Info Skills Conference - Going it alone: innovations in information literacy

The UEL library is hosting an event based around our Info Skills online tutorial

Going it alone: innovations in information literacy

“Info skills”, a new and very successful online tool produced at UEL, has attracted a lot of interest - both within UEL and further afield. Join us in a one day conference to find out about how the site was developed and how it is being used within our institution. The day also includes a keynote speech from Andrew Walsh of Huddersfield University, who will share some insights into innovations in information literacy. Andrew is a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is well known for using mobile technology in original and inventive ways. He is also currently working on an exciting project that brings fun and games into libraries and information skills.
We are able to stage this conference through the kind assistance from the University Colleges and Research Group (UC+R) which earlier this year granted their Innovations Award to our project.

To book a place: booking form
If you are a UEL staff member, please contact j.a.preece@uel.ac.uk. We are limited in numbers, so please book quickly to avoid disappointment.
Date: Friday 13th January 2012
Venue: University of East London- Docklands campus
Time: 10.00-15.30
Cost: £30 (inc. lunch and refreshments; non refundable)
N.B credit card bookings only.
Programme:
• 10.00 – Arrival and registration (coffee and pastries)
• 10.30 – Introduction from Cathy Walsh (Acting Director of Library Services)
• 10.45 – Info skills: the UEL context from Julie Baldry Currens (Director of Learning, Teaching and Assessment)
• 11.00 – Background to the Info Skills project – Erica Plowman (UEL Connect Learning Designer)
• 11.45 – Morning Break (tea/coffee and biscuits)
• 12.05 – Info Skills – demonstrations by UEL Subject Librarians
• 12.30 – Evaluating the Info Skills Project – Simone Okolo (Academic Skills Manager)
• 13.00 – Lunch, with the chance to ‘dabble’ on Info Skills in the computer labs, and optional library tours
• 14.15 – Keynote address from Andrew Walsh (Academic Librarian at the University of Huddersfield)
• 15.15 – Q and A session plus round up and evaluation of the event using Turning Point technology
• 15.30 – Finish