Friday, May 29, 2009

OLRN Article in ACCESS, Summer 2002

In her opening session, Joan Leishman discussed the beginnings of the OLRN Collaboration. She referred to an article that appeared in ACCESS in the Summer edition 2002, where Gladys Watson presents OLRN, it's purpose and objectives.
This is a great read to gain an understanding of where OLRN has come from and gather a historical perspective.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Caught on Camera

Committee member Alex Eyklehoff snapped a few pics during our event. He has posted them on flickr if you'd like to take a peek.

Breakout Notes

We had some great discussions during our breakout sessions. Included here are the notes that were supplied by our excellent scribes in case you missed anything or wanted to see what some of the other groups were talking about.

Speaker Slides

All of our speakers have graciously provided us with their presentation slides.
Below you'll find the session title, description and a link to the speaker provided slides. *Note that some of the presentations are very large files and may take a little time to open.

What’s in a Name? Making the “Library” Relevant to 21st Century Nursing Education
Liz Bayley
Director of the Health Sciences Library, McMaster University


Liz Bayley has worked with the BScN program at McMaster for over 20 years to integrate “library” skills into the curriculum. Terminology has changed, with “information fluency” being the current buzz phrase. Resources have changed, with the explosion of electronic resources. Delivery has changed, with learning management systems and online tutorials. Communication has changed with email, chat and now twitter. But have the basic principles changed? Liz will describe her experience and the lessons she has learned.

See Liz's Slides

Collaboration - Challenges and Solutions
Jason Powell
Chair, Nursing Programs, Conestoga College


This presentation will provide an overview of the challenges to successful collaboration. During the presentation a model will be discussed which outlines the theoretical underpinnings to the collaboration construct. Jason will describe the variables within the model as well as the mitigating factors required for collaboration to successfully occur.

See Jason's Slides

Scholarship – When will Nurse Educators Catch up to Librarians
Rick Vanderlee
Dean for Applied and Professional Studies at Nipissing University in North Bay


In this presentation, Dr. Vanderlee will share three personal and social library stories as a means to answer the question – when will nurse educators catch-up to the librarians? These stories will be set within the shifting professional knowledge landscape that we are all experiencing with respect to changes in information access and web technologies; and it will end with several ‘lessons learned.’ These lessons learned will be explored to help us understand if both nurse educators and librarians can or should find ways to work together to improve the educational experience for nursing students.

See Rick's Slides

Inspiration - The Digital World, Nursing Education, and the Future Potential
Richard Booth
Registered Nurse and Doctoral Student at the University of Western Ontario


This presentation will examine the rise of social computing, eHealth, and Web 2.0 technology in the education of nursing students. The topics of collaboration and scholarship beyond the curriculum will be explored to help outline recommendations for nursing education. Implications and areas for collaboration between nursing educators and health science librarians will also be presented.

See Richard's Slides

Partnerships that Matter: Nurses and Librarians Collaborating to Shape the Future
Dr. Janet Landeen

Assistant Dean Undergraduate Nursing Education Programs, McMaster University


Dr. Landeen’s keynote will address some of the current and anticipated issues facing the nursing profession. She will review nursing educational developments and future directions, with an emphasis on librarian/nursing collaborations to advance nursing education.

See Janet's Slides

Monday, May 11, 2009

What's in a name?

Liz Bayley, Director of the HSL at McMaster University asks just that in her presentation. In her 20 years working with the BScN program Liz has seen many changes both real and in title only. She has also been pivotal to the integration of 'library' skills into the McMaster curriculum. Who could be better to share the joys and challenges of this process.
Liz will present at 10:30 on Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Getting There

The event will take place in the Gerstein Reading Room in the Gerstein Science Information Centre at the University of Toronto.

To locate Gerstein on the parking map you will see a red telephone symbol on the right hand side of King’s College Circle. That is the Gerstein Science Information Centre. There is a sign on the lawn outside the building. You may also wish to refer to this map.
Once inside the Gerstein Centre, the Reading Room is up the stairs and to the right. There will be signage to direct you.

Driving
For driving directions, use this link to a Google Map of the event location, click Get Directions and enter your From here location.

Parking
Pay and display parking is available on King’s College Circle. This is your closest parking. It is $15 for the day. Hart House Circle also has pay and display parking (it is slightly north east on the parking map). View this parking map to see all other parking options near King’s College Circle.

Public Transit
Subway - Queen’s Park is the closest subway station to the Gerstein Centre. It is just 4 stops from Union Station. Subway Map
Bus - The Avenue Road Bus #5 has a stop at the Queen’s Park subway station

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

A Successful Partnership

How is your collaboration working?

Jason Powell
, Chair of Nursing Programs at Conestoga College, provides a unique perspective on the Collaborative Nursing Education Model that is sure to have us talking.
His presentation will provide an overview of the challenges to successful collaboration. During the presentation a model will be discussed which outlines the theoretical underpinnings to the collaboration construct. Jason will describe the variables within the model as well as the mitigating factors required for collaboration to successfully occur.