LOEX 2026

Ever feel your active learning approach has drifted off course? This session shares research from a team that discovered-surprisingly-they were lecturing far more than expected. The presenters will share their research findings, while acknowledging the limitations of any one pedagogical approach in one-shot sessions. To support students, librarians must chart a course combining interactive pedagogies with a culture of care. Leave with strategies for instructional audits and ideas to shift one-shot sessions from isolated encounters into meaningful starting points for collaboration. Ensure that students leave not only with skills, but with a sense of belonging and a reason to return.

Susan Van Patten, Radford University, co-created this presentation.

Participants will:
1. Identify methods of auditing their own pedagogical styles
2. Be able to articulate some of the benefits and limitations of active learning pedagogy within one-shot library workshops
3. Develop techniques to combine pedagogies of active learning and care to create a supportive learning environment