Using Critical Information Literacy to Engage Faculty and Create Community via Zoom
Presentation | Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 11:00am – 12:30pm EST
During this short presentation, I will share my experience guiding teaching faculty through a 6 week discussion series designed to help introduce, illustrate, and apply the concepts of critical information literacy to their pedagogy. Some of the specific topics I will cover include: how the discussion series was designed and how participation was sought, the themes of each week and how materials were chosen, and the challenges to the overall program. I want to focus most on the ethos of our weekly conversations (from engaging with critical theory to designing assignments), feedback received, and make the case that teaching faculty should engage with the work of library workers and benefit from having the opportunity to learn together. This session will give participants ideas for how to host their own discussion series and provide access to a syllabus to adapt for their own workshops.
Presenter: Symphony Bruce
Symphony Bruce (she/her) is the Interim Business Librarian at American University. Influenced by her time teaching high school English, Symphony believes in the power of relationships and care in the ability to create powerful learning experiences. Her research interests include critical information literacy, care ethics in librarianship, and privacy literacy.