Virtual Event; Talk to Me: Conjuring Connection in the Classroom
Hammons, Jane
ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Virtual Event - Spring 2026
Title: Talk to Me: Conjuring Connection in the Classroom
Date and Time: March 24, 12-1 pm Central Time (US and Canada)
The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee would like to invite you to register for our Spring 2026 virtual event!
Join Ariela McCaffrey, Reference and Instruction Librarian from Connecticut State Community College Three Rivers, to explore different approaches to class discussion and engagement. In this presentation, McCaffrey will provide an overview of various engagement methods based on the works of Robert J. Marzano, Dan Rothstein, Luz Santana, and Dale M. Bauer. She will also discuss studies about student anxiety regarding “negative evaluation” and its impact on class conversation, specifically how it relates to first-generation students and their success in academia. Attendees will have time to share their own stories of struggle and triumph of engaging students in class discussion.
Q&A will follow the presentation.
Jane Hammons, MSLIS, MS, MA
Associate Professor
Head of Teaching & Learning
University Libraries
221C Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-2911 Office
hammo...@osu.edu / library.osu.edu
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