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LOEX 2026

1:00pm EDT

Pre-Conference Workshop (Requires Prior Registration & Additional Fee) Momentum

4:18pm EDT

The Yes Librarian: On-Demand Services and Burnout (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

4:26pm EDT

AI Meets UDL 3.0: A Chatbot for Designing UDL 3.0 Lesson Plans (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

4:30pm EDT

First-Time Attendee Orientation Momentum

4:36pm EDT

Special Collections On The Road (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

4:44pm EDT

Making Sense of Student Success Librarianship Through Shared Frameworks (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

4:52pm EDT

If You Build It, Will They Come? Measuring Student Preferences for Self-Paced Library Learning Resources (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

5:00pm EDT

Meet & Greet Reception

10:00am EDT

Assemble the Fleet: Charting a Shared Course for Your Library's Instructional Program Main Salon F Story Swap: Using "Stories" to Bring Information Literacy to Life Main Salon C Currents of Knowledge: Exploring Collaborative Partnerships to Expand Teaching Capacity in Academic Libraries Paul. D Fraim Diving Beneath the Surface: Incorporating Critical AI Literacy in Library Instruction Main Salon A Unlocking Library Literacy: A Gamified Badging Experience Main Salon B Elephant Hunting: Teaching Information Literacy in Contentious Environments Momentum Escaping the Bermuda Triangle: Understanding Mathematics Faculty Perspectives on Library Services to Encourage Collaboration and Communication Main Salon G

11:05am EDT

Anchoring Our Library Instruction Practices to the Critical Teaching Behaviors Framework Main Salon B Embracing Authenticity in Teaching Research Practices and Information Literacy: A Workshop Main Salon C Libraries as Partners in Veteran Success: Collaborative Strategies for Building the "Best Place for Veterans" at Syracuse University Main Salon G Build Your Own H5P Learning Object: Designing Interactive Instructional Materials for Information Literacy Main Salon F Changing Our Guiding Star: Navigating from Solo Liaisonship to Population-oriented Teams Momentum Reading Beneath the Surface: Reimagining Information Literacy Beyond Searching and Evaluating Main Salon A Diving into the Waters of Student Learning Assessment: Individualized Programs that Bring Depth to Our Instruction Practices Paul. D Fraim

12:35pm EDT

LOEX 2026 Roundtables - Five Topics, for drop-in discussion Main Salon H

1:30pm EDT

Charting the Course: A Captain's Log on Institutionalizing Ball State's Scaffolded Information Literacy Program Momentum Creating Interactive Worksheets Using Cooperative Learning Strategies to Teach Foundational Skills, Get Students Talking, and Complete Task-Based Objectives Main Salon C Hoisting the Sails of Change Together: Collaborative Curricular Consultation for Information Literacy Integration Main Salon B Humans at the Helm: Teaching in an AI Era Paul. D Fraim Investigating the Disappearance of Student Engagement with Library Research Guides Main Salon A Uncharted Narratives: Using Student Stories as a Compass Main Salon G Turning the Tides: Intentional Reflection and Assessment for Redesign Main Salon F

2:35pm EDT

All Hands on Deck: Taking the Instructional Helm During Institutional Change [WITHDRAWN] Momentum Naut Another Demo: Diving into Active-Learning Strategies for One-Shots Main Salon C Lessons in Gen AI for Credit-Bearing Information Research/Literacy Courses Main Salon G Everything's Better When We're Working Together: Faculty Development Under the Library Sea Paul. D Fraim Uncharted Waters: Exploring the Mystery of Pre-College Information Literacy Main Salon B Can Students Navigate through Rough Waters? Assessing Search Skills with Problem-Solving Scenarios Main Salon A Green Information Literacy: Making the Hidden Environmental Costs of Digital Life Visible to Students Main Salon F

3:25pm EDT

LOEX 2026 Grad Student Poster Sessions (late Fri afternoon) Main Ballroom Foyer (4th floor, during snack break)

4:10pm EDT

Baiting the Hook: A Menu of Shared Lesson Plans for First-Year Writing Main Salon F Fertilizing the Framework with CRAAP: The CRAAP Test as a Tool for Metacognition and Metaliteracy Momentum Building Faculty Capacity for Information Literacy: Partnering with the Office of Faculty Development for Sustainable Integration and Scholarly Growth Main Salon B Accessibility Considerations for Online Citation Guides Paul. D Fraim Diving Below the Surface-Level Session: Revitalizing the One-Shot for Deeper Learning Main Salon C "Who's Sailing This Ship, Anyway?": ChatGPT, Brainstorming, and Epistemic Autonomy Main Salon A

8:50am EDT

Crafting Siren Songs: Understanding how to lure and secure administrative buy-in for library instruction initiatives Paul. D Fraim Beads, Patience, and Productive Struggle: A Hands-On Critical Thinking Workshop Main Salon F Making Waves with Zines: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration for Creative Research Assignments Main Salon C Fact-Checking the Bots: A Research Assignment for the AI Era Main Salon A Hereditary Headaches: A Survival Guide for Overcoming Inherited Obstacles Main Salon G Recharting our Course for Instruction and Outreach: Trends in Library Questions from Undergraduate Students Main Salon B From Attendance to Impact: Gamifying Graduate Research Roundtables to Boost Engagement and Assessment Momentum

9:55am EDT

All Hands on Deck! Anchoring Privacy Literacy Practices with Educator Resources Main Salon G Scaling Playful Pedagogy: Active Learning Strategies for Large Information Literacy Classes Main Salon C Swimming Against the Current: Empowering Students through Collaborative Instruction to Combat Misinformation Paul. D Fraim Fourth Wave Information Literacy: Connections to Intersectional Feminisms and Applications for the Classroom Momentum Learning to Reframe the Value of Information Literacy to Engage Library & University Administration Main Salon F Braving the Storm: Using Fearstorming to Navigate Student Needs and Measure Affective Impact in Library Instruction Main Salon B (Dis)Connection and (Dis)Comfort: Relational Teaching and AI Main Salon A

11:15am EDT

At the Helm in the Storm: Compassionate Leadership for Library Instruction Programs Momentum Students as Partners: Fostering Agency and Transformative Action in Information Literacy Instruction Main Salon C The Life Raft: Analog Information Literacy in the AI Ocean Main Salon A Abandon Ship? Insights on Teamwork and Leadership from a Collaborative Information Literacy and Writing Program Main Salon G From Zzz to A+: Engaging Students and Assessing Success Main Salon F Attendance is Optional: Creating a Sustainable Workshop Program Paul. D Fraim Diving for Sunken Treasure: How and Why to Go from Anecdotal to Iterative Quantitative Assessment Main Salon B

1:30pm EDT

Logbook of the Helm: Mapping Instructional Opportunities in Multi-Year Strategic Plans Main Salon F Anchors Aweigh: Casting Off Traditional Pedagogy for FUNdamental Literacy Activities Main Salon B Swimming Toward an Ever-Shifting Shoreline: Re-envisioning a Student Advisory Committee as a Learning Community Main Salon G Reading the Unreliable Narrator: Teaching Students to Critically Read Generative AI as Socio-technically Embedded Texts Main Salon C Anchoring Your Active Learning Intentions: When Research Shows a Pedagogical Drift Momentum Wading Through Title II: Updating and Maintaining Your Digital Learning Content to Meet Accessibility Standards and Keep Learners Engaged Paul. D Fraim

1:33pm EDT

Coming Together: Interactive Collaboration Leads to Life-Long Connection (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

1:41pm EDT

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Making Waves Through a Library Open House (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

1:49pm EDT

Ripples Beyond the Classroom: Cultivating Teachable Moments Across the Library (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

1:57pm EDT

But What Do They Really Think? Analyzing Student Tutorial Feedback (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

2:05pm EDT

Mutiny or Modernization: When Disruptive Technology Takes the Helm (Lightning Talk) Main Salon A

2:35pm EDT

From Inspiration to Action: Implementing Change in Libraries Main Salon F Anchoring Autobiographies: Helping Students Navigate the Treacherous Waters of Generative AI Main Salon B Iridescent Learning: Joy-Centered Pedagogy in Information Literacy Instruction Main Salon A Library Anxiety: A Mixed-Methods Comparison between Honors and University Learning College Freshmen Momentum Stemming the Tide: Transforming Academic Deficiency Bias into Equity Literacy Main Salon C Ripple Effects: Wide-Ranging Impacts of a Project for Assessing Chat Reference for Information Literacy Instruction Paul. D Fraim