Digital Tattoo: A Students as Partners Digital Literacy Initiative

In this webinar, librarians from University of British Columbia and University of Toronto will discuss the Digital Tattoo (DT) - a cross-institutional digital identity literacy initiative that employs a student as partners (SaP) model. They will discuss the project’s ethos and how this project is shaped in partnership with students and other academic community stakeholders. Following the presentation attendees will connect in small groups with members of the Digital Tattoo project for a collaborative exploration of the opportunities, affordances, and considerations in co-constructing digital literacy initiatives with students.

DAY: Thursday, November 14, 2024 
TIME: 12pm EST/ 5pm GMT/ 1030pm IST
LOCATION: Register here for the webinar series.
 

Featured Presenters

Kathleen Scheaffer (she/her) is the Strategic Initiatives and Liaison Librarian at University of Toronto Mississauga Library.  Collaboratively with UBC team members, Kathleen also serves as a Digital Tattoo (DT) Strategic Co-Lead. At the forefront of all her endeavors is her commitment to establishing and reinforcing strong relationships with ourselves, each other, ideas, and possibilities within and beyond the walls of the University.

Alex Kuskowski (she/her) is a Learning Services Librarian at the University of British Columbia. Her role centres on the implementation and assessment of learning support programs and services including community building, digital literacy and library literacy. She serves as a Digital Tattoo (DT) Strategic Co-Lead.

Emma Cornelius (she/her/hers) is a recent MLIS graduate from the University of British Columbia. She has spent the past year serving as a Digital Tattoo Strategic Co-Lead as part of a one-year contract as Learning Services Librarian at the University of British Columbia. Emma is passionate about critical information literacy and student engagement, online and offline. 
 

ABOUT THE WEBINAR SERIES: 
The Leading from the Library Series explores the unique role that librarians and library workers can play in leading digital and media literacy programs. What unique ‘flavors’ do libraries bring to digital and media literacy learning? What creative solutions are librarians exploring to engage learners? And (how) is AI shaping the conversation about literacy in libraries?

Across the series, we’ll explore a range of opportunities and challenges for librarians who are leading or hoping to lead digital literacy initiatives, including how to get started, partnering with learner-leaders, identifying partners, and more.

Please get in touch with us if you would like to share your work in this series. 
Julia Feerrar, Webinar Series Manager | feerrar@vt.edu