Office Hours: Learning to Learn
I totally forgot to link to my July column: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/06/opinion/michael-stephens/learning-to-learn-office-hours/ How might staff development days evolve? I was impressed with...
View ArticleDEV DEV – Summer of Code at the Chattanooga Public Library by TTW Contributor...
During the month of July 2013, my colleagues, community partners, fifty teens, and I were stationed on The 2nd Floor of the Chattanooga Public Library for DEV DEV: Summer of Code. It was, to be...
View ArticleFirst day of the big map
First day of the big map, a photo by Oak Park Public Library on Flickr. Oak Park Public Library launches a new Idea Box installation. What a wonderful way to tap into users’ hopes and dreams! Kudos...
View ArticleLibrary Card Mosaic
Steve Campion writes: I was building a library card gallery (scroll down the page: http://www.wa-list.com/?p=418) and decided to gather them together in one image. The mosaic came from that. I think...
View ArticleFollow-up: A New Librarian’s Promise – A TTW Guest Post by Carlie Graham
Note from Michael: Carlie will be a Participatory Learning Guide for the #hyperlibMOOC this fall. She was a WISE student in my classes at SJSU SLIS. Her ideas below resonate with my teaching and views....
View ArticleMaking mistakes in our daily work: A TTW Conversation between Warren Cheetham...
Warren: Hi Justin! I found this weird avant garde art video online that you’re featured in! I didn’t realize you were into that – tell me more! Justin: No, not an art video…I was actually testing out...
View ArticleMore on “23 Things for SLIS Students and Alumni”
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/about-slis/news/detail/new-resource-explores-23-online-tools-help-information-professionals Learning new technology can be challenging. With that in mind, SLISConnect, the...
View ArticleUpcoming Presentations Fall 2013
September 26, 2013: “Learning Everywhere: Ten Mobile Things to Explore & Use” Presentation & Immersive Laboratory workshop, NORWELD, Bowling Green, Ohio. September 30, 2013: “Of MOOCs &...
View ArticleLearning Everywhere in New Zealand
Just submitted my abstract for my keynote at LIANZA 2013. I am honored that my keynote presentation is sponsored by Victoria University of Wellington! LEARNING EVERYWHERE: The Transformative Power of...
View ArticleNew Little free Library in Traverse City
One of the highlights of the summer was a visit from Little Free Library Co-founder and LFL Executive Director Todd Bol. He stopped in Traverse City on the way back from ALA Annual. We gave him a tour...
View ArticleThis Used to be the AV Room
http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/774745/edmonton-public-library-makes-space-for-tech-friendly-creations/ CDs, DVDs and video games have been moved from what used to be the audio-visual room on the...
View ArticleSave the Dates: Library 2.013 Conference is just a few weeks away!
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/center-information-research-and-innovation-ciri/library-2013-worldwide-virtual-conference The Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference will connect information...
View Article#hyperlibMOOC: Community Profile of Margaret Jean Campbell
Margaret is my super cool research assistant. http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/community-profile/margaret-jean-campbell Student Margaret Jean Campbell bubbles with enthusiasm when talking about how she...
View ArticleOffice Hours: Listening to student voices
However engaging, thought-provoking, and even polarizing the speakers were at the Future of Academic Libraries Symposium presented by McMaster University and Library Journal, they couldn’t match what...
View ArticleUpdate on #hyperlibMOOC – Week One Wrap Up
Note from Michael: Just wanted to let TTW readers see what our week one wrap post included over at The Hyperlinked Library MOOC. Follow along here:...
View ArticleHow Traverse City Really “Uses” Its Library
Nice news story about my home library: http://www.theticker.tc/story/how-traverse-city-really-uses-its-library by Lynn Geiger “I love looking at data of all kinds, but not everyone does,” says TADL...
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