Instruction Committee Meeting: February 28, 2014

Conference Call

Members attending: Frances Brady, Kirstin Duffin, Michelle Guittar, Beth Mandrell, Laura Mondt, Elizabeth Nicholson, Aimee Walker, and Frances Whaley

Members absent: Susan Avery, Molly Beestrum

CARLI Staff attending: Lorna Engels and Debbie Campbell

Guests: none

Decisions:

• Minutes of the January 2014 meeting were approved prior to the meeting.

Announcements:

• The IACRL preconference has 12 people on wait list.
• Cathy Salika is retiring, last day Feb 28, 2014. Her webinars on access reporting for Voyager have been recorded and will be available on the CARLI website soon.

Tasks assigned:

• Elizabeth will type up our IACRL preconference breakout group discussion questions and will send to Committee for review. She will also inform our preconference presenters of the session format and provide them a list of the discussion questions.

Discussions:

• IACRL pre-conference update – March 20, 2014
  • Pre-conference information is available at http://www.carli.illinois.edu/assessment-day-iacrl-preconference
  • Committee members attending: Beth, Frances W., Kirstin, Michelle, and Frances B. Aimee and Elizabeth (as presenters). Lorna and Debbie will also be attending.
  • We will have an hour for the break-out session, with the following schedule:
    • Frances W. will introduce the session and presenters (5 minutes)
    • Brief introduction of assessment topics by panelists (20 minutes)
      • Amanda Makula, Stefanie Bluemle and Margaret Rogal (Augustana)
      • Wendell Johnson (NIU)
      • Elizabeth Nicholson and Aimee Walker (North Central College)
    • Breakout tables (30 minutes)
      • Panelists will float between groups.
      • Committee members will serve as moderators and recorders in each of the breakout groups. Notes will be made available electronically after the preconference.
      • A list of discussion questions will be provided at each table.
        • What is good evidence for instructional assessment?
        • How do we use this evidence to assess our effectiveness in library instruction?
        • How do we use the evidence to measure student learning?
        • What tools are you using in your libraries to measure measure student learning?
        • From what you heard during the panel presentation, what is one tip/detail/approach that you could take back and use at your institution?
    • Recap (5 minutes)
    • One implementable idea from each table, reported by the Instruction Committee moderator
• Changes to upcoming Committee meeting dates:
  • These changes, to accommodate scheduling conflicts, have been incorporated into the Meeting Dates and Deadlines section of the minutes below. Meeting times (10-11:30 a.m.) remain the same.
    • March 28 – cancelled
    • April 25 – moved to May 2
    • May 23 – moved to May 30
• Instruction forum update
  • Lorna will contact Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) as potential site.
  • Proposed dates: June 17, 18 (preferred) or 19, 2014.
  • Call for proposals will go out April 7-11, after we learn whether IVCC will serve as site. Committee members will review proposals and discuss at May 2 meeting.

Meeting Dates and Deadlines:

• Schedule of Instruction Team Meetings:
  • Monday, July 29, 2013, CARLI office, 10:00am-1:30pm
  • Friday, August 23, 2013, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, September 27, 2013, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, October 25, 2013, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, November 22, 2013, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, December 27, 2013, NO MEETING
  • Friday, January 24, 2014, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, February 28, 2014, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, March 28, 2014, NO MEETING
  • Friday, May 2, 2014, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, May 30, 2014, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
  • Friday, June 27, 2014, Phone/video conference, 10:00am-11:30am
• Minutes Schedule:
  • July 2013 - Frances Whaley
  • August 2013 - Aimee Walker
  • September 2013 - Elizabeth Nicholson (absent, taken by Laura Mondt)
  • October 2013 - Elizabeth Nicholson
  • November 2013 - Beth Mandrell
  • December 2013 - NO MEETING
  • January 2014 - Michelle Guittar (absent. Taken by Frances Brady)
  • February 2014 - Kirstin Duffin
  • March 2014 - Frances Brady (Michelle Guittar)
  • April 2014 - Molly Beestrum
  • May 2014 - Susan Avery
  • June 2014 - Frances Whaley
• Blog Posting Schedule:
  • Instruction "tips, tools, and techniques” of your choosing
  • Post during first week of the month
  • September 2013 - Susan Avery
  • October 2013 - Molly Beestrum
  • November 2013 - Frances Brady
  • December 2013 - Kirstin Duffin
  • January 2014 - NO POSTING
  • February 2014 - Michelle Guittar
  • March 2014 - Beth Mandrell
  • April 2014 - Laura Mondt
  • May 2014 - Elizabeth Nicholson
  • June 2014 - Aimee Walker