https://www.kellywiggains.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2024-06-27 https://www.kellywiggains.com/testimonials/2024/6/27/2stnyfgrahdrmf7c7h563r7vo91iu8 monthly 0.5 2024-06-27 https://www.kellywiggains.com/testimonials/2020/3/18/anastasia-yecke-gude monthly 0.5 2024-03-13 https://www.kellywiggains.com/testimonials/2018/8/6/emma-brown-testimonial monthly 0.5 2020-03-18 https://www.kellywiggains.com/testimonials/2018/5/19/tiffany-brooks-testimonial monthly 0.5 2018-05-19 https://www.kellywiggains.com/testimonials/2018/5/19/ron-clarkson-testimonial monthly 0.5 2018-08-06 https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log daily 0.75 2024-07-22 https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/22/practicum-log-28-practicum-summary monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/fab29158-5c26-4b52-ab45-cd0bc772a8cf/IMG_9710.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #28: Practicum Summary - Make it stand out A view of my walk to the Smith Library Center at Southwestern University. I’ve had a great practicum experience. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/22/practicum-log-27-shadow-day-at-cedar-park-public-library monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/ec88a676-8c53-4df2-9953-234cc5564e02/IMG_9748.jpg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #27: Shadow Day at Cedar Park Public Library - Make it stand out Mrs. Jane leading the toddler group in a song at the Cedar Park Public library. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/16/practicum-log-25-last-shift-at-southwestern monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/f5fdd233-8b56-4726-ab7f-0572ca58b250/IMG_9742.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #26: Last Shift at Southwestern - Make it stand out Megan Firestone gave me this lovely print of Southwestern’s campus as a parting gift for my last day at Southwestern University. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/16/practicum-log-25-birthday-lunches-and-behind-the-scenes monthly 0.5 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/cb5ede9a-5e05-4f32-af61-4444a7e8974a/IMG_9743.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #25: Birthday Lunches and Behind-the-Scenes - Make it stand out This is the Herman Melville Alcove in the Smith Library Center, dedicated to all things Herman Melville and Moby Dick. The SLC’s distinctive collections has an original letter written by Herman Melville! https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/16/practicum-log-24-escape-game-updates monthly 0.5 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/9895e2d0-6139-44bc-94ae-b7279d1c643e/IMG_9710.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #24: Escape Game Updates - Make it stand out This is the view from the walk I make to the library every day. I love the old trees on the Southwestern Campus! https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/16/practicum-log-23-direct-instruction-presentation monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/725b0bd4-2900-413d-b3a4-60689ee9a858/IMG_9712.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #23: Direct Instruction Presentation - Make it stand out My supervisor, Emily Thorpe, had to take a sick day today, and the staff was in a meeting with the new director for a couple of hours. I worked on a direct instruction presentation to go with the primary source video I created. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/15/practicum-log-22-information-literacy-and-primary-source-instruction monthly 0.5 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/5fe9ed50-27ff-4814-94bb-397aa7a547fe/IMG_9709.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #22: Information Literacy and Primary Source Instruction - Make it stand out Emily Thorpe and I worked on adding links and content to this Information Literacy Game for incoming students at Southwestern University. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/5/practicum-log-21-interview-and-gpl-tour monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/9f305ddc-ad02-478e-9b2c-5ce76e0fecbe/327170981_758170065649299_6083774079377559052_n.jpg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #21: Interview and GPL Tour - Make it stand out After a shift with Southwestern, I went to my local public library in Georgetown. It’s my favorite place outside of my own home. I took a behind the scenes tour and attended a collections meeting. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/5/interview-with-supervisor monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/c909668b-ed30-4caa-b670-5be86eeb2b2e/WebhighRes_EmilyThorpe_240214_001.jpg Practicum Log - Interview with Supervisor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/5/practicum-log-20-accessioning-and-deaccessioning monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/be1b29e5-7595-446a-8bd6-098c166d3d59/IMG_9620.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #20: Accessioning and Deaccessioning - Make it stand out I worked on moving archival boxes back to their shelves in this collection room for most of the shift again today. We finished all of the pallets and began organizing all of the files by box number onto their rightful place. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/5/practicum-log-19-working-in-archives monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/25637010-7cee-4095-b70b-643a79b1ae82/IMG_9619.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #19: Working in Archives - Make it stand out This is the collection room where I worked most of my shift today. The available staff, a student worker, and I all helped Megan move archive boxes back home. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/7/5/practicum-log-18-presentations-and-cleaning monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/1b522d62-99d8-4b3e-80c0-3e4bdc95176e/IMG_9609.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #18: Presentations and Cleaning - Make it stand out Southwestern’s Distinctive Collections is at the end of a long renovation. Their collection has been in storage and piled throughout the staff spaces of the rest of the library for about 18 months. The reading room is in the last stages of renovation before setting everything to rights again. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/28/practicum-log-17-final-day-of-upward-bound monthly 0.5 2024-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/c0f2bb41-f329-453e-aeb1-71c207fd27ff/IMG_9600.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #17: Final Day of Upward Bound - Make it stand out Megan Firestone, head of Distinctive Collections at Southwestern University, shows Upward Bound Students the library’s copy of The Gradual, a 15th century Spanish book of music, hand painted on parchment and wood. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/28/practicum-log-16-upward-bound-amp-video-recording monthly 0.5 2024-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/83767a49-6d4a-4232-9858-2ff40c9e748d/IMG_9594.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #16: Upward Bound & Video Recording - Make it stand out The Upward Bound Students we hosted at the library kept working on their journals today after researching for their cuneiform project. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/27/practicum-log-15-upward-bound-maker-space-lab monthly 0.5 2024-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/c8895a15-b9c4-4aef-8082-ea6e5d636557/IMG_9592.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #15: Upward Bound Maker Space Lab - Make it stand out Our students from Upward Bound for the week. They got to make their own junk journals from Little Golden Books. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/21/practicum-log-14-script-editing-and-upward-bound-planning monthly 0.5 2024-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/b73fbff2-0b17-4aae-8822-a647dae68349/IMG_9575.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #14: Script Editing and Upward Bound Planning - Make it stand out A view of campus on my way to the library today. The campus is undergoing construction in several places, including the library’s distinctive collection wing. Southwestern is also hosting Sprog Orientation (A “sprog” is a term used for a new pirate. Who knew?), so students are touring campus this week. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/21/practicum-log-13-video-editing monthly 0.5 2024-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/687ccbf1-53af-4e64-88cc-34a19da25e24/IMG_9559+2.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #13: Video Editing - Make it stand out I used this image of the library learning commons area for an instructional video I’m creating on how to use primary sources effectively. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/19/practicum-log-12-primary-source-video-creation monthly 0.5 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/99a19cad-0c0d-4061-939c-3e5c87f1a767/IMG_9545.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #12: Primary Source Video Creation - Make it stand out I worked in Emily Thorpe’s office today while she worked from home. Katherine Hooker (next door) and I did some more planning on primary source instruction. I started working on a video to use for asynchronous instruction and then got Katherine to provide feedback for me. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/19/practicum-log-11-primary-source-instruction-planning monthly 0.5 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/073b14d4-5c29-4421-a4e0-294fcdf3900a/IMG_9546.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #11: Primary Source Instruction Planning - Make it stand out I’m back on campus at Southwestern University. This is one of their book displays, currently showcases authors of color and books that celebrate diversity. I spent time in planning meetings today! https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/19/vr808u2amzdjhjqobjfoq2hy8unr0k monthly 0.5 2024-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/1718817663634-VZNNK6XMX5R40M7K23MH/IMG_9522.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log # 10: Generative AI and Ethical Practices - Make it stand out Today, I continued work from home on Generative AI. This is an example of the tech industry not being honest and transparent about AI’s capabilities. Students need to be aware that new technology is not always reliable. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/19/practicum-log-9-generative-ai-instructional-design monthly 0.5 2024-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/ae74828d-b579-4505-828f-9b24fab6515e/IMG_9551.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #9: Generative AI Instructional Design - Make it stand out In developing an instructional module on generative AI, I have been researching other instructional modules for inspiration and for sources. This subject is rather daunting for me as I try to wrap my head around it and around what advice and instruction would most benefit the library staff and students. I’m researching high school and middle school curriculum on the subject to help me with the foundations. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/19/practicum-log-8-bob-ross-party-invitation monthly 0.5 2024-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/d4d5983a-b5df-4155-a094-2ce1a09c0cac/IMG_9513.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #8: Bob Ross Party Invitation - Make it stand out This is the layout of a Bob Ross Birthday Party event that the library will host on October 29th. The library staff created a list of low cost community outreach events that would be fun and engaging but inexpensive on the budget and low maintenance on the staff. The Bob Ross party will have a mini canvas painting station and a cookie decoration station set up for students to come and go throughout the day. I made flyers for this event and for another event “Paws and Pages.” https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/19/practicum-log-7-summer-to-do-list monthly 0.5 2024-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/256a734a-b2bf-4ac5-8785-71081c511620/IMG_9550.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #7: Summer To Do List - Make it stand out This is my list of to-dos assigned by my mentor, Emily Thorpe. She works from home on Tuesdays during the summer, so I did, too. I worked on brainstorming ideas for how to spend extra budget money, book display ideas for next year, program designs for the fall, adding to Google Slides and Canva for an information literacy escape game, and looking up swag vendors. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/10/practicum-log-6-fall-planning monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/6cd46882-6736-4890-9c40-613b5ac0ef07/IMG_9508.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #6: Fall Planning - Make it stand out Research Instruction Librarians Katherine Hooker and Emily Thorpe, my supervisor, in an information literacy instruction planning meeting. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/7/practicum-log-6-generative-ai monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/dfb89a8d-e17a-4216-95c2-b1a806abb772/Screenshot+2024-06-07+at+2.58.45%E2%80%AFPM.png Practicum Log - Practicum Log #5: Generative AI (Continued) - Make it stand out I watched this YouTube series on how AI works and how to use it in the classroom. It provided practical tools for AI policies and for using AI effectively. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/6/3/practicum-log-4-generative-ai-research monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/5f9f838d-5493-4ed3-9da0-f88ee92cc76d/Generative+AI+in+a+Nutshell.jpeg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #4: Generative AI Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/2024/5/30/practicum-log-3-libguides-continued monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/12e80f8f-2a74-414a-a86b-69e605f7daec/IMG_9461.jpg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #3: LibGuides Continued - Make it stand out This is where I spent most of my time today. I designed banners in Canva, uploaded them to the LibApps Image Manager, and then added them to the LibApps page for each course. I enjoy this kind of design work in the back end, and then I worked on adding resources for students. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/blog-post-title-two-9pg7f monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/ce962ec0-263d-4a73-9d5b-a95d4d9a4ded/IMG_9456+2.jpg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #2: LibGuide Creation - Make it stand out This is the LibGuide I created during my shift for a course called Roadside America. I gained experience in using the backend of LibApps and working with content provided by university professors to create resources for the students taking this particular seminar. https://www.kellywiggains.com/practicum-log/blog-post-title-one-8hnj2 monthly 0.5 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a862fceccc5c5c69b039c11/1716928341286-UMPTPPPO7HBY9HJZ3ZOM/IMG_9457.jpg Practicum Log - Practicum Log #1: Initial Meeting - Make it stand out My notes from my meeting with Emily Thorpe. We made goals for my practicum and listed out areas where I would like further instruction. 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