Michael’s EDUCAUSE Learning Initiatives 2010 conference presentation where he discussed “The Hyperlinked Campus” leads nicely into a recent post I made detailing exactly how Michael and I put together his course sites from a technical standpoint. If you’re looking to break free from the constraints of your learning management systems (LMS), I highly suggest you look into using WordPress MU and BuddyPress for a custom LMS. See all the details here: http://thecorkboard.org/blog/enhancing-wordpress-as-lms/ ——- Kyle Jones, TTW Contributor @thecorkboard thecorkboard.org
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Emerging Leaders, originally uploaded by ALA – The American Library Association. ALA emerging leaders gather for a group photo at their 4th annual workshop. Around 100 attendees are being groomed to become early ALA leaders. I’m honored to be mentoring one of the groups!
Download the slides here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/ELI2010StephensHyperlinked.pdf
"Why Do You Blog?" A survey of Early Adopting Librarian Bloggers, originally uploaded by mstephens7. One more…
Measuring the Value & Effect of Learning 2.0 in Australian Libraries, originally uploaded by mstephens7. Wordle of some of the survey results I’m using in my talk at Educause Learning Initiatives today.
Oh my, originally uploaded by mstephens7. I’m at EDUCAUSE Learning Initiatives. Great sessions about technology in teaching today!
Have you seen this? “The ways that you’re teaching have to change as well.” There is a lot to think about here.
I was honored to do an interview with Finding Education‘s Shannon Firth last week. We talked a lot about the Australian research project as well as other topics. The post is now up: http://blog.findingeducation.com/assignment/educators-that-rock-michael-stephens/ Here’s a bit of the piece: fE: How important is branding to libraries? And what do things like blogs and wikis have to do with stewardship? MS: I think branding is important. I like seeing librarians who are actively engaging with users, via Facebook, via Twitter, and identifying themselves as a librarian or staff member at the library. I think that really helps carry the brand […]
January 20, 2010: “Creative Collaboration and Immersive Engagement: The Hyperlinked Campus,” EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. January 26, 2010: “Ten Trends & Technologies for 2010,” Education Institute, online program. February 11, 2010: “Measuring the Effect & Impact of Learning 2.0 Programmes in Australian Libraries,” with Warren Cheetham & Richard Sayers, VALA 2010, Melbourne, Australia. (Skype) Switzerland & Germany: March 8, 2010: Geneva: Program with AILIS librarians and tour of CERN March 9, 2010: Geneva: Tour of UN Library & program with senior librarians, followed by program at US Mission. March 10, 2010: Hamburg: The Hyperlinked Community Library at the Hamburg […]
Aaron Schmidt has debuted a new column in Library Journal called “The User Experience.” http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6713142.html The opening is wonderful: The importance of user experience (UX) dawned on me one day when a patron asked to use the stapler kept in a drawer behind the reference desk. It wasn’t the first time anyone had asked to use the stapler—it wasn’t even the first time that day. Considering it a bit more, I realized that it happened all of the time. Suddenly, I couldn’t imagine what the stapler was doing in the drawer in the first place. I liberated the stapler from […]