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20 Apps in 60 Minutes (for Educators)

This webinar featured 20 amazing applications for educators. We covered apps that increase student engagement, apps for you (and your students!) to create your own instructional media, and productivity apps to keep you focused and organized. All of the featured apps are free and cross-platform. Presentation sponsored by ALA University Libraries Section.   View the […]

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Instructional Design Librarian Starter Kit

Updated 2025! Instructional design competencies as requirements in library job postings are commonplace! Just as instructional design has grown, more librarians are being asked to be familiar with instructional design models and principles. I always encourage librarians to learn more about instructional design! I love being an instructional designer and eLearning developer and think these […]

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Are you instructing or are you informing?

I tell people that I teach library skills to college students. So I thought that I had a good prior knowledge base from which to approach my graduate courses in education. In one of them, we’re assigned to plan a one-hour lesson. I decided to design a lesson for a particular composition class whose instructors […]