NDLA Annual 2019

1. Allison Radermacher: Engaging Children & Young Adults - Do you ever get frustrated because children, teens or even adults aren't listening or participating in your program? Listen to this hot topic session to get some quick and easy ideas for how you can engage your patrons during programming.
2. Maggie Townsend: Who is this Marie Kondo chick? - Spark joy? Tell your clothes “thank you? Ain’t nobody got time for that! I’ll teach you everything you need to know in ten minutes!
3. Al Bernardo: Back in a GIF: Augmenting Tutorials and Research Guides with Active Images  - What's easier than making a video, but more eye-catching than a simple screenshot? Animated GIFs! These graphics can be used for more than just adding pizzazz to your Geocities site or reacting to social media posts. This Hot Topic Presentation will introduce attendees to creating animated GIFs demonstrating how to use libraries' online resources. Attendees will also be shown examples of animated GIFs in tutorials and research guides, and introduced to free software for animated GIF creation.
4. Devon Olson: Situated Information Literacy: teaching with context - This presentation will discuss the theoretical foundations and practical applications of situated information literacy (IL), a pedagogical framework which foregrounds a student’s own informational context. As opposed to traditional IL frameworks which are constructed within solely academic contexts, situated IL provides students with the heuristics they need to navigate the different information worlds of today’s divided information ecosystem, where multiple truths proliferate.
5. Jesse Leraas: Building and Maintaining Your Professional Network - The term “networking” often suggests ideas of cocktail parties and schmoozing; two traits that aren’t usually associated with librarians. Building your professional network is an essential component to personal and professional growth. This presentation will explain the underlying value of building your network, how to assess your current network, and tools to keep your network up-to-date.