Upcoming Presentations
• UX Workshop, APLA Annual Conference, June 2015 – with Robin Bergart
Completed Presentations
• Going Beyond User Testing & UX: From Complaints to Opportunities, OLA Super Conference, January 2015 – with Gillian Byrne
• We need to talk (more effectively): Conversations about communication in our libraries, OLA Super Conference, January 2015 – with Heather Berringer, Gillian Byrne and Kate Johnson
• Useful Usability, Access, September 2014 – with Gillian Byrne
• Supporting Student Wellness: “De-Stressing” Initiatives for Exams, Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Annual Conference, June 2014 – with Kathryn Rose and Crystal Rose
• Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Oh my! Strategic Plans for Social Media, Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Annual Conference, May 2013
• Usability Testing 101, Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Annual Conference, May 2013
• Creating a Culture of Usability, Computers in Libraries, April 2013 (slides)
• The Basics of Cloud Computing, Education Institute Webinar, February 2013 (slides)
• Towards a Culture of Usability, OLA Super Conference, January 2013 (slides)
• Cloud Computing for Librarians: An Introduction, ALA TechSourceWorkshop , November 7 2012 (slides)
• The QR Question: QR Codes in Academic Libraries, Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries, Trondheim Norway, October 2012 (slides)
• Top Ten Tech Trends in Libraries, Ontario Library Services North Annual Conference, Sudbury ON, September 2012 (slides)
• CodeYear: What’s the deal? Code4Lib Great Eastern, Halifax NS, May 2012
• Revealing Codes: QR Codes in Your Library, Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Conference, Wolfville NS, May 2012
• QR Connections: QR Codes and Libraries, Carterette Series Webinars, Georgia Library Association, May 2012
• QR Codes: Best Practices, Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association, St. John’s NL, May 2012
• Working in the Cloud (lightening talk), Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association, St. John’s NL, May 2012
• Cloud Computing, Computers in Libraries (cybertour), Washington DC, March 2012
• QR Codes and Libraries: Best Practices, Computers in Libraries (cybertour), Washington DC, March 2012
• QR Codes: Linking Virtual and Real Worlds, OLA Super Conference, Toronto ON, February 2012
• Video as Evaluation in the Classroom, Learning Technologies Symposium, McMaster University (presented with Beth Marquis, John Maclachlan, Catherine Swanson), April 2011
• Building Relationships through Embedded Librarianship. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) annual conference. March/April 2011, with Karen Nicholson and Andrew Colgoni.
• QR Codes 101 (Cybertour). Computers in Libraries. March 2011
• Embedded Librarians: Three Models to Promote the Library and Improve Student Learning. Ontario Library Association Super Conference, February 2011, with Karen Nicholson and Andrew Colgoni.
• Video in the Library. Internet Librarian, October 2010. Presented with Catherine Baird, McMaster University and Shawn McCann, Wayne State University
• FailCamp. Internet Librarian, October 2010. Presented with Amy Buckland, McGill University; Jan Dawson, Knowledge Ontario; Char Booth, University of California, Berkeley
• CACUL Great Debate: Be it resolved that the physical Reference Desk is not dying – it’s dead. Negative team. Canadian Library Association Conference, June 2010.
• Virtual Libraries in Virtual Worlds Ontario Association of Library Technicians Conference, May 2010 prezi here
• Browser Tools for Research & Discovery (Cybertour) Computers in Libraries, April 2010 (slides here)
• Video Killed the Radio Star but Made My Library Awesome! Super Conference, February 2010 – presented with Shawn McCann and Catherine Baird
• Attracting and Keeping Next-Gen Student Researchers, Internet Librarian, October 2009 (slides here)
• More than Just Cruising: SL & Web 2.0, Computers in Libraries, March 2009 – presented with Amy Buckland
• Nerds of a Feather: Gaming and Virtual Worlds in Academic Libraries, OLA SuperConference, February 2009 – presented with Shawn McCann
• Ask an Avatar: Canadian Academic Libraries in Second Life, Internet Librarian, October 2008 – presented with Amy Buckland
• Gimmick or groundbreaking? Canadian academic libraries using chat reference in multi-user virtual environment, International Federation of Library Associations Annual Conference, August 2008 – presented with Amy Buckland
• Electronic Government Information: It was Here a Minute Ago!? Issues and New Strategies in its Collection, Preservation and Use, Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, May 23, 2008 – presented with Helene LeBlanc(Wilfred-Laurier University) and Sharna Polard
• Transforming Information Literacy: Do We Have the Skills? WILU workshop, May 14, 2008 – presented with Karen Nicholson (McMaster University) and Shawn McCann (McMaster University)
• Integrating Second Life (SL): Courses & Collections, Computers in Libraries, Virginia,Apr. 2008 – presented with Craig Anderson, Reference Librarian, Kean University, Troy Swanson, Teaching & Learning Librarian, & Larry Sloma, Adjunct Librarian, Moraine Valley Community College
• A Whole New World: Libraries and Education in Second Life. York University Library, March 2008.
• Second Life: Pick-up Team or Major League, Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto ON, Feb. 2008 presented with Donna Bourne-Tyson (Mount Saint Vincent)
• Education in A Virtual World: The Second Life Experience. Second Life LRTC Techology Symposium, McMaster University, Dec. 2007 – presented with Shawn McCann
• Learning 2.0 Learning and Study Skills Association (LASSA) Conference, Dec. 2007– Presented with Peter Walsh
• Do Librarians Need a Second Life? Education Institute Web Conference, Nov. 2007.
• A Second Life for Virtual Reference, Westerns New York – Ontario Chapter ARCL conference, Rochester NY, October 2008.
• Second Life: Virtual Reference & IL Librarians with Wings, Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, St. John’s Newfoundland, May 2007
– Presented with Donna Bourne-Tyson (Mount Saint Vincent), Denyse Rodrigues (Mount Saint Vincent), Nancy Collins (University of Alberta)
• Learning in a New World: Second Life and Social Networks, Learning about Learning: A Forum for Mills Learning Commons Partners, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, Feb. 20, 2007.
• How Do I Teach That? Government Publications and Information Literacy in Academic Libraries, Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto ON, Feb 4, 2006.