The Meaningful Inquiry team (Ohio State University, Denison University, Dartmouth College) is excited to announce our summer 2026 webinar series. Webinars are free and all are welcome to attend. Also, please be sure to check out webinars being offered by our companion program, Teaching Information Literacy.
Navigating the Intersection of GenAI and the Evolving Information Literacy Framework
May 19, 2026
12:00-1:15 pm (Eastern)
To register: https://go.osu.edu/navigatingaisu26
As Generative AI continues to reshape higher education, Information Literacy (IL) remains one of our strongest foundations for teaching AI literacy. This session explores how to ground AI instruction in familiar frameworks by mapping GenAI onto established IL concepts. Participants will learn how AI introduces new modalities and workflows, highlighting how librarians are already equipped to lead this technological shift. Crucially, the presentation incorporates the latest Information Literacy Framework draft to address the unique ethical and practical challenges posed by algorithms and GenAI tools.
Presenter: Allison Schultz, Senior Instructional Designer, Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University
When Faculty Are Our Students: Exploring the Integration of Information Literacy After a Faculty Development Workshop
July 20, 2026
12:00-1:00 pm (Eastern)
To register: https://go.osu.edu/facultystudentssu26
Many instructors expect that students will develop and demonstrate their information literacy through research assignments but are often frustrated with the results, because students (as novices) may be unfamiliar with disciplinary jargon and conventions that are mostly implicit to instructors (as disciplinary experts). Academic librarians have sought to bridge this gap by providing instruction directly to students, with mixed results. An alternative method, in which librarians offer professional development programming to teach the teachers how to integrate information literacy, is gaining increased attention, although assessment of the efficacy of these efforts is still limited. Our presentation explores if this kind of library-led instructor development programming is effective for integrating information literacy into courses and/or curricula. We conducted semi-structured interviews with nine participants from a formal library-led instructor development program. In the presentation, we will share initial results from our study and discuss the implications for how we approach the goal of supporting the integration of information literacy into the curriculum.
Presenters: Amanda Folk, Director of Libraries, Denison University; Katie Blocksidge, Head, Research and Education Services, Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University; Jane Hammons, Head of Teaching and Learning, University Libraries, Ohio State University; Hanna Primeau, Health Sciences Librarian, Medical Education Lead, Dartmouth Libraries
Leveraging Librarian Faculty Partnerships to Demystify the Scholarly Conversation
July 28, 2026
12:00-1:00 pm (Eastern)
To register: https://go.osu.edu/leveragingsu26
The ACRL Information Literacy Frame of the Scholarly Conversation can often be tricky to teach, particularly to first-year undergraduates without much exposure to disciplinary fields and activities. Many of the associated knowledge practices and dispositions require decoding the hidden curriculum to understand the practice of scholarship. Through close partnership and collaboration, a librarian and Writing Program faculty member at Boston University have turned to the metaphor of the Burkean Parlor to demystify the concept of the scholarly conversation for undergraduate students embarking on their first research project. The presenters will share the Burkean Parlor activity and assignment they developed and student-created artifacts reflecting their learning. Participants will consider how they can incorporate this framing into their own instruction practice - whether as librarians or faculty - and how the activities might be adjusted depending on the depth of faculty-librarian collaboration.
Presenters: Kristina Bush, Library Experience Manager, Boston University Libraries & Maria Gapotchenko, Master Lecturer, Boston University Writing Program
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Jane Hammons
Teaching and Learning Engagement Librarian
The Ohio State University
hammons.73@osu.edu------------------------------