iSchool IDEAS Summits
| Date | Title | Speaker / Facilitator | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | For Whom and With Whom? | Candis Callison | How do we think about who we research, design, and write for, and who our fellow travelers and potential audiences are? Knowledge-making practices in university settings challenge us to think about systems, the role and history of institutions, place, and communality. More information coming soon. |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | Embodied Practices for Values-Aligned Co-Being | Danielle Peers and Nathan Viktor Fawas | In running, we don’t train to run a marathon, we train to create of our bodyminds somebody who can run a marathon (Jones, 2022). In the parallel marathon of advancing justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (JEDIA), how can we train to cultivate the skills, knowledge, instincts, and stamina needed to endure the ongoing, challenging work of equity? |
| Oct. 20, 2023 | Centering Disabled Voices | Speakers: Jennifer Mankoff & Nassim Parvin Activity facilitator: Courtney Griffin, ALISS accessibility & disability rep & MLIS student | A conversation with Jennifer Mankoff and Nassim Parvin, discussing how understanding accessibility challenges, norms and benefits is essential for all of us |
| April 28, 2023 | Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Accessibility but Where Afraid to Ask | Ana Thompson, MIS; UW Bothell Office of Digital Learning & Innovation | Accessibility basics, such as: disabilities/types of disabilities; Universal Design; usability; apps, use of PDFs, as well as important nuances and considerations for improved accessibility for all. |
| April 1, 2022 | Community of Belong through Difficult Conversations: Race & Racism | Megan Kennedy | Be REAL |
| April 16, 2021 | Beloved Community | Colette Taylor | Belonging |
| May 17, 2019 | iSchool Diversity Blueprint Workshop | Matt Saxton | iSchool Climate Survey results |
| April 20, 2018 | Enough Talk Already! Moving from Talk to Action! | iSchool faculty (panel) & Terryl Ross (facilitator) | iSchool Climate Survey "Reveal" |
| April 21, 2017 | Power, Equity, Inclusion & Politics: Classroom & Workplace | Bill Covington & Terryl Ross | Critical and Responsible Engagement in the Classroom and Workplace |
| April 22, 2016 | What’s the Difference with “Difference”? | Ralina Joseph | Difference & Microaggressions |
| 2015 | The Power of Story | Michele Storms | Creating a framework to shape important action steps and a timeline for iSchool implementation |
| May 2, 2014 | Anti-Oppression Through Creativity and Expressive Art Therapy 2.0 | Leticia Nieto | Extend conceptual knowledge base and practice-oriented skill set regarding microaggressions |
| May 6, 2013 | Anti-Oppression Through Creativity and Expressive Art Therapy | Leticia Nieto | Extend conceptual knowledge base and practice-oriented skill set regarding microaggressions |
| April 4, 2012 | Intergroup Dialogue | Norma Timbang | Develop skills to have productive dialogue around difficult topics |