EVENTS & PROGRAMMING
Upcoming Events
The Good Question:_______
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 | Time: 2:00 PM CST / 3:00 PM EST
Location: Virtual | Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 971 0757 8085
No registration required — simply join using the link above at the scheduled time.
Sean Burns is the recently installed ALISE 2025-26 President. The Innovative Pedagogies Special Interest Group will host President Burns as he discusses in more depth his ALISE Presidential Platform, The Good Question:_______ on Friday November 7th. This is an opportunity to dive into what might be some “Good Questions.” For those who were not able to attend the 2025 ALISE conference in Kansas City, this is an opportunity to hear about and engage the ALISE President about the 2025-26 theme and platform.
Part of the points for the discussion during this session also include continuing the oral history project that Dr. Burns co-produced with Dr. Tony Dunbar. The current oral history effort builds off of Burns’ initial efforts in 2014-15. The President has a plan to further the work through the ALISE Oral History Special Interest Group. Sean is also open to discussing additional ideas from members about their ideas about the 2026 conference. Please come be in community with the ALISE Innovative Pedagogies SIG on Friday, November 7th – 2 PM CST / 3 PM EST.
The 2025-26 ALISE Conference Planning Committee working with Dr Burns is:
- John T. F. Burgess, Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, University of Alabama
- Africa S. Hands, Assistant Professor, Dept of Information Science, University of Buffalo
- Charles Sutton, Assistant Professor, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University-Indianapolis
The ALISE membership is welcomed and encouraged to join. Also open to the public who may be interested in the Association of Library and Information Science Educators.
The Decolonization Discussion Continues
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025 | Time: 2:00 PM CST / 3:00 PM EST
Location: Virtual | Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 971 0757 8085
No registration required — simply join using the link above at the scheduled time.
As we all know, Decolonial actions are stronger when we come together as a community. The Innovative Pedagogy SIG will host a roundtable conversation for its second November event to continue the topic of the 2025 ALISE conference, decolonial pedagogy and LIS curriculum. Ashley Edwards, Indigenous Initiatives and Instruction Librarian at Simon Fraser University will open the decolonization session with a brief introductory presentation. The session will then pivot to a roundtable discussion on the topic.During this informal event, we’ll share what we’re doing, what people are interested in learning about, and where potential collaborations are. This conversation will help inform future IP SIG events.
The ALISE membership is welcomed and encouraged to join.
Past Events
@ The Intersection of Information, Innovation, Compassion, and Decolonization
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Location: InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza – Pavilion V (5), 401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri
This series of four uniquely designed presentations, consisting of two scholarly papers, a panel, and an interactive teaching engagement, provide synergy to both the 2025 ALISE Conference theme and the Innovative Pedagogy Special Interest Groups’s focus. Presenters offer dynamic vantage points to topics such as: Critical Discourse Analysis of Latine Identity Representation; Compassion Fatigue related to Pedagogy of Care; Community Archival Partnerships as Cultural Heritage Social Justice; and a Critical Race Storytelling Approach to Decolonize Library History Courses.
Collectively the session meets at the intersection of information, innovation, compassion, and decolonization.
Presentations:
Using Big Data to Redefine Identity: Challenging Deficit-Based Language Models in LIS Research Dr. LaTesha Velez (UNC Greensboro), Michelle Rosquillo (North Carolina Central University)
The Paradox of Pedagogy of Care for Group Work in Asynchronous Courses Dr. Marcia Rapchak, J.M. Shalani Dilinika (University of Pittsburgh), & Dr. Africa S. Hands (University at Buffalo)
Counter-Storytelling in Library History Course Development Eric Ely (University of Central Missouri)
FOCAS-ing on Community Archival Partnership Pedagogy Berlin Loa (University of Arizona), Dr. Vanessa Reyes & Dr. Vanessa Irvin (East Carolina University), Kaitlyn Griffith & Edith Mendez (Dominican University)
Co-Conveners
Dr. Anthony W. Dunbar
Professor, Dominican University
Dr. Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz
Dean, Barnard Library, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pratt School of Information
Acknowledgments
The IP SIG session honors the legacy of Dr. Clara M. Chu and recognizes Dr. Paria Aria for her contributions to the planning and coordination of the 2025 program.
In Their Words: First Experiences at ALISE
Hear from attendees as they share their first impressions and reflections on the ALISE 2025 Conference—capturing what it’s like to experience the event for the very first time.
Remembering Dr. Lorna Peterson
This tribute honors the life, legacy, and lasting impact of Dr. Lorna Peterson, celebrating her contributions to the field of library and information science and the ALISE community.
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