In the In Vino Fabulum podcast, episode no. 10 we are joined by Kelee Pacion (@saguaromelee) who works as a librarian in the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. Her background is in STEM instruction, information literacy, and instructional design. She is the library liaison to Molecular Biology and Genetics, Neurobiology and Behavior, Microbiology, and the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs. Her primary focus as the instruction coordinator is on curriculum mapping, instruction planning, and working with Wikipedia as a means of teaching applied communication skills.
Show Notes
Kelee Pacion (
@saguaromelee) works as a librarian in the
Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. Her background is in STEM instruction, information literacy, and instructional design. She is the library liaison to Molecular Biology and Genetics, Neurobiology and Behavior, Microbiology, and the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs. Her primary focus as the instruction coordinator is on curriculum mapping, instruction planning, and working with
Wikipedia as a means of teaching applied communication skills.
Kelee did her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biosciences at Arizona State University. Her first master’s in Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University, her second master’s in Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona, and is currently working on a third master degree in public administration with a focus on science communication and policy. She is a self-proclaimed “life-long learner” who loves to collect masters degrees and be engaged in the education process. Here is
more about her MPA degree program at Cornell University. Connect with her and learn more about her work here:
“Authority is constructed and contextual.”
“The fact that I’m writing for Wikipedia has more meaning for me. The fact that I’m going to get out there and communicate with more people, than if I wrote an academic paper.” ~Student Using Wikipedia for Education
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“So why say don’t use it? Just teach people how to use it correctly, and then they can use it as a launch point.” ~Kelee’s advice for Wikipedia as a starting point for research for higher ed learners.
About Wikipedia in the news:
Favorite drink = beer! Belgium style, pilsners, lagers, IPAs, pale ales, & session ales!
As more of a craft beer drinker, so her go-to breweries nearby are:
Notable story and reads:
Fan of science fiction!
How do we select and use text for education and learning? Who decides about the knowledge that is shared?
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