WILU 2021

Date

June 21, 2021 12:00 - June 25, 2021 16:00

Location

Online

Details

Website: https://wilu-conference.github.io/

Theme: Visions of the Possible

Hashtag: #WILU2021

The Libraries at Dalhousie, Mount Saint Vincent, and Saint Mary’s Universities are looking forward to hosting WILU 2021: Visions of the Possible. This is Canada’s premier (and first-time online) conference on information literacy and library instruction.

WILU 2021: Visions of the Possible

Teaching is, in part, about asking questions. Thoughtful teaching considers questions like “what is happening in this classroom?” and “what works in helping students learn?” “Visions of the possible,” a phrase borrowed from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), goes further and asks us to ponder “what if?” and avoid making assumptions. Visions of the possible anticipate surprise and embrace the unexpected nature of some of teaching’s most important outcomes.

Looking ahead to what might be possible means building on what we do best. Our past and current practices are the foundation from which we build, innovate, and create. To envision the possible, we also draw on the past to reflect, critique, and improve upon the present. What can we envision for the future of information literacy and library instruction? Where have your visions led you? How have your experiences clarified your vision? WILU 2021 invites you to share the practical and applied, theoretical and philosophical possibilities in information literacy.