Presentations

My presentations lately have mostly focused on metaliteracy and the ACRL Framework. I've listed some recent ones, with links to more information when available.

Combining Metaliteracy and Multimodality to Develop Metaliterate Producers, with Tom Mackey. Prestige Lecture, North West University, South Africa, August 17, 2023.

Open Pedagogy and Metaliteracy, with Tom Mackey. Prestige Lecture, North West University, South Africa, March 8, 2022.

Metaliteracy and its Role in Self-Directed Learning, with Tom Mackey. Prestige Lecture, North West University, South Africa, February 11, 2022.

Embedding Metaliteracy in Learning Design to Advance Metacognitive Thinking: From OER to MOOCs, with Tom Mackey. European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), September 23, 2021.

Scaffolding Student Learning: The Role of Metaliteracy in Open Pedagogy, CIT: Conference on Instruction and Technology, SUNY Online, May 24, 2021. 

Enhancing Student Engagement Through Scaffolded Non-Disposable Assignments, Open Education Week 2021, SUNY, March 2, 2021. I was delighted to be joined in this presentation by two of my students, Julian L. O'Leary and Myles J. Pressil.  

Metaliteracy: Engaging Students Through Assessment as Learning was the title of a keynote address I gave with Tom Mackey for the 4th National Meeting of Information Competencies sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico on February 11, 2021. This presentation focused on ways to engage students in learning with metaliteracy, open learning, and assessment as learning.

Preparing Metaliterate Learners for the College Environment with SUNY's iSucceed College Success Course, Learning with Innovative Technology, Virtual. July 10, 2020. This presentation was with Thomas P. Mackey and Kelsey L. O'Brien. 

On May 10, 2020, I presented with Tom Mackey at the Conference on Learning Information Literacy Across the Globe in Frankfurt am Main.  Our presentation was Developing Metaliterate Citizens: Designing and Delivering Enhanced Global Learning Opportunities (Kelsey O'Brien was also an author on the paper).

With  Mackey, Thomas P. (Presenter & Author), New Jersey Teaching with Technology Showcase, Teaching Metaliteracy as a Vital Literacy for Today’s Digital World, NJ EdgeCon, Web. (April 24, 2020). Invited work.

Jacobson, Trudi E., WikiConference North America, Developing Ethical, Responsible, and Reliable Information Producers, Wikimedia Foundation, Cambridge, MA. (November 10, 2019). 

Wikipedia's Role in Developing Metaliterate Citizens, Wikimania 2019, Wikimedia Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden.August 18, 2019. 

Education & Libraries: Opportunities Explored, Wikimania 2019, (Panelist), Wikimedia Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden. August 17, 2019. 

Creating Shareable Knowledge: Exploring the Synergy between Metaliteracy and Open Pedagogy, International Conference on Information Literacy, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. (September 26, 2019). Invited work.

Jacobson, Trudi E. (Presenter & Author), Mackey, Thomas P., International Conference on Information Literacy, "Applying Metaliteracy in Teaching and Learning Practices," North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. (September 25, 2019). Invited work.

Jacobson, Trudi E. (Presenter & Author), Mackey, Thomas P. (Presenter & Author), UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER, "Integrating Metaliteracy and Information Literacy into Teaching and Learning," North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. (September 20, 2019). Invited work.

Mackey, Thomas P. (Presenter & Author), Jacobson, Trudi E. (Presenter & Author), UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER, "Applying Open Educational Practices to Develop Active Metaliterate Learners," North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. (September 19, 2019). Invited work.

Mackey, Thomas P. (Presenter & Author), Jacobson, Trudi E. (Presenter & Author), UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER, "Prestige Lecture: Exploring the Foundation of Metaliteracy in Theory and Practice," North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. (September 19, 2019). Invited work.

I gave the keynote address at the University of Georgia GIL User Group Meeting in Athens, GA in May, 2018. It was entitled The Value of a Growth Mindset Whilst Deluged by Information. This topic was rather outside those I usually present about, and it was really fun to work on.

ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: The Development and the Potential. Presented with Craig Gibson for the Open Learning Connectivist MOOC, February 2018.

Metaliteracy: Reflective and Empowered Lifelong Learning. Presented with Tom Mackey at the ELES 2017 conference in Guadalajara Mexico, November 2017.

Metaliteracy and the Participatory Role of Learners in Today's Social Media Environment. Presented with Tom Mackey at the GenEd Faculty Assembly at Temple University, August 2017.

Metaliteracy as an Empowering Model for Teaching Mobile and Social Learners. Online presentation with Tom Mackey as part of the University of Puerto Rico's Mobile Learning Week, March 2017.