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this is such a neat program! I hope you get a great response--Jean
On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Trotta, Victoria wrote:
>
> > LEXIS*-NEXIS* in conjunction with AALL is, for the first time,
> > offering its
> > newly developed Teaching Research in Academic Law Libraries (TRIALL)
> > Conference. Based on the successful LEXIS-NEXIS sponsored Teaching
> > Research
> > in Private Law Libraries Conference (TRIPLL), TRIALL offers a
> > professional
> > development opportunity regarding instruction in an academic setting.
> >
> > The TRIALL Conference will be held July 9 - 10, 1998 in Anaheim,
> > California.
> > Through a variety of interactive, participatory and problem solving
> > sessions, conference attendees will learn what effective instruction
> > entails. Enrollment will be limited to 30 participants to maximize
> > the
> > learning and sharing of information. The conference will include
> > presentations, structured breakout sessions, demonstrations and ample
> > opportunity for networking with the faculty, council and other
> > attendees.
> >
> > There is no registration fee to attend the TRIALL Conference. In
> > addition,
> > some meals will be provided by LEXIS-NEXIS.
> >
> > The objectives of the TRIALL conference are to:
> >
> > * Understand the changing environment of legal education
> > * Develop a multimedia presentation
> > * Prepare curriculum and materials for a diverse audience
> > * Examine the role of law librarians as instructors in legal
> > education
> >
> > As a result of attending the TRIALL Conference participants will:
> >
> > * Understand the continually changing environment of
> > legal
> > research
> > instruction and the instructor's role
> > * Have the ability to target audiences and assess
> > teaching
> > opportunities to address their educational needs
> > * Be able to design curriculum and presentations that
> > incorporate
> > state of the art technologies
> > * Enhance personal presentation skills
> >
> >
> > The TRIALL Conference agenda includes:
> >
> > Thursday, July 9
> > The Changing Environment
> > Adult learning
> > Assessing needs
> > Developing the curriculum
> > Developing meaningful exercises
> > Software demos
> >
> > Friday, July 10
> > Multimedia workshop
> > Personal presentation skills
> >
> > Membership of the TRIALL Advisory Council, responsible for planning
> > the
> > curriculum of the conference, consists of:
> >
> > * Yvonne Chandler, Assistant Professor, University
> > of
> > North Texas
> > School of Library and Information Sciences
> > * Gail Partin, Associate Law Librarian, Penn State,
> > The
> > Dickinson School of Law
> > Library
> > * James Purnell, Reference Librarian, University of
> > Connecticut
> > School of Law
> > * Victoria Trotta, Associate Director and Head of
> > Public
> > Services,
> > Arizona State University Blakley Law Library
> > * Karen Bentley, Manager of Tradeshows and Special
> > Events,
> > LEXIS-NEXIS
> > * Cindy Spohr, Director, Specialty Customer Programs,
> > LEXIS-NEXIS
> > * Holley Thompson, Senior Director, Strategic Customer
> > Development,
> > LEXIS-NEXIS
> >
> >
> > Conference presenters include the Advisory Council members and C. Mike
> > Jouson of The Clear Communication Company.
> >
> > Applications will be accepted by LEXIS-NEXIS through the website
> > lexis-nexis.com/triall. Applications will be accepted between March 1
> > and
> > April 17. Participants will be selected based on a variety of
> > criteria,
> > including: geographical distribution, diversity in school size and an
> > interest in teaching legal research. All notification will be
> > complete by
> > May 22.
> >
> > For additional information, please contact Cindy Spohr at
> > cindy.spohr@lexis-nexis.com or by calling 800-227-9597, ext. 7883.
> >
>
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