Information Literacy Summit: News, Media and Disinformation: Making Sense in Today's Information Landscape

Friday, April 5, 2019, 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
Presented by DePaul University Library and Moraine Valley Community College Library
Located at Moraine Valley Community College campus

Keynote Address:
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, Associate Professor and MS/LIS Program Director, School of Information Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Call for Proposals
We are seeking presenters to lead engaging and interactive discussions about information literacy and library instruction. We are especially interested in breakout sessions and panels which focus on this year’s theme: News, Media and Disinformation: Making Sense in Today’s Information Landscape. We hope to foster conversations across all types of libraries, schools, and other organizations and encourage a diversity of perspectives in the proposal call.

The summit is a regional conference which will be held at the Moraine Valley Community College campus. If you wish to propose more that one breakout session, please fill out a form for each topic. Breakout sessions and panels will be 50 minutes long and should include audience interaction or discussion. Panel discussions should have a three person maximum. Hands-on lessons and demonstrations (and/or practical takeaways) are encouraged. Sessions typically have 20-40 participants.

The submission should include a 200-300 word description of your session. Please include learning outcomes and a brief explanation of why people should attend your session and what they will take away. A shorter abstract (around 100 words) for publication in the Summit programming will be required as well.

Please fill out this Google form to propose a breakout session.

Deadline to submit proposals is Friday, January 11, 2019

Some possible topics include:

  • News and Media Literacy

  • Social Justice and Information Literacy

  • Critical Pedagogies

  • Service Learning

  • Student Curiosity and Creativity

  • Student Centered Teaching and Learning

  • Students as creators

  • Reflective Practice

  • Communities of Practice

  • Applications for the Framework for Information Literacy

  • Programmatic assessments

  • Instructional Design

More info about the Summit can be found at http://informationliteracysummit.org