Yi Ding, Online Instructional Design Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, create, and assess digital learning objects including tutorials, learning modules, guides, and technologically enhanced instructional materials for inclusion within the university's learning management system
• Design, plan, and deliver information literacy instruction and reference services at the Oviatt Library
• Lead the CSUN Affordable Learning $olutions Working Group to raise awareness of openeducational resources and decrease the textbook cost for students 
• Act as a subject specialist for kinesiology, library science, and civic engagement to provide instruction and outreach to students and faculty

 

Professional Interests

• Diversity (International patrons, patrons with mental and physical disabilities)
• User experience design & Universal design
• Emerging technologies & e-Learning

 

Courses & Guides

Fall 2018:

• Kinesiology Subject Guide
• ENGL 113: Approaches to University Writing

 

Spring 2018:

• COMP 100: Computers: Their Impact and Use
• Kinesiology Subject Guide
• ENGL 113: Approaches to University Writing

 

Fall 2017:

• CCE 200: Introduction to Civic and Community Engagement
• COMP 100: Computers: Their Impact and Use

 

Current and Previous Projects

• Affordable Learning $olutions
• Information Literacy Modules in Canvas
• Universal Design and Accessibility in Learning Management System
• Trello Page on Best Practices in Online Instruction
• Embedding Library Resources into Canvas Courses
• Library Resources for Faculty

 

Publications and Presentations

• (Accepted) Presentation, QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference and Exhibition November 2018
  • with Ahmed Alwan, M. Rassibi “A Proactive Approach to Academic Integrity with International Students in Higher Education”
• (Accepted) Presentation, LITA (Library and Information Technology Association Forum) November 2018
  • with M. Rassibi “Building a More Inclusive LMS Environment”
• Presentation, LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Conference August 2018 “If Only I Had Time!’ Pro-tips for Efficiently Making Web Content Accessible”
• Presentation, Peking University Digital Humanities Forum June 2018 “Is Creative Commons a Panacea for Managing Digital Humanities Intellectual Property Rights?”
• Presentation, CCLI (California Conference on Library Instruction) June 2018
  • with J. Johnson & M. Rassibi “Reorganizing Digital Learning Objects for Student Success”
• Presentation, CARL (California Academic & Research Libraries) Conference April 2018
  • with M. Rassibi “Using LMS to Improve the Access, Equity, and Quality of Information Literacy: A Collaborative Strategy”
• Poster, CIES (Comparative and International Education Symposium) March 2018
  • with J. Gu “Improving Access, Equity, and Quality of the Information Literacy Education in the US: A Chinese Perspective”
• Lightning Talk, LITA (Library and Information Technology Association Forum) November 2017 “Improving US Information Literacy Education for Chinese International Students: A Value-Oriented Approach

 

Education

• Master of Library & Information Science  |  Graduate Certificate of Digital Humanities
  Department of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
   
• Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
  Wesleyan University

• Undergraduate study, Chinese Language and Literature
  Nanjing University