Breakout Session Materials

Accessing our Voices: Building Inclusive Classrooms for Diverse Learners

Presenter: Christie Zablocki (University of Michigan)

- Presentation (Venngage)

AI Literacy in Action: Exploring the Role of LLM's in Research Instruction

Presenter: Alison Gurganus (San Diego Community College District/San Diego Mesa College)

  

Assessing the Quality of the Primo AI Research Assistant for Use in Library Instruction and Research Consultations
Presenters: Crystal Goldman and Dominique Turnbow (UC San Diego)
- Presentation (eScholarship website)

Beyond the Reading Room: Scaling Archival Instruction Through Cross-Departmental Collaboration and Digital Pedagogy
Presenters: Allinston Saulsberry and Caelin Ross (Arizona State University)

- Presentation (.pdf)  

Building Better One-Shots: Practical Approaches with Small Teaching
Presenters: Emily Bush, Ramona Romero and Rachel Lane Walden (Vanderbilt University)
- Presentation (Canva)    

But Where Does the Learning Happen? Exploring Tabletop Games to Teach Information Literacy
Presenter: Carl O. DiNardo (University of South Florida)

Citation Needed: Weaving Together Citation and Information Sharing with WikiEdu
Presenter: Linnea Minich (Bowdoin College)
- Presentation (Canva)

Coffee, Crafting, and Collaboration: Empowering Outreach Through Your Interests
Presenters: Kaylee Harrington and Electra Gupton (South Puget Sound Community College)
- Presentation (.pptx)
- Toolkit (.docx)

Crafting Connections: Stewardship, Leadership, and the Student Learning Lifecycle
Presenters: Lara Miller and Leslie Sult (University of Arizona)
- Presentation (Google Slides)

Crafting our Instructional Mosaic: Early Career Librarians on How Onboarding, Mentorship, and Community Shapes Their Growth
Presenters: Joel Liesenberg, Abby Johnson and Talia Paz (University of Oregon)
- Presentation (.pptx)

Creating a Necklace from a Pile of Beads: Crafting Impactful Library Instruction with Interpretive Communication
Presenter: Elizabeth C. Bittner (University of Texas at Arlington)

- Presentation (.pdf)    

Curriculum Toolkit for Combatting the Spread of Mis- and Disinformation

Katy Dichter, Adrianna Martinez and Kelle Rose (Seattle Central College), Shaun Glaze (Black Brilliance Research Project) and Allison Fader (Shoreline Community College)

Development of an Openly Licensed Curriculum for Mid-Career Librarian Professional Development
Presenters: Logan Rath (SUNY Brockport) and Kimberly Davies Hoffman and Justina Elmore (University of Rochester)
- Presentation (.pdf) 

Digging for Diamonds: Crafting and Polishing Research Skills through Embedded Librarianship in the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
Presenters: Megan York, Kay Strahan and MC Beaulieu (University of Arkansas)

Eluding the Panel: Remixing Library Instruction Through the Graphic Medium
Presenter: Joshua Altshuler (Lawrence University)
- Presentation (.pdf)

Enhancing First-Year Students' Research Skills through Scaffolded Library Resources: A Focus on Teaching and Reflection
Presenter:  Dusty Ross (Appalachian State University)
- Presentation (Google Slides)

Enhancing Learning in One-Shot Library Sessions: Applying Cognitive Load Theory

Presenter: Kate Hoskins (Touro University Nevada)
- Presentation (.pptx)
- Worksheet (.docx)

Enhancing Subject-Based Instruction with Critical Information Literacy: Collaborative Teaching in an Interdisciplinary Freshmen Class
Presenters: Salma Abumeeiz and Mohsin Ali (University of California, Los Angeles)

- Presentation (.pdf)  

Finding the Fun in Citation: Lessons Learned from Three Years of "Citation Month" Programming
Presenter: Vanessa Lawrence (NYU Shanghai)
- Presentation (Google Slides)

Fostering Multiple Literacies, Critical Thinking, and Student Belonging Through Place-Based, Primary Source Research in Academic Archives 
Presenters: Dorian Onifer (Hunter College, CUNY)

From Concept to Classroom: A Case Study in Tutorial Development and Assessment
Presenters: Kim Larsen and Bekah Olson (University of Arkansas) 

From Passive to Active: Leveraging Interactive Technology Tools to Increase Student Engagement 

Presenters: Melissa Herzberg and Gabrielle Passick (University of Alabama)
- Presentation (.pdf)  

Improve Your Library Performance with Improv

Presenters: Joshua Wallace (Tarleton State University) and Esther Garcia (Texas Woman's University)

Information Literacy Instruction Trifecta: Universal Design for Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Andragogy in Action

Presenter: William Ortiz (California State University, San Bernardino)

KeyWordPlay: The Role of Playfulness in Information Literacy  
Presenter: Jay Edwards (University of Oklahoma)

Killing Your Darlings: A Ruthless Inventory of a 'Successful' Instruction Program
Presenters: Ian McDermott and Silvia Lin Hanick (LaGuardia Community College, CUNY)
- Presentation and other session materials (Dropbox)

Knitting Together Expertise: A Cross-Institutional Faculty AI Literacy Initiative  
Presenter: Sandy Hervieux (McGill University)
- Presentation (.pptx)   

Libraries as Allies: Student-Led Advocacy for Textbook Affordability
Presenters: Frances Lezcano, Sarah Hart and Jodecy Guerra (University of Southern California)        

Measure Twice: Focused, Granular, and Authentic Primary Source Instruction & Assessment
Presenter: Robin M. Katz (University of California, Riverside)

Navigating the Integration of AI Literacy in Library Instruction
Presenter: Stephanie Ward (University of Northern Colorado)
- Presentation (.pptx)  

One Size Does Not Fit All: Designing Library Instruction for Scalability 
Presenters: Caitlin Plovnick, Juliana Magro and Gregory Laynor (NYU Health Sciences Library)
- Presentation (.pdf)
- Worksheet (.pdf)
- Example 1 (.pdf)
- Example 2 (.pdf)

Our Classrooms, Our Curriculum, Our Expertise: Crafting a Future through Credit Teaching
Presenters: Angie Cox and Amandajean F. Nolte (University of Northern Iowa)
- Presentation (.pptx) 

Patterns of Trust: Unraveling How Students Evaluate Online Sources
Presenters: Amy Jankowski, Alyssa Russo and Lori Townsend (University of New Mexico)

- Presentation (Google Slides)

Purpose before Passion: Bridging Teaching Experiences with Librarian Identities
Presenter: Donna Harp Ziegenfuss (University of Utah)
- Presentation (.pptx)

Race the Librarian: Crafting Interactive Activities for Library Instruction
Presenters: Toni Pilcher and Karin Patrick (Brigham Young University)
- Presentation (Google Slides)  

Ready, Set, Primo!: Re-envisioning Existing Library Instruction Lesson Plans
Presenters: Amber Pierdinock-Weed and Benjamin Shaw (University of Maryland, College Park)
- Presentation (.pptx)
- Lesson Plan (.docx)

Research Wizards: An Open Access Card Game for Source Evaluation   
Presenter: Lauren deLaubell (SUNY Cortland)
- Presentation (.pdf)
- Link to game & its documentation (LibGuide)

Rising Together: Leading from the Middle to Advance Subject Librarianship
Presenters: Calantha Tillotson (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Janet Burka (University of Texas Arlington) and Anita Kuiken (Syracuse University)

- Presentation (.pdf)    

Risk, Experiment, Learn: Lessons Learned from Using Lab-Style Methods for Legal Research Instruction  
Presenter: B. Austin Waters (University at Buffalo School of Law)  

Searching for TikTok: Integrating TikTok into a One-Shot Library Session

Presenter: Tim Berge (Randolph-Macon College)

Sex, Drugs, and Guns: Original Applications for Teaching Information Literacy Courses and One Shots, Using Black Feminisms and Radical Frames
Presenter: Shannon Simpson (Kenyon College)

Shaping the Future of Information Literacy Instruction through Connections to Students' Everyday Lives
Presenter: Darren Ilett (University of Northern Colorado)
- Presentation (website)

STEM Students and AI Literacy Skills
Presenter: Abigail Cahill (NYU Abu Dhabi)

Stitching the Library into the Cultural Fabric of the University
Presenter: Lauren Movlai (University of Massachusetts, Boston) and Elliott Rose (Penn State University)
- Presentation (.pdf)

Supporting Trial Databases: Collaborating with Faculty and Integrating Library Instruction to Drive Student Engagement 
Presenters: Megan Graewingholt and Keri Prelitz (California State University, Fullerton)

Teaching the Teachers: A Scalable, Collaborative Approach to Embedding Information Literacy in Course Curricula
Presenter: Michelle Brasseur (University of California, Los Angeles)  
- Presentation (.pdf)   

The Future is Engaged! Gentle and Inclusive Approaches to Class Engagement
Presenters: Katie Harding and Katie Merriman (McMaster University)
- Presentation (Microsoft SharePoint)  

The Lost Art of Skilled Belief: Rebalancing Our Approach to Information Literacy
Presenter: Kate Wimer (George Fox University)
- Presentation (.pdf)

- Activity materials (.pdf)

- Further reading (.pdf)

Threads of Care: Leading with Intention to Foster Wellbeing in Teaching and Learning Departments
Presenters: Hailley Fargo (Northern Kentucky University) and Rosan Mitola (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
- Presentation (.pdf)

Unboxing Information Literacy: A Gamified Constructivist Approach to First-Year Experience Library Sessions

Presenter: Devon Cozad (Daemen University)
- Presentation (.pdf)  

Uniting a Patchwork of Perspectives: Using Faculty Focus Groups to Collaborate on Inclusive Information Literacy Instructional Resources
Presenter: Emma Quinn (St. John's University)
- Presentation (.pptx)

We Have to Do What Now?! Sustainable Innovation in Library Instruction Programs
Presenters: Rob Detmering and Tessa Withorn (University of Louisville)
- Presentation (.pdf)
- Handout (.pdf)

Weaving a Shared Vision: Crafting and Aligning Teaching Goals across Library Departments
Presenters: Mark Lenker, Rosan Mitola and Chelsea Heinbach (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

What's in a Syllabus? Analyzing Subject Department Syllabi to Identify Opportunities for 'E-textbook' Provision, Research Instruction, and GenAI Instruction
Presenters: Edward Remus, Jacqueline Zook and Christopher Straughn (Northeastern Illinois University)
- Presentation (.pdf)

What's In It for Me: Revisiting the Labor on Peer Observations of Librarian Teaching
Presenters: Catherine Bowers (Valdosta State University)

Who's Afraid of Little Old AI? Using an AI Literacy Framework to Create an Instruction Session  
Presenter: Sandy Hervieux and Amanda Wheatley (McGill University)
- Presentation (.pdf)
- Handout (.pdf)
- Template (.docx)

Yonkers IB Day: A Decades-Old Cross-Institution Information Literacy Program
Presenter: Rachel Leff (Sarah Lawrence College)

Your Voices: Sharing and Elevating the Voices of Underrepresented Students

Presenters: Michele A. L. Villagran and Matsuko Friedland (San Jose State University)

- Presentation (.pdf)