AMICAL 2018
4–7 May · American University of Central Asia
Schedule
Table of contents
The schedule is in Bishkek time (GMT+6).
Thursday, 3 May
15:00
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Coordinating Committee
T16
17:15
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
Friday, 4 May
08:15
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–11:00
Extended workshop
Digital tools for teaching, writing, and research: Building capacity in the Digital Humanities
Najla Jarkas, Dalal Rahme & David Joseph Wrisley
Room 432
11:00–11:15
Break
Coffee break
Conference hall (CH)
11:15–12:15
12:15–13:15
Meal
Lunch
Kitchenette
13:00
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
13:00–19:30
Social event
Long city tour
Open to all conference participants
Departure from hotel
13:15–15:15
13:15–15:15
Mini-workshop
Resource sharing in the digital age Resources available.
Isabelle Dupuy & Thomas Hodge
Room 304
14:45
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
15:15–15:30
Break
Coffee break
Conference hall (CH)
15:30
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
15:30–17:00
Meeting
Members Council
Room 222
17:00–17:15
Break
Coffee break
Conference hall (CH)
17:15
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
17:30–19:30
Social event
Short city tour
For those participating on Friday
Departure from hotel
Saturday, 5 May
08:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–10:30
09:00–10:30
10:00
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
10:30–11:00
Exhibit hour
Exhibits & refreshments
Information Commons
11:00–11:30
Plenary session
Conference opening Recording available.
Conference hall (CH)
11:30–12:30
Keynote
Digital literacy… is it critical? Recording available. Resources available.
John Traxler
Conference hall (CH)
12:30–14:00
Meal
Lunch & cultural program
Ground floor
14:00–15:00
Community Idea Exchange
Community Idea Exchange
Creating relevancy in holocaust education through the use of Twitter Resources available.
Lauren McconnellInformation literacy support initiative: A collaborative project of the AUCA Writing Center and Library Resources available.
Mariya Antonova & Irina PakIntegrating technological innovation in learning support
Paul DrosnesLike a phoenix: Delivering a new library website Resources available.
Stella AsderiObservation of classroom teaching: How can we do more?
Rukhsana ZiaOne-world classroom: Designs for global learning across the AMICAL network
Tamo ChattopadhayReading hard or soft? Student and teacher preferences of book reading formats at FCC Resources available.
Madiha Asghar & Mehreen TahirReflections on a blended learning information literacy initiative
Kathryn VanderbollReimagining a peer-to-peer writing center space
Julie KolgjiniRevamping Bissell Library: Refurbishing spaces to satisfy students’ needs Resources available.
Evi TramantzaThe 3 C’s to success: Overcoming college-bound student obstacles
Eleni MouskeftaropoulouThe crucial alternative: Electronic Bulgarian history textbook for high school education
Evelina Kelbecheva
Room 330 & Gallery
15:00–16:00
Birds of a Feather
AMICAL Information Literacy Journal Club discussion Resources available.
Vanessa Lawrence & Kathryn Vanderboll
Room 435
15:00–16:00
Birds of a Feather
Digital humanities in the classroom and beyond
Laurence Amoureux & Elizabeth Kinne
Room 434
15:00–16:00
16:00–16:30
Exhibit hour
Exhibits & refreshments
Information Commons
16:30–18:00
Panel presentation
New learning spaces: Transforming the way we teach, learn and research Recording available. Resources available.
Bella Avakian, David Horn, Bushra Almas Jaswal, Henry Myerberg & Anguelina Popova
Conference hall (CH)
18:00–19:00
Meal
Welcome reception
AUCA Forum
19:00–20:00
Social event
Student concert
Conference hall (CH)
20:00
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
20:15
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
Sunday, 6 May
08:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–10:00
Keynote
Students at the center, all of us in support: Digital competencies at scale in the liberal arts Recording available. Resources available.
Gina Siesing
Conference hall (CH)
10:00–11:00
Mini-workshop
Changing the learning culture: Frameworks for building teaching expertise Resources available.
Hoda Mostafa
Room 435
10:00–11:00
10:00–11:00
Birds of a Feather
Shared visions: The makings of a successful faculty liaison program in the digital age Resources available.
Christine Furno & Krasimir Spasov
Room 304
11:00–11:30
Exhibit hour
Exhibits & refreshments
Information Commons
11:30–12:30
Mini-workshop
Changing the learning culture: Frameworks for building teaching expertise
Hoda Mostafa
(continued)
Room 435
11:30–12:30
11:30–12:30
Birds of a Feather
Worlds colliding: A library help desk consolidation project
Christine Furno
Room 304
12:30–12:45
Social event
Group photo
AUCA Forum
12:45–13:45
Meal
Lunch
Kitchenette
13:45–14:45
Community Idea Exchange
Community Idea Exchange
“Ilim Elim”: Online courses in Kyrgyz language
Ruslan Rahimov & Elira TurdubaevaA faculty-librarian collaboration to integrate information literacy into a taught disciplinary humanities course at Al Akhawayn University Resources available.
Aziz El Hassani & Paul LoveArchives vs. this generation of students Resources available.
Jasmina NajjarBuilding oral history collections through collaborations between archives and scholars Resources available.
Stephen UrgolaDevelopment of a portable self-contained open-source system to conduct massive open online courses
Dmitrii ToksaitovDigitalizing oral stories
Meerim Nurbekova & Medet TiulegenovExecuting a podcasting project on your campus
Kim Fox & Hoda MostafaFrom one-shot to co-teaching: A story of a collaboration Resources available.
Livia PiottoGood sports: Sharing AMICAL institutions athletic collections online
Ryder KoubaImplementing a video-based approach in teaching english as a foreign language Resources available.
Ekaterina GalimovaStudent motivation in a non-credit online information literacy course Resources available.
Olga Mikhaylova & Gintaras Rishkus
Room 330 & Gallery
14:45–15:15
Exhibit hour
Exhibits & refreshments
Information Commons
15:15–16:15
Unconference
Unconference
Conference hall (CH)
16:15–17:45
Panel presentation
Beyond Co-design! Next steps for ACRL Framework collaboration Recording available. Resources available.
Stavros Hadjisolomou, Paul Love, Tatevik Zargaryan & Linda Ziberi
Conference hall (CH)
17:50
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
18:45
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Dinner)
19:00–21:00
Meal
All-conference dinner
Supara Ethno-Complex, departure from hotel
22:00
Transportation
Bus (Dinner → Hotel)
22:30
Transportation
Bus (Dinner → Hotel)
Monday, 7 May
08:00
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
08:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–10:00
Community Idea Exchange
Community Idea Exchange
Co-curricular activities and experiential learning
Linda Martz & Robbie RobinsonCreating fake news to spark information literacy Resources available.
Jasmina NajjarDisability and education in the real world: Accessibility and e-learning in higher education
Lynn RoseExperiential learning and educational technologies Resources available.
Elena Berg & Elizabeth KinneFaculty-librarian collaboration in organizing workshops for Philosophy MA and PhD students
Angelika Gulyas & Ivett MolnarFraming and reframing: Adapting a learning activity to a new context Resources available.
Vanessa LawrenceFrom zero to fifty in one year: Library and faculty collaboration to integrate digital literacy training in the core curriculum of English Literature Resources available.
Eleonora Moccia & Shannon RussellInstructional training for library staff: The benefits of cooperation Resources available.
Manlio PeruginiOnline courses in library management: Library Juice Academy’s “Certificate in Library Management” as a case study Resources available.
Clelie RiatOpen educational practices at AUCA
Zhanylai Keldibekova & Aisuluu Namasbek KyzyTeaching an intercultural communication course using iSpring Suite Resources available.
Liubov Jdanova & Maya SharsheevaTeaching with technology and learning with technology: Reporting back from 2017’s ACRL Immersion
Michael Stoepel
Room 330 & Gallery
10:00–10:30
Break
Coffee break
Information Commons
10:30–11:30
Mini-workshop
Creating narrative non-fiction podcasts in the classroom Resources available.
Kim Fox
G31
10:30–11:30
Birds of a Feather
Digital literacies across AMICAL: Toward shared visions, frameworks and strategies
Nadine Aboulmagd & Jeff Gima
Room 432
10:30–11:30
Birds of a Feather
Technology in education: A friend or foe? Resources available.
Rosa Fusco & Petros Korovesis
Room 435
11:30–11:45
Break
Coffee break
Information Commons
11:45–12:45
Unconference
Unconference
Conference hall (CH)
12:45–13:30
Plenary session
Conference closing
Conference hall (CH)
13:30–14:30
Meal
Lunch
Kitchenette
14:30
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
14:45
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
Thanks to our sponsors for making AMICAL 2018 possible.