LOEX 2025

In response to rising distrust for expertise, the commodification of information and education, and continued lack of information literate behaviors, many librarians are looking for ways to advance critical thinking, but what if over-reliance on critical approaches (in our culture as much as our pedagogy) is part of the problem? What if information literacy sits in balance between skillful doubt and skillful belief?

This collaborative workshop will make the case for a more robust approach to critical thinking, one that engages 'methodological doubt' and 'methodological belief'. Come experience this dichotomy and consider whether it could catalyze your instruction.