Neat to Note

Today, while searching for information about this year's Manitoba Libraries Conferenece (MLC), I came across an upcoming session entitled, "A Blended Learning Approach to Information Literacy: A Case of the Collaborative Work of the Library, Learning Assistance Centre, and the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Manitoba." How appropriate, given that I just finished a series of blog entries focused on the concept of blended learning!  If curious, you can check out more info about this or other MLC sessions here.

OR...feel free to read below and get a bit of a preview about what this Blended Learning Session plans to do:

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

A Blended Learning Approach to Information Literacy: A Case of the Collaborative Work of the Library, Learning Assistance Centre, and the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Manitoba. 

In this session, a new collaborative approach to supporting undergraduate students in the context of a specific undergraduate foundational course will be discussed. Specific examples will be drawn from the HMEC 2030W (“Communications & Perspective”) and HMEC 2000 (“Research Methods and Communication”) blended learning projects in which the Liaison Librarian for Human Ecology at Elizabeth Dafoe Library, a Writing Instructor from the Learning Assistance Centre, and the course instructor from the Faculty of Human Ecology developed a blended learning environment to better scaffold students’ learning. In particular, we focused on the development of their skills for researching and writing academic papers. The nature of collaboration, the planning processes, the online resources and classroom activities will be presented and discussed. 

Facilitators: Asako Yoshida and Kathy Block

Convenor: Jan Guise
Location: Strathcona