ALA Midwinter: IS Discussion Forum

[Kathleen Tiller]

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     Plan to participate in two ALA Midwinter Conference discussion
     forums, both sponsored by the ACRL Instruction Section.  Mark
     your calendars now for Sunday, January 11, 1998. Check the
     conference program to confirm forum locations.

     NATIONAL INFORMATION LITERACY INSTITUTE DISCUSSION FORUM
     
     Cerise Oberman will give a brief overview of the idea for a
     National Information Literacy Institute (NILI) and the results
     of the planning day.  The discussion will focus on how such an
     Institute might best educate librarians for their teaching role,
     how it might be organized, and other topics.  Ideas generated by
     the discussion will be brought back to the planning group.  The
     forum will be on Sunday, January 11, 1998, 11:30am - 12:30pm in
     the New Orleans Convention Center, Room 36.  Join us for an
     exciting discussion on the future of a new Institute!
 
     
     ACRL/INSTRUCTION SECTION MIDWINTER DISCUSSION FORUM 1998

     The 1998 IS Midwinter Discussion Forum topic is "Managing the Wired
     Classroom:  Demands and Expectations."  It will be held Sunday,
     January 11 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm in the New Orleans Convention
     Center, Room 36.  Come to share your thoughts and experiences 
     in this area of emerging importance for managers of instruction 
     services and instruction librarians. The discussion will focus 
     on library instruction programs' management implications for     
     staff training, workload distribution, and classroom use 
     issues.

     Discussion forums are meant to be shared so be ready to contribute
     your insights and experiences to questions such as:  What is your role
     as a manager to provide training for librarians teaching in hands-on
     labs and distance learning environments? What about training needs for
     presentation software and instructional material design?  How many
     teaching staff are needed to help students in a hands-on 
     setting?  How do managers counter the commonly held belief of 
     some administrators that using technology decreases staffing 
     needs?  How do managers deal with pressure from administrators 
     to have the room used constantly?

     This annual event is sponsored jointly by the IS's
     Management of Instruction Services and Continuing Education
     Committees.

     Please share this posting with any and all colleagues who might also
     be interested.






Kathleen Tiller

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