Ms. Tamsin Bolton Bacon is Associate University Librarian at the University of Windsor. She holds a BA (Hons) from Mount Allison University and an MLIS from McGill University. She has expertise in information literacy curriculum integration, theory and practice of peer mentorship and enhancing the first-year experience in Higher Education. She is also Coordinator of and Instructor in the Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) Mentorship Program and a past Coordinator of the Aeronautics Leadership program at the University of Windsor. Co-author of several scholarly publications on information literacy, peer mentorship and the FAHSS Mentor Program, including a Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario funded report entitled "Evaluating the Effects of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Mentor Program".
Pugliese, T., Bolton, T., Jones, G., Roma, G., Cipkar, S. & Rabie, R. (2015). Evaluating the effects of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Mentor Program. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.
Pugliese, T., Bolton, T., Mogyorody, V., Singleton-Jackson, J., Nelson, R., & Johnson, R.H. (2012) Integrating peer mentors into first-year course design. In T. Smith (Ed.), Undergraduate curricular peer mentoring programs: Perspectives on innovation by faculty, staff, and students (pp. 67-80). Lexington, MA : Lexington Books.
Bolton, T., Pugliese, T., Singleton-Jackson, J. (2009). Advancing the promotion of information literacy through librarian-faculty collaboration and peer-led learning. Communications in Information Literacy, 3(1), 20-30.
Bolton, T. (2004) Research Problem: Who are the competitors and researchers in the voice recognition software industry? In C. Vibert (Ed.) Introduction to online competitive intelligence research. South-Western Educational Publishing.
Bolton-Bacon, T., Pugliese, T., Mulcaster, A., & Auer, M. (2022, June 7-10). The Online pivot: Reflections on virtual mentorship in undergraduate education [Conference presentation]. STLHE Conference 2022, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Medved, T., Bacarro, S., Pugliese, T., & Bolton, T. (2011, May 19-20). Mentors speak: Experiences of peer-led learning from the perspective of peer mentors [Conference presentation]. Fifth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Bolton, T. (2011, April 18-20). Students helping students: a peer-led learning model with an information literacy focus [Conference presentation]. Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), London, England.
Bolton, T., Pugliese, T. (2010, June 23-26). Peer Mentorship in the Disciplines [Conference presentation]. STLHE Conference 2010, Toronto ON, Canada.
Pugliese, T., Bolton, T., & Mogyorody, V. (2008, June 18-21). Crossing Barriers: A Case Study in Peer-Led Learning and Librarian-Faculty Collaboration [Conference presentation]. STLHE Conference 2008, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Bolton, T., Pugliese, T. (2008, May 14-16). Crossing barriers: A case study in peer-led learning and librarian-faculty collaboration [Conference presentation]. 37th Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU), Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Pugliese, T., Bolton, T. (2007, June 13-16). Peer Mentorship: Preparing to Support and Facilitate Student Learning [Conference presentation]. STLHE Conference 2007 Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Nelson, R., Mogyorody, V., Bolton, T., Pugliese, T., & Singleton-Jackson, J. (2007, June 13-16). Ways of knowing: Uncovering a learning community [Conference presentation]. STLHE Conference 2007, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Bolton, T. (2007, May 7-8). Integrating information literacy: Using faculty-librarian collaboration to create and support learning outcomes [Conference presentation]. First Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Pugliese, T., & Bolton, T. (2007, May 7-8). Enhancing student learning through peer mentorship [Poster presentation]. First Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Johnson, R.H., Mogyorody, V., Pugliese, T., Bolton, T. [2006, July 24-27). Engaging the 21st century student [Conference presentation]. 19th International Conference on The First-Year Experience, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Johnson, R.H., Pugliese, T., Bolton, T. (2006, June 14-17). Preparing mentors: A journey for faculty and students [Conference presentation]. STLHE Conference 2006 Toronto, ON, Canada.
Johnson, R.H., Mogyorody, V., Pugliese, T., Bolton, T., & Singleton-Jackson, J. (2006, June 14-17). Participatory pedagogy: A journey of discovery [Conference presentation]. STLHE Conference 2006, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Bolton, T. (2006, May 9-12). The 'future' of information literacy: A team approach to IL integration [Conference presentation]. 35th Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU), Wolfville, NS, Canada.
Mogyorody, V., Pugliese, T., Bolton, T., Singleton-Jackson, J. (2006, April 26). Ways of knowing: Piloting participatory pedagogy [Conference Presentation]. Engaging the 21st Century Student Conference Windsor, ON, Canada.
Bolton, T., O’Brien, H. (2004, June 14-16). Beyond anecdotal evidence: Assessing the information literacy skills of university students [Conference presentation]. 33rd Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Hunt, K., Bolton, T., & Vokey, S. (2003, June 11-13). Top-down or bottom-up: eLiteracy in Canadian undergraduate universities [Conference presentation]. eLit 2003: Second Annual Conference on eLiteracy, Glasgow, Scotland.
Hunt, K., & Bolton, T. (2002, May 13-15). Beyond many hats: Innovative staffing in information literacy [Conference presentation]. 31st Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Hunt, K., & Bolton, T. (2002, May 9-11). Just do it: Reference in cyberspace [Conference presentation]. British Columbia Library Association Conference, Whistler, BC, Canada.
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