AMICAL 2017
17–20 May · American College of Thessaloniki
Schedule
Table of contents
The schedule is in Thessaloniki time (GMT+3).
Wednesday, 17 May
All listed meetings are closed, which means that they are only for their respective members.
08:00–08:40
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–10:30
Meeting
Coordinating Committee meeting
AV Room (New Building)
10:00–10:40
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
10:30–11:00
Break
Coffee break
Library Social Zone
11:00–12:30
Meeting
Members Council
AV Room (New Building)
11:00–12:30
Meeting
Professional Development Committee meeting
GSR 1 (Library)
12:30–13:30
Meal
Lunch
Ingle Hall Dining Room (Anatolia)
13:30–15:00
Meeting
Digital Collections Committee meeting
GSR 3 (Library)
13:30–15:00
Meeting
Digital Pedagogy Committee meeting
GSR 1 (Library)
13:30–15:00
Meeting
E-Resources Committee meeting
AV Room (New Building)
13:30–15:00
Meeting
Institutional Research & Assessment Committee meeting
Library Director’s suite
15:00–15:30
Break
Coffee break
Library Social Zone
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Digital Scholarship Committee meeting
GSR 1 (Library)
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Information Literacy Committee meeting
GSR 2 (Library)
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Library Resources Buyers Group Committee meeting
AV Room (New Building)
17:10–19:10
Social event
Tour of Thessaloniki (for Wednesday attendees)
Start from ACT campus
18:00–20:00
Social event
Tour of Thessaloniki (open to everyone)
Start from Met Hotel
Thursday, 18 May
08:00–08:40
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–09:30
Plenary session
Conference opening Recording available.
Event Space (Library)
09:30–10:30
Keynote
Building information and learning experiences through partnerships Recording available. Resources available.
Christine Susan Bruce
Event Space (Library)
10:30–11:00
Break
Coffee break
Library Social Zone
11:00–12:15
Panel Presentation
Interdisciplinarity, co-teaching, and information literacy Recording available. Resources available.
Elena Berg, Antonio Lopez, Linda Martz & Michael Stoepel
Event Space (Library)
11:00–12:15
Meeting
IT Leadership Group meeting
GSR 1 (Library)
12:15–13:15
Meal
Lunch
Library Patio
13:15–14:30
Panel Presentation
Fake news, old news: Using mass media and archives critically as source material Recording available. Resources available.
Daniel Mccormac, Jasmina Najjar, Demetra Papaconstantinou & Nabila Shehabeddine
Event Space (Library)
13:15–14:30
Meeting
OCLC Programs Committee meeting
GSR 1 (Library)
14:30–15:30
Exhibit hour
Exhibit hour: Library & technology service providers (+ refreshments)
Library Social Zone
15:30–17:30
Mini-Workshop
Assessment and communication: Measuring library impact aligned with institutional goals Resources available.
Daphne Flanagan & Asma Al-Kanan
Library Lab
15:30–15:50
Lightning Talk
Lightning Talks
Students’ academic honesty and research skills improvement through faculty-library collaboration
Liudmila KonstantsUsing digital badges in faculty development: Motivating or meaningless? Resources available.
Cindy Gunn
Event Space (Library)
16:00–17:30
Mini-Workshop
Co-designing information literacy experiences Resources available.
Livia Piotto & Krasimir Spasov
AV Room (New Building)
16:00–17:30
Unconference
Unconference
Event Space (Library)
17:30–19:00
Social event
Welcome reception at ACT campus
ACT Garden
19:00–19:40
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
Friday, 19 May
08:00–08:40
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–09:30
Break
Coffee
Library Social Zone
09:30–11:00
Community Idea Exchange
Community Idea Exchange
A collaboration with a long-lasting impact: Introducing information literacy at the college preparatory level Resources available.
Jyldyz Bekbalaeva & Kamilya KadyrovaA collaborative effort: Librarians and composition faculty integrate information literacy into first year writing courses Resources available.
Stella Asderi & Georgia NenopoulouAn evaluation of AUC’s blended learning certificate: Lessons learned Resources available.
Azza Awwad & Gihan OsmanArm in arm in arm: How learning spaces impact collaboration
Ann Borel & Ann MottAUCA Digital Collections: Collaborative approach to digital humanities Resources available.
Zhanylai KeldibekovaCo-Labs, the co-olest learning spaces in the CEU Library Resources available.
Ivett MolnarDigitizing yearbooks at Anatolia College: Research, strategy, and implementation Resources available.
Nikolaos Mitras & Eleni MouskeftaropoulouE-portfolios in an EFL context: Technical and pedagogical implications Resources available.
Nadine Aboulmagd & Yasmine Salah El DinHow student-centered is your syllabus? Using MAXQDA to assess the writing of learning outcomes
Anguelina PopovaImplementing WMS in AMICAL libraries: Experience and opportunities Resources available.
Thomas Hodge & Elisabetta MoraniMake it work: The road to the library-faculty collaboration in AUA
Tatevik ZargaryanSocial stratification and inequalities: Blended course for marginalized communities
Reina Artur KyzyThrough teachers’ and students’ eyes: An oral history project on Anatolia College’s identity, educational, cultural and social life back in time
Jae Earing & Maria PatsarikaUse of augmented reality to facilitate access to information Resources available.
Isabel Hurtado & Sulma Farfan Sossa
Ground Level Library
09:30–11:00
Mini-Workshop
Digital project brainstorming: One-on-one consultations
David Joseph Wrisley
GSR 1 (Library)
11:00–11:15
Break
Coffee break
Library Social Zone
11:15–12:15
Birds of a Feather
Addressing the needs of a multicultural class
Maria Bozoudi & Maria Patsarika
Event Space (Library)
11:15–12:15
Birds of a Feather
AUC diaries: Podcasting Life 101 @ AUC
Kim Fox & Hoda Mostafa
AV Room (New Building)
11:15–12:15
Birds of a Feather
What’s next on the IL Horizon? iTHINK iCAN WeLEARN Resources available.
Christine Furno & Tatevik Zargaryan
L2 (Library)
12:15–12:25
Social event
Group photo
Outside Bissell Library
12:25–13:15
Meal
Lunch
Library Patio
13:15–14:30
Panel Presentation
Clarifying the value of writing center partnerships with libraries and learning centers: Models and lessons learned Recording available. Resources available.
Stella Asderi, Christine Furno, Gregory Katsas & Nicola Kondoyiannis Zannis
Event Space (Library)
14:30–15:30
Exhibit hour
Exhibit hour: Library & technology service providers (+ refreshments)
Library Social Zone
15:30–16:45
Panel Presentation
Evolution of teaching and learning centers within AMICAL institutions Recording available. Resources available.
Aziza Ellozy, Hoda Mostafa, Mimoza Polloshka & Anguelina Popova
Event Space (Library)
17:00–17:40
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
19:30–20:00
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Dinner)
20:00–23:00
Meal
All-conference dinner
Makedonia Palace Hotel
23:00–23:30
Transportation
Bus (Dinner → Hotel)
Saturday, 20 May
08:00–08:40
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–10:00
Keynote
Stronger together: More than incremental change Recording available. Resources available.
Kristen Eshleman
Event Space (Library)
10:00–10:15
Break
Coffee break
Library Social Zone
10:15–11:30
Panel Presentation
Notes from the Digital Humanities Institute — Beirut 2017 Recording available.
Kim Fox, Najla Jarkas, Ryder Kouba, Farrukh Shahzad, Kathleen Hewett Smith & David Joseph Wrisley
Event Space (Library)
11:30–13:00
Unconference
Unconference
Event Space (Library)
13:00–14:00
Meal
Lunch
Library Patio
14:00–15:00
15:30–16:10
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
Thanks to our sponsors for making AMICAL 2017 possible.