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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 27, 65-67. Continued tomorrow References Barsky, E. and Purdon, M. Introducing Web 2.0:

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

My own students create a lot of their own content during their study, usually in the form of podcasts, videos, wiki and blog content, and are encouraged to share these publicly online to gain additional feedback. has spawned concepts such as folksonomy, ‘Darwikianism’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ (Kamel Boulos et al, 2006).

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Wikipedia Is NOT Wicked!

The Daring Librarian

Sadly, I don''t believe teachers & college professors are ready to wrap their mind around or admit recent studies that show: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica. IE: the hard copy books of the reference section of our library) I do! We''re doing a disservice not teaching our kids HOW to use it and how to cite it.as Probably not.

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A Librarian's Review of the Unquiet Library

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

Unquiet Librarian Buffy Hamilton just unveiled her new Library 2.0 spectacular! --> --> The Unquiet Library <-- <-- She built it using Google Sites, which fascinates me because we''ve just adopted Google Apps for Education at my school. You know the Unquiet Library is the place to be, and for all the right reasons!

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Social Media Ed, Sex Ed, & Digital Responsibility

The Daring Librarian

So having Library Journal use a version of this quote above in the Movers & Shakers article and having had my beloved School Library blog blocked this week has made me super sensitive to the challenges & responsibilities we have teaching our kids digital awareness and responsibility. People, teaching Digital Ed is not OPTIONAL.

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Why students are ignorant about the Civil Rights Movement

The Hechinger Report

In the 2015-16 school year, none of the social studies textbooks listed for use in the state’s fourth grade classroom was published before 2005. The Civil Rights Movement was once a footnote in Mississippi social studies classrooms, if it was covered at all. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Facebook has decided to obey the law , announcing this week that “ discriminatory advertising has no place on Facebook.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Study finds students’ negative diversity experiences, though less common than positive ones, hinder cognitive development and student learning.”