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Attending conferences for state, regional, and national library organizations is a given. Below are those conferences, workshops and courses I've attended outside of the regular professional development stream.
Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective,
Sustainable, Practical Assessment - Association of Research
Libraries, August 4-6, 2008; Seattle, WA
"The conference goal is to support and nurture the
library assessment community through a mix of invited speakers, contributed
papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference is
geared toward library and information professionals and researchers with
responsibility for or an interest in the broad field of library assessment
with an emphasis on (but not limited) to North American academic
libraries."
CEPH 140, Pinhole Photography -
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Continuing Studies, July 6-27, 2008; 16 hours
"Cookie tins, coffee cans, and shoeboxes make bizarre
and wonderful cameras that, made light-tight and given a pinhole, create
marvelous, detailed yet mysterious, black-and-white-photographs. In this
course you take a hands-on approach to both making your cameras and
producing your images. Discussions and group critiques will supplement
photography and darkroom processing." Instructor: Diane Evans
CEBA 176, 3-D Pop-Up Books -
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Summer Institute for Book Arts, July 14-16, 2008; 21 hours
"Three-dimensional pop-up books have become
increasingly popular as both adult and children's books. This course will
introduce you to the fascinating intricacies of three-dimensional pop-up
books through the basics of book design. You will create your own unique
book, incorporating elements of surprise and humour while learning a
variety of techniques, formats, and designs, such as sliding mechanisms,
flaps, and three-dimentional paper forms. Instruction on colour copy,
mock-up design, and finished format is included. Personal project
development in the course is encouraged." Instructor: Celia King
CEPR 360, Printmaking Studio -
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Continuing Studies, June 4-July 9, 2008; 18 hours
"Would you like to edition an existing plate, work on
a new series, or further explore a particular technique? Join this open
studio opportunity to apply your acquired skills and produce work in a
dynamic shop environment. This course is designed to encourage exploration
and stimulate an exchange of ideas among participating students within a
creative communal atmosphere. This course provides access to print
facilities for students with working knowledge of printmaking processes.
Participants will work independently on self-directed projects with the
support of an instructor. Instruction will include project guidance,
technical assistance, individual critiques, and equipment
refreshers." Instructor: Vanessa Hall-Patch
Spanning the Career of an Educational Developer
- Educational Developers Annual Winter Conference, February 21-23, 2008;
Vancouver, BC
"Think about the important roles that people from a
variety of stages in their careers at your institution play in teaching
and learning and/or in educational development. What does educational
development look like for teaching assistants, junior faculty, mid-career
faculty, post-doctoral fellows, administrators, and staff members? What
are the interactions and collaborations? In what kinds of programs,
resources and opportunities do they participate and lead? In helping
people in various stages and roles develop their teaching-related practice,
what might be unique; what might be universal? Join us ... for information
and discussion on innovations in educational development; original
professional development resources; research on educational development;
and, administrative or organizational initiatives of interest to
educational developers."
CEPR 160, Introduction to Woodblock/Relief
Printmaking -
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Continuing Studies, July 9-13, 2007; 35 hours
"Create your own cards, invitations or art works. In
this course you are introduced to relief and woodblock printmaking using
linoleum, wood, and collograph techniques. You explore printing by hand
and press with one to three colours, and create your own linoleum and wood
blocks to continue printing at home. Slide presentations, demonstrations,
and studio work will guide you as you develop your understanding of
printing and of your own strengths and interests." Instructor:
Lawrence Lowe
CEPR 150, Photo-Based Printmaking Techniques -
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Continuing Studies, July 3-6, 2007; 28 hours
"Explore a variety of exciting photo-based printmaking
techniques in this intensive, introductory course. Through demonstrations,
directed projects and hands-on work you will learn the basic principles
of photo-based printmaking through methods in intaglio, relief, lithography
and screen printing. All stages of the techniques will be discussed and
demonstrated, including: product qualities, image preparation, exposing,
developing and printing. You will have the opportunity to create works
using each process, and techniques may be combined to create a multimedia
print." Instructor: Vanessa Hall-Patch
ISW Facilitator Development Workshop -
British Columbia Institute of Technology, June 18-22, 2007; 40 hours
"The Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) is designed
primarily for individuals who have completed the ISW and who will be
conducting the ISW Program at their institution. The FDW provides
individuals with an opportunity for professional development in a
challenging and supportive atmosphere with connections to a larger
instructional development network."
Instructional
Skills Workshop (ISW) - University of the Fraser Valley,
April 23-26, 2007; 24 hours
"The Instructional Skills Workshop is offered within
a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness
of both new and experienced educators. ...Participants design and conduct
three "mini-lessons" and receive verbal, written and video feedback from
the other participants who have been learners in the mini-lessons. Using
an intensive experiential learning approach, participants are provided
with information on the theory and practice of teaching adult learners,
the selection and writing of useful learning objectives with accompanying
lesson plans, techniques for eliciting learner participation, and
suggestions for evaluation of learning."
CEPH 161, Techniques for Photo Transfer -
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Summer Institute for Book Arts, July 24-27, 2006; 18 hours
"Photo-transfer processes offer the book artist
alternative techniques for incorporating text and image in projects. This
course explores different methods of transferring images onto a variety of
surfaces that may include fabric, wood, metal, 3D objects and canvas. The
processes will be applied to a sampler book as a reference tool and will
be discussed in light of personal ongoing projects. You will leave the
course with a base for further exploration of these exciting
processes." Instructor: Nicole
Dextras
CEBA 112, Letterpress Workshop -
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Summer Institute for Book Arts, July 13-20, 2006; 12 hours
"Explore the expressive art of letterpress printing in
this hands-on workshop. This workshop will suit both those who are new to
letterpress and those who wish to try it for the first time. You will
explore typography, setting type for letterpress ink printing, embossing
and applications for your own books." Instructor:
Jim Rimmer
Alive with Possibility: Engaging Collaboratively for
Literacy in South Africa - June 24-July 7, 2006; Cape Town, Durban,
and Underberg, South Africa
Organized by the Colorado Council of the International
Reading Association (CCIRA) and the Colorado Writing Project, this was the
second of a three-year commitment by CCIRA to work collaboratively with
literacy organizations in South Africa to promote reading and writing
in South Africa. The project is an outgrowth of the 2004 trip sponsored
by the Center for the Book in Washington, DC.
South Africa: A Journey to Promote Reading &
Literacy - May 25-June 4, 2004; Cape Town, Johannesburg, and
Pretoria, South Africa
Organized by the Center for the Book in the
Library of Congress, this was really a journey to learn about, rather
than promote, literacy issues in South Africa. It was also an
opportunity, for me, to revisit a country that had completed
captivated me, and to learn more about the journey the country, and its
people, have taken since the end of apartheid in 1994.
15th International Conference on Assessing
Quality in Higher Education - July 14-16, 2003; Cape Town, South
Africa
This conference, sponsored by Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), explored "current
issues and practices in assessment of quality in higher education
world wide." What I learned after I got there is that "quality
assessment" is what we know as accreditation. Nevertheless, I found
plenty to keep me occupied.
2002 CLAMS Spring Conference - April 11-12, 2002; Pasco, WA
"Experiencing the Power of Collaboration:
Creating Relationships with Faculty." The presenters, Dane Ward and
Dick Raspa, co-authored the book entitled,
The Collaborative Imperative: Librarians and Faculty Working Together
in the Information Universe. Workshop topics included
organizational culture, workplace narrative, and the "Five P's of
Collaboration": passion, playfulness, persistence, (having a)
project, and promotion.
Lilly
Conference on College Teaching - November 15-18, 2001;
Miami, OH
"2001: A Teaching > < Odyssey." "Celebrating
21 years of presenting the scholarship of teaching" - the Lilly
Conference provides opportunities to discuss teaching and learning
topics ranging from using technology to cooperative learning in a
retreat-like setting.
Immersion
'01 - August 3-8, 2001; Plattsburgh, NY
Developed by ACRL's Institute for Information
Literacy, the 4½-day Immersion provides "instruction librarian(s)
with the intellectual tools and practical techniques to help [an]
institution build or enhance its instruction program." Track 2 focuses
on "developing, integrating, and managing institutional and
programmatic information literacy programs." Participants develop
individual case studies in advance of the program. During the program
participants develop an action plan for implementation at their
institutions, using "change dynamics, systems thinking, institutional
outcomes assessment, scalability, distributed learning, and the
integration of teaching, learning, and technology." Participants are
selected through a competitive application process.
Orbis Instruction Day - June 29, 2001;
Eugene, OR
"From Library Instruction to Information Literacy:
Moving to the Next Level," a workshop provided for the Orbis
consortium, developed and presented by Craig Gibson, George Mason
University. The workshop provided tools and strategies for
transforming a library instruction program into one that integrates
information literacy across the curriculum. I proposed and developed
the idea, then coordinated the planning (and attended, of
course).
AAHE Assessment Conference - June 23-27,
2001; Denver, CO
"From Expectations to Results: What are we finding,
and how are we improving?" was the theme, and it was jam-packed with
workshops, programs, panel sessions, poster sessions, and great food.
I highly recommend this conference for anyone interested in learning
more about assessment, from individual student assessment on up to
institutional and system-wide assessment.
The Inclusive Classroom - April 25, 2001;
Eugene, OR
The third in a series of three workshops offered
to the University of Oregon community by the Teaching Effectiveness
Program. This workshop explored what the inclusive classroom means
for teachers and students, and discussed how to create an inclusive
classroom.
Teaching about Issues of Power and Privilege in the
Classroom - April 18, 2001; Eugene, OR
Second in the series of three workshops, this one
explored issues of power and privilege, examined how these issues
might emerge and discussed what to do when they did, and proposed ways
to encourage student learning about issues related to power and
privilege.
Today's College Students - Who are they? What do
they want? How can we best teach them? - April 11, 2001;
Eugene, OR
The first workshop in the series, this one
examined how college students of today seem to view the world from a
new and different perspective than did previous generations, and how
the disparity of values, wants, needs, and outlook between students
and faculty can result in a disappointing classroom experience for
everyone involved.
Online Teaching Portfolios - Winter 2000;
University of Oregon, 1 credit hour
Topics covered: principles of effective graphic
design; evaluating online teaching portfolios; creating your own
online teaching portfolio. Most of the course was lab time, with
technical support and feedback available from the instructors. Taught
by the Teaching Effectiveness Program.
Managing Educational Services: Teaching and Learning
in Libraries - May 7, 1999; Corvallis, OR
LAMA Regional Institute, presented by Betsy Wilson,
University of Washington. Presented models and practical advice for
academic and public librarians managing instructional programs and
educational services in an environment of increased expectations and
high-visibility initiatives. Also discussed how library administrators
and instruction coordinators can work together to plan, sustain,
evaluate, and budget for educational services.
Sweaty Palms and All: Measuring, Evaluating, and
Planning without the Anxiety - March 31, 1999; Seaside, OR
A pre-conference at the 1999 Oregon Library
Association's annual conference, presented by Diane Nahl, University of
Hawaii. Discussed the process of strategic research, and presented
simple strategies for incorporating research methods into normal
evaluation processes. As chair of the Library Instruction Round Table,
I planned and coordinated this workshop.
1000 Words: The Power of Visual
Communication - November 5, 1998; Eugene, OR
Presented by the Teaching Effectivess Program.
Explored a variety of teaching strategies that focus on visual
communication, discussed how to help students better understand and
retain course concepts, as well as appreciate and value the diversity of
perceptions within an idea and break open new ways to think about course
material.
C++ Programming - Winter 1997; Eastern Oregon University, 3 credit hours