lauren pressley | my professional life, browsable

This online portfolio contains information relating to my professional work, association involvement, publications, and presentations.  If you would like to get in touch you can contact me at lauren@laurenpressley.com.

Elon University, NC

Seattle, WA.

Midwinter Meeting;  Denver, CO.

Library Instruction 2.0; Raleigh, NC.

University of North Carolina-Greensboro, May 2007.
Subjects: Academic Librarianship, Emerging Technologies, Instructional Technology, Library Instruction

North Carolina State University, May 2003.
Subjects: Feminist Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Social Epistemology

North Carolina State University, May 2002.
Subjects: Gendered Communication, Interpersonal and Public Communication

Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
July 2007-present

Develop and co-teach a weekly class on instruction for librarians
Develop and teach monthly emerging technology talks for library staff
Develop and co-facilitate a monthly educational technologies discussion group with the Teaching and Learning Center
Develop information literacy course activities
Create a local Learning Objects repository
Create content for social [...]

Scott Hildebrand, Randy Piland, & Lauren Pressley. (2009) “Panel Discussion: Web 2.0 Application and Usage.” Tri-IT Meeting, Elon University, March 25, 2009.

Bell, Steven, Brian Mathews, John Shank, & Lauren Pressley. (2009) “Mapping Your Path to the Mountaintop: Planning Where You Want To Be In Your Career.” Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, Seattle, Washington, March 14, 2009.

Pressley, Lauren. (2008). So You Want to Be A Librarian. Duluth, Minn: Library Juice Press.

Pressley, Lauren. (2009). “Technology and Pedagogy: The Best of Both for Gen M Students.” In Teaching Gen M: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators. Eds. Vibiana Bowman and Robert J. Lackie. New York: Neal Schuman.

Pressley, Lauren. (2009). “A View From the Edge: A First-Time Attendee’s Perspective.” College & Research Libraries News. 70(6).

Beta Phi Mu

Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers 2009

MERLOT International Conference Proposal Reviewer, March 2009

ACRL National Conference Librarian Scholarship

January 2009 – Present

Representing LITA’s Web Coordinating Committee

March 2009 – present

North Carolina Library Association
2008 – present

Organized speakers for “High Tech / Low Cost Solutions for Libraries” workshop
Establish Technology and Trends blog, wiki, del.icio.us, and Twitter account

April 2009
Acted as program mentor for a two week period
Answered student questions through a forum in Facebook

April 2009 –

Co-taught with Kevin Gilbertson
Incorporated a reading assignment of current books in information issues
Student groups designed their own final projects
Groups created displays marketing their final project
Course blog can be seen at http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/infoverse/

Pressley, Lauren & Kaeley McMahan. “Instructional Design for Librarians: The What, Why, and How of ID.” American Library Association Conference. ACRL Pre Conference. Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 2009.

Pressley, Lauren. (2009). Wikis in Libraries. The Tech Set: Practical Guides to New Tech for Librarians. Ed. Ellyssa Kroski. Neal-Schuman.  (forthcoming)