interim Assistant Dean of Engaged Learning and Research
University of Rochester
Kimberly Davies Hoffman currently serves as the University of Rochester’s interim assistant dean of Engaged Learning & Research at the River Campus Libraries. With interests in engaging pedagogy, instructional design, assessment, and creating professional development opportunities, she has been a founding member for programs like LILAC (Library Instruction Leadership Academy), the 3Ts (Transliteracy, Technology, and Teaching), RYSAG (Rochester Young Scholars Academy at Geneseo), and now COPALI (Communities of Practice for the Advancement of Library Instruction). Other recent projects include the development and management of several experiential learning programs at the River Campus Libraries, past participation and leadership in the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute, a grant-based digital collection of case studies highlighting faculty’s teaching with technology (DigITaL: Digital Ideas in Teaching and Learning), and an openly published book titled Open Pedagogy Approaches: Faculty, Library, and Student Collaborations. The book aims to highlight faculty-library collaborations in adopting open educational practices. Kimberly earned her MLS at the University at Buffalo and a BA in French and international relations at the University of New Hampshire.
Transforming student “library work” to “real world” learning experiences
Saturday, January 20, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm EST