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Megan Dempsey, Instructional Services Librarian

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Conference Presentations 2017 - Present

Where do we go next with OER?
NJ Academic Libraries Conference Roundtable, 1/16/23
Automatic textbook billing: An offer students can't refuse?
Vitez, K., Dempsey, M., Erikson-Kulas, R., Nagle, C., Sengstaken, N., Williamson, D. & Zhang, W. (2020). Presented at OpenEd20, Virtual.
The library is open: Starting advocacy conversations to grow OER on campus
Dempsey, M., Nann, A., Vitez, K. (2019). Presented at 2019 ACRL Conference, Cleveland, OH
If you build it, will they come? Grassroots growth of an OER program
Dempsey, M. (2019). Presented at NJ OER Summit, Raritan Valley Community College, NJ
OER initiatives across NJ
Fallon, G. & Dempsey, M. (2019). Presented at NJ OER Summit, Raritan Valley Community College, NJ
VALE and Open Textbook Network: Supporting libraries' OER efforts
Hoang, A. & Dempsey, M. (2019). Presented at 2019 VALE/ACRL-NJ/NJLA-CUS Users’ Conference, Rutgers University, NJ
Show me the money! How OER publishing works
Dempsey, M. (2019). Poster presented at 2019 VALE/ACRL-NJ/NJLA-CUS Users’ Conference, Rutgers University, NJ
Educate freely with Open Educational Resources
Dempsey, M. & Nann, A. (2018). Presented at NJLA Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ
Evaluating real-world information: Helping students think critically
Dempsey, M. (2018) Presented for pre-conference workshop at NJLA Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ
Addressing textbook costs together
Hoang, A. & Dempsey, M. (2018). Presented at PCCC OER Showcase, Passaic County CC, NJ
Changing the library: Re-envisioning ourselves with Libguides
Dempsey, M. and Valenti, A. (2017). Presented at VALE/NJ ACRL/NJLA CUS Eighteenth Annual Users' Conference, Rutgers University, NJ
Fake news, misinformation and propaganda: Thinking critically about online news
Dempsey, M. (2017). Presented at NJ Coalition for Financial Education Financial Literacy Symposium, Raritan Valley Community College, NJ

Conference Presentations, 2010-2016

Weiner, N., DaCosta, J. & Dempsey, M. (2010). The Survey Says…Results of the VALE SIL Information Literacy Survey. Presented at 11^th Annual VALE/NJ ACRL/NJLA CUS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Bloom, B. & Dempsey, M. (2011, January). Connecting with the Curricula: Infusing Information Literacy in Classroom Content. Presentation at 12^th VALE/NJ ACRL/NJLA CUS Annual Users’ Conference, Rutgers.
Dempsey, M., Darkenwald-Decola, J., and Peterson, N. (2012, April). Information Literacy Inside: Bringing the Research Experience to Students in a Correctional Facility. Lightening Talk presented at ACRL Virtual Institute. Available at http://www.learningtimes.net/svi2012/asynchronous-lightning-talks/#7
Morris, M. & Dempsey, M. (2012). HiTech Curious to TechnoSavvy: Technology Training by Faculty for Faculty. Presented at Innovations 2012, Philadelphia, PA.
Dempsey, M., Valenti, A., Fritz, J.M., and Montet, M. (2012, May). Creative collaborations: Faculty and librarian partnerships to improve student success. Presented at 2013 Faculty of the Future Conference. Bucks County Community College, PA.
Dempsey, M. (2013, January). Easy and Effective Classroom Management for Everyone. Presented at 14th Annual VALE / NJ ACRL / NJLA CUS Users' Conference. Rutgers.
Dempsey, M. (2013, January). The Value of Learning Objectives for Librarians and Users. Poster presented at 14th Annual VALE / NJ ACRL / NJLA CUS Users' Conference. Rutgers.
Dempsey, M. & Valenti, A. (2012, September). buILd their skILls: Assignments and Assessments to Encourage Information Literacy. Presented at RVCC Faculty Development. Prezi available at http://tinyurl.com/mozo5md
Dempsey, M. (2014, August). Engaging F2F and Online Learners with Information Literacy Learning Objects. Presented at Engaging Learners in the 21^st Century. Mercer County Community College.
Dempsey, M. (2014, January). Consistency in Your Corner: A Common Handout for Information Literacy Instruction. Poster presented at 15th Annual VALE / NJ ACRL / NJLA CUS Users' Conference. Rutgers.
Dempsey, M. (2014). More Than a Jester: Dorothy Parker’s Use of the Magazine Market for Social Criticism. Presented at Student Research Symposium. Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
Dempsey, M. and Valenti, A. (2015). Student Use of Limiters and Keywords in Web-Scale Discovery Searching. 2015 NJLA Annual Conference. Long Branch, NJ.
Dempsey, M., Valenti, A., Piekart, A. (2015). On the EDGE of Their Seats: How to Give Amazing Presentations. 2015 NJLA Annual Conference. Long Branch, NJ.
Dempsey, M. (2015). How to Host an Edible Books Festival. Poster presented at 2015 NJLA Annual Conference. Long Branch, NJ.
Dempsey, M. (2015). The Art of Engagement: Gathering the tools for one-shot masterpieces. Conference Workshop presented at SUNYLA 2015: The Art of Librarianship, Purchase College, June 5, 2015.
Dempsey, M. (2016). Controlled chaos: Energizing your instruction with active learning. Break-out session presented at VALE / NJ ACRL / NJLA CUS Seventeenth Annual Users' Conference, Rutgers University.