On February 18th at noon ET Skylee-Storm Hogan and I are going to be talking about artwork made by Residential School students and the implications of sharing this artwork today. Our conversation will be moderated by Maddy Bifano. This webinar was partly inspired by the article Skylee-Storm and I wrote in 2020 for Art Libraries … Continue reading Residential School Artwork Conversations
Earlier this week, as part of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre's ongoing webinar series I presented a Behind the Scenes look at the Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall exhibition space. My talk focused on the Survivor community based approach of the exhibition, challenges of installing an exhibit in a University hallway, and decisions around which photos to … Continue reading Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall Behind the Scenes
On Thursday February 27, 2020 I presented a webinar on "Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Inclusion in Libraries." Sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee this session provided an overview of a diverse range of gender identities and experiences and best practices for working with transgender colleagues, students, and patrons. The slides and … Continue reading Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Inclusion in Library Spaces Webinar Recording
UPDATE: Registration for this webinar is now full (wow! thanks folks!). If you are interested in receiving a copy of the recording you can email Laura Gariepy at lwgariepy[at]vcu[dot]edu and she will make sure you get access to the recording. On Thursday February 27, 2020 I'm presenting a free webinar on "Trans and Gender Non-conforming … Continue reading Webinar: Trans and Gender Non-conforming Inclusion in Libraries
The recording of the final webinar of the "Wikipedia as Outreach and Activism for Canadian History" series I hosted with Jessica Knapp from Canada’s History Society is now available. I was the main presenter in this webinar which focused on "Diving Into Wikipedia Editing Basics" and included an introduction and technical walk through of basic editing skills. … Continue reading Webinar: Editing Wikipedia Part Two
The recording of the third Wikpedia focused webinar in the series I’m hosting with Jessica Knapp from Canada’s History Society is now available. I was the main presenter in this webinar and my presentation focused on the basics of editing Wikipedia. During my talk I tried to answer some of the following questions: Why should we … Continue reading Webinar: Editing Wikipedia Part One
As I mentioned earlier, I am very happy to be co-hosting the "Weikipedia As Outreach And Activism For Canadian History" with Jessica Knapp of Canada's History Society. Last week we ran our first webinar which featured Jade Pichette, Skylee-Storm Hogan, and Ezra Winton discussing their experiences editing Wikipedia, hosting edit-a-thons, and sharing advice for those … Continue reading Wikithon Roundtable Recording
The Indigenous Collections Symposium: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues and Changing the System is an initiative through the Ontario Museum Association, Woodland Cultural Centre, and the Indigenous Knowledge Centre at the Six Nations Polytechnic. The Symposium is going to be held March 23-24, 2017 in Brantford, Ontario. In-person registration for the event is sold out however … Continue reading Indigenous Collections Symposium Webinar