November 2012

Agenda

• Announcements & Updates** PSEC
  • Speakers
  • Information Literacy Task Force
  • Cornell MOOCs
• End of Semester Instruction Forum 
  • Charette Protocol idea - Kaila
  • co-host with R&O on Dec. 11 (allotted 65 min.) or host alone at another date for 90 min. ?
• Reading for next Instruction Discussion
• Spring Summit planning
• IMLS grant on library services and their impact on student success. Call for application to participate in January.

Agenda

• Discussion with Information Literacy Task Force members (20 minutes)
• CUL MediaSpace categories for instructional videos 
• Articles/Topics for Fall Instruction Discussions
• Announcements & Updates
  • Budget status and speakers
  • Information Literacy month 
  • MOOCs

September 2012

Agenda

• Welcome and introductions
• Goals for the year
• Committee roles and responsibilities
  • Instruction Discussions Coordinator
  • Wiki administrator
• CUL MediaSpace categories for instructional videos 
• Learning@CUL feedback

Minutes

Monday, 9/10, at 11 am in Olin 703
Attendance:  

Kaila Bussert; Anthony J Cosgrave (note taker); Thomas W Mills; Jaron Porciello; Marsha E Taichman; Patrick Joseph Stevens; Nina E Scholtz; Mary Ochs; Amy A. Emerson; and Christian J. Miller 

• Welcome and introductions: 

Committee members introduced themselves and explained their instruction responsibilities and committee roles.  

• Goals for the year: 

We shared Immersion take a ways.  These included learning outcomes, working with colleagues from different units, positive feedback from Immersion faculty about instruction at CUL, anxiety is a shared emotion, learning to think about why we do certain activities in the classroom, developed deeper interest in instruction and learning. 

We need to maintain Immersion Momentum: 

Encourage Immersion small group activities: Jaron suggested that we host an hour-long lightning round session where teaching librarians share techniques.  It was suggested that we do that at an upcoming Reference and Outreach meeting.  Marsha, who serves on the R&O committee, agreed to check with R&O chairs about December's forum. 

Speaker series: a budget request has been submitted to PSEC for two speakers.  Names suggested were Randy Hensley and Megan Oakleaf.  This is on the agenda for the next PSEC.  Amy will notify the committee on the outcome of the request. 

Two instruction discussions related to a reading.  Jaron made a suggestion for a potential reading. 

Information Literacy Month – Amy agreed to working with Library Communication on some digital signage and Facebook to raise awareness that October Information Literacy Month.  Thomas will talk to them about an article in the Cornell Daily Sun that will also mention the Immersion Program. 

• Committee roles and responsibilities:  

Mary and Jaron are co-chairing the IL Task Force. Jaron, Mary, Thomas, and Kaila are leading the committees as a Steering Group. Amy is the committee's liaison with PSEC.  

• Instruction Discussions Coordinator: 

Nina volunteered to coordinate our instruction discussions.  With input from the committee, she will select the readings, reserve a location and advertise the events. 

• Wiki administrator: 

No one volunteered for this position.  We agreed that the minute taker will post the committee's minutes on the wiki. 

• CUL MediaSpace categories for instructional videos:  

Kaila provided a screen shot of the home page for this beta service.  It will be a location where the Library can aggregate any videos staff and units have created.  There are some decisions to be made regarding naming conventions.  Kaila will send out an email to the committee soliciting feedback on these. 

• Learning@CUL feedback: 

We need to give our feedback on this document. We will be meeting with the Information Literacy Task Force at our October meeting to discuss plans for prioritizing goals and moving forward.