Upcoming Presentations
“Libraries & Learning Analytics: A New Path Forward for Understanding and Supporting Student Learning and Success”
ACRL eLearning Course, TBD
Past Presentations
“Preparing for Challenges in Academic Libraries: Building Blocks for Protecting Access”
with Kacy Lundstrom, Aisha Johnson, Polly Boruff-Jones, Shannon Jones, Megan Lotts, and Valerie Nye
ACRL Committee on Professional Values Webinar, October 2023.
“Assessment for Equity: Reimagining and Retooling Assessment Practices for Inclusion and Improvement”
with Becky Croxton, Jung Mi Scoulas, and Ken Varnum
ACRL National Conference, March 2023
Packet | Slides
“Mind Melds: Forging Conceptions of Library Value Across Library and Institutional Leadership”
with Wanda Kay Brown, Michael Levine-Clark, Anne Moore, Matthew Shaw, and Holt Zaugg
ACRL National Conference, March 2023
Slides
“More Than a Post-It: Detailed Lesson Plans Make a Difference”
Future Professoriate Program, Certificate of University Teaching Seminar Series, February 2023
“Libraries and Learning Analytics: The Future is Now”
with Becky Croxton and Ken Varnum
ACRL Presents Webcast, November 2022
Presentation
“Learning Analytics: It’s Coming…Get Ready!”
with Ken Varnum and Becky Croxton
Library Assessment Conference, November 2022
“Present & Future Proficiency: Updating the ACRL Assessment Proficiencies to Reflect Current and Coming Realities”
with Becky Croxton and Jung Mi Scoulas
Library Assessment Conference, November 2022
“Their Challenges are Our Challenges Too: Librarian Involvement in the Grand Challenges in Assessment Project”
with Becky Croxton, Jackie Belanger, Julene Jones, Emma Brown, and Heather Charlotte Owen
Library Assessment Conference, November 2022
Poster
“Research and Assessment Cycle Toolkit”
with Becky Croxton and Emily Daly
Association of Research Libraries, October 2022
Toolkit
“What Do Campus Leaders Need to Know about Learning Analytics? Enabling Decision Making…Not Division”
with Becky Croxton, Michael Levine-Clark, Anne Moore, and Joe Pirillo
Assessment Institute, October 2022
Presentation
“User Stories: Building In Equity and Impact from the Start”
with Becky Croxton, Shane Nackerud, and Ken Varnum
Assessment Institute, October 2022
Poster
“What Makes an Assessment Professional Proficient? Examining and Updating Proficiencies for Assessment Librarians and Coordinators Through the Lens of Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion”
with Becky Croxton, Je Salvador, and Jung Mi Scoulas
Assessment Institute, October 2022
Poster
“Ethical Engagement in Learning Analytics: Lessons Learned by Campus Colleagues”
with Becky Croxton, Jung Mi Scoulas, Natasha Jankowski, John McDonald, Sol G. Bergmann, and Kathe Pelletier
ACRL Webinar, July 2022
Presentation
“Libraries and Learning Analytics: The Future is Now”
with Becky Croxton and Ken Varnum
ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webcast, July 2022 (cancelled due to technical difficulties)
“Backwards Design: A Critical Approach to Instructional Design”
with Heather Charlotte Owen
NELIG Annual Conference, June 2022
“Design for Engagement, Inclusion, and Impact: Data Literacy Lesson Planning to Make a Difference”
with John Watts, Heather Charlotte Owen, and Tiana Johnson
Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, March 2022
“Libraries and Learning Analytics: Facts, False Choices, and Future Forays”
with Ken Varnum, Becky Croxton, and Jan Fransen
ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webcast, November 2021
Presentation
“Adding Learning Analytics to the Assessment Toolbox: The Role of the Caliper Library Profile in Providing Technical Capacity and Values Alignment”
with Ken Varnum
Southeastern Library Assessment Conference, November 2021
“Libraries and Learning Analytics”
Data Science Day, iSchool, Syracuse University, November 2021
Presentation
“The Caliper Library Profile: A Tool for Integrating Library Data into Institutional Learning Analytics”
with Ken Varnum and Steve McCann
International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries, November 2021.
“We Can Do Better: Analysis of Social Justice in Library Professional Standards”
with Heather C. Owen and LaVerne Gray
Central New York Library Resources Council Annual Conference, October 2021
Poster
“Lesson Plans for Learning in the Library”
with John Watts, Chanda Briggs, and Heather C. Owen
Texas Library Association Library Instruction Round Table Summit, October 2021
“Good Institutional Data is Holistic Institutional Data: Adding Libraries to the Learning Analytics Ecosystem”
with Ken Varnum, Shane Nackerud, and Andrew Pace
Learning Impact Leadership Institute, October 2021
Presentation
“There’s a Standard for That: Aligning Academic Aspirations, Professional Standards, and ALA Accreditation”
with Heather C. Owen and LaVerne Gray
ALISE Virtual Annual Conference, September 2021
“Learning Analytics and Libraries: Decisions on the Horizon for Library Leaders”
Texas Council of Academic Libraries Annual Conference, September 2021
Presentation
Episode 10: Data to the Rescue?
with Dave Lankes and Mike Eisenberg
Libraries Lead in the New Normal, July 2021
Podcast
“Using Learning Analytics to Support Students in the Academic Library”
with Becky Croxton, Ken Varnum, Joe Pirillo, and Felix Kabo
ALA Annual Conference, June 2021
Presentation
“Reflections, Trends and Possibilities for Learning Analytics and Libraries”
with Becky Croxton and Jen-chien (Jen) Yu
Library Learning Analytics Project (LLAP) Wrap-Up Event, May 2021
Presentation
“Cracking the Books: Library Data and Learning Analytics”
with Cary Brown and Ken Varnum
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting, May 2021
“We Can Do Both: Learning Analytics Can Support Students and Protect Privacy”
with Becky Croxton, Jon Cawthorne, Michael Levine-Clark, and Ken Varnum
ACRL National Conference, April 2021
Presentation
“What Will You Do? Libraries and Learning Analytics”
with Felichism Kabo, Jon Cawthorne, and Stephanie Teasley
ACRL National Conference, April 2021
Presentation
“Adding a Library Profile to Caliper: Bringing the Library into the Campus Learning Analytics Conversation”
with Ken Varnum and Shane Nackerud
CNI Spring Virtual Membership Meeting, March 2021
Presentation
“Libraries and Learning Analytics: Facts, Fallacies, and Future Forays”
with Ken Varnum, Becky Croxton, and Anne Moore
Library Assessment Conference, October 2020
(in-person conference canceled; workshops canceled for online conference)
“Connecting the Pipes: Drafting an Interoperability Standard to Connect Libraries with Institutional Learning Analytics for Student Success”
with Ken Varnum
Library Assessment Conference, October 2020
Poster
“A Learning Analytics Toolkit: A New ACRL Resource for Libraries at All Stages of Implementation”
with Joe Pirillo
Library Assessment Conference, October 2020
Poster
“What’s in a Name? Impact, Contribution, and Value in Library Assessment Contexts”
with Jackie Belanger, Steve Borrelli, and Craig Smith
Library Assessment Conference, October 2020
(in-person conference canceled; workshops canceled for online conference)
“Stories from Inside the Data Warehouse, Part 3: Analysis, Reporting, and Communication”
with Becky Croxton, Selena Killick, and Michael Levine-Clark
LLAMA Webinar Series, September 2020
“Reading, Resources, and Rights: The Role of Library Data in an Integrated Analytics Ecosystem”
with Jenn Stringer, Andrew Pace, and Cary Brown
Learning Impact Leadership Institute, May 2020
(canceled)
“Reading, Resources, and Rights: The Role of Library Data in an Integrated Analytics Ecosystem”
with Jenn Stringer, Andrew Pace, and Cary Brown
CNI Spring Membership Meeting, March 2020
(in-person conference canceled, opted not to present via webinar)
“Libraries and Learning Analytics: Preparing for Future Student Success Initiatives”
Minnesota Oberlin Group Libraries Reference and Instruction Group Meeting, October 2019
“Libraries and Learning Analytics: Anticipating Change in Student Success Initiatives”
North Carolina State University Libraries, October 2019
“Library Integration in Institutional Learning Analytics”
Florida State University Libraries, September 2019
“Library Values and Library ‘Value’: The Personal and the Professional”
Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries Annual Conference, June 2019
“Continuing the Conversation: How Can We Enact Our Values and Grow Our ‘Value’?”
Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries Annual Conference, June 2019
“What’s the Library Got to Do With It? Libraries & Learning Analytics”
Learning Impact Leadership Institute, May 2019
with Malcolm Brown, Andrew Pace, Jenn Stringer, and Dennis Krieb.
“Closing the Data Gap Between Libraries and Learning”
Learning Impact Leadership Institute, May 2019
Presentation
“Learning Analytics”
with Lance Kennedy-Phillips
Association of Research Libraries Director’s Meeting, May 2019
Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award Acceptance Speech
ACRL National Conference, April 2019
Speech
“Connect the Campus Data Dots: Using Institutional Systems to Support Students When They Need It Most”
with Malcolm Brown, Kate Peterson, James Hodgkin, Anne Barker, and Scott Walter
ACRL National Conference, April 2019
“Engaged Students are Empowered Students: Instructional Design Matters”
with Claire Holmes, Meg Grotti, and Melissa Cadena
ACRL National Conference, April 2019
“When Roles Collide: Librarians as Educators and the Question of Learning Analytics”
with Malcolm Brown, Dean Hendrix, Scott Walter, and Joe Lucia
ACRL National Conference, April 2019
Paper
“Assessing Library Value: Transforming Beliefs into Actions in Support of Student Success”
St. John’s University, March 2019
“Critical Information Literacy Instruction: Using Outcomes to Teach and Assess Big Ideas that Matter”
with Josh Hughey
Library Assessment Conference, December 2018
“Critical Information Literacy and Outcomes Assessment: Mutually Supportive, Not Mutually Exclusive”
with Josh Hughey
Library Assessment Conference, December 2018
“What Could We Do, If Only We Knew? Libraries, Learning Analytics, and Student Success”
with Malcolm Brown, Scott Walter, Joe Lucia, and Dean Hendrix
Library Assessment Conference, December 2018
“Learning Analytics and Academic Libraries: Getting Started, Gaining Traction, Going Forward”
Library Assessment Conference, December 2018
“Yes, No, Maybe So? A Continuum of Library Options in Response to the Question of Learning Analytics”
Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference, November 2018
“Act Now! Getting Started and Staying the Course in Pursuit of Creating, Capturing, and Communicating Library Value”
Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference, November 2018
“Strategic Rubrics to Assess Strategic Searching: Support for the QEP”
San Antonio College, June 2018
“Information Literacy at Colby College: Teaching, Learning, & Assessment”
Colby College, May 2018
“Information Literacy Assessment: Following Up & Following Through”
Fenway Library Organization Information Literacy Community of Interest Assessment Workshop, May 2018
“Understanding Results & Closing the Loop”
NEFLIN Assessment Series, May 2018
“The Value of Academic Libraries for Community Colleges”
California Community Colleges Council of Chief Librarians Annual Meeting, March 2018
“Closing the Data Gap: Integrating Library Data into Institutional Learning Analytics”
with Malcolm Brown, Margie Jantti, Shane Nackerud, and Rob Abel
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, November 2017
“Planning for Assessment: Outcomes, Questions, Methods, & Results”
NEFLIN Assessment Series, October 2017
“Linking Academic Libraries with Student Success: The Environment, The Status Quo, & The Way Forward”
CARLI Webinar, June 2017
“Work It! Own It! Gaining Confidence in Assessing the ACRL Framework”
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 2017
“Learning Analytics Are Coming! Get Informed…Get Connected…Get Ready!”
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 2017
“‘Gate Goals: Learning, Literacies, & Institutional Objectives”
Colgate University Colloquium, April 2017
“Information Literacy Rubrics: Design and Deployment”
Colgate University Workshop, April 2017
“Closing the ‘Data Gap’ Between Libraries and Learning: The Future of Academic Library Value Creation, Demonstration, and Communication”
with Malcolm Brown, Rob Abel, and Scott Walter
ACRL National Conference, March 2017
“Data in the Library is Safe, But That’s Not What Data is Meant For: Exploring the Longitudinal, Responsible Use of Library and Institutional Data to Understand and Increase Student Success”
with Shane Nackerud, Jan Fransen, Kate Peterson, Ross MacIntyre, Alison Sharman, and Dennis Krieb
ACRL National Conference, March 2017
“3,000 Library Users Can’t Be Wrong: Using One Open-Ended Survey Question to Demonstrate Your Library’s Value”
with Jackie Belanger and Maggie Faber
ACRL National Conference, March 2017
“Learning Analytics, Academic Libraries, & Institutional Context: Getting Started, Gaining Traction, Going Forward”
with Scott Walter and Debbie Malone
ACRL National Conference, March 2017
“Information Literacy: Rubric Design to Support the Assessment and Improvement of Student Learning”
California Polytechnic State University Libraries Workshop, January 2017
“Teaching and Learning Information Litearcy”
California Polytechnic State University Libraries Workshop, January 2017
“Institutional Learning Analytics: How Can Academic Libraries Connect?”
with Malcolm Brown
CNI Fall Membership Meeting, December 2016
“Navigating the Peaks and Valleys: Assessment of Libraries in Higher Education”
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries Keynote, November 2016
“Big Ideas, Not Big Shots: Leadership through Message, Not Messenger”
ALA LLAMA Perspectives on Leadership Webinar, November 2016
Webinar
“Learning Analytics, Academic Libraries, and Institutional Context: Getting Started, Gaining Traction, Going Forward”
Library Assessment Conference, October 2016
“Learning Analytics and Libraries: A Primer”
with Meg Grotti and Samantha Settimio
Library Assessment Conference, October 2016
Poster
“Assessment Proficiencies in LIS Education”
with Carl Haynes and Samantha Settimio
Library Assessment Conference, October 2016
Poster
“Library Value and the Institutional Mission”
University of Northern Iowa, October 2016
“Introduction to Library Value, Part 1: Conceptualizing Impact”
“Introduction to Library Value, Part 2: Demonstrating Impact”
“Introduction to Library Value, Part 3: Communicating Impact”
SEFLIN Webinar Series, July 2016
“Keeping in Step: Libraries and the Institutional Mission”
IOWA ACRL Conference, May 2016
“Finding the Missing Piece: Communicating Library Value to Complete the Assessment Puzzle”
with Amanda Albert
Distance Library Services Conference, April 2016
“Learning Analytics and the Academic Library: The State of the Art and the Art of Connecting the Library with Campus Initiatives”
ACRL eLearning Webcast, March 2016
“The Value of Library-Provided Content: Assessing Usage and Demonstrating Impact”
NISO Virtual Conference, Expanding the Assessment Toolbox: Blending Old and New Assessment Practices, 2015
“Connect the Dots and Reach for the Stars: Aligning the Academic Library with Institutional Aspirations”
Bryant Jackson Lecture, Illinois State University, 2015
“Putting the ‘Research’ in the Association of College and Research Libraries: 75 Years of ‘College and Research Libraries’ and Other ACRL Research Programs”
with Scott Walter, Jim Neal, John Budd, and Denise Koufogiannakis
ACRL National Conference, 2015
“Snapshot or Big Picture: Assessing Student Learning using the Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education”
with Michelle Millet and Steven Hoover
ACRL National Conference, 2015
“Library Value Communication: Conceptualizing Impact, Centering on Stakeholders, Crafting Messages, and Conveying the Story”
with Amanda Albert
ACRL National Conference, 2015
“Getting Started with Academic Library Value: Strategies for Initiating Conversations, Expanding Thinking, and Taking Action”
with Michelle Millet, Liz Mengel, Amanda Albert, Erin Eldermire, and Jeremy Buhler
ACRL National Conference, 2015
“Closing the Assessment Loop: Lessons Learned About Managing the Information Literacy Assessment Cycle and Acting on Results”
with Jenny Mills, Claire Holmes, and Ning Zou
ACRL National Conference, 2015
“Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Analytics: Librarians as Value-Added Partners”
with Debra Gilchrist, and Michelle Millet
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Webinar, 2015
“From Passive to Active: The Impact of Libraries and Librarians on Increasing Student Learning, Improving Faculty Productivity, and Achieving Institutional Mission”
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Featured Session, 2014
“Practical Strategies for Building Assessment Capacity in Libraries”
with Steve Hiller
Library Assessment Conference, 2014
“Three Years of RAILS Research: The Take-Aways for Information Literacy Teaching, Learning, and Assessment”
Library Assessment Conference, 2014
“So What? The Results and Impact of a Decade of IMLS-Funded Information Literacy Assessments”
with Carolyn Radcliff and Michelle Van Hoeck
Library Assessment Conference, 2014
“Library Value: Conceptualizing, Capturing, and Communicating Impact”
Library Assessment Conference, 2014
“The Value of Academic Libraries: Making an Institutional Impact”
SAALCK Workshop, 2014
“E-magine the Possibilities: The Role of the Library in E-Learning”
Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU), 2014
Jeffrey Katzer Professor of the Year Award Acceptance Speech
iSchool Convocation, 2014
Speech
“eBooks in Academic Libraries: Conceptualizing and Communicating their Value and Impact”
ACRL-Choice Webinar, 2013
“Yellow Book, Blue Book”
St. Cloud State University Libraries, 2013
“Academic Library Impact: Engaging Stakeholders, Building Partnerships, and Telling the Story”
Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania, 2013
“Value of Academic Libraries: Research and Recommendations”
“Value of Academic Libraries: Reframing and Reflecting”
Penn State University Libraries, 2013
“Library Value: Conceptualing, Capturing, and Communicating Impact”
ARL Workshop at ALA Annual Conference, 2013
“Lessons for the Librarian: 10 Tips for Teaching the One-Shot Instruction Section”
with Steven Hoover, Beth Woodard, Debra Gilchrist, Jennifer Corbin, Michelle Millet, Patty Iannuzzi, and Randy Hensley
ALA Annual Conference, 2013
PPT
“The Importance of Using Data to Drive Innovation, Improve Services, and Demonstrate Value”
ProQuest Breakfast at ALA Annual Conference, 2013
“The Value of Serials in Academic and Special Libraries”
NASIG, 2013
PPT
“The Value of Academic Libraries: Research and Recommendations”
Cooperating Libraries in Consortium, 2013
“The Value of Academic Libraries: Reflecting, Reframing, and Reporting Results”
Cooperating Libraries in Consortium, 2013
“Assessing Undergraduate Student Research”
AALAC Conference, 2013
“‘Do or Do Not…There is No Try’: The Quest for Library Value”
with Melissa Bowles-Terry, Kate Peterson, Graham Stone, David Pattern, Shane Nackerud, and Jan Fransen
ACRL National Conference, 2013
PPT
“Choosing and Using Assessment Management Systems: What Librarians Need to Know”
with Jackie Belanger
ACRL National Conference, 2013
PPT, Handout
“Update on the Value of Academic Libraries Initiative”
with Lisa Hinchliffe and Kara Malenfant
ACRL National Conference, 2013
“Riding the RAILS of Rubric Assessment to Keep Information Literacy Learning on Track”
with Jackie Belanger, Claire Holmes, Jenny Rushing Mills, and Carroll Wilkinson
ACRL National Conference, 2013
PPT
“The One-Shot Mix Tape: Lessons for Planning, Delivering, and Integrating Instruction”
with Steven Hoover, Jennifer Corbin, Debra Gilchrist, Randy Hensley, Christopher Hollister, Michelle Millet, and Beth Woodard
ACRL National Conference, 2013
PPT, Video
“Library Value: Conceptualizing, Capturing, and Communicating Impact”
Library Assessment Conference, 2012
“Getting Started with Learning Outcomes Assessment: Purposes, Practical Options, and Impact”
Library Assessment Conference, 2012
“Project RAILS: Rubrics, Results, & Recommendations”
with Jackie Belanger and Jenny Mills
Library Assessment Conference, 2012
“What Do We Want to Know: Articulating a Research Agenda for the Value of Academic Libraries”
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
“Using Rubrics to Assess Student Skills”
WASC Retreat on Core Competencies: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy, 2012
“Assessments that Scale: Information Literacy Rubrics and Standardized Tests”
WASC Retreat on Core Competencies: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy, 2012
“Using Rubrics to Assess General Education”
University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 2012
“The Right Assessment Tool for the Job”
University of Nevada – Las Vegas Libraries, 2012
“Value of Academic Libraries Update Forum”
with Lisa Hinchliffe and Terri Fishel
ALA Annual, 2012
“Taking Instruction to the Next Level: Creating Evaluations to Assess Student Learning via Online Tools”
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
“Evaluation of Learning in the Academic Library: Past Compulsory and Straight On to Compelling”
SCONUL Annual Conference, 2012
PPT
“A Multi-Institution Study of Rubric Assessment: Lessons Lived & Learned”
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
“500 Students, 50 Raters, and 5 Rubrics Later: What We Learned from an Authentic, Collaborative, & National Assessment Project”
with Jackie Belanger, Ning Zou, and Carroll Wilkinson
LOEX Conference, 2012
PPT
Using Rubrics in Single-Shot Instruction Sessions & More”
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Libraries, 2012
“Rubrics and Assessing Information Literacy: Results of a National Comparative Study”
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Libraries, 2012
“”What’s the Library’s Impact Factor? Library Value & the Difference We Make for Students & Faculty”
Boston Library Consortium Networking Day, 2012
“Play the Ace: Assessing, Communicating, & Expanding the Institutional Impact of Information Literacy”
LILAC Keynote, 2012
“Assessing the Value of Academic Libraries: Strategies, Tools, & Techniques”
MILEX, ACRL MD, USMAI Workshop, 2012
“On Beyond Zero: Strategies for Demonstrating Library Value”
Gray Family Speaker Series at Oregon State University, 2012
“Assessing Student Learning Using Analytic Rubrics: Initial Results of a National Study of Information Literacy Skills”
Indiana University SOTL Lecture, 2012
Website, PPT
“From Holistic to Analytic: Adapting VALUE Rubrics for Individual Campus Contexts”
with Jackie Belanger, Jametoria Burton, Jenny Mills, Carroll Wilkinson, and Ning Zou
AAC&U General Education and Assessment: New Contexts, New Cultures, 2012
PPT
“Update on ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries Initiative”
with Mary Ellen Davis, Lisa Hinchliffe, and Karen Brown
ALA Midwinter, 2012
PPT
“The Case for Librarians in the Classroom: Communicating the Value and Assessing the Impact”
University of Toronto Libraries Workshop, 2011
“The Value of Military Libraries”
Military Libraries Workshop, 2011
PPT
“Demonstrating Academic Library Value: A National Conversation”
ACRL/APLU/AIR/CIC Summit, 2011
“Transition to College: Checking Off Skills for 12-13 Success”
with Patricia Owen
AASL National Conference, 2011
“Assessing the Value of Academic Libraries: Strategies, Tools, and Techniques”
Rochester Regional Library Council Workshop, 2011
“Assessing the Impact of the Academic Library”
with Joe Matthews
9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, 2011
“Getting Information Literacy Assessment on Track: The RAILS Project”
9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, 2011
PPT
“Demonstrating the Value of the Library: Assessment Tools and Techniques”
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
“Information Literacy Assessment at Champlain College: A Whole Different Plane”
Champlain College Librarian Retreat, 2011
“Library Assessment in the Real World”
“Library Assessment Rubrics”
“Strategies for Library Assessment”
Association of Christian Librarians Annual Conference, 2011
PPT
“We’re Teaching and Assessing–So Why Don’t We Know What They’re Learning?”
Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, University of Chicago, 2011
PPT
“Higher Ed Assessment: How Do Libraries Measure Up?”
Pennsylvania Library Association, College & Research Division Workshop, 2011
“Building Capacity for Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries”
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
“Ensuring Valid and Reliable Assessments of Student Learning”
LOEX Annual Pre-Conference Workshop, 2011
“Assessing Learning in the Libraries of the 5 Colleges: Tools, Techniques, and the Library Value Context”
Five Colleges Library Research, Instruction, & Outreach Workshop, 2011
“Preparing Arizona’s College Students of Tomorrow, Today”
Arizona State University Workshop, 2011
Website, Article
“Evidence Based Practice for Library Instruction”
Texas Library Association Conference, 2011
PPT
“Developing Information Literacy Program Goals”
“Using Outcomes and Methods to Create and Assess Information Literacy Learning”
University of Washington – Bothell Workshop, 2011
“Evolution or Revolution? Strategies for Demonstrating the Library’s Impact in a New World of Assessment”
with Rachel Fleming-May and Michelle Millet
ACRL National Conference, 2011
PPT, Handout
“Value of Academic Libraries Exhibitor Discussion Forum”
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
“Supporting Student Learning and Success: The Role and Impact of Academic Libraries”
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Kara Malenfant
AAC&U General Education and Assessment 3.0 Conference, 2011
“ACRL Research Coordinating Committee Value of Academic Libraries Forum”
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
ALA Midwinter, 2011
PPT
“The Value of the Library in the Teaching and Learning Process”
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
“Teaching and Assessing by Design”
Tulane University Workshop, 2010
“Integrative Programmatic Assessment for Information Literacy”
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Debra Gilchrist
10th Annual Augustana Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop, 2010
“Educating eScience Librarians”
with Jian Qin, John D’Ignazio, Kevin Crowston, Andrea Wiggins, Andreas, Kuehn, and Gail Steinhart
6th International Digital Curation Conference, 2010
Poster
“Recruiting for Results: Assessment Skills and the Academic Library Job Market”
with Scott Walter
Library Assessment Conference, 2010
PPT
“The Value of Academic Libraries: Findings and Implications for the Profession”
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Mary Ellen Davis
Library Assessment Conference, 2010
PPT
“Learning Outcomes and the Academic Library”
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
“Academic Library Value: New Perspectives for Practice and Research”
Syracuse University Libraries Lunch Lecture, 2010
“The Value of Academic Libraries”
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
ACRL OnPoint Chat, 2010
“Preparing Arizona’s College Students of Tomorrow, Today”
Arizona State University Workshop, 2010
Website, Article
“Information Literacy Assessment and Seton Hill University”
Seton Hill Workshop, 2010
“Question, Find, Evaluate, Apply: Translating Evidence Based Practice to Information Literacy Instruction”
with Diana Wakimoto
ALA Annual Conference, 2010
PPT
“Yours, Mine, and Ours: Moving Students through the Information Literacy Ladder from High School through Community College to the College/University Level”
with Patricia Owen
ALA Annual Conference, 2010
“Norming an Information Literacy Workshop”
Pierce College Faculty Workshop, 2010
“Information Literacy Assessment in a 2.0 World: Changes & Challenges”
LaGuardia Community College Lecture, 2010
PPT
“Library Assessment & Learning Outcomes: Foundations, Premises, & Principles”
“Strategies for Library Assessment in the Real World”
Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Annual Library Conference, 2010
PPT
“Using Evidence to Make Strategic Decisions for Your Library”
“Using Rubrics for Library Assessment”
Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference, 2010
PPT1, PPT2
“Adapting & Applying AAC&U’s Information Literacy Rubric”
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
“How Do We Stack Up? Outcomes-Based Assessment for Library Instruction”
Texas Library Association Conference, 2010
PPT, Handout
“Puzzling Out Student Learning: Using Rubrics to Assess Information Literacy at Trinity University”
Trinity University Faculty Workshop, 2010
“The Impact of Academic Libraries on Student Learning”
Rutgers, 2010
“The VALUE of Information Literacy Assessment Rubrics”
University of Kentucky Workshop, 2009
“‘Teachable Instants’: Taking the Opportunity or Taking a Pass”
with Amy VanScoy
15th Annual New Reference Research Forum, ALA Annual Conference, 2009
PPT, Handout
“Teacher Proficiencies: Applying Proficiency Standards for Instruction Librarians in Your Library”
ALA Annual Conference, 2009
“The Right Tool for the Job: Using Assessment in Library Instruction”
CORAL Workshop, 2009
“Rubric Assessment of Student Information Literacy Skills at Trinity University”
Trinity University Faculty Workshops, 2009
“Writing Rubrics Right: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Rubric Assessment”
ACRL National Conference, 2009
Handout
“The Right Tool for the Job: Picking the Best Method for Information Literacy Assessment”
with Debra Gilchrist and Carolyn Radcliff
ACRL National Conference, 2009
PPT
“Covering Assessment: Evaluating Student Learning & Informing Evidence-Based Decisions Using Rubrics & Performance Measures”
8th Annual Augustana Information Literacy in Academic Libraries Workshop, 2008
PPT
“Evidence-Based Bridge Building: K-16 Partnerships for First-Year Student Success”
with Patricia Owen
Academic Library Association of Ohio, 2008
PPT
“Using Evidence to Bridge the 12-13 Gap”
with Patricia Owen
Ohio Educational Library Media Association, 2008
PPT, Handout
“Getting Started with Learning Outcomes Assessment: Purposes, Practical Options, & Impact”
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
PPT
“Assessment Cycle or Circular File: Do Academic Librarians Use Information Literacy Assessment Data?”
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
PPT, Handout
“Covering Assessment in LIS Education”
with Peter Hernon and Karin de Jager
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
PPT
“The New ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Institute Track: Assessment in Action”
with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Debra Gilchrist, and Anne Zald
Library Assessment Conference, 2008
PPT
“Library Assessment: Measuring and Documenting the Library’s Contribution to Academic Success”
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
PPT
“Charting the Course: Teaching and Assessing Information Skills in Major-Designated Classes”
“Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Information Literacy Assessment Landscape”
Eastern Connecticut State University, 2008
“Shifting the Focus: Lessons Plans for Learning”
Library Instruction Seminar at SUNY-Fredonia, 2008
PPT, Lesson Plan Template, Blank Template
“A Form of Our Own: Guidelines-Based Assessment of Teacher Librarians”
with Patricia Owen
Ohio Educational Library Media Association, 2007
PPT
“Demystifying Assessment: Evaluating Student Learning”
New England Library Instruction Group, 2007
PPT
“Using Rubrics for Evidence Based Decision-Making: What Do Librarians Need to Learn?”
Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Conference, 2007
PPT, Paper, Award
“Research Tasks Required of Freshmen: An Evidence-Based Approach to Curriculum-Integrated Instruction”
with Amy VanScoy
Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Conference, 2007
Poster
“Using Educational Theory to Enhance Virtual Reference Instruction: A Study in Progress”
Association of Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, 2007
Poster
“The Right Assessment Tool for the Job: Seeking a Match Between Method and Need”
Library Assessment Conference, 2006
PPT, Handout
“Assessment of Student Information Literacy Skills: An Investigation of a Rubric Approach”
NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, 2006
PPT
“Using Rubrics to Assess Student Skills: Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned”
Texas A&M Assessment Conference, 2006
PPT
“Rubric Assessment of Student Responses to an Information Literacy Tutorial”
with Steve McCann
NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, 2004
“Assessing Information Literacy: How University Libraries Can Contribute to Measurement of Student Skills”
with Marilee Bresciani
Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis Assessment Institute, 2004
“Simple Strategies for Effective Online Tutorials”
with Carolyn Argentati
EDUCAUSE, 2004
PPT
“LILO (Learning Information Literacy Online) Workshop”
University of Hawaii Libraries, 2004
“Online Privacy vs. Enhanced Virtual Reference”
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