EduPunk

EduPunk is a recent term used to describe the philosophy of inventive learning and inventive teaching. I first came across this term on Kevin Lim’s theory.isthereason blog, where he gives a brief timeline of the brief history of EduPunk. The perfect example is his use of Comic Life (awesome application!) to [...]

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“how to help/kill a young librarian’s love of librarianship”

There’s a growing list of things that would kill a young librarian’s love of librarianship by the Baby Boomer Librarian. Its been getting some discussion since yesterday, and worth a look. I know I can relate to a lot of the items on the list…

Do not allow out of the box thinking.
Award only those that [...]

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Watch for it: A Leadership Primer for New Librarians

I’m excited to find out that I’ll have a short segment published in “A leadership Primer for New Librarians” (ISBN 1843344203). The book is scheduled for release October 1st. It looks like a really interesting mix of things. Here is a list of the chapters:
Chapter 1: About this book
(my section appears here)
Chapter [...]

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Learning 2.0 – Self-paced online instruction

Learning 2.0 was started by Helene Blowers, Public Services Technology Director at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, as a discovery learning program to encourage the library staff to learn new technologies. This particular program was held in 2006, but since then other libraries have adapted the program to work at their library. [...]

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Out of the Stacks

We could all use a little imagination in our Library Instruction sessions! What innovative activities have you successfully used in a 50 minute workshop class?  What has really worked for you while teaching full credit classes?  Please share your epiphanies with us by posting to our “Out of the Stacks” page. 

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Traveling to Dublin

I’ve been busy preparing for my upcoming presentation at the 27th International Conference on the First Year Experience to be held in Dublin, Ireland. I’ll be presenting with Professor Laurence Shine, and former Learning Community student, Wendy Hilleran, on the subject of liberal arts and libraries in a digitized world. [...]

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Calling all Starry Dynamo Librarians

It’s no secret that libraries are struggling with issues such as shrinking budgets, dwindling literacy skills, and increasing demands from patrons. Unfortunately, being aware of pertinent issues affecting the library is only half the battle; creative employees are needed to generate ideas that will provide solutions to the challenges libraries face.
Creativity—the ability to make [...]

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