April 9, 2018 Meeting of User Education Committee

Agenda not yet available.

Members Present: Susan Avery (ex officio) – Acting Chair, Bethany Anderson (19), Kirsten Feist (18), Harriet Green (18), Kate Lambaria (18), Piper Martin (ex officio)

Members Absent: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (ex officio) – Chair, Anna Trammell (18), Janet Swatscheno (19), Kelsey Cheshire (18)

Also in Attendance: Delaney Bullinger (Info Lit GA)

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Agenda Review
   • Susan went over the agenda, no additions were proposed by committee members.
3. Acclamations, Accolades, Announcements
   • Delaney shared that she accepted a position at Auburn University as a Reference and Instruction Librarian.
   • The May meeting is canceled due to planned member absences.
4. Professional Development Series Planning
   • Twenty people attended the ESL session, committee members shared that they received positive feedback from attendees.
   • The committee discussed offering another ESL session for new GAs in September 2018, this would be open to committee members and other library employees as well.
   • Framework Discussion will happen on April 27^th in Library 428 from 12-1pm
     • Susan asked the committee for feedback on topics they want the Lunch & Learn to cover. Delaney shared the plan the committee had discussed at the previous meeting. The committee discussed having this session be an introductory lead-in to a longer Summer workshop. If there is interest, this would most likely be something that Merinda, Lisa, and Cherie would plan.

1. 1. • The committee restructured the previous session plan to focus more on the Framework itself and less on the development plans of the Taskforce. Committee members expressed interest in focusing on the Taskforce element to discuss very briefly why the Framework came about, 10 minutes at most, with the remaining time focusing on an overview of each of the Frames and how the taskforce decided these were the important frames.
      • Kirsten asked how/when the Taskforce decides that Standards or Framework need to be updated. The committee discussed the previous process of moving to the Framework. Susan shared her experience on the ACRL Frameworks and Standards committee and how they review standards and updates to standards for different committees–SLA, ALA, etc.
      • Piper suggested a minute paper style assessment at the end of the session that asks: “What sort of programming would you like to see offered on the Framework in the future?” “What else would you need to know to implement the Framework in your instruction?” and “What other types of programming would you like to see offered from the User Education committee in the future?”
        • Delaney suggested creating a webtools survey for these questions and possibly generating a QR code for participants at the session to scan
      • Susan and Kirsten are attending the CARLI summit on the Framework at Illinois Wesleyan, they will report back on their approach at the next committee meeting.

5. Open discussion
   • Harriet will be attending a session with OTN Textbook coordinator at Heartland College. She shared her experiences working with OTN and how it has informed U of I’s plan for OTN and possible partnerships.
   • The committee discussed how different Faculty members and staff view OTN, some of the conflicting views on how instructors approach purchasing supplementary materials and use OA textbooks

Meeting Adjourned at 11am.

 

Respectfully submitted by,

Delaney Bullinger (Information Literacy GA)