The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Steve Albrecht for this Safe Library "Bootcamp," designed to be an essential and affordable all-staff training tool on the basics of library service, safety, and security. Dr. Albrecht has 23 years of experience keeping create a safe library space, for staff and patrons.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2022

These are available for unlimited viewing as part of an individual or organizational annual all-access pass, as well as any webinars held during the year after purchase (one or two a month). Individual all-access annual passes are $495 and can be purchased by credit card directly here. Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2019

Working with more than 850 publishers across the world, the library adds as many as 100,000 titles every year, according to Brad Turner, vice president and general manager of global education and literacy at Benetech , the nonprofit that runs Bookshare. In 2015, the U.S. But even at that laudable clip, Benetech is falling behind.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizational all-access pass programs are significantly discounted in bulk. Individual all-access annual passes are normally $495, but are on sale this year-end for $295. Individuals who have paid for at least one Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 See you online!"

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

"Awkward Conversations: How to Handle Difficult Discussions with Patrons" Part of a special Library 2.0 Essential Librarian" series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”. There are some positive findings in the survey.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2017

But these days the question is how publishers can afford to produce them at all, especially as the main customers for those books—academic libraries—face ever-shrinking budgets, and the open-access movement has pumped up expectations that scholarship should be shared as widely and cheaply as possible.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

In an age of digital formats, quick texts (and the associated degradation of spelling and grammar), online content, blogs and posts, many in the education, publishing and library sectors — as well as broader cultural institutions — are wondering and worrying about the future of literature. Adult Population Reading Literature.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 5, 2023

Coaching Skills for Library Leaders: Confident Conversations for Staff Development, Improvement, and Change [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 If you’re reluctant to speak with your library staff about work performance or work behavior issues, now is the time to get better at these “conversations that mean something.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 17, 2021

Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : Safety and Security: An Interview with Chet Price, the Safety and Security Manager at the Jacksonville (FL) Library In this 40-minute video interview, Steve Albrecht talks with Chet Price, the Safety and Security Manager at the Jacksonville (FL) Library.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 17, 2023

Tools for Tense Situations: Reducing Conflicts With Patrons [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 Libraries and library staff report much of the same: patrons who hate being told what to do and who feel entitled to disagree, often at the top of their voices. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 20, 2021

"Collection Protection: Preventing Thefts, Vandalism, Fires, and Other Large and Small Library Disasters" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Dr. Albrecht's recent podcasts episodes include "Stop Saying Calm Down," Spirit of Service," "Library Civility: A Code for How We Treat Each Other," "The Code of Quality Service," and "The Power of Surveys." Click here to let us know what topics you'd be particularly interested in having us cover in the Library 2.0 Click here to read.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Safe Librarian: Feeling Safe and Being Safe at Work Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security / Essential Librarian Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : It’s hard to concentrate on your work in the library if you don’t feel physically, mentally, and emotionally safe. TO REGISTER: Click here to register and pay.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

The mantra makes sense for someone like Marwell, whose nonprofit organization has an audacious mission: to make high-speed internet access available for every student in the US. But in order to do that, EducationSuperHighway must first determine the state of internet access—and track its progress—for schools across the country.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fund a series of research reports called Teachers Know Best. In 2015 they released a interesting report titled What Educators Want from Digital Instructional Tools 2.0 , that sought out 3100 educators to establish the state of technology integration across K12. Conclusion.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Broadband’s Big Picture. Links to Local Learning. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by ENA.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Accessibility to computing power is no longer constrained by time and place. School Computer Labs Ensure Equitable Access. Forty-one percent (41%) of high school students lack access to a non-shared in-school device. In middle schools, 37% of the students lack individual 1:1 device access. Scholar’s commons.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

That's an all-time high, and a big increase since the fall of 2015, when only 3 percent of students reported downloading free course materials. The percent of students who reported downloading free materials has increased each semester since. A third may be the growth of so-called inclusive-access programs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Awkward Conversations & Difficult Situations: How to Handle the Hardest Discussions with Patrons (2023 Updated Version) Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : Library life is full of challenging moments. The patron who refuses to leave as the library is closing.

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How To Libraries Accessibility Tablets 41

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

The news, first reported by The Wall Street Journal , would create the second-biggest U.S. Cengage is now betting its digital business on an annual subscription that gives students unlimited access to all of its digital textbook materials, along with online homework tools and study guides. Last week, Cengage reported $1.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 8, 2023

"Working Safely in a Rural Location: Security for Staff When Help Is Far" A "Safe Library" webinar, part of the Library 2.0 This 60-minute training webinar is presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by trainer, author, and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Children, given access to the internet in groups, can learn anything by themselves,” said the the Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences at Newcastle University. 1 is the same as in 2015—IT security—and many others are reruns. SAVE THE LIBRARY?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 3, 2023

"The Top Ten Most Challenging Patrons: Practical and Realistic Tools to Make Your Facility a Better and Safer Place to Work" A "Safe Library" webinar, part of the Library 2.0 Do you have concerns – as a mandated reporter – about potential child abuse or elder abuse, involving younger or older patrons being victimized?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 18, 2019

Join us for a 60-minute webinar, recorded in a special Library 2.0 Register to attend live, or to have access to the recordings, by clicking on the JOIN WEBINAR button HERE. ( You will need to be logged into Library 2.0--if A man show is angry at the county comes into your library to ask you for legal advice.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

In 2015, a major report from the research nonprofit RAND found that personalized learning works, confirming many of our hopes. A survey of schools and libraries done by the FCC in 2010 found that 80% reported that broadband services did not “fully meet their current needs.” classrooms have high-speed internet access.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” billion by 2023.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 10, 2019

"Coaching Skills for Library Managers and Supervisors: Getting Better Performance and Behavior From Your Employees One Meeting at a Time." This is a 60-minute webinar (live and recorded) in a special Library 2.0 If you are not already, you will first need to be a free member of Library 2.0 and be logged in. in English.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Access to an effective school library program is one example of information privilege. The absence of access is one symptom of information poverty. Beyond access to a robust and effective library program, some students come to school with knapsacks fully packed. See School Librarian, Where Art Thou? ).

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Washington, DC — The inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge for libraries came to a successful close this month, as more than 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea far eclipsed an ambitious goal set by investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban. Beanstack currently serves over 600 libraries globally.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Implications of the access hypothesis : Why do most comparisons of OER to traditional materials fail to find a positive effect of OER? The most popular hypothesis is that the affordability of OER creates more access for students, and that this increase in access is what will drive changes in outcomes. Grimaldi et al.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 9, 2015

James Patterson might just make your library a little better and your students a little happier this year. million to school libraries because he believes that: fewer children are growing up in a household full of books – and that the effects of this absence could have a profound impact on a child’s future, and on the future of our country.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

A high school library in a school district in Mentor, Ohio. One California superintendent told Digital Promise that the new website helped him quickly answer questions by providing fingertip access to relevant research. We are deeply committed to improving the access, findability and use of research,” Cator said.

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