Librarian in the Cloud
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Lifelong Learning in Libraries Ignite Talk
Apr 21st
I jumped off a cliff last month and did something way outside my comfort zone: I gave an ignite talk (5 mins, 20 slides designed ahead of time, and auto-advanced every 15 seconds) at the Digital Media and Learning Conference in San Francisco. The talk was titled, “Learning from Birth to the Grave @ Your Library”, and I spoke of all the wonderful ways lifelong learning is on full display in Kansas libraries and in a couple of other locations. I hope you enjoy the talks. All the other ignite talks can be seen at DML’s YouTube channel. Thank you to More >
What’s on my iPad version 2.0
Apr 15th
Last year, I wrote “What’s on my iPad?“, a list of all the apps on my iPad. It’s been almost a year, and I need to get a new list published. It appears below.
There are many additional online resources out there for iPads used in education and libraries:
- iPad Resources list, compiled by Erin Klein
- 103 Interesting Ways to Use the iPad in a Classroom [More from the Interesting Ways series]
- Teach with Your iPad (includes videos, lists of Apps)
- Blooms’ Taxonomy and iPad Apps
- iPads in Schools LiveBinder
- Preparing Your School for an iPad implementation
- 20 Apps Librarians should download part 1
- 20 Apps Librarians should download part More >
DML, Maker Spaces, Libraries, and Ignite
Mar 7th
Hi blog. It’s been awhile. I wonder if anyone still reads you….
What’s been new? Information Overload presentations. Grad school work. Day job. And DML2012.
DML2012 was. incredible, and had me wishing more librarians had been present.
With the increased focus in some part of our profession on the potentials of maker spaces (read David Lankes’ latest encounters with the Fayetteville Library Fab Lab), media labs, and community spaces for learning, DML2012 was the conference where those situations were on center stage. More librarians needed to be there to join in the conversation — go next year — it’s in Chicago!
Other parts of More >
TEDxOKC: Anthony Shadid: “Democracy in the Middle East, Elusive Dream or Coming Reality?”
Feb 17th
I had never taken the time to polish and publish my notes from TEDxOKC last spring. Tonight’s tragic news that NYTimes Reporter Anthony Shadid suddenly passed away in Syria is prompting me to dust off my notes from his incredible talk and finally publish them as I took them. I will never forget his talk that day, his sudden hope and optimism for the future of Middle East. Portions from his talk are posted online, and I’m embedding that video below. My notes from Anthony’s talk appear below the video. To his family, friends, and colleagues, my deepest sympathies, thoughts, and prayers. The More >
Winter Break Reading List
Dec 15th
Now that the fall semester is over, I have about five weeks before the Spring Semester begins in my current grad program. After a rough fall, I’m glad to see this semester end and look forward to a new one and a new calendar year. Meanwhile, I’ve had quite the reading stack pile up physically and virtually, especially virtually, thanks to Amazon Kindle’s One-Click button that’s far too easy to click when I see a good book someone recs. So in the spirit of public accountability, here’s the reading list I hope to reduce significantly over the next few weeks. More >
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