Instruction Committee Annual Showcase

Registration to attend the 13th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase is now open!

To register: Use the link above.

This free virtual event is hosted by the CARLI Instruction Committee and will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, May 21, from 9:00 am to 2:30 p.m CDT. Please share with anyone at your institution who may be interested: we welcome all library staff and LIS students to this event in the hopes of expanding our community of practice.

This year’s program continues the committee’s year-long theme of “​​Instructional Possibilities,” which invites librarians to reflect on their praxis and explore ways to refresh their teaching.

• Keynote speaker Merinda Hensley will discuss the value of information literacy and instruction in shifting landscapes.
• Presentations by librarians from a variety of CARLI institutions will explore diverse themes clustered around Navigating Instructional Currents: Culture, Teaching, and Collaboration and Establishing New Waters: Emerging Technology and Developments.
• We’re also delighted to host two panels of graduate students addressing these themes, so we can hear from emerging voices.

The event will end with a networking opportunity. We are encouraging our grad student participants to stay and build community with current instruction librarians: if you can set aside the time to join us and share your experiences with current and future colleagues, that would be wonderful.

Brief Schedule 

• 9:00 am-9:50 am
  • Opening & Keynote: The Value of Information Literacy and Instruction (Merinda Hensley)
• 9:55 am-10:50 am
  • Navigating Instructional Currents : Culture, Teaching, and Collaboration I
  • Information Culture and Culturally Responsive Teaching (Laura Cameron)
  • Scholarship as Conversation Break Down (Elizabeth Hollendonner)
  • Restructuring an Assignment to Match Education Student Readiness (Jasmine Cieszynski and Laura Contreras)
• 10:55 am-11:50 am
  • Navigating Instructional Currents : Culture, Teaching, and Collaboration II
  • Networking for the New Instructional Librarian (Angelina Santana-Torres)
  • LIS Student Panel 1
• 12:30 pm-1:15 pm
  • Establishing New Waters: Emerging Technology and Developments I
  • AI is Information Literacy #1 (Amy Hall & Sarah Leeman)
  • Using AI to Enhance Student Fact Checking Procedures (Ben De Biasio)
• 1:20 pm-2:00 pm
  • Establishing New Waters: Emerging Technology and Developments II
  • LIS Student Panel 2 
• 2:00 pm-2:05 pm
  • Closing Remarks
• 2:05 pm-2:30 pm
  • Networking Event; If you can set aside this time to join us and share your experiences with current and future colleagues, that would be wonderful. 

Please send any questions to support@carli.illinois.edu