Episode 7: October 2009 - Britney Spears and Semiconductors

Listen to this episode (mp3, 1 hour, 3 minutes)

Part I: (00:45 - 35:00, ~35 minutes)
In this episode, Jason, Anna and Rachel talk about what they've up to up, instruction-wise, for the past month. Highlights include Anna's social networking class, Jason's online workshop, and Rachel's grassroots information literacy struggles.

Links:
DiRT Wiki: http://digitalresearchtools.pbworks.com
Christian Sager's webcomic, Border Crossings: http://www.thelastisland.com
ALI logo's Skull, courtesy of Custopher: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gus/770596
ALI logo's Book, courtesy of King Unicorn: http://kingunicorn.blogspot.com

Part II: (35:00 - 1:03, ~28 minutes)
Rachel interviews Peter Larsen at the University of Rhode Island regarding their information literacy program and his tips for teachers.

Links:
Britney Spears and Semiconductors: http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.html

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ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award

Nominations for the ACRL Instruction Section award are due December 9th. If you know of a project that "demonstrate[s] recognized creativity, quality, and innovation within the context of national trends in information literacy instruction or programming," let ACRL know about it so it can get some national recognition!