Name: Making Waves with Zines: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration for Creative Research Assignments
Start: 2026-05-09T08:50:00-0400
End: 2026-05-09T09:40:00-0400

Making Waves with Zines: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration for Creative Research Assignments

Saturday May 9, 2026 8:50am - 9:40am EDT

Main Salon C

Dive into a creative approach to research and collaboration! This session explores how faculty and librarians partnered to complement group projects by replacing or supplementing typical research papers with research-based zines, fostering student engagement with an experiential learning technique aligned with the Universal Design for Learning guidelines. Participants will see examples of student-created zines, learn strategies for designing assignments, hear faculty and student feedback, and discuss how this format encourages critical thinking and creativity. We will also share our plans for the next steps on the horizon for this project. Whether you're curious about zines in your instruction or seeking innovative ways to collaborate across disciplines, this session offers practical insights and inspiration for making waves in your teaching and outreach.

Participants will:
1. Analyze the benefits and challenges of replacing traditional papers with zines in research-based assignments.
2. Design a collaborative assignment that integrates zine creation into class projects.
3. Evaluate strategies for fostering creativity and critical thinking through faculty-librarian partnerships.

Speakers

Nicole Burchfield

Experiential Learning Librarian, Texas A&M University

After 20 years of service in public libraries working mostly with children and teens I transitioned into an academic library as an instruction librarian. As a typical librarian, I am a lifelong learner and have enjoyed learning all the new things about my position. I worked specifically... Read More →