Want to read the research on information literacy?

Check out the latest issue of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice! It is available at ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/issue/view/9. You might like to pay special attention to the article: "Effective Methods for Teaching Information Literacy Skills to Undergraduate Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," authored by Denise Koufogiannakis and Natasha Wiebe.

Been to the Institute for Information Literacy’s Immersion yet?

Here’s your chance to apply! Remember, there are two separate tracks. Read on for the announcement from the institute...

Institute for Information Literacy
IMMERSION ‘07
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
August 5-10, 2007

ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) invites you to apply for its first international Immersion program which will be held at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, August 5-10, 2007. Immersion '07 will be four-and-one-half days of intensive training and education for academic librarians. Immersion ’07 will provide you with the intellectual tools and practical techniques to help you build or enhance your instruction programs. A faculty of nationally recognized librarians will offer the program. Program sessions fall into two separate tracks:

TEACHER TRACK. This track focuses on individual development for those who are interested in enhancing, refreshing, or extending their individual instruction skills. Curriculum includes classroom techniques, learning theory, leadership, and assessment framed in the context of information literacy. Participants selected for the Teacher Track will prepare a description of an instructional situation and a related presentation in advance of the Immersion program. During Immersion, participants will revise the presentation based on feedback from colleagues and faculty.

PROGRAM TRACK. This track focuses on developing, integrating, and managing institutional and programmatic information literacy programs. Participants selected for the Program Track will develop individual case studies in advance of the Immersion program. Change dynamics, systems thinking, institutional outcomes assessment, scalability, and the integration of teaching, learning, and technology will be brought to bear on analyzing the various programmatic challenges presented in the case studies. Immersion participants will be expected to develop the case studies into an action plan for implementation at the home institution.

HOW TO APPLY Complete details about Immersion '07 as well as the online application form and instructions are online at www.ala.org/acrl/events (Click "Immersion ‘07"). Acceptance to the Immersion Program is competitive; participation is limited to 90 individuals to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction and active participation.

The application deadline is Friday, December 1, 2006.

A limited number of partial scholarships are available for Teacher Track applicants only. Details are available online.

Questions concerning the program or application process should be directed to Margot Conahan at 312-280-2522; msutton@ala.org.

ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.

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