Atla Annual 2026: Full Schedule

9:00am MST

Spilling TEA: Gameful Design, Critical AI Literacy, and Teaching Across Epistemologies

Saturday November 21, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am MST

What happens when we shift the emphasis from how to evaluate information to why we evaluate the way we do? This Listen and Learn session presents HONR 1010: They Wouldn't Put It On the Internet If It Wasn't True!, an honors seminar at Oklahoma State Unive

Speakers

Chris Rosser

First Year and Transfer Experience Librarian, Oklahoma State University

Saturday November 21, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am MST
Room TBA Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel (1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202)

Information Literacy/Instruction/Reference, Listen and Learn (75 minutes)

12:45pm MST

Mind the Gap: How Theological Librarians Help “Complete What is Lacking” in Students’ Education

Sunday November 22, 2026 12:45pm - 2:00pm MST

Room TBA

Given the diverse backgrounds, demographics, and educational foundations that our students bring to their pursuit of theological education, it is not surprising that many of them discover gaps between their knowledge and skills and faculty members’ expect

Speakers

David Schmersal

Access and Instruction Librarian, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Margaret J Tarpley

Adj. Instructor, Dept. of Surgery / Adj. Lecturer, Dept. of Medical Education, Vanderbilt University / University of Botswana

Brady Alan Beard

Dan Flores

Kathy Harty

Brittany S. Poku

Sunday November 22, 2026 12:45pm - 2:00pm MST
Room TBA Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel (1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202)

Information Literacy/Instruction/Reference, Panel Presentation (75 minutes)

3:10pm MST

Metaliteracy Is AI Literacy: Libraries Lead the Way

Sunday November 22, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm MST

Room TBA

The skills theological librarians have been teaching all along are exactly what learners need to thrive with AI. As introduced by Mackey and Jacobson, metaliteracy refers to the capacity to navigate, discover, and collaborate in digital environments. Its

Speakers

Michael Hanegan

Founder, Center for the Future of Learning and Work

Michael Hanegan is the Founder and Chief Research Officer of the Center for the Future of Learning and Work. He is an adjunct professor in AI and the Future of Learning and Work at Rose State College and the University of Central Oklahoma. He is the co-author of the forthcoming, ... Read More →

Chris Rosser

First Year and Transfer Experience Librarian, Oklahoma State University

Sunday November 22, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm MST
Room TBA Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel (1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202)

Information Literacy/Instruction/Reference, Listen and Learn (45 minutes)

9:00am MST

Teaching the AI Before It Teaches Your Students: Using Information-Literacy Practices To Shape the Research Habits That AI Agents Model

Monday November 23, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am MST

Room TBA

In an AI-mediated world, one of the greatest problems is not that students are failing to learn how to handle information. It is that they are learning—just badly. Every research interaction with AI carries an implicit pedagogy, demonstrating ways of find

Speakers

Elizabeth (Buffy) Greentree

Monday November 23, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am MST
Room TBA Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel (1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202)

Information Literacy/Instruction/Reference, Paper (45 minutes)

10:00am MST

Breaking the Rules - When Best Practices Don't Get Results

Monday November 23, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am MST

Room TBA

Learn how going against some of Springshare's best practices for LibGuides resulted in a 250% increase in the use of library resources in an online only library.

Speakers

Stephanie Garrett

Director of Library & Learning Services, Catholic International University

I am a mid-career librarian with experience in business management and non-profit leadership. My professional contributions come from supplying innovative solutions in the form of data gathering and interpretation, leading to analytical decisions that boost library resource use and... Read More →

Monday November 23, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am MST
Room TBA Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel (1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202)

Information Literacy/Instruction/Reference, Lightning Round (5-10 minutes)

9:00am MST

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3:10pm MST

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