National
“Miscommunication in Library Chat: How Conversation Analysis Can Help You Understand and Fix Problems.” North American Virtual Reference Conference, February 2023. Presented with Sara Memmott.
“Trust Me: Chat Training for Uncertain Times.” North American Virtual Reference Conference, February 2021. Presented with Rachel Minkin.
“Simplifying Library Instruction Scheduling with LibCal.” Springshare Brunch and Learn, Online, December 2018. Presented with Ami Ewald.
“Spring Cleaning Year Round: Creating and Maintaining Web Content.” Roundtable Discussion, American College and Research Libraries Conference, Portland, OR, March 2015.
“What Makes for Great Virtual Reference? A Madlibs Method of Discovery,” Association for College and Research Libraries Conference, Cyber Zed Shed, April 2013. Presented with Rachel Minkin.
“Conversation Analysis & ESL Textbooks.” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Annual Conference, San Antonio, April 2005. Panel with David Olsher and Jean Wong.
“Using Conversation Analysis to Evaluate ESL Textbook Dialogues.” American Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Arlington, VA. March 2003.
State
“Celebrating Our Successes, Improving for Our Future: Best Chat Transcript Awards.” MiALA Annual Conference, May 2021. Presented with Elizabeth Walker-Papke.
“Website Evaluation Beyond Google Analytics.” MiALA Web/UX Interest Meeting. March 2021.
“Community College Lightening Talks: Communicating & Promoting Library Value.” MiALA Annual Conference, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI. May 2019.
“Best Transcript Winners Panel Discussion.” Research Help Now Annual Meeting, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI. April 2015. Organized and facilitated panel discussion.
“Gamestorming Virtual Reference.” Michigan Virtual Reference Conference, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. April 2014.
“Active Reference Review: Using Virtual Reference Transcripts to Fine Tune Your Reference Skills.” Michigan Library Association Annual Conference, Lansing, MI. November 2013. Presented with Rachel Minkin.
“Qualitative Assessment in Library Instruction.” Michigan Library Association Annual Conference, Detroit, MI. November 2012. Presented with Susan Murphy.
“Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater.” MIX Lightening Talk, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. August 2012.
“Free (or Cheap) Tools You Can Use to Improve Your Website.” MLA Annual Conference, Lansing, MI. November 2011. Presented with Regina Gong.
“Integrating Library Resources in Course Management System.” Michigan Library Association Annual Conference, Lansing, MI. November 2009. Presented with Kim Farley and Sara Miller.
Lansing Community College
“Experiences with A.I. in the Classroom.” CTE Workshop, November 2023. Facilitated discussion with Julie Ruark and Nadia El Anani.
“OERs: Publishing is Easier Than You Think.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, May 2023. Presented with Denise Warner and Amanda Estacio.
“Lessons from Teaching During the Pandemic.” CTE Workshop and Faculty Professional Activity Days, November 2022 and January 2023. Facilitated with Jill Reglin and Jeff Janowick.
“StarScapes: Student Innovation & Learning Showcase.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, January 2023. Organized faculty panel with Danielle Savory, Mindy Wilson, Joe Esquibel, and Jeff Janowick.
“Open Learning Lab Lightning Talks.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, May 2022. Organized faculty panel with Leslie Johnson, Susan Murphy, Joe Esquibel, Benjamin Garrett, Jim Luke and Megan Lin.
“A Less Is More Approach to Evaluating Information: A Chat with Mike Caulfield.” Organized a virtual chat between librarians and faculty from Lansing Community College and Michigan State University with digital literacy scholar, Mike Caulfield, sponsored by Project Information Literacy.
“Project Information Literacy’s Provocation Series: Let’s Talk about Lizard People in the Library.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, January 2022. Presented with Caitlyn Stypa.
“Teaching Media Literacy.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, May 2021. Presented with Ami Ewald.
“Open Learning Lab Showcase, Open Educational Resources Showcase, LCC Online Resource Fair, and Resources for Teaching and Learning.” Asynchronous Content for Faculty Professional Activity Days, January 2021.
“StarScapes: Student Innovation and Creativity Showcase.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, January 2021. Presented with Jeff Janowick and Mindy Wilson.
“Teaching Media Literacy.” Center for Teaching Excellence, November 2020. Presented with Ami Ewald.
“Finding Open Access Resources.” Center for Teaching Excellence, October 2020. Presented with Amy Larson.
“Library Check-In: Services and Resources.” Center for Teaching Excellence, July 2020. Presented with Julie Ruark.
“Teaching Media Literacy.” Center for Teaching Excellence, May 2020. Presented with Jordan McIntyre.
“Information Literacy Spotlight: News Literacy.” Center for Teaching Excellence, November 2019. Presented with Ami Ewald.
“Creative Research Assignments.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, May 2019. Organized and facilitated faculty panel.
“One Book One LCC: Designing Effective Assignments.” Center for Teaching Excellence, February 2019. Facilitated faculty panel with Mindy Babarskis.
“Keeping Up with Your Professional Development.” Center for Teaching Excellence, April 2017. Presented with Meg Elias and Chris Richards.
“Beyond the Research Paper.” Center for Teaching Excellence, January 2017.
“Designing Effective Research Assignments.” Faculty Professional Activity Days, May 2017.
“Information Matters.” Professional Activity Days, May 2017. Presented with LCC librarians.
“Designing Effective Research Assignments.” Center for Teaching Excellence, Nov. 2016.
“Information Literacy at LCC.” Center for Teaching Excellence. September 2016. Presented with Chuck Page.
“Engaging Audiences Using Polling.” Tech Snippet Series, Library. April 2015.
“Survey Says: Student, Faculty, and Librarian Perspectives on Research Assignments.” Center for Teaching Excellence, March 2015. Co-presented with Barb Clauer, Susan Murphy, and Jill Reglin.
“Online Tools for Better Writing.” Tech Snippet Series, Library. February 2015.
“Socrative and Poll Everywhere: Learner Response Systems Without Clickers.” Center for Teaching Excellence, October 2014.
“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Google: Using the Library’s New Search Tool.” Center for Teaching Excellence, February and October 2014. Presented with Ami Ewald and Suzanne Sawyer.
“Is the Right Word on the Tip of Your… Eye? It is in the Visual Thesaurus.” Center for Teaching Excellence, February 2014. Presented with Suzanne Sawyer, Megan Lin, and Susan Henderson.
“Integrating Library Resources in Desire2Learn.” Center for Teaching Excellence, August 2013 and 2014.
“Writing for the Web.” Student Services Division Conference. October 2012. Presented with Victoria Meadows.
“Free Tools You Can Use to Improve Your Website.” Student Services Divisional Meeting, October 2011. Presented with Regina Gong.
“Integrating Library Resources into an ANGEL Course.” Professional Activity Days and Workshop for Reading Faculty, January 2009 & January 2010.
“Learning about Language and Culture.” Global Perspectives Conference, April 2008. Presented with Mary LaVigne.