CALL FOR PROPOSALS – Online form available from http://bit.ly/1dAg6IE
The Colorado Academic Libraries Association (CoALA) invites you to submit your proposal to present at the 2014 CoALA Summit: Educating in a World of Diversity.
The CoALA Summit will be held in an online format over two days – Wednesday, June 18 & Thursday, June 19, 2014.
JUNE 18 SCHEDULE:
* Dr. Camila Alire, Opening Keynote, from 11-12:15pm
* First Session from 2:00-3:15
* Second Session from 3:30-4:45pm
JUNE 19 SCHEDULE:
* First Session from 9:00-10:15 -- “Pecha Kucha/Lightning Rounds”; there will be 4 presentations in total
* Speaker TBD, Closing Keynote, from 10:30-11:45a
* Dr. Camila Alire, Opening Keynote, from 11-12:15pm
* First Session from 2:00-3:15
* Second Session from 3:30-4:45pm
JUNE 19 SCHEDULE:
* First Session from 9:00-10:15 -- “Pecha Kucha/Lightning Rounds”; there will be 4 presentations in total
* Speaker TBD, Closing Keynote, from 10:30-11:45a
Presenters will be required to have access to a computer with a quality Internet connection and audio/microphone capacity; visual is preferred. Presenters will be using the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing platform.
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Day one presenter(s) should expect their session to be 45 minutes in length with 15 minutes for discussion. In addition, a new format will be introduced to the CoALA stage for the second day.
Day two presentations will feature a Pecha Kucha-style format, similar to "lightning rounds," with presentations that last approximately 7 minutes followed by 10-15 of discussion. Pecha Kucha is a presentation style where images and a succinct presentation will enlighten, inform, and encourage discussion. Think of TED Talks x 100. We encourage those dynamic presenters to challenge themselves and their audience by creating 20 images X 20 seconds. For more information about Pecha Kucha see http://www.pechakucha.org/
Submission abstract should range between 100-150 words in length.
Programs relevant to the Summit might include: Instructional technologies; Accessibility initiatives (web design, mobile apps, disability services, RDA, FRBR); Digital divide; Devices in libraries (e.g. iPads, Kindles, laptops, etc.); Services/Outreach to diverse populations; Information fluency instruction/embedded librarianship; Collection content and formats; Special Collections & Archives; Social Networking for access, teaching, and learning; Partnerships with community organizations; New academic librarians (panel presentation of experienced librarians discussing expectations and duties in academic librarianship).
Proposals will be selected via blind peer review process.
DEADLINE: Proposal submissions are due by March 15 and notifications will be delivered by April 1.
Submit proposals using the online form: http://bit.ly/1dAg6IE
Questions about 2014 CoALA Summit may be directed to Sarah I. Smith, CoALA President:sismith@coloradomtn.edu.
