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Category Archives: Library futures
Libraries, storytelling, advocacy: Not what or how, but why
I know that I’ve been gone for a while. So much stuff happening that the writer within has taken a short hiatus. Bear with me while I try to make sense of my changing world. Sometimes you see something, and … Continue reading
Flipped library: Is it, then, about attitude?
You might have read my earlier post about flipped libraries and maybe you thought, “Wow! She’s totally nuts!” Not an unlikely reaction, especially if you know me personally. I was interested to read this, however. A recent piece from Library … Continue reading
Exploring the flipped classroom model : What if Professor Plum is no longer in the library?
Recently I blogged about using the concept of the flipped classroom as a way of re-imagining what our libraries might be. The slideshare below is a veritable treasure trove of explanation and practical examples of the concept in action in … Continue reading
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Tagged flipped libraries, Library 2.0, public libraries, school libraries
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Truly question everything, especially the status quo
When I wrote my last post about flipped classrooms, and attempted to apply the model of thinking to libraries, the hardest part for me was to find the appropriate questions to ask of school library practice. We tend to be … Continue reading
Flipped classrooms as an activator for library thinking
As teachers all over the world consider the future of education, we in libraries need to keep up. Maybe one way to do that is to adopt some of the terminology being bandied around by our educational colleagues, and apply … Continue reading
Library advocacy – putting the horse before the cart
Great slide share and post from Jennifer Lagarde, Rock Star Advocacy: Proving Your Worth In Tough Times. Advocacy must stem from the desire to get a better deal for the folk who use your library – not to protect your … Continue reading
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Tagged adding value, advocacy, library promotion, school libraries
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What are you reading and how are you reading it?
Increasingly, we are reading commentary that point to the negative effects of technology use on our ability to read deeply and reflectively, and on our ability to maintain sustained periods of concentration. Nicholas Carr has just presented a keynote at … Continue reading
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Tagged digital literacy, eBooks, eReaders, reading, school libraries
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Integrating iPads or tablets into your library services – ALA
If you’ve been thinking about how you might use iPads or tablets in you school or public library, this presentation shares a raft of practical ideas. The concept of embedded or roving librarians is one that is of particular interest … Continue reading
The future of libraries and learning communities – slideshare
Excellent slide share from Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project. Includes fascinating statistics about changes in technology use, and some excellent questions that we must all begin to ponder – like “What is the future of community anchor institutions?” Now … Continue reading
Reflective practice – how do we model this for library professionals?
Reflective practice is something that comes relatively easily to me. Having angst as a middle name sure helps, as does a life-long (bad) habit of over-analyzing everything I have done and said, and usually deciding I could have done or … Continue reading
