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Learning, not teaching
I recently read an article in University Affairs, co-written by my university’s new president that calls for more emphasis to be placed on learning than teaching. I think there is merit in this argument, but there are implications for library … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Librarianship, info lit
Tagged infolit, instruction, learning, teaching
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The Librarian Lecturer and Other Info Lit Thoughts
Now that much of my teaching is done for the term, I seem to be reading more about instruction now. A recent post from Iris caught my attention. In the post she writes about one shots and the idea that … Continue reading
Flash Instruction
Insider Higher Ed recently had a post on Edupunk, something I first got interested in about three years ago (and from there my interest in Libpunk). This article intrigued me with the idea of flash seminars. You’ve probably heard of … Continue reading
New Media Fun
This year we opened the Lyons New Media Centre, which I was lucky to be part of the creation team. This term, I’ve been working with a multi-section class and have been working with the LNMC staff to incorporate new … Continue reading
IL 2010
It’s been a crazy fall term – instruction and research consultations are at an all time high, which while great, means there is little time for anything else, include this little blog. I did manage to fit in Internet Librarian … Continue reading
Library Day in the Life 5
Well, it’s time for Lib Day 5! I think I’ll be participating, but rather than blog it all, I think I’ll twitter it this time and see how it goes. You can follow me on twitter, or check out the … Continue reading
Old Spice on libraries
Well, I have lots to catch up on (Digital Odyssey, the Great Debate) but they will have to wait a little longer before getting blogged. This, however, could not wait. Andy Woodworth noted that the Old Spice Man was replying … Continue reading
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LibPunk
Interested in LibPunk? Originally, I think the idea came out of the EduPunk movement and was applied to libraries. Now there’s a group of people re-examining the idea. You can follow the blog, the podcast or the FriendFeed room. Join … Continue reading
More conferencing
Another late conference post. I recently attended and presented at Computers in Libraries. It was another great conference (despite the fact that my laptop died while I was there). Mobile was one of the hot topics – so hot in … Continue reading
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