12 Recruitment Email
In order to recruit participants for COPALI, we distributed this call for participation to many listservs where midcareer librarians would be likely to see it.
Subject: Apply today: Librarian Professional Development Program
Communities of Practice for the Advancement of Library Instruction (COPALI) is an institute that aims to create sustained professional development programming made up of three communities of practice (CoPs) focused on 1) inclusion of diverse voices in library pedagogy, 2) open pedagogy and open educational resources (OER), and 3) evidence-based information literacy. We hope the institute will bring together up to 30 academic librarians interested in advancing a more informed pedagogical approach. Each track will bring together up to 10 librarians for a sustained period from March – November, 2023.
The institute will start with an in-person kickoff on March 10, 2023 that will bring together everyone in the institute. From there, each track will form a community of practice that will engage asynchronously over six modules. Each module will have one week of content and one week of interactive activities, for a total of 12 weeks of asynchronous participation with an anticipated commitment of two hours per week. Then, on June 30, 2023, participants will meet in the Rochester, NY area to share findings across the three CoPs and make an action plan for fall 2023 information literacy instruction. Finally, on November 17, 2023 we will have a virtual mini-conference to share our successes and lessons learned.
For your convenience, the required dates will be:
March 10, 2023 10am – 4pm (in person, Rochester, NY area)
June 30, 2023 10am – 4pm (in person, Rochester, NY area)
November 17, 2023 10am – 4pm (virtual)
Applicants will be asked to prioritize their CoP choice, but will only be able to participate in one track. Descriptions of the three CoP tracks are:
- Evidence Based Information Literacy Instruction
This track will focus on integrating theories from education and information science to benefit information literacy lessons and programs. - Open Pedagogy and OER
This track will incorporate constructivist, self-determination, problem-based, and universal design theories to offer collaborative teaching practices that empower students to become knowledge creators while reducing the cost of mandatory course materials. We will center our learning on ACRL’s Information Literacy Frame, Information has Value. - Diverse Voices in Information Literacy
This track will focus on ways to integrate social justice concepts such as anti-racism, critical literacy, and other teaching strategies for incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion in more intentional ways within information literacy instruction.
To apply, you will need to create ONE PDF document containing:
- Your CV including your employment, and any relevant information literacy instruction experience, and relevant experiences you have had in pedagogical theory or teacher training.
- A letter from your library director that addresses: Support for your participation and attendance in the institute, especially for travel to the Rochester, NY area and attendance at the scheduled workshop dates and times (3/10/23, 6/30/23, and 11/17/23); and how your participation in the institute will benefit your library. Please make sure your name and library are mentioned at the beginning of the letter.
- A 1-page (1″ margins, 12pt font, single-spaced) essay that addresses: How your participation relates to your current employment and professional goals, how you will actively engage in the institute, and how you will share what you have learned with other librarians and educators.
All applications are due no later than January 9, 2023.Applicants will be notified of acceptance the first week of February.
For more information and the COPALI application, see https://forms.gle/wiTUFjCGnXA5xNGq7. Questions about the institute can be sent to any of the organizers:
Justina Elmore, University at Rochester, jelmore@library.rochester.edu
Kim Hoffman, University at Rochester, khoffman@library.rochester.edu
Logan Rath, SUNY Brockport, lrath@brockport.edu
