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April 2-5, 2025<em>. <\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>2024<\/h2>\r\n<p>\u201cCurrent Status and Challenges of Libraries by Institution: University of Washington,\u201d Overseas Korean Studies Librarian Workshop. The National Library of Korea. Seoul, Korea. October 22, 2024.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2021<\/h2>\r\n<p>&#8220;Strategies for Professional Development in 2021.&#8221; Z. Smith Reynolds Library Mentoring Committee, Wake Forest University. Webinar. April 6, 2021. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Tools for Information, Work, and Time Management.&#8221; The Whole U, University of Washington. Webinar. March 11, 2021. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>2020<\/h2>\r\n<p>&#8220;Designing for a Changing Environment: The Strengths of Iterative, Structural, and Organizational Change in Unprecedented Times.&#8221; The Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries. Webinar. Forthcoming. November 19, 2020. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Recovery and Retrenchment: Sharing Plans for the Reopening of Research Libraries and the New Normal in the Covid-19 Landscape.&#8221; With Vivian Lewis, Helen Shenton, Jessica Gardner, Chris Banks, Jill Benn, and Lorraine Haricombe. International Alliance of Research Library Associations. Research Libraries United Kingdom. Webinar. June 3, 2020.<em> Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Guest Speaker. Management Mentoring Zoom. May 8, 2020. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Libraries in a Time of Change: Tools and Frameworks to Navigate a Changing Organization.&#8221; UNC-Greensboro iDeal Learning Webinar. April 20, 2020. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;OCLC Virtual Town Hall: Libraries and the COVID-19 Crisis.&#8221; With Kendra Jones, Bobbi Newman, Ashley Cooksey, Rachel Frick, and Kendra Morgan. WebJunction. Online. April 13, 2020. <em>Invited panelist.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;The Library Is a Growing Organism.&#8221; Washington Library Association Academic Library Conference. Online. March 20, 2020. <em>Invited. Keynote.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>2019<\/h2>\r\n<p>Professional Association Panel. With Alison Tarrant and Victoria Robertson. Department of Information Studies, University College London. Skype. October 7, 2019. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Libraries as Liminal Spaces: Doing Good in a Time of Change.&#8221; Missouri Library Association. Kansas City, Missouri. October 3, 2019. <em>Invited. Keynote for ACRL Chapter.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Equity, Diversity, &amp; Inclusion in Organizational Work.&#8221; Orbis Cascade Alliance Council. Tacoma, Washington. July 11, 2019. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Designing for the Long-Term: Leading Change and Planning for Your Organization\u2019s Future.&#8221; Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section. Emporia, Kansas. May 21, 2019. <em>Invited. Keynote for ACRL Chapter. <br \/><\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>2018<\/h2>\r\n<p>\u201cThe Future of Academic Libraries: Creating, Supporting, and Responding to Change.\u201d Mississippi Library Association. Meridian, Mississippi. October 17, 2018. <em>Invited. Keynote for ACRL Chapter. <\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cAssociation Leadership Panel.\u201d With Robert Newlen, Chuck Henry, Mary Lee Kennedy, and Athena Jackson. UCLA Senior Fellows. Los Angeles, CA. August 21, 2018. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cEmerging Trends in the First Year Experience: New Ideas For Impacting Student Success.\u201d With Raymond Pun. Choice &amp; ACRL Webinar. June 13, 2018. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cYou Already Have it Within You: Expanding Your Design Practice to Meet Emerging Needs.\u201d California Conference on Library Instruction. <em>San Francisco, CA. June 1, 2018. Invited Keynote.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cLibraries as Liminal Spaces: Transformation in a Time of Change.\u201d\u00a0 Ex Libris Users of North America. Spokane, WA. May 4, 2018. <em>Invited Closing Keynote.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cYes, and: Improving and Optimism to Build a Career.\u201d Cora Paul Bomar Lecture on Librarianship. Spring UNCG Library and Information Studies Alumni Luncheon. April 14, 2018. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cMeet the Needs of Your Users: Using Design Thinking to Understand, Adapt, and Innovate.\u201d iDEAL Summit. University of North Carolina at Greensboro. April 13, 2018. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cThe Responsive Library Organization Understanding our Landscape and Planning for our Future.\u201d Orbis Cascade Alliance. Seattle, WA. March 7, 2018. <em>Invited. <\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>2017<\/h2>\r\n<p>\u201cWe Are Makers of Change: Creating Our Shared Future.\u201d ACRL MD Fall Meeting. Harford county, MD. November 6, 2017. <em>Invited Keynote<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cLeadership in the 21st Century: State and National Reflections on Advocacy.\u201d With Jim Neal, Cindy Aden, and Brianna Hoffman. Washington Library Association. Tacoma, WA. November 2, 2017. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cFrom Teaching to Leading:\u00a0 A Learning-Centered Management Bootcamp.\u201d With Rebecca Kate Miller and Carrie Donovan. American Library Association Annual Conference. Chicago, Il. June 26, 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cAnchors Aweigh! Navigating New Directions for Library Liaisons.\u201d With Rebecca Kate Miller, Anne Langley, Neil Nero, Rita Vine, Barbara Rockenbach, Kornelia Tancheva, and Judy Ruttenberg. Association of College and Research Libraries. Baltimore, MD. March 25, 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cCharting a Clear Course: A State of the Learning Commons.\u201d Association of College and Research Libraries. Baltimore, MD. March 24, 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cTaking the Wheel: Charting a Course for a Professional Transformation.\u201d With Sarah Faye Cohen, Kim Duckett, Rebecca Kate Miller, and Lisa Nickel. Association of College and Research Libraries. Baltimore, MD. March 23, 2017<em>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cA Culture of Creativity and Action: Building a Foundation and Creating an Approach that Empowers Others.\u201d ACRL Oregon and Washington Joint Fall Conference. Menucha, Oregon. October 27, 2016. <em>Invited. Keynote. <\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>2015<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cEvolution of Library Liaisons (SPEC Kit 349).\u201d With Rebecca Kate Miller. Association of Research Libraries. Online. December 2, 2015. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cAnother Data Point.\u201d USC Marshall School of Business MMLIS Conversations with Leaders Series. Online. October 27, 2015. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cRevolutionary Change in Libraries: You Say You Want a Revolution\u2026\u201d University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Consortium. Baltimore, Maryland. June 8, 2015. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cMaking Knowledge Together: Interactive Course Exhibits as Project-Based Learning.\u201d With Brian Mathews and Scott Fralin. The Innovative Library Conference. Radford, VA. May 12, 2015.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cSustainable Organizational Change: It\u2019s About the People.\u201d With Rebecca Kate Miller, Kim Duckett, Sarah Cohen, and Lisa Nickel. Association of College and Research Libraries. Portland, Oregon. March 2015.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cLibrary Learning Goes Online.\u201d With Forrest C. Foster, Rebecca Kate Miller, and Paul Signorelli. American Libraries Online. Online. February 12, 2015. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2014<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cRecruiting Double Agents: Entertaining and Utilizing Student Feedback.\u201d With Kylie Gilbert. Agents of Change. Virginia Library Association Annual Conference. Williamsburg, VA. October 24, 2014.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cStart with the Audience: Images, Structure, and Empathy in Presentation Design.\u201d Virginia Library Association. Online. September 24, 2014. <em>Invited.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cEmerging Leaders World Caf\u00e9.\u201d With Alexia Hudson-Ward, Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Leo Lo, Erica Findley, Bohyun Kim, and Tyler Dzuba. American Library Association Annual Conference. Las Vegas, NV. July 19, 2014. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cThe Draft Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education: A Diversity of Views.\u201d With Candice Benjes-Small and Carrie Donovan. Colorado Academic Library Association Conference. Online. June 19, 2014. <em>Invited. Keynote<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cConversation: The What, Why, and How of Critical Pedagogy.\u201d with Jenny Dale. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA. February 6, 2014.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2013<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cA Decade of Presentation Lessons in One Hour.\u201d Technology and Trends Roundtable of the North Carolina Library Association. Online. September 16, 2013. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cLibrary Learning Goes Online.\u201d With Sarah Steiner and John Shank. American Libraries Online. Online. May 9, 2013. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cHacking the Learner Experience: Techniques and Strategies for Connecting with Your Instructional Ecosystem.&#8221; With Brian Mathews and Andy Burkhardt. Association of College and Research Libraries. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 2013.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;Building a Dream Team: Library Personas in the 21st Century Library.&#8221; With Jenny Dale and Lynda Kellam. Association of College and Research Libraries. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 2013.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cBasics of Information Literacy Assessment.\u201d With Amanda Click. Libraries Thriving and Educating Librarians in the Middle East: Building Bridges for the 21st Century. Online. January 22, 2013. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cThis Library is Not a Place.\u201d With Deborah Howes and Tim Songer. Achieving Impact Online. Reynolda House Museum of American Art, National Advisory Council. Winston-Salem, NC. April 12, 2012. <em>Invited panelist<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cTeaching Students \u201cIn\u201d and \u201cOn\u201d Today\u2019s Information Environment: The LIB100 Online Pilot.\u201d College Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University. Winston-Salem, NC. February 10, 2012.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2011<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;Change and Opportunities for Today&#8217;s Academic Libraries.&#8221; Academic Libraries: Constant Change, Constant Opportunity. Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference. Toledo, Ohio. November 3, 2011.<em> Invited Pre-Conference Keynote<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cPatrons Left to their Own Devices: Library Databases and E-Readers.\u201d With Lynda Kellam, Amy Harris, and Mark Sanders. North Carolina Library Association. Hickory, NC. October 6, 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cQR Codes, Location Based Services, and Augmented Reality for Libraries.\u201d Positioning your Library in the Mobile Ecosystem: Content and Delivery. LYRASIS Technology Ideas and Insights Series. Elon, NC. August 4, 2011. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cThe Changing Library: Who We Were is Who We Are.\u201d Cora Paul Bomar Lecture on Librarianship. Spring UNCG Library and Information Studies Alumni Luncheon. April 16, 2011. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cQR Codes.\u201d With Kevin Gilbertson. Strategic Focus and Value for Library Communities. Computers in Libraries. Washington DC\/Online. March 23, 2011. Video used in pre-conference and QR Codes session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;Change is What Keeps It Interesting.&#8221; Staying Vital in a Time of Change. LAUNC-CH Annual Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. March 7, 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cExploring the Combination of Techniques of Instructional Design, the Humanities, and Digital Media in an Archival Format.\u201d With David Phillips and Ann Cunningham. THATCamp Southeast. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. March 5, 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cHelp Is On The Way.\u201d Thursdays at Starling. Wake Forest University. Winston-Salem, NC. February 3, 2011. <em>Invited speaker<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0\u201cLITA Tech Set Authors Conversation.\u201d With Marshall Breeding. American Library Association Midwinter. San Diego, CA. January 8, 2011. <em>Invited panelist<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2010<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cRe-visioning Teaching: Adapting to a Changing Educational Environment.\u201d Innovation by Design: Re-visioning the Library. ACRL\/NY Symposium. New York, New York. December 10, 2010. <em>Invited speaker<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cFinding Our Students at Their Point of Need: As Higher Education Changes, So Too Does the Point of Need.\u201d Library Instruction at the Point of Need. North Carolina Library Association College and University\/Community College and Junior College Libraries Section. Thomasville, NC. October 29, 2010. <em>Invited keynote<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s Technology Trends, or, \u2018What Do I Do With That?\u2019\u201d North Carolina Serials Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. April 15, 2010. <em>Invited all-conference presentation<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cA Short Presentation for LIS 650: Library Management.\u201d University of North Carolina at Greensboro Library Studies Department. Greensboro, NC. March 22, 2010. <em>Invited speaker<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cTop Tech Trends.\u201d With panelists Amanda Etches-Johnson, Jason Griffey, Joe Murphy, and David Walker. American Library Association Midwinter Conference. Boston, MA. January 17, 2010. <em>Invited panelist<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/17520525\">Finding Our Students at Their Point of Need: As Higher Education Changes, So Too Does the Point of Need<\/a>.\u201d Online Update for Learning Resource Center Staff in the Southwest of England. Regional Support Centre South West. Online. December 1, 2010.\u00a0 <em>Invited presentation<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2009<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cAdapting to a Changing World: Exceptional Services for a New Information Environment.\u201d South Carolina Library Association. Columbia, SC. October 29, 2009. <em>Invited speaker.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cBite-Sized Repositories: The Benefits of Small Scale Repositories for Local Use.\u201d LITA National Forum. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 2, 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cMapping Your Path to the Mountaintop: Planning Where You Want To Be In Your Career.\u201d With panelists Steven Bell, Brian Mathews, and John Shank. Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Seattle, WA. March 14, 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cExtending the Impact of Online Library Instructional Tools through Collaborative Development.\u201d With Lauren Ray. Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Seattle, WA. March 14, 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cLeading the Blended Library: Two Blended Librarians Share Their Leadership Program Experience.\u201d With Liz Siecke. Blended Librarian Webcast. Online. February 12, 2009. <em>Invited speaker.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>2008<\/h2>\r\n<p>\u201cLearning From the Context: Teaching Skills While Teaching Content.\u201d Innovation In Instruction. Elon, NC. August 21, 2008.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cConvergence Literacies: Preparing Students For Life Beyond the Liberal Arts Education.\u201d With Jolie Tingen. Innovation in Instruction. Elon, NC. August 21, 2008.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cZSR Library Presents: Blogs and Wikis @ Wake Forest University.\u201d With Susan Sharpless Smith and Kevin Gilbertson. MERLOT International Conference. Minneapolis, MN. August 9, 2008.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cSupervising While Away: Tools for Online Student Supervision.\u201d Poster Presentation. ALA Annual. University Library Group. Anaheim, CA. June 28, 2008. <em>Invited<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cSituating Blogs and Wikis: The Value Added Proposition of the Library as Service Provider.\u201d With Giz Womack and Kevin Gilbertson. Triangle\/Triad Instructional Technology Meeting. Greensboro, NC. May 7, 2008.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cCommunication Strategies in a Library 2.0 Environment.\u201d ACRL\/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute\u2014Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions. Online. April 30, 2008.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cManaging Online: Web 2.0 Tools for Supervision 2.0.\u201d Poster Presentation. ACRL\/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute\u2014Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions. Online. April 29-30, 2008.<\/p>\r\n<h2>2007<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cSocial Software &amp; the Future of the Library.\u201d With Erik Mitchell. SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting. Atlanta, GA. May 10, 2007.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cTraining with Flickr.\u201d Podcast. 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Greensboro, NC. July 23, 2025. 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