AMICAL 2020
15–18 January · American University of Kuwait
Schedule
Table of contents
Wednesday 15 January
08:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–09:15
Check-in
Check-in
09:15–16:45
Pre-conference workshop
Strategic approaches to the development of digital literacies Resources available.
Doug Belshaw
B202
10:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
10:45–11:00
Check-in
Check-in
11:00–16:45
Pre-conference workshop
Library leadership in the global context
Asma Al-Kanan, Donna Scheeder, Jorge Sosa & Evi Tramantza
B201
17:00
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
Thursday 16 January
08:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–09:15
Check-in
Check-in
09:15–09:45
Plenary session
Opening session Recording available.
Auditorium
09:45–11:00
Keynote
The operating system of our lives: How we misunderstood the digital transformations Recording available.
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Auditorium
11:00–11:30
Exhibit hour
Exhibit & refreshments
TBC
11:00–16:15
11:30–12:30
Discussion
How does your digital pedagogy transform your students learning? Resources available.
Anguelina Popova
B202
11:30–12:30
Discussion
Information literacy practices at AMICAL institutions: First survey results and needs discussion Resources available.
Stella Asderi
B201
11:30–12:30
Workshop
Join us on a trip to Oxford: Follow up from the Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School
Alessandra Grego
B208
12:30–13:30
Meal
Lunch
TBC
13:30–14:45
Community Idea Exchange
Community idea exchange
Collaborating on learning space design
Heba SayedDeveloping a collaborative corpus-builder platform for Urdu language OCR system: A multi-Institutional initiative Resources available.
Muhammad Imtiaz Ahmed & Bushra Almas JaswalDigital technologies across universities: A collaboration of AUC and AUP faculty and students Resources available.
Martin Dege & Irene StrasserDigitizing students’ publications: Why it is important to an international liberal arts institution Resources available.
Gergana Atanasova & Nikolina Ivanova-BellDocumenting local cultures through digital storytelling in Pakistan
Muhammad AbdullahFundamentals of online facilitation: A course for developing (online) teachers Resources available.
Nadine AboulmagdImplementing project-based learning in liberal arts through digital apps Resources available.
Ekaterina GalimovaMaking history: The experience of building the first oral history project in Kuwait
Reem Al Ali & Hana KaouriNew ways of teaching in MENA region
Shko FuadOne hundred years of lessons learned: How AUC’s university archives leveraged digital collections in service of our centennial Resources available.
Stephen UrgolaStudents as historians: Teaching students how to be researchers and creators in digital humanities Resources available.
Aidai Anvarbek Kyzy & Aijamal Sarybaeva
Library Ground Floor
14:45–15:15
Exhibit hour
Exhibit & refreshments
TBC
15:15–16:15
Presentation
Integrating digital projects in the classroom: Presentations of projects at Franklin University Switzerland and Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane Resources available.
Derek Elliott, Aziz El Hassani, Clelie Riat, Kate Roy & Daniel Twumasi
B205
15:15–16:15
15:15–16:15
16:15–17:00
Unconference
Unconference pitches
Auditorium
17:15
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
18:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Museum)
19:00–21:00
Social event
Visit to the Bait Al Outhman museum
21:00
Transportation
Bus (Museum → Hotel)
Friday 17 January
08:30
Transportation
Bus for CIE presenters (Hotel → Campus)
08:45
Transportation
Bus for all attendees (Hotel → Campus)
09:00–10:15
Community Idea Exchange
Community idea exchange
#AUCdiaries: An AMICAL Small Grant recap
Kim FoxBuilding a touch kiosk at your library
Hani SalemCreation and development of a digital humanities LibGuide Resources available.
Evi Tramantza & Liza VachtsevanouDigital humanities course at AUCA: First steps and lessons learned
Jyldyz Bekbalaeva & Kamilya KadyrovaDigital records lifecycle: Challenges and possibilities of the AUC recordkeeping practices through the digital transformation of the university records management program
Maria PapanikolaouGeneral education and developing data science competences
Dimitar ChristozovImpact assessment of librarian-faculty collaboration to develop the digital literacy skills of a first-year composition class Resources available.
Emilienne Idorenyin AkpanInformation literacy as liberal arts: Pilot course at AUCA
Zhuzumkan Askhatbekova & Jyldyz BekbalaevaLibrary on a flash application (LOAF): Collaboration between ITU and the Library
Benson Ali & Nasiru YakubuOpenness in institutional repositories: The cases of AUA and LAU
Rebecca Fares Salem & Tatevik ZargaryanWhat good did we do? Assessing impact with ACRL project outcome toolkit Resources available.
Livia Piotto
Library Ground Floor
10:15–11:15
Unconference
Unconference #1
Various
11:15–11:45
Exhibit hour
Exhibit & refreshments
TBC
11:45–12:45
Participatory project meeting
Library Resources Buyers Group meeting Resources available.
Elisabetta Morani
B209
11:45–12:45
11:45–12:45
Workshop
The video diary as reflection: Engaging selfie culture in the curriculum to develop innovative learning and digital media skills Resources available.
Elisabetta Petrucci & Kwame Phillips
B209
11:45–12:45
Discussion
Training & peer support for DH and digital liberal arts projects: What’s working? What’s needed next?
Najla Jarkas
B201
12:45–13:00
Meal
Group photo
TBC
13:00–14:00
Meal
Lunch
TBC
14:00–15:00
Community Idea Exchange
Community idea exchange
Assessing the role of academic support services in student success Resources available.
Mariya AntonovaAssessment and learning: Transforming the course evaluation process online to improve data collection and decision making Resources available.
Rosa Fusco & Petros KorovesisAUCA pilot project: Documenting, demonstrating and assessing student learning with “Portfolium” Resources available.
Anguelina Popova & Maya SharsheevaFaculty-librarian collaboration: A pilot project for using OER-based courses at Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane Resources available.
Said Ennahid & Rachid ZegraneFeedback for emerging writers: The good, the bad & the ugly
Laura Kelly & Julie KolgjiniIntegrating a media literacy course in the curriculum of higher education institutions in Kyrgyzstan
Elira TurdubaevaIntroducing digital methods in a social sciences course: Creating e-portfolios on Wikipedia on feminist activists and female politicians of Central Asia
Aisuluu Namasbek Kyzy & Shirin TumenbaevaLove triangle: A collaboration between Wikipedia, AUB libraries, and communication skills classes in teaching academic writing Resources available.
Fatme Charafeddine & Abir WardStudent-faculty research team collaboration in the liberal arts: Lessons learned from the GLCA-Library of Congress program Resources available.
Michael Stoepel & David TresilianTo transfer or not to transfer? Digital transformation and the exclusivity of higher education “offline” Resources available.
Ekaterina KombarovaWorkflows in transformative open access agreements: CEU library’s first year Resources available.
Ivett Molnar
Library Ground Floor
15:00–15:30
Exhibit hour
Exhibit & refreshments
TBC
15:30–16:30
Unconference
Unconference #2
Various
16:30–17:00
Plenary session
Closing session
Auditorium
17:00
Transportation
Bus (Campus → Hotel)
18:30
Transportation
Bus (Hotel → Dinner)
19:00–22:00
Meal
All-conference dinner
22:00
Transportation
Bus (Dinner → Hotel)
Saturday 18 January
09:00
Transportation
Bus for Members Council (Hotel → Campus)
09:15–10:45
Meeting
Members Council meeting
Library - 1st floor
10:00–12:00
Social event
Sightseeing tour (morning)
10:30
Transportation
Bus for Coordinating Committee (Hotel → Campus)
10:45–11:15
Break
Coffee break
11:15
Transportation
Bus for Members Council (Campus → Hotel)
11:15–12:45
Meeting
Coordinating Committee meeting
Library Conference Room
16:00–18:00
Social event
Sightseeing tour (afternoon)
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