Tina Shealy

TE 875
Conference
October 8 & 9, 2014
I attended the Library 2.014 Web Conference. This was a first for me an online conference
which proved to have some positive and negative aspects. I enjoyed choosing which sessions to
attend and the flexibility allowed within my home. A downside was not being able to have hard
copies of presentations which are normally available; however, the slides are available online
after the sessions.
As for networking, this also proved to be a bit of a downside. Without having the face-to-face
interactions, it is difficult to make those connections. Contact information for presenters was
given in case additional questions come up later.
This conference was relevant to the school library as it offered a wide variety of session topics to
attend. The sessions that I found most useful were those that dealt with technology and student
motivation.
Session 1: October 8, 2014 @ 11:00 AM 12:00 PM EST
Promoting Critical Thinking through Authentic Learning Activities
Presenter: Melissa Mallon, Coordinator of Library Instruction, Wichita State University Libraries
Summary/Impression: Melissa stated that critical thinking will promote collaboration between
students. Students will often share different viewpoints when working together, thus adding
more angles.
Ideas to Implement: There were several programs mentioned that I feel would be great for
students to use such as Prezi, Audacity, Hangout, Padlet, and more. These programs show the
thinking processes in various unique ways.
Session 2: October 8, 2014 @ 1:00 PM 2:00 PM EST
Gamifying for Librarians
Presenters: Debbie Weissman, PhD, SJSU SLIS, Researcher & Lecturer
Stacy Lein
Summary/Impression: This session covered using games to enrich student learning on various
aspects of the library copyright, library layout, etc. I had not thought of using games to
familiarize students in these topics, but what a great idea!

Ideas to Implement: A few games were shared with the group that I would certainly use and/or
tweak to fit varying grades/subjects. Prezi has been mentioned several times and I feel that this
program would be well worth purchasing.
Session 3: October 8, 2014 @ 2:00 PM 3:00 PM EST
Arent all kids the same? Looking at cultural differences in motivating students to seek
information
Presenter: Dr. Sherry R. Crow, Associate Professor of School of Library Science, UNK
Summary/Impression: This was a very interesting presentation as student motivation can be very
unpredictable. I enjoyed listening to Dr. Crow speak on her research and the thought process of
why the learning spark becomes so dim in students just a few years later. Im intrigued to see
how her results from Italy compare.
Ideas to Implement: Dr. Crow shared some advice on how to increase motivation that I will keep
in mind when lesson planning: 1) give choices, 2) make learning playful, 3) use student interest
and creativity to design student-centered libraries, and 4) educate parents/guardians in the role as
the information seeking anchor or be able to guide children to a different anchor.
Session 4: October 8, 2014 @ 4:00 PM 5:00 PM EST
Get Noticed: Create Compelling Images that Spark Engagement
Presenter: Julienne DesJardins, Virtual Assistant, Priority VA
Summary/Impression: This session went over creating images to share on social media. The
presenter shared four design tips when creating the image, how to implement the image, and the
tools to use to create the image.
Ideas to Implement: I will be downloading several of the applications/programs that were
mentioned to create images; Phoster, Picmonkey, and Canva. These all seem very user friendly
and high quality. A point that was also mentioned was, when using social media, items that have
a photo attached are 2x more likely to be viewed. When using a social media website, I will be
sure to post pictures whenever possible to attract more viewers.
Session 5: October 8, 2014 @ 7:00 PM 8:00 PM EST
Expanding library technology services to support and enhance student technology skills
Presenter: Amy Jiang, Library Technology Coordinator, University of La Verne, Wilson Library
Summary/Impression: This session went over the process and challenges with implementing
BlackBoard within a school. Amy Jiang was very thorough in her information with training,
support, and handling issues as they arose. These tips would be most helpful for someone in the
beginning stages of using new technology.
Ideas to Implement: With any school program, it is important to have specific training not only
with the program, but also dealing with customer service type issues, in being more personal

and maintaining a calmness. Training staff as well as student workers (depending on age group)
to assist in these areas is an important step to implementing a successful program.
Session 6: October 9, 2014 @ 2:00 PM 3:00 PM EST
Lets Get Visible! (Visible!): Visible Thinking in Library Instruction
Presenter: Erika Behling, Library Faculty, College of Lake County
Summary/Impression: This session focused on Visible Thinking which is a program started by
Project Zero, a group from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Erika Behling gave a few
different ideas to check the thinking processes for students. She also gave us the end goal being
not hands on but minds on; not turned on but tuned in I love this!
Ideas to Implement: I plan to use the 3-2-1 Bridge concept as a before/after tool. Students give an
initial response to a topic with 3 words, 2 questions, and 1 metaphor/simile. Once both parts are
completed students can how their initial response relates to their new response.