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  • Interim Head of Graduate & Undergraduate Services, Marriott Library
  • Librarian, Marriott Library

Pedagogical Publications

  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to embed in Air, Water, Health Capstone course (ENVST 5559). Presentation published, 02/17/2022.
    https://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/airwaterhealth
  • This copy of a guide was created and marketed to faculty and grad students teaching in the 2020 (and onwards) academic year specifically promoting library services, library research help, learning objects to embed in canvas courses, and more. This guide was published multiple times in different locations and sections were reused/repackaged in different online contexts. Presentation published, 08/02/2021.
    https://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/communication/te...
  • This guide was part of an embedded librarian role in an asynchronous LEAP course in summer of 2021. Presentation published, 06/01/2021.
    https://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/waste
  • International Baccalaureate classes from community high schools have visited the library for years, but when the pandemic set in, an online guide was created to help students negotiate the process along with synchronous zoom research labs. Presentation published, 09/01/2020.
    https://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/IB
  • Created for a social welfare policy hybrid course in fall of 2020 where a librarian was embedded for teaching and consultations. Presentation published, 08/03/2020.
    https://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/SWP
  • Just before the pandemic, and during, the guide (and myriad pages therein) was combined with synchronous, asynchronous and in-person LEAP classes. This guide has been (and currently is) used by hundreds of students in the LEAP program summer, fall and spring semesters. Presentation published, 02/03/2020.
    https://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/life
  • Developed and taught a year-long, 10 visit library curriculum for several sections of LEAP. Eight of the class visits are presented in the campus guide: http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/life as well as assignments in canvas, in-class teaching and out of class consultations. Presentation published, 09/02/2019.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/life
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support SOC 3111, Research Methods (Sociology) for Dr. Ming Wen including the development of a 'subject guide' to complement a classroom presentation and follow up consultations with students. Presentation published, 11/01/2018.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/sociology/6110
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support SW 4444, Advanced Social Work Writing for Dr. Patrick Panos. Presentation published, 10/01/2018.
  • With colleague, Lorelei Rutledge, Prepared curriculum for and delivered presentation for CTLE Workshop: Library Research & Impact with an additional supporting online guide. Presentation published, 09/28/2018.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/TopHits
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support COMM 1020, Principles of Public Speaking for graduate teaching asst. including the development of a 'subject guide' to complement a classroom presentation and follow up consultations with students. Presentation published, 09/19/2018.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/communication/102...
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support WRTG 3030, Writing Across Locations (for transfer students), Dr. Christie Toth. Presentation published, 06/20/2018.
  • Developed an online library research curriculum to support SOC 3480, Environmental Sociology for (now Dr.) Amanda Bertana including the development of a 'subject guide' to complement the Canvas module and follow up consultations with students. Presentation published, 03/01/2018.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/sociology/SOC3480
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support SW 6111, Research for Social Work for several professors & teaching graduate students (6 presentations in all) including the development of a 'subject guide' to complement a classroom presentation and follow up consultations with students. Presentation published, 02/07/2018.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/social_work/sw611...
  • Extensive re-development of the curriculum and published guides as well as library assignments in the Canvas modules for three sections of LEAP 1501 with Dr. Seetha Veeraghanta to complement a classroom presentation and follow up consultations with students. Presentation published 01/31/2017. http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/larsen. Presentation published, 01/10/2018.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/larsen
  • Extensive re-development of the curriculum and published guides as well as library assignments in the Canvas modules for three sections of LEAP 1501 with Dr. Seetha Veeraghanta to complement a classroom presentation and follow up consultations with students. Presentation published, 09/01/2017.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/larsen
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support COMM 1270, Analysis of Argument for Jeremy Freed and Dr. Natasha Seegert, including the development of a 'subject guide' to complement a classroom presentation and follow up consultations with students. As an addendum, I created 5 modules to compliment the class objectives in time with research assignments at: http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/communication . Presentation published, 08/22/2017.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/communication/arg...
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support COMM 5630 History of Communication with Dr. Kimberley Mangun, including the development of a 'subject guide'. Presentation released, 04/1/2017. http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160257&p=4454465. Presentation published, 04/01/2017.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160257&p=...
  • Developed and presented a guide on the timely topic of Fake News to compliment a panel discussion in the Faculty Center in the Marriott Library on March 28, 2017. I organized the Teaching Information & Media Literacy in the Era of Fake News Panel Discussion and it featured faculty from Communication, Political Science, the Eccles Health Sciences Library, and the Marriott Library. Presentation published, 03/28/2017.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/fakenews
  • Developed a meta-heuristic framework for information literacy self-assessment to compliment in-class presentations, conference presentations and faculty & student interactions. Presentation published, 03/28/2017.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/padre
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support UGS 2235 Block U: Global Citizen, for Dr. Eric Laursen, including the development of a 'subject guide' to complement a classroom presentation and follow up consultations with students. Presentation published, 03/22/2017.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/downwinders
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support BUS 3900-002 Visions of Sustainability for Dr. Ed Barbanell, including the development of a 'subject guide' to supplement classroom instruction. Presentation published, 02/13/2017.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/naturalcapitalism
  • Co-developed and taught a series of LEAP classes (1501, sections 3, 4, 5) as a librarian transitioning into taking the place of a colleague who had been teaching with the faculty member for the last 10 years. To accommodate the myriad changes, new curriculum and teaching methods were developed as well as the following subject guides: http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160434&p=1050192 http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160434&p=1050449 http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160434&p=1050326 http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160434&p=1050569. Presentation released, 09/2016.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/larsen
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support COMM 1610 - Intro to Newswriting (Chelsea Ratcliff Bush), including the development of a 'subject guide'. Presentation released, 02/16/2016.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160257&p=...
  • Co-developed and co-taught a library research curriculum to support LEAP 1500 (sections 1, 2, 5, 6 (Dr. Jennifer Seagrave) that innovatively combined and promoted two different areas of the library; traditional library teaching with published materials, and Special Collections & Archives outreach and research. Part of the experiment was the development of an in-class curriculum and an online guide: http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160434&p=1050972 http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/c.php?g=160434&p=1050840 This project grew into a successfully delivered scholarly presentation at the 2016 Utah Library Association Annual Conference with myself and Marriott Library archivist, Jessica Brieman. Presentation released, 02/2016.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/larsen
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support COMM 3710 Intro Quant Comm Rsrch (Dr. Connie Bullis), including the development of a 'subject guide'. Presentation released, 01/26/2016.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/communication/com...
  • Developed and taught a library research curriculum to support COMM 3050, Theoretical Perspectives on Communication (Dr. Heather Canary), including the development of a 'subject guide'. Presentation released, 01/25/2016.
    http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/communication/com...