Preliminary Announcement

[Karen Zimmerman]

Preliminary Conference Announcement

Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships
Educating the University Community in a Dynamic Information Environment

November 11-12, 1999
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

A symposium sponsored by the University of Iowa Libraries and the
University of Iowa Center for Teaching


The University of Iowa Libraries is hosting a national conference on
educational strategies and programs to successfully teach faculty,
technologists, students and staff in a dynamic and ever-changing
information and technological environment. Powerful Learning, Powerful
Partnerships; Educating the University Community in a Dynamic Information
Environment will be held on November 11-12, 1999 in the Iowa Memorial
Union, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. The UI Libraries is well known
for its innovative electronic information and teaching facilities - the
Information Arcade (Main Library) and the Information Commons (Hardin
Library for the Health Sciences). In addition, the TWIST project (Teaching
with Innovative Style and Technology) has become a successful model for
partnering between library professionals and faculty in the incorporation
of new technologies into the curriculum. This is an opportunity for library
professionals, technologists, and faculty from a variety of academic
institutions to share their experiences and successes. The University of
Iowa Center for Teaching is co-sponsoring the symposium. Brian Hawkins,
President of EDUCAUSE and Betsy Wilson, Associate Director for Public
Services, University of Washington Libraries, are the symposium plenary
speakers.

GOALS OF THE SYMPOSIUM

The goals of Powerful Learning, Power Partnerships are to:

* Explore the value and impact of collaboration and partnerships in
research library user education programs
* Gain an understanding of the range of user education programs, formats,
strategies, audiences
(Over)
* Explore comprehensive information literacy efforts locally and from other
institutions
* Explore effective evaluation and assessment methods
* Share the University of Iowa Libraries' and other institutions' efforts
in collaborative user education

CALL FOR PAPERS

Librarians, technologists, and faculty are invited to submit presentation
(25 minute presentations) and poster session proposals and/or request more
detailed information about Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships.
Proposals (250 - 400 words) may be sent via mail, e-mail or fax for the
following tracks. Proposal deadline is May 1, 1999.  The proposals should
include the title of your paper or poster session, followed by the names
and affiliations of the authors and the names and addresses telephone, fax,
and e-mail of the authors:

Track A -- Undergraduate User Education
Information literacy programs
Assessing user needs
Teaching the online catalog and the Internet
Student technology training
Building on K-12 foundations
Developing pre-college programs

Track B - Special Topics
User education for specialized/targeted student populations
Subject- or discipline-based user education initiatives (business, health
sciences, humanities, sciences, etc.)
User education for distance learners
Marketing user education programs and services
Computer assisted user education
Evaluation and outcomes assessment

Track C - Faculty and User Education
Developing course web pages
Faculty/librarian partnerships
Faculty technology training programs
Faculty outreach programs

To send proposals or for more information regarding the conference,
registration. or the call for papers please contact Barbara I. Dewey,
Director, Information and Research Services, University of Iowa Libraries,
Iowa City, IA 52242, mailto:barbara-dewey at uiowa.edu, (319) 335-5871 or fax:
(319) 335-5900. The symposium is limited to 200 attendees due to space
availability. Check the following website periodically for updates --
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/symposium99/
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