Instructional Technology Expo

Save the date: The Information Literacy Program's Instructional Technology Expo is Wednesday, May 7 from 11:30-1pm in Powell 320 (CLICC Classroom C). The Expo offers a mix of short presentations and hands-on demonstrations. It's a dynamic event, designed to allow participants to interact with the technology and get creative ideas flowing.

This year, the Expo will feature presentations on:

• The new technology toolkit web site
• Lynda.com online tutorials (new for library staff)
• Creative Consults - opportunities to get help developing and implementing your ideas using instructional technology tools
• New text messaging feature for students to reach librarians
• Wikis, blogs, and the new Sharepoint features

The following technology will be available for you to explore:

• Ibid electronic whiteboard
• iMovie and video editing features
• Wolfvision document projector
• Net Support School instructional software tool

Please RSVP here: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9Lq8fLXcDSAMKVrK_2fd5o1g_3d_3d.

We're looking forward to seeing you at the Expo.

ILP Instructional Technology Interest Group

RUSA / MARS Survey on Web 2.0 Applications

The RUSA MARS User Access to Services Committee of ALA invites you to participate in a brief survey concerning the use of Web 2.0 applications in your library such as social networking tools, blogs, wikis, and learning management systems.

The survey is intended to provide insight about how libraries are using new web-based tools or creating innovative ways to utilize web-based programs that have been around for years.

The survey can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=RDZlBFQnqHATFyceQcrpZw_3d_3d.

The results of the survey will be discussed during the upcoming conferences of the American Library Association.

IFLA Information Literacy Section Newsletter - Call for Articles

Have you been doing exciting things related to Information Literacy that you'd like to tell the world about? Then the June issue of the IFLA Information Literacy Section Newsletter needs your article.

The submission deadline for the June issue is May 1st. Please use MS Word for text and jpg for photos. Articles should be 400-600 words.

The January issue is available at the IFLA web site: www.ifla.org/VII/s42/news/IL-Newsletter200801.pdf.

Please email submissions to: Linda J. Goff at ljgoff@csus.edu.

Library Instruction Cookbook - Call for Proposals

Ryan Sittler and Doug Cook have received approval from ACRL to compile a Library Instruction Cookbook, and they want your recipes for instruction.

Working Book Title: The Library Instruction Cookbook: 50+ Active Recipes for 1-Shot Sessions, by Chef Ryan Sittler and Chef Doug Cook (Chicago: ACRL, summer 2009).

Go to libraryinstructioncookbook.blogspot.com for more information and to see sample chapters, which may give you some recipe ideas.

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