Schedule & Registration
Fall 2025
LIS Pedagogy Chat is on summer break. Our chat will resume Friday, September 5. We hope to see you this fall!
September 5 – Co-Teaching as Professional Development
How can co-teaching support professional development for early career and experienced librarians?
Moderators: Noah Hernandez and Aimee Perez
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
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September 19 – Teaching Across Borders: What LIS Research Tells Us About Library Instruction Geared Toward or About Immigrant and International Groups
Join us for a conversation about three different types of LIS pedagogy: instructing college students of immigrant or international heritage, teaching English-learning adults in public libraries, and training LIS professionals to effectively engage with immigrant communities. While we are careful to avoid homogenizing groups, there are transferable lessons from each instructional context. We will provide evidence-based tips and case studies to advance library service to immigrants and international groups during this divisive time in U.S. history.
Moderators: Ana Ndumu and Hayley Park (University of Maryland College Park)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
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October 3 – Methodological Belief as a Threshold Concept
We actively teach students how to doubt well as a part of critical thinking, but who teaches them how to believe well -- and what happens when student researchers don’t know how to offer intelligent belief to external sources? Come learn more about what Peter Elbow called “methodological belief” as we consider whether it might be a skill that can catalyze information literacy instruction for today's student.
Moderator: Kate Wimer (George Fox University)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
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October 17 – Cultivate Your Research Identity and Build Community with LibParlor Online Learning
What training or support do library workers need to successfully conduct and publish original research? This chat will share information on LibParlor Online Learning, an openly available curriculum to support library and information science professionals in developing research skills. Together, we’ll discuss current library workers’ research needs, share strategies for building identities as researchers, and explore ways to support our colleagues in conducting meaningful research.
Moderators: Hailley Fargo (Northern Kentucky University), Charissa Powell (University of Tennessee), Chelsea Heinbach (University of Nevada Las Vegas), and Nimisha Bhat (University of Cincinnati)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
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November 7 – Change and Community: Teaching about Relationships
How do LIS programs prepare students to, as the Public Library Association’s Theory of Change for Professional Development puts it, “successfully work with the community to support shared goals and aspirations” (p. 15)? This LIS Pedagogy Chat dives into this question, sharing some success and some struggles from one LIS program, while opening up space for sharing how we teach about relationships.
Moderator: Noah Lenstra (University of North Carolina Greensboro)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
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November 21 – Graduate Students as Adult Learners: Applying Andragogy to Instructional Design in LIS Courses
Higher education instructors generally teach adult learners and given that LIS programs in the United States are typically graduate degree programs, LIS faculty may work exclusively with learners who are even older than the traditional undergraduate. Adult learners have a different set of motivations for learning and a different set of expectations for their learning experiences than younger students. In this session, we will introduce the principles of andragogy, a theory of adult learning, and discuss how we can apply these ideas to support learning and motivation in LIS courses.
Moderators: Sarah Appedu (Syracuse University), 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
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December 5 – Digital Literacy in the K12 Classroom
Digital literacy, including AI, media, computer, and coding skills are essential for today’s K12 students. We’ll explore how school librarians can align their digital literacy efforts with educational standards and spark meaningful reflection, collaboration, and innovation in K–12 education and beyond.
Moderator: Neha Thakkar (Illinois State Board of Education)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
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