Schedule & Registration
Spring 2025
Join us for a chat this spring!
March 28 – Happy 5th Anniversary!
It’s our 5th anniversary! To celebrate, we’ll be highlighting five instructional ideas from years past and discussing how those strategies have evolved or continue to guide us. Join us for a fun and eclectic conversation about all things pedagogy!
Moderators: Laura Saunders (Simmons University) and Melissa Wong (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
April 11 – Student Perceptions of Generative AI tools in an Information Retrieval Course
It goes without saying that it is important that we address the foundational technology that is Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) in the LIS curriculum. This discussion will explore student perceptions of using Gen AI tools as part of an information retrieval course and how the perceptions have been used to make changes in the course content, highlighting the need for AI literacy.
Moderator: Priya Kizhakkethil (Texas Woman’s University)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
April 25 – Preparing Students for the Workplace
Amy VanScoy and Heidi Julien will share findings about librarians’ experiences of professional expertise through an intersectional lens. The data shows that in addition to workplace discrimination that a graduate might face, their knowledge and skills, in essence, the very value of their degree, may differ depending on how they present. While library organizations and individual librarians must recognize these biases and work to eliminate them, LIS programs, too, must face this reality. The pedagogy chat will focus on how LIS programs can prepare students for the challenges they or their colleagues may face.
Moderators: Heidi Julien and Amy VanScoy (University at Buffalo SUNY)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
May 9 – Theory or Practice: What Should We Expect from MLS Programs?
What do we expect from LIS education? Should programs focus on the theories and concepts that guide the field or on practical, job-oriented skills that graduates will use in the workplace? How might the expectations of faculty, students, employers, and other stakeholders differ and how might we reconcile those differing expectations?
Moderator: Matt Noe (Harvard University)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific