Librarian Leaders in New Learning Communities
Description
Librarians are taking leadership roles on campus by their participation in
collaborative teams creating New Learning Communities, employing the technology
and resources of the Internet. This Preconference will focus on the process of
forming successful New Learning Communities through partnerships of faculty,
librarians, information technologists, and others. Presentations by team
members and educational leaders will assist participants in this Preconference
to gain an understanding of the concepts involved in successful collaborations,
to be exposed to examples of New Learning Communities in which student
involvement and the teaching/learning process are emphasized, and to see model
programs. In addition, participants will work in small groups to exchange
ideas with colleagues and to develop plans to implement New Learning
Communities in their home institution.
The program will include
- presentations by members of institutional teams, highlighting the
process the teams are using on their campuses to develop their programs
and the collaborative nature of these efforts
- presentations by librarians from project teams, focusing on their role
in the project
- presentations on the principles and vision underlying the concept of New
Learning Communities and the characteristics of such communities
- small group sessions, organized by type of library and facilitated by team
members or past conference facilitators, where attendees will engage in
planning and information sharing related to new learning communities.
Audience
This program should be of interest to instruction librarians, departmental
librarians, subject specialists, program coordinators, and program
administrators. The program will focus on New Learning Communities in the
context of higher education.
Date and Time
July 5, 1996, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Hotel Intercontinental
111 E. 48th Street
New York, NY
Registration Limit
Registration will be limited to 115 participants.
Sponsorship
This program is sponsored by the Coalition for Networked Information. In
addition, the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), ACRL, and
Educom are sponsors of the Coalition's New Learning Communities Program. The
Coalition gratefully acknowledges financial support for this program from the
U.S. Department of Education's Title IIB Program.
Program Committee
Thomas Kirk, Earlham College
Joan Lippincott, Coalition for Networked Information
Barbara MacAdam, University of Michigan
Deborah Masters, San Francisco State University
Susan Perry, Mt. Holyoke College
Philip Tompkins, Indiana University - Purdue University of Indianapolis
