January 26, 2012 – Tech Trends 2012, Education Institute & Ontario Library Association, online – for OLA 2012 registrants. February 1, 2012 – Keynote, Information Environments for a Hyperlinked World, Handheld Librarian Conference, online. February 20, 2012 – Staff Development Day, Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, Evansville, Indiana. February 24, 2012 – Faculty Technology Workshop, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California. March 15 & 16, 2012 – Hyperlinked Libraries: Emerging Tech & Emerging Trends, SJSU SLIS Exhibition Space, Public Library Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 13, 2012 – Keynote, ILF District 6 Conference, Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Summer 2012; June 4-8 2012 – Keynote, 11th Southern African […]
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Transformative Learning and Technology Literacies (Thanks to Char Booth & Polly-Alida Farrington for invaluable assistance with this course) Course Description All information professionals will most probably be called upon to create or present some form of instruction in the scope of their jobs. Within information environments, this class explores models such as Mezirow’s concept of transformative learning, the USER model, and the Learning 2.0/23 Things program as well as developing concepts such as Jenkins’ transmedia navigation. Coursework answers these questions: How can we promote transformative learning via technology? How can we design instructional experiences that have high value for library learners? […]
This morning I’m reading over the 2017 San Jose State University Strategic Plan Vision 2017 document: http://www.sjsu.edu/president/strategicplanning/ Here’s a snippet: GUIDING PRINCIPLES A Strong and Unique Sense of Place – SJSU has a strong and unique sense of place, both physical and virtual, with modern learning spaces, gathering places and technology infrastructure. We create a welcoming, vibrant, and safe environment that fosters a sense of belonging and Spartan pride. Unbounded Learning – SJSU is an innovative, engaged learning community committed to preparing students with adaptive skills and knowledge for a global 21st century. Unbounded learning is facilitated by highly regarded faculty […]
Best wishes!, a photo by Rob Coers on Flickr. From my friend and colleague Rob Coers comes this lovely image. To all TTW readers, peace, love and light for 2012.
Jason Griffey writes: On December 28, I received notice from George M. Eberhart, the editor ofAmerican Libraries Direct, that my contract with American Libraries for Perpetual Beta is not being renewed. As of December 31, my involvement with this experiment in blogging will end. Perpetual Beta was, to my knowledge, the first American Libraries blog written by a non-staff member. It was originally conceived of by myself and former Associate Editor Sean Fitzpatrick as a way of highlighting edgy, interesting tech that pushed the boundaries of what might be considered “library technology.” I tried very hard to curate the content that it linked to in […]
If you can be in charge/start your/be part of a Digital Media Lab (DML) I highly recommend it… for you. Now, I think all the community building, etc. aspects of a DML are awesome and one of the futures of libraries – see a Library Journal article I co-authored for that all important aspect. However, this post is for those of you who are considering starting a DML and wondering if you will enjoy it as an aspect of your job. This is what my work life looks like being in charge of the Skokie DML ( I have other […]
Please do not miss: http://infomational.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/project-curve-part-five-library-on-wheels/ Just a snippet demonstrates Char Booth’s evidence-based, grounded approach to library outreach and technology: the mobile shift: not exactly news Now, down to project business. Mobile platforms and services have become one of the most handily bandied-about concepts in libraryland over the last few years, and for very good reason. Recent research from ECAR, PIL (pdf), and Pew (among others) documents a mobile shift in personal and academic connectivity, communication, and access among learners. My own research for the Council of Chief Librarians of California Community Colleges in 2011 examined in part the receptivity of participants to mobile library functionality, which resoundingly […]
I have an invited contribution in the new issue of SJSU SLIS Student Research Journal: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol1/iss2/2/ I recently participated in a meeting convened at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria. For five days, over 50 librarians and museum professionals from all over the world gathered to critically examine the impact of participatory culture on library and museum work. The event was sponsored by both the seminar and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Participatory culture, defined by Henry Jenkins in Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture (2006), “is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic […]