Digital empowerment for lifelong learning and transformative andragogy (DELTA) for adult educators

In October 2025 the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), in partnership with Shanghai Open University (SOU) published the DELTA (Digital Empowerment for Lifelong Learning and Transformative Andragogy) Framework which "aims to enhance adult educators’ digital competencies and foster inclusive, lifelong learning opportunities for all."
It is "a dynamic set of competencies and capacity building resources designed to strengthen digital practice across four key domains: Instructional practice; Digital empowerment; Media and information literacy; Transformative practice"
"The DELTA Framework is the result of a two-year, collaborative process involving international experts and technical working groups from nine countries." (quoted from here).

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning & Shanghai Open University. (2025). Digital empowerment for lifelong learning and transformative andragogy (DELTA) for adult educators: introduction to the DELTA framework and resources. Document code: 978-92-820-1260-4 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000396041
UIL and SOU have also developed "a suite of capacity-building resources and self-learning modules, available as Open Educational Resources (OERs)" which you can access on the UIL Learning Hub (you have to register). https://learninghub.uil.unesco.org/enrol/index.php?id=74
Photo by Sheila Webber: a jumbled windowsill, October 2025

New articles: IL in Workplace; Schools; Curriculum mapping; Supporting communities; Teaching through popular culture

The latest issue of open access Journal of Information Literacy (Vol. 19 No. 2, 2025) is available. The articles are:
- Mapping the core dimensions of information literacy in the critical and workplace domain A thematic analysis by Dijana Šobota
- Integrating service-learning into information literacy education A case study from the Philippines by Ana Mae Cantel, Eun Youp Rha,
- Toward a coherent framework for school-based information literacy Delphi-based expert perspectives on competence and implementation by Ivana Martinović
- Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction by Natalia Kapacinskas, Veronica Arellano Douglas, Erica Lopez, Mea Warren
- Teaching critical information literacy through popular culture A media studies approach using the Oz texts by Daniel Williford
- Using Nuthall’s ideas to conceptualise and support children’s information needs by Andrew Shenton
- Information literacy without walls Comparative insights from India’s implementation and Greece’s emerging approaches by Nihar K Patra, Panorea Gaitanou
- Curriculum mapping for identifying and assessing information literacy teaching in humanities and social sciences libraries by Paul Cooke
Go to https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/view/55
Photo by Sheila Webber: gingko leaves on a bench, November 2025

Webinar: New Voices in Information Literacy Research

On 15 December 2025at 12noon-13.00 GMT (UK time) there is a free webinar New Voices in Information Literacy Research. It is hosted by Alison Hicks and presents MA dissertation research from three recent graduates.
- Jake Hoosan (Manchester Metroplitan University, UK): Information Literacy Education in UK Public Libraries.
- Jiayin Yu (University College London, UK): How students identify and respond to AI hallucinations: A qualitative study using Dervin’s sensemaking theory.
- Xinyi Wang (University College London, UK): What Makes Physicians Take Charge? The Role of Information Literacy.
Registration required: go to https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cilipinformationliteracygroup/1966426
Photo by Sheila Webber: dusk, Amsterdam, November 2025

UNiTE to end digital violence: why digital safety is a gender and public health imperative in emergencies

Only just been alerted to this free webinar from the World Health Organization on 1 December 2025 at 13.00-14.30 CET (which is 12 noon - 13.30 GMT). UNiTE to end digital violence: why digital safety is a gender and public health imperative in emergencies.
Speakers are: Dr Stella Chungong, Director, Department of Health Emergency Preparedness & Chair, WHE Gender Working Group; Dr Eugene Kongyuy, Deputy Director of Humanitarian Response Division to represent the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Ms Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women, its causes and consequences; Dr Kai Von Harbou, Unit Head, Community Protection & Resilience, WHO Surviving Digital Violence; Dr Millie Phiri, journalist, researcher and author on digital violence; Ms Sohaila Shamseldeen, Youth and Development Coordinator, Etijah
"This event highlights the need to integrate digital safety into humanitarian health responses, emphasizing its importance for emergency preparedness, protection, and resilient health systems. Objectives: 
- Raise awareness of digital and technology-facilitated violence (TF-VAWG) as a rising public health and protection issue in health emergencies; 
- Highlight impacts of digital violence on access to essential services, staff safety, risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), mental health and psychological services (MHPSS), and trust in emergency response systems; 
- Provide evidence-informed recommendations for integrating digital safety into emergency preparedness, response, and resilient health systems; 
- Elevate survivor-centered, rights-based, and gender-responsive approaches in digital health and humanitarian operations. 
Further details (including registration link) at https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/12/01/default-calendar/who-epi-win-webinar-unite-to-end-digital-violence-why-digital-safety-is-a-gender-and-public-health-imperative-in-emergencies

Teaching with Twenty-Four Hours’ Notice

An interesting blog post reflecting on the experience of preparing a presentation at short notice: 
Roberts, M. (2025, November 20). Teaching with Twenty-Four Hours’ Notice [blog post]. ACRLog. https://acrlog.org/2025/11/20/teaching-with-twenty-four-hours-notice/
Photo by Sheila Webber: milestone in autumn, October 2025

Digital Literacy in the k12 Classroom

The next LIS Pedagogy Chat is on 5 December 2025 at 14.00 EST (which is 19.00 GMT). The topic is Digital Literacy in the k12 Classroom, introduced by Neha Thakkar (Illinois State Board of Education, USA), followed by discussion. 
LIS Pedagogy Chat is a community of practice for academics and professionals who teach in library and information science.
Register at https://www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-registration
Photo by Sheila Webber: York Minster, later October 2025

Webinar: Intercultural perspectives on information literacy and meta literacy

The 7th online conference on Intercultural perspectives on information literacy and meta literacy takes place free, online on 11 December 2025 at 14.00-17.45 Central European Time (one hour ahead of GMT).
This is an outcome from the ongoing international collaboration (Intercultural Perspectives on Information Literacy and Metaliteracy), with students from Austria, Germany, India, Poland and the USA presenting the results of their research on six topics about the influence of AI.
There is also a keynote from Dr. Nicola Marae Allain on Mindful Metaliteracy in the Age of Generative AI: Attention, Reflection, and Human Agency
Go to https://ipil.blog.uni-hildesheim.de/2025/11/10/online-conference-in-december-2025/
Photo by Sheila Webber: model of Bamberg, on a pillar in Bamberg: memories of the European Conference on Information Literacy; there was a presentation about this ongoing IPILM project which I blogged here.

Keeping up with ... AI Ethics

The latest in ACRL's Keeping up with ... series is Keeping up with ... AI Ethics. As usual it is just a few pages, summarising issues and with references/links.
Go to https://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/keeping_up_with/ai_ethics
Image created by Sheila Webber using Midjourney AI, November 2025

AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers

ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) has published AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers following approval by the ACRL Board of Directors in October 2025. Go to https://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ai?_zs=SUvvg1&_zl=RQfQA
Another AI-related read is:
Ball, E. (2025, October 20). Teaching AI as an Anti-AI Librarian. ACRLog.  https://acrlog.org/2025/10/20/teaching-ai-as-an-anti-ai-librarian
Photo by Sheila Webber: fallen gingko leaves, Amsterdam, November 2025

Call for Proposals: IS Teaching Methods 2026 Virtual Forum

The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee has a call for proposals for a presentation at their 2026 Virtual Forum. "The hour-long forum will be held in spring with the exact date to be determined based on availability of the speaker(s)." Deadline for proposals is 5 January 2026.
It will consist of a 45-minute presentation followed by 15-minute Q&A. The event is free to participants. The presentation should "showcase innovative teaching methods, assessment, and theoretical approaches. Past topics include critical race pedagogy, gendered labor and instruction, visual literacy, and assessment."
Past events are listed on the Instruction Section website.
Only one proposal will be selected. The proposal form is at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbkIIKU4ZDMTaD11vsxSZ3syY4GMfzjDtHWTT3cnHocrF-6Q/viewformPhoto by Sheila Webber: take a book, Amsterdam, November 2025

Call for nominations of Online Learning Objects

The ACRL Instruction Section wants nominations of Online Learning Objects which "may include online modules/tutorials, videos, podcasts, or other relevant media created or substantially updated within the past five years".
This is for the Featured Online Learning Objects (FOLO) project (which replaces the previous PRIMO project) which highlights high quality online IL learning materials. Nominations are due by 11 January 2026.
Go to https://acrl.ala.org/IS/is-committees-2/committees-task-forces/folo/
Photo by Sheila Webber: late autumn branches, Amsterdam, November 2025

Last chance for LILAC conference bursaries!

The Academic and Research Libraries Group (ARLG) is funding 2 bursaries for the LILAC conference, one for a Further Education libraran and one for a Higher Education librarian. Closing date is 21 November 2025.
The bursaries will include three days at the conference and social events. They also include up to £250 in expenses for reasonable travel and accommodation. To apply for the ARLG bursaries you must be a current CILIP member - if selected, you will be asked to provide your membership details to confirm this.
You apply via the LILAC conference website https://www.lilacconference.com/register You need to register for the LILAC conference site (or login if you are already registered - if you attended LILAC in the past few years you will be already registered).
(1) Register / Login
(2) Select MY ACCOUNT
(3) Scroll down the page to "Bursary applications are now open and will close on 21 November 2025" where the individual bursaries are listed.

Call for proposals: Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference

There is a call for proposals for the 2026 Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference (CALC) which will take place online during the week beginning 11 May 2026. CALC has a two-part process with the stage 1 (which is the call open now) reserved for sessions led by presenters who experience under-representation and/or marginalisation in libraries, academia or traditional library conferences.
The closing date for stage 1 proposals is 19 December 2025 at 23.59 GMT (UK time).
A second unreserved call for proposals will open in January 2026.
There is more information at https://sites.google.com/view/calcconference/call-for-papers including a guide to writing proposals and the form to submit session proposals.
There is a short explanation about the scope of the conference at https://sites.google.com/view/calcconference/about/what-is-critical-library-practice
Questions or queries can go to calcconference@gmail.com
Photo by Sheila Webber: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen in Amsterdam, November 2025

Webinar: Information Literacy Instruction on Grad Course Materials

On 10 December 2025 11.00-12.00 noon US Pacific time (which is 19.00-200.00 GMT) there is a free webinar in the LILi Show and Tell series: Information Literacy Instruction on Grad Course Materials presented by information literacy expert Esther Grassian.
"This session will focus on explaining the definitions and history of information literacy. Along with planning, developing, designing, and evaluating information literacy and brainstorming ideas for updates on current and future instructions. The goals are to: "review the shared UCLA Information Literacy Instruction (ILI) course materials to understand their overall structure, purpose, and pedagogical approach; Explore strategies and models for planning, designing, developing, and evaluating effective information literacy instruction."
The session will include learning how to design, develop, and evaluate information literacy interventions and sharing ideas for updating the UCLA materials (which have CC: BY-NC-SA licenses) for current and future needs.
Information and link to the online session at https://lili.libguides.com/showandtell/home
Photo by Sheila Webber: canal in Amsterdam, November 2025.

Digital Good webinars

A couple of free webinars from the ESRC Digital Good network (that's a UK-funded research network):
- Digital good from the South: 3 December 2025 at 14.00-15.00 GMT. Speakers: Padmini Ray Murray (Design Beku), Alex Cosmo de Mesquita (NGO Thydêwá), Parag Bhatnagar (Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora)
- Digital health: the digital good in low-resource settings in Africa. 25 February 2026 at 14.00-15.00 GMT. Speakers: Bronwyn Harris and team
Go to https://luma.com/digitalgoodnetwork?k=c
Image created by Sheila Webber using Midjourney AI with the prompt: an abstract image of a network in greens yellows reds, the background is warm and light