Inside ZSR
Demonstration: New Online Teaching Strategies: Bringing Theory to Life for More Effective Learning (Robert Brown, Nora Reynolds, Scott Brewster) Production office that creates online materials (learning objects), collaborating with faculty Whole staff that develops these learning objects Some students in the office, tell what’s dull and what’s not Want faculty to stay on top of... more ›
Demonstration: Active Learning in the Library: The Library Is Not Just for Books Presenters: Cotina Jones, Phyllistine Poole, Julie Dornberger, Carl Leak, Chris Screen Instruction team includes both librarians and webmasters Realized a need for new types of library instruction Blackboard, active learning templates, gaming, and vodcasting Blackboard A place to house the projects Liked:... more ›
Opening Session Info (Frank Prochaska) Theme: Building Connections 8th UNC TLT conference largest yet, close to 500 registered attendees large number of private, community college, and K-12 folks here (in addition to UNC system folks) ed tech no longer an add-on, it’s a mission critical component for learning in 21st century Pointed out UNC Online... more ›
I’m back from Pittsburgh, where the Music Library Association held its annual conference this year. The program was so breathlessly jam-packed that I’m just going to have to, unbloglike, post one long report at the end. Sorry! Dominating the sessions this year were the many creative ways music librarians are exploiting new technologies to enhance... more ›
After lunch I went to the exhibit hall with three main goals: to talk with Syndetic Solutions, to stop and say “hey” to Bill Kane and to find some free chocolates to satisfy my sweet tooth! I am pleased to report I met all three goals. Syndetic was the toughest. I could not see them... more ›
The second session I attended this morning was a demonstration of Primo by ExLibris. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this is a new resource discovery and delivery product that is coming to the market. Its competition includes AquaBrowser and Grokker. Its purpose is to provide an interface that incorporates the varied information users... more ›
I got off to an earlier business start today with an 8 am meeting to listen to the LITA’s Top Technology Trends Committee meeting. At each ALA conference, several technology experts gather to predict the most important technology trends in the current library environment. Four of the current experts (Clifford Lynch, Marshall Breeding, Karen Schneider... more ›
Today I attended my first breakfast with Alexander Street Press, and it was amazing. First: I love ASP. I think they offer a lot of interesting and innovative products in interesting and emerging fields, so I feel they are future minded. This became more evident as they discussed the evolution of a new architecture for... more ›
LITA works a little bit differently than other groups. Where some ALA divisions have committees (by appointment), LITA has Interest Groups (of interested folks). When I’m at ALA meetings, I like to sit in on the distance learning ones, just to see what they’re up to. They’re generally just facilitated discussions on issues related to... more ›