CFP: The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) 2020 - Williamsburg, Virginia - June 4-5, 2020

The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) 2020

Poster Session & Social on Thursday, June 4 and Conference on Friday, June 5, 2020

William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA

“TILC is probably the friendliest, most useful, most awesome conference I've ever attended!"- past attendee

“Powerful and inspiring day! It was a joy to network and meet so many people from different schools interested in library instruction. Every part of the conference, from the sessions, posters, to lightning talks provided thought-provoking topics and information. I'm so glad to be a part of this passionate and creative field of librarianship."- another participant's feedback

We are now accepting proposals for TILC 2020. We are thrilled to share that Derrick Jefferson, Communication Librarian from American University, will be our keynote speaker.

The theme is “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Are Not Synonyms.” Although the acronym EDI may imply that equity, diversity, and inclusion are one entity, each has value on its own. While equity, diversity, and inclusion inform each other, we need to understand and address each concept individually in order to create meaningful educational experiences that can benefit all of our students. DeEtta Jones summarizes the distinctions with this comparison, “[I]f your organization is a sports stadium, diversity would ask, ‘Who is at the game?’ Inclusion would ask, ‘Are everyone’s seats comfortable?’ Finally, equity would ask, ‘Has anyone been left out of the park? If so, why?’” A fuller perspective can be read at https://deettajones.com/equity-the-missing-piece-of-the-edi-puzzle/.

We hope this theme will help you brainstorm proposals, but don’t let it limit you. Anything about innovative practices related to teaching and learning in libraries is welcome.

Proposals are invited for three different session types:

•       Posters (presented at the Thursday evening social)

•       50-minute presentations

•       7-minute lightning talks

We are looking for lightning talks in which presenters share something new they tried this year. In 7 minutes, the presenter will explain what problem they were trying to solve, what they hoped would happen, what actually happened, and what lessons they learned. New idea you’re considering? Great! Recent program that went well? Share it! Activity that completely failed? We can all learn from it! For the proposal, we don’t expect you to know what the outcome will be yet; instead, we’ll ask you to consider how you’ll judge the success level.

Selection Process

Proposals will be peer reviewed and then selected by the conference organizers to ensure that TILC offers sessions on a range of topics from a diverse set of institutions and presenters. Note that you may be invited to present in a format other than the one you proposed.

Submission deadline: Monday, November 25, 2019

Acceptance notification: Friday, January 10, 2020

We expect registration costs to be about $50.

Full details and links to the proposal forms are available at: http://theinnovativelibraryclassroom.weebly.com/

Liz.

Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger
Head of Research and Instruction Services, Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
540.464.7873
kocevar-weidingerea@vmi.edu