Talks and presentations

Writing and Research Are Inseparable: Helping Instructors Integrate Research and Writing Instruction in Writing Across the Curriculum Course Planning

May 13, 2021

talk, LOEX 2021, Online

Writing across the curriculum (WAC) courses involve assignments in which writing and research are deeply intertwined. But it is often difficult for instructors to anticipate the writing and information literacy skills their assignments require. To address this, UCLA librarians have partnered with writing faculty to create a course planner to help WAC instructors predict an assignment’s composition and research demands, and devise student-centered activities to address them. This session describes the collaboration that led to the planner and workshops conducted for WAC faculty and TAs, and gives participants opportunities to share similar ideas that are working on their campuses.
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UCLA Library’s Anti-Racist Pedagogy Workshop Series

May 04, 2021

talk, LAUC DEI Lightning Talks, Online

Our Anti-Racist Pedagogy Workshop Series seeks to invite qualified facilitators and experts to present on anti-racist pedagogy and practice in a series available to all library staff to support anti-racist praxis in teaching & learning in alignment with the Library’s overall anti-racism initiative. The Workshop Series is designed and coordinated by UCLA Library’s Teaching & Learning Functional Team and focuses on providing scaffolded professional development opportunities specifically related to anti-racism and library instruction. Our inaugural workshop sets the stage with an introduction to critical race theory. The goal of our prolonged engagement is to build depth and move beyond repeated one-off introductory workshops. With support from our Associate University Librarian, Judy Consales, we’ve been able to fund the workshop series to pay workshop presenters for their time and energy.
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Conflicting Interests and Begrudging Partnerships: Turning Critical Pedagogy on Human Resources

September 16, 2020

talk, Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium, Online

A broad discussion of the roles of library workers and human resources (HR) workers in the search process and the impact of HR policy on the development, work, happiness, and lives of our new colleagues, with a specific focus on how this impacts early career librarians and recent graduates (especially those without access to institutional knowledge, without experience dealing with human resources employees, and without preparation or support from their library programs related to negotiating with human resources). What does our Library HR currently look like and what is the ideal HR that we envision? How does our HR department define success? How are our goals of supporting new librarians within a division in contrast with HR’s goals of protecting the institution?