SILA LOTT
Florida State
My Resume
LIBRARIAN | INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER | PEER REVIEWER
Experienced Faculty with a demonstrated history of working in higher education. Skilled in Information Literacy instruction, Instructor of 1-credit course LIS2004, offers Liaison and student services through Embedded Librarianship, Reference and virtual services. Additionally skilled in Instructional Design. An information professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Library & Information Studies, Professional Certificate in Reference Services, and currently pursuing a Masters in Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies and Professional Certificate in Online Instructional Development from Florida State University.
“I have worked closely with Sila on many projects since she began her tenure and have seen first-hand the quality student resources she creates, the good rapport she develops with students, and the excellent faculty support materials she designs.”
- Brenda Reid, Chair of English Department
Tallahassee Community College, 2018
WORK EXPERIENCE
2016-Present
Faculty Librarian. Tallahassee Community College.
• Develop collegial relationships with discipline faculty/admin in English, Foreign Languages, Humanities & Speech
• Offer one‐on‐one research consultations for faculty and students
• Collaborate with faculty library team in collection management and development
• Create instructional support materials in a variety of forms: Canvas, web guides, tutorials, etc
• Instruct and assist patrons in finding, evaluating, organizing and documenting information
• Participate in strategic planning, assessment, and special projects as needed
• Serve on library/campus committees, projects, and other collaborative initiatives as appropriate.
• Provide course‐integrated information literacy instruction
• Facilitate the integration of information literacy across the curriculum
• Teach credit courses in traditional and online formats
• Participate in TCC Library’s Instruction Program
• Provide virtual reference services via email and the statewide chat, Ask a Librarian
2020-Present
Instructional Designer Intern. Tallahassee Community College.
•Guide faculty in the use of best practices for course design and development
•Develop training materials and online lessons on innovative instructional technologies
•Conduct workshops on innovative instructional technologies or authoring tools
•Develop courses through the Canvas Learning Management System
•Peer review courses per Quality Matters standards
•Apply accessibility guidelines to online course content
•Supplement online resources through research
•Replace online resources to Open Educational Resources
•Utilize instructional software and platforms for tutorial / educational / training development
e.g. – VidGrid, Articulate 360, Camtasia
•Edit / proofread documentation
•Provide feedback through experience in the Instructional & Learning Systems program at Florida State
•Attend staff meetings, as requested.
2015-2016
Reference Library Associate. Florida State University.
• Offer in-depth information and educational services to students, faculty, staff, and other library users
• Provide information literacy instruction to undergraduate classes
• Collaborate and develop a digital research tool to assist in undergraduate information literacy
• Instruct touring CARE students on library technologies and services
• Conduct collaborative research study to assess reference desk services
• Answer reference inquiries in-person and virtually
• Assist patrons with circulation and technology
• Participate in weekly training of library services
• Write a weekly report of experiences, inquiries, and questions
• Promote library in outreach efforts
2010-2013
Reference Librarian Assistant and Peer Leader. Florida State University.
• Supervised part time staff at the unergraduate commons service desks
• Provided research consultations to graduate and undergraduate students
• Provided information literacy instruction to touring undergraduate classes
• Helped create video tutorials for web and for staff training
• Developed staff training manuals and resources for the reference department
• Created a LibGuide to instruct staff members in reference
• Provided reference and research assistance face to face and in virtual environments
• Worked at an integrated service desk providing circulation, reference, outreach and media services
• Used ALEPH for basic and complex tasks: circulation, backdating, new patron records, troubleshooting patron accounts
MS, Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies, Florida State University
EDUCATION
2018-2020
2013-2015
MS, Library and Information Studies, Florida State University
BA, English Literature & Psychology, Florida State University
2009-2013
CERTIFICATION
May 2020
Jan 2020
Quality Matters Peer Reviewer, Maryland Online Inc.
Reference Services, Florida State University
Dec. 2015
Online Instructional Development, Florida State University
POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
(2017, May)
Lott, S.; Strayhorn, N.; Williams; G. Poster Presentation at Medical Library Association, Seattle, WA.
Topic: Internet-based intervention tailored to share health information on perinatal depression. Utilizing a live chat and resource libraries on various topics including nutrition and lactation. Designed to help students who are mothers.
(2016, December)
Research Help Now: An Easy to Navigate Reference Tool.
Lott, S.; Bailey, J. Webinar Presentation for Lyrasis 2nd Friday Series. http://lyrasisnow.org/happy-holidays-to-lyrasis-members/ Topic: An online tool developed to meet student research needs. This presentation covers the identified research need, the process of development, the tools’ limitations, and impact. Wireframes and a live prototype are included.
(2016, March)
Research Help Now: Web and Mobile Research Tool.
Lott, S.; Bailey, J.; Cram, D. & Rahaman, T. Presentation at the FLA CyberZone Conference, Daytona, FL. Topic: Interactive research tool designed to meet digital native needs by maximizing the user's experience through simple, quick, and easy access to the library's resources in a one-stop web interface, and a user-friendly mobile interface.
A Collaborative Development of Internet-based eHealth Intervention for Perinatal Depression.
(2017, August)
MLA Workshop.
Lott, S.; Casey, A. Topic: By the end of this presentation, students will be able to create in-text and works cited citations, format an MLA paper, understand “containers” and the MLA 8 core elements, and be able to follow up for more information.