Yi Ding, Online Instruction Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate the creation and maintenance of digital learning objects and open educational resources on information literacy to support student learning
  • Current projects：
    • Library Research Toolkit
    • Embedding Library Resources to Canvas
• Coordinate the CSUN Affordable Learning $olutions (AL$) team to apply for and manage AL$ funding, organize campus outreach and educational events, and spearhead other initiatives to reduce the cost of textbooks in support of student success
  • Current projects:
    • 2019 AL$ Recognition Event: Million Dollar Showcase: Affordable Learning in Action
• Act as a subject specialist for Library Science, Civic and Community Engagement, and Kinesiology to provide collection development and instruction support

 

Courses & Guides

• Kinesiology Subject Guide
• ENGL 113: Approaches to University Writing
• CCE 200: Introduction to Civic and Community Engagement

 

Publications 

• (Accepted) Book Chapter for Envisioning the Framework: A Graphic Guide to Information Literacy
  • with Bessie Karras-Lazaris “Design method as pedagogy: Mapping a culturally-responsive information literacy journey for international students”
• (In Print) Book Review for LOEX Quarterly “Book Review: 100 Things Every Presenter Needs to Know about People”
• (In Print) Book Chapter for Academic Library Services for Graduate Students: Supporting Future Academics and Professionals
  • with M. Rassibi “Empowering Graduate Students as Distance Learners: Access, Relevance, and Success”
• Peer-reviewed Article for ITAL (Information Technology and Libraries) Journal September 2019 “Is Creative Commons a Panacea for Managing Digital Humanities Intellectual Property Rights?”

 

Presentations

• Panelist, ALA Annual Current Issues Discussion Panel June 2019 “Challenging Deficit Thinking in Academic Libraries: Ideas and Applications”
• Presentation, World IA (Information Architecture) Day February 2019 “‘Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment, Universal Design for Learning”
• 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”
• 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