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Our classrooms, our curriculum, our expertise: Crafting a future through credit teaching
Thursday May 15, 2025 TBA
At this critical juncture in higher education, our country, and the world, academic librarians have unique expertise to respond to today's information crises. One path forward is empowering instruction librarians to prioritize opportunities that explore the relationship between information, power, and justice. At our institution, this looks like strategically shifting our information literacy program to prioritize credit course teaching. This opportunity provides librarians with the agency to explore the complexity of information systems and realities in their own curriculum and classrooms. This presentation will showcase our general education course, differentiating this approach from the more traditional liaison instruction model.
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Angie Cox

Health Sciences Librarian, University of Northern Iowa
Angie Cox (she/her) is an Instruction and Liaison Librarian for the health sciences and Associate Professor of Library Services at the University of Northern Iowa. Her primary research interests are information literacy, pedagogy, and sustainable library practices.
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Amandajean F. Nolte

Arts and Humanities Librarian, University of Northern Iowa
Amandajean (Aj) Freking Nolte earned a BA in Communication/Theatre Arts Education (2005) and a MA (2007) in Communication Studies from the University of Northern Iowa. After almost ten years as a Communication Studies instructor and a peer theatre troupe director, she juggled work... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 TBA
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