Breakout Session Materials

Accessing our Voices: Building Inclusive Classrooms for Diverse Learners

Presenter: Christie Zablocki (University of Michigan)

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 (Google Slides)

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)
- Presentation (.pdf)

- Lesson Plan 1 (.pdf)
- Lesson Plan 2 (.pdf)

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)

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)

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)