The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

"Patron Harassment Scenarios: What to Do as a Staffer and a Leader" Part of the Library 2.0 Where many organizations have to deal with harassers who are other co-workers, in the library environment, it’s most likely to come from patrons, vendors, visitors, and even the possibility of elected or appointed officials.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 25, 2024

Serving Elderly Patrons at Risk: Prevention Steps for a Fragile Population Part of the Library 2.0 Your library may have specific programs for senior patrons and you recognize and nurture those relationships with the ones who come to your library most often. Preventing falls or other injuries inside the library.

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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

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 CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Furthermore, in September 2020, UNICEF reported that 1 billion children worldwide aren't learning at all. Have a great classroom library. ” The Nation’s Report Card. 2015, September 2015). June 21, 2015. Andrea is noticing what many teachers are saying: students are struggling with reading stamina.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Search for other school library innovations. He as more than 35 years of experience in journalism and freelance writing and was a reporter and editor at Worcester’s Telegram & Gazette from 1987 until 2015. Key points: Alarming declines in civic scores demands new strategies.

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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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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

Academic research libraries are many things: knowledge storehouses, teaching and research partners, technology hubs. That assessment, which won’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention at library conferences, is one of the standout findings of a report released today by the nonprofit group Ithaka S+R. The Andrew W.

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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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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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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 Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

Despite various efforts by states and school districts to close the gap during the past year, 15 percent of children from families with incomes below the national median of $75,000 a year are still without fast and reliable home internet access, according to a new report from New America and Rutgers University. An additional $7.17

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

The San Francisco-based nonprofit’s most recent report, 2016 State of the States , is one part of that process. million more students than in last year’s report, and a staggering 30.9 E-Rate , an FCC program that provides funding to help schools and libraries build fiber infrastructure and expand their wi-fi and broadband networks.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2022

These passes can be administered through Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 has a collection of 31 recorded webinars and four "bonus" videos from Dr. Steve Albrecht in our Service, Safety, and Security collection. Individual all-access annual passes are $495 and can be purchased by credit card directly here. See you online!"

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Individuals who have paid for at least one Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 has a collection of 26 recorded webinars from Dr. Steve Albrecht as part of our Service, Safety, and Security collection. Organizational all-access pass programs are significantly discounted in bulk. See you online!"

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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. These are hosted either at Library 2.0

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 13, 2017

A group of YOUmedia makerspaces band together to innovate and support library makerspaces facing the opportunities and challenges distinctive to the middle, “post-emergent” years. Library makerspaces are no different. But it is often the next stage—the maturing and growth phase—that makes or breaks a new project or idea.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

1 is the same as in 2015—IT security—and many others are reruns. The group will publish the list in January as part of a report, though the association. SAVE THE LIBRARY? WHAT ABOUT THE LIBRARY SAVING CAMPUS: On Monday the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled a preliminary report on “The Future of Libraries.”Chris

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2015

The 2015 TEAMS Award is open to K-12 educators and library media specialists. A new contest from Gale and Library Media Connection will award prizes and library resources to schools that share collaboration success stories between library media personnel and educators. and Canada. and Canada.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

The news, first reported by The Wall Street Journal , would create the second-biggest U.S. Last week, Cengage reported $1.5 McGraw-Hill Education filed for an IPO in 2015 but withdrew three years later. It reported $1.6 Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education plan to join forces in an all-stock merger. billion in 2013.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to school bullying statistics, 37% of children report having been bullied before, but only 31% of this number reported it to an adult.[5] In part, this is because it can be difficult to get victims to report that they’ve been bullied at all.[1] Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2015, 100, pp. Vivolo-Kantor, A.M.,

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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. These are hosted either at Library 2.0

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 7, 2017

The National Association of Women in Technology reported 26% of the computing workforce in 2013 were women (5% Asian women, 3% African American women, and 2% Hispanic women) and there was a 64% decline in the number of first-year undergraduate women interested in majoring in Computer Science between 2000 and 2012.

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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 You will need to be logged into Library 2.0--if A group of local teenagers come into your library and start messing with your displays, rolling the book carts around, and making noise. The value of Security Incident Reports. This webinar is here to help.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016.

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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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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 21, 2016

Together we’ll explore the future of libraries and attitudes about the future of higher education shared by campus leaders and experts. We’ll begin by discussing how library services are changing, both in the academic world and in the public sphere.

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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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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. The top reason why?

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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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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

In 2018, the Pew Research Center reported that 97% of teen boys and 83% of teen girls played video games. Esports in schools can transport these kids from the solitary world of digital gaming into the common space of the school computer lab or library commons. And provide game play-by-play reporting and color commentary.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

The schools were recently in the news for their relatively strong performance on what’s known as the Nation’s Report Card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). But it’s not helpful to simply set aside DoDEA schools when looking at the Nation’s Report Card scores. military for children of members of the armed forces.

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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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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Since 2015, 10% or fewer school districts have reported that all of their students have internet access via non-shared devices at home. Integrating workstations into the school library is a popular approach. These diverse spaces are often known as the “ library commons.” This, in fact, is an ongoing trend.

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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.

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