Wikis, twitter and so many other 2.0 things have intervened since I started this blog. Now that another faculty member who attended my wiki workshop stopped by for advice, I realized her needs might best be served with a blog. With so many choices, which app is the best solution for a particular need? It [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another Semester Begins
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged academic, librarians, reference on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We start this semester with high hopes and new technology. We finally have wifi for students – something most college libraries have had for years. Who knows, maybe we will actually give them email accounts sometime soon.
I just read a letter in Library Journal from a librarian who feels irrelevant who says “there is little [...]
SUNY Conference on Instructional Technologies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged infolit, secondlife on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just got back from SUNY CIT full of ideas and insights. My colleague Ricky Glass and I presented on some of the games we have created for information literacy instruction. A part of our presentation was devoted to our foray into Second Life as a gaming platform for instruction. Many SUNY faculty are exploring Second [...]
Georgia State Sued for Copyright Infringement
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged copyright, lawsuits, libraries on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This month Sage Publishers, Oxford UP and Cambridge UP filed a lawsuit that alleges Georgia State University was involved in the “systematic, widespread, and unauthorized copying and distribution of a vast amount of copyrighted works “ through their e-reserves and WebCT CMS. The College, the Dean of Libraries and the Provost for Information Technology were all named in the suit. The [...]
Computers in Libraries
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cil2008, libraries, web 2.0 on April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Returned from the Computers in Libraries Conference last week filled with ideas, questions, certainties and doubts. Our presentation “Gaming and Learning” was well received and caught a mention on the Information Today blog. http://www.infotodayblog.com/2008/04/09/gaming-to-teach-information-literacy/ One of the highlights of the conference, the Pecha Kucha ( the Japanese word for the sound of conversation), allowed five panelists [...]
Print Reference DOA?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in February, New York Times technology columnist David Pogue posted some old jokes from Readers Digest. One struck home.
Working as a computer instructor for an adult-education program at a community college, I am keenly aware of the gap in computer knowledge between my younger and older students. My observations were confirmed the day a [...]
