McNiff, Lindsay
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Item Open Access The Embedded Instruction Liaison Librarian: Creating a Workshop Series for Future Professionals(Association of College & Research Libraries, 2021) McNiff, LindsayItem Open Access Inquiry, strategy, context: Information literacy threshold concepts and the curriculum(2016-06) McNiff, Lindsay; Helwig, MelissaThreshold concepts have recently ignited the discussion around information literacy, and have provided a context for librarians to re-evaluate how we contribute to student success. Last year, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) launched its new Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education for use by librarians and other educators. Structured around six threshold concepts, the Framework envisions information literacy as a set of core understandings and dispositions that are key for students’ discovery and ethical use of information. Each of the six threshold concepts describes the characteristics of novice and expert learners, a set of knowledge practices or applications of the concept, and a set of affective dispositions. The six frames are as follows: Authority is Constructed and Contextual; Information Creation as a Process; Information Has Value; Research as Inquiry; Scholarship as Conversation; and Searching as Strategic Exploration. Information literacy has implications for every discipline and every student. Helping students cross information literacy’s conceptual thresholds requires integration throughout the curriculum, collaboration, and consideration by educators and administrators. In this session, we will introduce participants to the Framework, and to the “big questions” we have identified that could be captured through use of the six threshold concepts. In the workshop portion of the session, participants will map the Framework’s threshold concepts to tangible assignments or learning outcomes relevant to their courses. We will also engage participants in brainstorming ways to weave the Framework’s core concepts into the curriculum and identify opportunities for partnerships across the university. Participants will leave this session with a clearer sense of the breadth of information literacy, as well as new ideas for enhancing their course content to integrate information literacy concepts into their assignments and teaching.Item Open Access Good things come in small packages: Re-imagining IL in the first-year seminar(2014-05) McNiff, LindsayThis presentation will explore the literature on librarian roles and embeddedness in first year seminars. Two of Dalhousie's first year humanities seminars will be used as case studies to demonstrate the innovative integration and expanded meaning of information literacy instruction as it applies to very small discussion-based courses. Attendees will learn about the value of first year seminars and how librarians can contribute to a small classroom setting in inventive ways.Item Open Access Creating a “new normal”: Transforming instruction for MLIS students(2015-06) McNiff, LindsayOver the past few years, the Dalhousie Libraries and the School of Information Management (SIM) have made concerted efforts to forge a stronger connection with one another. This presentation will outline the process of working with faculty and students to introduce the SIM Academic Support Series, a set of workshops designed to supplement students’ academic study in practical and valuable ways, provide a space outside the classroom for the students to collect research advice and real-world tips about libraries, and strengthen the librarian presence in an MLIS program. Attendees will hear about techniques for integrating quickly and effectively into a small graduate department, but will also gain anecdotal tips (workable for any discipline/student group) for designing engaging extra-curricular instruction that keeps students interested and invested enough to (a) keep coming back willingly mid-semester despite their other commitments and (b) start promoting the instruction sessions creatively through their own channels. Results from the program evaluation will be presented at this session, and will provide attendees with insight into the learning interests of LIS students, future efforts to meet these interests, and what constitutes successful instruction and liaison practices through the eyes of future librarians.Item Open Access The thing about failing: Exploring a research assignment for re-admitted students(2016-01) McNiff, LindsayTwo librarians at Dalhousie have partnered with an existing learning skills summer program for re-admitted students. We aimed to help students develop better research practices, and my role was to design an IL session and assignment. Our total efforts were threefold: (1) classroom instruction focusing on high-level concepts that align with the program’s mandate to help students break unproductive habits; (2) a Wikipedia-editing research assignment; (3) one-on-one sessions to reinforce concepts and skills to complete the assignment. This session will focus specifically on the IL session and research assignment. Following this presentation, attendees will gain - Examples of how the ACRL Framework could be used as inspiration for a research assignment - Examples of how a Wikipedia editing assignment can be adapted to the one-shot environment - Ideas for partnering with other university stakeholders to promote student retentionItem Open Access Making the familiar strange: Exploring Wikipedia in edit mode(2017-05) McNiff, LindsayThis session will outline a Wikipedia editing exercise that adds depth to a one-shot IL session. Participants will gain ideas for creating a workable Wikipedia editing assignment that targets students’ searching, evaluation, and reflective skills and helps them make important and nuanced realizations about Wikipedia.Item Open Access Waking up the library tour: Keeping it interesting with Instagram(Atlantic Provinces Library Association, 2014-11) McNiff, Lindsay; Helwig, MelissaItem Open Access Academic Librarians as Successful Researchers: Discussion with Kristin Hoffmann(Atlantic Provinces Library Association, 2015-10-25) McNiff, Lindsay