
Poster
with Scott Walter
Library Assessment Conference, 2010
PPT
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Mary Ellen Davis
Library Assessment Conference, 2010
PPT
Library Assessment Conference Keynote, 2010
PPT
"Getting Started with Learning Outcomes Assessment: Purposes, Practical Options,
and Impact"
Library Assessment Conference Pre-Conference Workshop, 2010
PPT
Syracuse University Libraries Lunch Lecture, 2010
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
ACRL OnPoint Chat, 2010
Arizona State University Workshop, 2010
Website,
Article
Seton Hill Workshop, 2010
with Diana Wakimoto
ALA Annual Conference, 2010
PPT
with
Patricia Owen
ALA Annual Conference, 2010
Pierce College Faculty Workshop, 2010
"Information
Literacy Assessment in a 2.0 World: Changes & Challenges"
LaGuardia Community College Lecture, 2010
PPT
"Strategies for Library Assessment in the Real World"
Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Annual Library Conference,
2010
PPT
"Using Rubrics for Library Assessment"
Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference, 2010
PPT1,
PPT2
University of Rhode Island Faculty Workshop, 2010
"Faculty
Collaboration & Outreach Strategies: Developing Your Message"
"Teaching through Reference Services"
"Matching Your Teaching & Learning Approach with Learner Needs"
"Measuring Our Impact: Assessing Teaching & Learning"
"Creating Your Strategic Teaching & Learning Plan"
"Promoting Active Learning through Effective Lesson Plan Design"
University of Washington Libraries Teaching & Learning Week, 2010
Texas Library Association Conference, 2010
PPT,
Handout
Trinity University Faculty Workshop, 2010
Rutgers, 2010
University of Kentucky Workshop, 2009
with Amy VanScoy
15th Annual New Reference Research Forum, ALA Annual Conference, 2009
PPT,
Handout
ALA Annual Conference, 2009
CORAL Workshop, 2009
Trinity University Faculty Workshops, 2009
ACRL National Conference, 2009
Handout
with Debra Gilchrist and Carolyn Radcliff
ACRL National Conference, 2009
8th Annual Augustana Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop, 2008
with Patricia Owen
Academic Library Association of Ohio, 2008
with Patricia Owen
PPT,
Handout
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
with Peter Hernon and Karin de Jager
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Debra Gilchrist, and Anne Zald
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
New York University Faculty Resource Network, 2008
"'Once More Unto the Breach': Closing the Gap Between High
School and Higher Education"
New England Association of Independent School Librarians, 2008
"Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Information Literacy Assessment Landscape"
Eastern Connecticut State University, 2008
Library Instruction Seminar at SUNY-Fredonia, 2008
PPT,
Lesson Plan
Template,
Blank Template
with Patricia Owen
Ohio Educational Library Media Association, 2007
"Demystifying Assessment: Evaluating Student Learning"
New England Library Instruction Group, 2007
PPT
Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Conference,
2007
with Amy VanScoy
Poster
Association of Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, 2007
Library Assessment Conference, 2006
NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, 2006
Texas A&M Assessment Conference, 2006
with Steve McCann
NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, 2004
with Marilee Bresciani
Indiana
University Purdue University - Indianapolis Assessment Institute, 2004
PPT
with Carolyn Argentati
EDUCAUSE, 2004
University of Hawaii Libraries, 2004
with Amy VanScoy
ACRL National Conference, 2003
"Virtual Reference and Patron Privacy: What Do Patrons
Really Want?"
with Amy VanScoy
Virtual Reference Desk Conference, 2002
