Schedule & Registration
Spring 2026
Join us for a chat this spring!!
March 27 - Experiential Learning in Archival Education
This session explores project-based learning models for preparing students to work with archives. In particular, it opens up the discussion on how internships and asynchronous archiving experiences can enhance student learning outcomes and provide meaningful field experience.
Moderator: Vanessa Reyes (East Carolina University)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
April 10 - Feminist Citation Practices
This session explores a critical approach to citation practices grounded in intersectional feminist theory and pedagogy. Discussions will include how citations act as a form of power, how academic knowledge construction is inherently patriarchal, and how feminist citation practices can uplift marginalized voices.
Moderator: Laura Sheets and Rebecca Stanwick, PhD. (Bowling Green State University)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
April 24 - Play as Practice: Playful Pedagogy in Library Education
Playfulness is conventionally associated with childhood, but what does it mean when it becomes a deliberate pedagogy in graduate education? In this discussion, we will consider ways that playfulness might be deliberately incorporated into a LIS degree program as a means of engendering deeper learning, creativity, and authentic community among students. Through reflective practice, low-stakes experimentation, and playful pedagogical strategies, we will consider the ways that play supports risk-taking, critical thinking, and professional identity development in future library workers. This discussion will focus on how embracing play can create psychologically safe learning environments, break down conventional academic norms, and better prepare our students for responsive, human-centered work in libraries and beyond.
Moderator: Zach Stier (Ericson Public Library / 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
May 8 - Supporting Data Literacy Across Disciplines
This session explores strategies for teaching data literacy across disciplines, from humanities to STEM. We discuss consultations, workshops, and embedded instruction that bridge disciplinary divides in academic library settings.
Moderators: Charlotte Kiger Price and Emma Slayton (Carnegie Mellon University)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
May 22 - Learner-Centered Practicums
How do we encourage student autonomy while helping them prepare for the real world of working in libraries? Co-designing practicums! Join two librarians and their practicum student for a discussion exploring the role of practicums in our profession, how we can improve them, and how we can make them a realistic goal for institutions, practitioners, and students.
Moderators: Tristan Draper (Beloit College), Mary Schiavone (Beloit College), Zoe Chittick (University of Wisconsin Madison)
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
June 5 - Chat Futures: Help Us Decide What's Next!
We've had six great years of moderated discussions, but is it time to try something new? To expand our offerings? Please join us to discuss ideas for new directions in LIS Pedagogy Chat. We want your input!
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Pacific