I have given over 100 presentations to small local audiences, mid-sized regional groups, and large national and international audiences. I have presented both face-to-face and online using just about every popular webinar software platform.
Below, are several recorded presentations I have given. There is also a listing of all the presentations I have given with links to slides and videos when available.
Presentation Samples
This was a talk I gave in 2024 at NCLive on slow librarianship.
This was a talk I gave in 2020 at the New York Library Association Conference on slow librarianship.
This ACRL 2017 webinar was a pragmatic introduction to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy and how to engage with it in your instructional practice.
This was a keynote presentation I gave at the LIANZA Conference in Palmerston North, New Zealand on sustainable innovation.
This keynote presentation was one of the first I ever gave at a conference at UC Berkeley that attracted librarians from all over central CA.
Conference Presentations, Webinars, and Workshops
“Best Practices for Inclusive Tutorials.” Portland Community College Teaching Week, September 10, 2024.
“Building Collective Wellness with Slow Librarianship.” NCLive Conference, May 20, 2024.
“Ten Toxic Ideas that Need to Die for a Better Collective Future.” Oregon Library Association Public Library Division Conference, March 24, 2023.
“Building a Better Collective Future with Slow Librarianship.” Association of Librarians of the University of Washington, November 2, 2022.
“Building a Better Collective Future with Slow Librarianship.” American Association of Law Libraries, Western Pacific Chapter, December 1, 2021.
“Building a Better Collective Future with Slow Librarianship.” Delaware Library Association Conference, November 19, 2021. Invited keynote.
“Building a Better Collective Future with Slow Librarianship.” Nebraska Library Association Conference, October 13, 2021. Invited keynote.
“Resisting Achievement Culture with Slow Librarianship.” Oregon Library Association Conference, April 22, 2021.
“Resisting Achievement Culture with Slow Librarianship.” North American Virtual Reference Online Conference, February 23, 2021. Invited keynote.
“Making Customizable Interactive Tutorials with Google Forms.” Oregon Virtual Reference Summit, February 18, 2021.
“Resisting Achievement Culture with Slow Librarianship.” New York Library Association Conference, October 2020.
“Integrating research skills and information literacy instruction into online courses.” Portland Community College Online Faculty Summit, Portland, OR, May 3, 2019. With Sara Robertson and Liz Smith.
“Maybe we Shouldn’t: Demonstrating Library Value vs. Student Privacy.” PCC Library Community Learning Day, Portland, OR, March 21, 2019.
“Geek Out Don’t Freak Out: How to Chill Out and Learn to Love Assessment.” February 27, 2019. Webinar with Colleen Sanders.
“Teaching Curiosity and Source Evaluation in WR 122.” PCC Library Community Learning Day, Portland, OR, December 10, 2018. With Allie Flanary.
“Mindfulness in Pedagogy.” PCC Library Community Learning Day, Portland, OR, December 14, 2017.
“Framework Freak-out: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Live With the Framework.” ACRL SLILC, Online, June 1, 2017.
“Geek Out Don’t Freak Out: How to Chill Out and Learn to Love Assessment” ILAGO (Information Literacy Advisory Group of Oregon) Conference, Vancouver, WA, May 13, 2017. With Colleen Sanders.
“Mentoring to Build the Next Generation of Leaders.” Oregon Library Association Conference, Salem, OR, April 20, 2017.
“The Mindful Instruction Librarian and the One-Shot.” Association of Christian Librarians Conference, Newberg, OR., June 13, 2016.
“Extending the One-Shot at Portland Community College.” Oregon Library Association Conference, Bend, OR, April 21, 2016.
“Building a Culture of Assessment: What I’ve Learned from Research, Trial, and (a Lot of) Error.” Council of California Chief Librarians Conference, Sacramento, CA, March 2, 2016. Invited keynote.
“Qualtrics Tips and Tricks.” PCC Qualtrics Summit, Portland, OR, June 2, 2015.
“Community College Libraries and Culture of Assessment: Bridges and Barriers.” Association of Colleges and Research Libraries Conference 2015, Portland, OR, March 28, 2015. With Lisa Hinchliffe.
“Good for What? Teaching Sources for Sustainable Lifelong Information Literacy.” Association of Colleges and Research Libraries Conference 2015, Portland, OR, March 26, 2015. With Sara (Seely) Robertson and Anne-Marie Dietering.
“Leaving the One Shot Behind: Transitioning from Status Quo to Sustainable Integration.” Association of Colleges and Research Libraries Conference 2015, Portland, OR, March 26, 2015. With Elizabeth Dolinger.
“Bridges and Barriers to Building a Culture of Assessment in Academic Libraries.” San Jose State University ASIS&T Chapter, Online, October 30, 2014
“Community College Libraries and Culture of Assessment Bridges and Barriers.” Library Assessment Conference, Seattle, WA, August 2014. With Lisa Hinchliffe.
“More Than Words: Survey Software for Active Learning, Flipped Instruction and Formative Assessment” Library Instruction West, Portland, OR, July 25, 2014.
“Returning to Learn: Research and the Prodigal Student.” American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 29, 2013. Poster presentation with Emily Ford and Molly Blalock-Koral.
“Serving the DIY Patron: Library Instruction at the Point of Need.” ALA TechSource, Online, May 16, 2013. Invited webinar.
“Sustainable Information Literacy Instruction: Beyond the One-Shot.” Oregon Library Association/Washington Library Association Joint Conference, Vancouver, WA, April 26, 2013. With Amy Hofer.
“Your Future is NOW: Making a Difference in OLA and WLA.” Oregon Library Association/Washington Library Association Joint Conference, Vancouver, WA, April 25, 2013. With Connie Anderson-Cohoon, Abigail Elder, Darcy Brixey, Ann Crewdson, Su Liudahl, and Brian Soneda. Invited panel presentation.
“Creating a Culture of Assessment: Determinants of Success.” Association of College and Research Libraries 2013 Conference, Indianapolis, IN, April 12, 2013. With Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Amy Harris Houk. Blind selection process
“Embedding the Library into the Online Learning Experience in Higher Education.” ALCTS Midwinter Symposium, Seattle, WA, January 25, 2013. Invited presentation.
“Library Faculty and Instructional Assessment: Creating a Culture of Assessment through the High Performance Programming Model of Organizational Transformation.” Library Assessment Conference, Charlottesville, VA, October 29, 2012. With Lisa Hinchliffe.
“Sustainable Transformation: Creating Lasting Change in Libraries.” Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand, September 24, 2012. Invited keynote.
“Going Where the User Is: Embedding Reference and Instruction at the User’s Point of need.” Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand, September 24, 2012. Invited presentation.
“Enhancing Library Instruction with Mobile Devices.” ALA TechSource, Online, July 11, 2012. Invited webinar.
“LITA Top Technology Trends.” American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 24, 2012. Invited panel presentation. Video of panel: Part 1, Part 2
“Building and Sustaining a Culture of Assessment in Your Instruction Program.” LOEX of the West, Burbank, CA, June 8, 2012.
“Going Where the User Is: Embedding Virtual Reference and Instruction at the User’s Point of Need.” Oregon Virtual Reference Summit, Gleneden Beach, OR, May 25, 2012. Invited conference presentation.
“Build Up, Don’t Burn Out: On Building a Culture of Assessment.” Oregon Information Literacy Summit, McMinnville, OR, May 19, 2012. Invited conference presentation.
“The ACRL Immersion Experience: What’s in it for You?” Oregon Library Association Conference, Bend, OR, April 27, 2012. With Susan Barnes-Whyte, Stephanie Buck and Kate Rubick. Invited conference presentation.
“Getting to the Heart of Online Instruction and Training.” Oregon Library Association Conference, Bend, OR, April 25, 2012. Invited preconference workshop.
“Avoiding the Idea Graveyard.” Special Library Association – Pacific Northwest Chapter, Online, March 21, 2012. Invited webinar.
“Wherever Your Patrons Are: Mobile Services for Libraries.” New York Library Association, Online, March 13, 2012. Invited webinar.
“The Library in Your Pocket.” LibraryLinkNJ, Online, February 21, 2012. Invited webinar. Recorded session video.
“QR Codes: A Free and Easy Way to Connect with Your Customers.” LibraryLinkNJ, Online, November 29, 2011. Invited webinar. Recorded session video.
“The Library in Your Pocket: Mobile Trends for Libraries.” New York Library Association Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, November 4, 2011. Invited conference presentation.
“QR Codes Rock the Library on Your Phone.” New York Library Association Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, November 4, 2011. Invited conference presentation.
“New Information Delivery Technologies: Social Software for Instruction.” Western Pacific Chapter of the American Association of Law Librarians Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, October 28, 2011. Invited conference presentation.
“The eBook Horizon.” Queensland University of Technology (Australia) Webinar, Online, September 12, 2011. Invited webinar.
“Delivering Innovative Mobile Services through Your Library.” ALA TechSource, Online, July 21 and July 28, 2011.
“Avoiding the Idea Graveyard: Creating Lasting Change in Libraries.” MOBIUS Conference, Columbia, MO, June 7, 2011. Invited keynote.
“Avoiding the Social Media Graveyard.” South Central Regional Library Council Emerging Technologies Conference, Online, May 3, 2011. Invited webinar.
“Organization 2.0: Avoiding the Social Software Graveyard.” Trendy Topics: Social Networking in Libraries, Online, April 20, 2011. Invited keynote.
“Encouraging Innovation in Libraries.” South Central Regional Library Council Conference, Online, February 23, 2011. Invited webinar. Video of the session.
“Mobile Trends and Services for Libraries.” Queensland University of Technology M-Libraries 101 Conference, Online, November 15, 2010. Invited keynote.
“Achieving Organization 2.0.” Metropolitan New York Library Council Lecture Series, New York, NY, August 9, 2010. Invited seminar.
“Outreach to Distance Learners at Norwich University.” Vermont Library Association, College and Special Libraries Section Conference, Castleton, VT June 10, 2010. With Heidi Steiner. Invited conference presentation.
“Organization 2.0: Building a Participatory Library.” ALA TechSource Webinar, Online, May 13, 2010. With John Blyberg. Invited webinar. Video of the session.
“The Library in Your Pocket: Mobile Trends for Libraries.” Western New York Library Resources Council, Gadgets and Gear: A Tech Gathering, Buffalo, NY, May 7, 2010. Invited half-day workshop.
“Learning and Training: From Classrooms to Communities.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 13, 2010. With Joan Petit. Conference presentation.
“Achieving Organization 2.0.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 12, 2010. Invited conference presentation.
“Building Collaboration, Participation and Community in Libraries.” Trendy Topics: Social Software, Online, February 9, 2010. Invited keynote.
“Library 2.0 in the Real World.” Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference, Online, January 21, 2009. Invited keynote.
“Putting Yourself Out There: Online Professional Networking for Librarians.” LIS Online Career Fair, Online, January 12, 2010. Invited conference presentation.
“The Ultimate Debate: Has Library 2.0 Fulfilled its Promise?” American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, July 12, 2009. With David King, Cindi Trainor and Michael Porter. Invited panel discussion.
“Life After 2.0.” American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, July 11, 2009. With Helene Blowers and Lori Bell. Invited conference presentation.
“Can’t Get There from Here: Achieving Organization 2.0.” Association of College and Research Libraries 2009 Conference, Online, March 13, 2009. Invited conference presentation.
“Librarian 2.0: The Future of Library Education and the 2.0 Organization.” Iceland Library Association, The Future is Here: Are we Prepared? New Thinking in Education for Public Librarians, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 23, 2008. Invited keynote.
“Can’t Get There From Here: Achieving Organization 2.0.” New England Library Network IT Conference, Smithfield, RI, October 10, 2008. Invited keynote.
“Organization 2.0.” Metropolitan New York Library Council Webinar, Online, October 7, 2008. Invited webinar.
“Riding the Shift: Organization 2.0 and the Future of Libraries.” Southeast Florida Library Network Future of Libraries Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 16, 2008. Invited keynote.
“Academic Work is Social: User Generated Content in Support of Research and Learning.” American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 29, 2008. Invited seminar.
“Building Academic Library 2.0.” Association of Christian Librarians, Boston, MA, June 9, 2008. Invited half-day preconference workshop.
“Wikis for Library Professionals.” Library: The Key to Users’ Success, U.S. State Department Conference in Poland, Via Satellite Feed, June 2, 2008. Invited conference presentation.
“Beyond 2018: Transformation and Future of Academic Libraries” Universitario de Mayaguez, PR, May 30, 2008. Invited full-day workshop.
“Top 10 Web Trends.” Vermont Library Association Annual Conference, Burlington, VT, May 14, 2008. With Jessamyn West. Invited conference presentation.
“Pecha Kucha – Converation Faceoff.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 8, 2008. WithAmanda Etches-Johnson, Greg Notess, Greg Schwartz and Aaron Schmidt. Invited panel presentation.
Academic Library 2.0.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 6, 2008. With Chad Boeninger, Amanda Etches-Johnson, Jason Griffey and Jenica Rogers. Invited half-day preconference workshop.
“Wikis: Basics, Tools & Strategies.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 6, 2008. Invited half-day preconference workshop.
“Ontario Library and Information Technology Association Top Technology Trends.” Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON, February 1, 2008. Invited conference presentation.
“Building the Social Library Online.” Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON, January 31, 2008. With David Fiander and Casey Bisson. Invited panel presentation.
“Building Collaborative Applications with Wikis.” Massachusetts School Library Association Annual Conference, Sturbridge, MA, November 10, 2007. Invited half-day workshop.
“Building Academic Library 2.0.” Academic Library 2.0 Conference, Berkeley, CA, November 2, 2007. Invited keynote.
“Promoting Play Through Online Discovery: Lego Building.” Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 30, 2007. With Helen Blowers. Invited conference presentation.
“User-Generated Content.” Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 29, 2007. With Josh Petrusa. Invited conference presentation.
“Academic Library 2.0.” Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 28, 2007. With Chad Boeninger, Michelle Boule, Amanda Etches-Johnson and Jason Griffey. Invited preconference workshop.
“Wikis: Basics, Tools & Strategies.” Internet Librarian, October 28, 2007. Invited preconference workshop.
“Five Weeks to a Social Library: Training Underserved Populations with Social Software.” American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, October 15, 2007. With Michelle Boule, Karen Coombs, Amanda Etches-Johnson, Ellyssa Kroski and Dorothea Salo. Peer-reviewed poster presentation.
“Power to the People: User-Generated Content in Digital Collections.” Readex Digital Institute, Chester, VT, October 4, 2007. Invited conference presentation.
“Building the Social Library Online.” Sociale teknologier i fremtidens bibliotek 2.0 på Danmarks Biblioteksskole, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 27, 2007. Invited conference presentation.
“Free Your Content: RSS for Librarians.” SirsiDynix Institute, Online, August 7, 2007. With Paul Pival. Invited webinar.
“Social Software in Libraries.” Vermont Library Association, College and Special Libraries Section Conference, Northfield, VT, July 20, 2007. Invited conference presentation.
“Wiking the Blog and Walking the Dog – Social Software, Virtual Reality and Authority Everywhere.” American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 25, 2007. Invited conference presentation.
“Harnessing the Hive: Social Networks and Libraries.” American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 24, 2007. With Matthew Bejune and Tim Spalding. Invited conference presentation.
“Finding New and Creative Solutions through Library Think Tanks.” American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 24, 2007. With Kathryn Deiss and Cheryl Bryan. Invited conference presentation.
“Five Weeks to a Social Library.” CLENE Examples of Best Practices in Training, American Library Association Annual Conference, June 24, 2007. With Michelle Boule, Karen Coombs, Amanda Etches-Johnson, Ellyssa Kroski and Dorothea Salo. Peer-reviewed poster session.
“Wikis: Enabling Collaboration in Libraries.” Quebec Library Association Annual Conference, Montreal, QC, May 21, 2007. Invited conference presentation.
“Driving the Technology Bus with Social Software.” Keynote at the Association of College and Research Libraries, Eastern New York Annual Conference, Utica, NY, May 15, 2007. Invited keynote.
“Building the Social Library Online.” Alliance for Innovation in Science and Technology Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM, May 4, 2007. Invited conference presentation.
“Learning with Blogs and Wikis.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 17, 2007. With Michelle Boule. Conference presentation.
“Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 16, 2007. Invited conference presentation.
“Wikis: Basics, Tools & Strategies.” Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 15, 2007. Invited preconference.
“Social Software in Higher Education.” Borough of Manhattan Community College Faculty Tech Day, New York, NY, April 13, 2007. Invited keynote.
“The Tools of Web 2.0.” Special Libraries Association Click U Live!, Online, January 24, 2007. Invited webinar.
“Web 2.0 in Libraries: Theory and Practice.” Special Libraries Association Click U Live!, Online, January 10, 2007. Invited webinar.
“Building Collaboration With Wikis.” ACRL Fall Virtual Institute, Online, November 9, 2006. Invited conference presentation.
“Blogs and Wikis: How They Can Improve Conference Communication.” American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Online, November 24, 2006. With Bradley Hemminger, Jackson Fox and Beatrice Pulliam. Blind peer-reviewed selection process.
“Wiki: Harnessing the Collective Intelligence.” Michigan Library Consortium Conference, Lansing, MI, November 15, 2006. Invited conference presentation.
“Wikis: Creating Collaboration in Libraries.” Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries October Conference, Cool Tools and New Technologies, Hanover, NH, October 27, 2006. Invited conference presentation.
“The RSS & Javascript Cookbook: Rip, Mix, Burn.” Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 24, 2006. With Paul Pival. Invited conference presentation.
“Wikis: Basics, Tools & Strategies.” Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 23, 2006. Invited preconference workshop.
“Riding the Shift: Keeping Up and Staying Sane.” Education Institute, Online, September 24, 2006. Invited webinar.
“Wikis: Enabling Library Knowledgebases.” Wikimania, Cambridge, MA, August 5, 2006. With Mary Carmen Chimato, Maureen Clements and Ellyssa Kroski. Blind peer-reviewed selection process.
“Wiki: The Ultimate Tool for Online Collaboration.” SirsiDynix Institute, Online July 13, 2006. Invited webinar.
“Social Software in Academic Libraries.” Vermont Library Association Annual Conference, Burlington, VT, May 16, 2006. Invited conference presentation.
“Wikis for Beginners.” Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC, March 23, 2006. Invited conference presentation.