This is an in-person conference that will be held at L.R. Wilson Hall (Room 1057). Below is the tentative schedule for the day. Coffee, lunch and light refreshments will be provided.
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Registration and Morning refreshments |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Land acknowledgement and Keynote Navigating Settler Responsibilities: A Practical Guide for Initiating Library Decolonization. Heather Campbell and Dan Sich (he/him) |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Speed networking/Social |
| 10:45am – 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Panel Preparing for the Unexpected in Library Teaching and Learning. Reece Steinberg (he/him), Arvind Kang (he/him), Mai Lu (she/her), Dana Thomas, and Samantha Kruger (moderator) Toronto Metropolitan University, Humber College, University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto Metropolitan University |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Lightning talks Just Give them the Fish: A Provocation, Jane Schmidt (she/her), Toronto Metropolitan University Chinese Language Bibliographic Database Instruction – When you don’t Read Chinese, Nathan Wolfe (he/him), University of Toronto Mississauga The Power of We: Developing an Online First-Year Information Literacy Course in a Team-Based Model, Vanja Stojanovic (he/him) and Colleen MacKinnon (she/her), Brock University Ripped from the Headlines: Using News Stories to Explore Government and Legal Information Research, Heather Buchansky (she/her), University of Toronto |
| 1:45pm – 2:30pm | Plenary talk I Wish I Would have Learnt that in Library School: Foundations of Good Instructional Practice. Kari D. Weaver (she/her) University of Waterloo |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Break and Poster session Outreach as a TALint Student. Sabine O’Donnell (she/they), University of Toronto Student RADAR: Two Website Evaluation Rating Activities for One-Shot Instruction, Kate Gibbings (she/her), Ontario Tech University Meeting our Learners where they are: One Size does not fit All, Shelley Woods (she/her) and Nathalie Soini (she/elle), Queen’s University Mapping the Conversation: Using Citation to Deconstruct Authority, María Ruiz, David Gerstle (he/him) and Joanna Szurmak, University of Toronto Mississauga Getting your Money’s Worth: Developing Teaching and Learning Opportunities with Classical Coins, Jessie Blackwell (she/her), University of Waterloo |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Roundtable/Small group discussions |
Code of Conduct
The McMaster Teaching and Learning Mini-Conference Team is committed to fostering a positive, enthusiastic, and collaborative event space for all attendees. We welcome respectful discussion and dialogue and embrace the introduction of new ideas and pedagogies. Discrimination or harassment of any form will not be tolerated, including (but not limited to) on the basis of gender, sexuality, race, religion, disability, age, or cultural identity. This pertains to all Mini-Conference events and venues, including during presentations or social events.
If, at any time, a participant feels unsafe or as though they have experienced discrimination or harassment during the Mini-Conference, we strongly encourage them to report the incident to a member of the planning committee by filling out this anonymous form.
We are dedicated to providing a barrier-free space for all participants. If you have an accessibility need, please reach out in advance to ensure we can robustly support your Mini-Conference experience.