I read a fascinating article about Wikipedia and how banning the use of this source is a "silly" policy. The author advocates the position that "it is irresponsible for educatonal institutions not to teach new knowledge technologies such as Wikipedia". The "anyone can edit" philosophy that most teachers hate can be turned around and used as an invaluable teaching tool in learning how people create, share and record knowledge. Read this for yourselves; I've certainly seen a huge change in the accuracy of Wikipedia information available.
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/02/wikipedia-and-the-new-curriculum/
Kris
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Gaming Professional Reading
Are you on the gaming in libraries bandwagon and want to learn more???
Are you curious about the new gaming phenomenon at ALD and other libraries?
Do you think this whole library gaming thing is crazy and won't change your mind until you hear some good reasons on why we should be involved?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, I recommend you take at this excellent bibliography of suggested reading about gaming and libraries posted by Beth Galloway on the "Game On: Libraries in Gaming" blog.
Are you curious about the new gaming phenomenon at ALD and other libraries?
Do you think this whole library gaming thing is crazy and won't change your mind until you hear some good reasons on why we should be involved?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, I recommend you take at this excellent bibliography of suggested reading about gaming and libraries posted by Beth Galloway on the "Game On: Libraries in Gaming" blog.
Teaching with Primary Sources
On Friday and Saturday, Feb 1st and 2nd, I attended an annual event called "Librarian Days" about teaching with primary sources. The event was held at the Auraria campus and was heavily geared for school librarians and teachers but there was still a lot of good information that can be applied in a public library setting.
There was a big emphasis on those ubiquitous "Web 2.0" technologies which are still relatively new territory for schools, though we are on the ball with our ALD blogs, wikis, deli.ci.ous accounts and more. We were also introduced to resources available through the Library of Congress American Memory website which has over 11 million (and counting) primary cources feely available to the public. There was a presentation by the Colorado Historical Newspaper project and another by the Denver Newspaper Agency.
Keeping with the Web 2.0 theme, they have a wiki up with links to PowerPoint presentations, handouts, and additional resources from the various presenters. I encourage you to take a look and I will probably comment in further entries about some of the presentations in more specifics. I especially need to write about my experience and thoughts about entering the new online 3D world of Second Life. I got to create my own avatar and wander around some virtual libraries and museums in Second Life. While I am not conviced Second Life itself is the way of the future, I think this kind of technology is and I'm anxious to learn and share more.
There was a big emphasis on those ubiquitous "Web 2.0" technologies which are still relatively new territory for schools, though we are on the ball with our ALD blogs, wikis, deli.ci.ous accounts and more. We were also introduced to resources available through the Library of Congress American Memory website which has over 11 million (and counting) primary cources feely available to the public. There was a presentation by the Colorado Historical Newspaper project and another by the Denver Newspaper Agency.
Keeping with the Web 2.0 theme, they have a wiki up with links to PowerPoint presentations, handouts, and additional resources from the various presenters. I encourage you to take a look and I will probably comment in further entries about some of the presentations in more specifics. I especially need to write about my experience and thoughts about entering the new online 3D world of Second Life. I got to create my own avatar and wander around some virtual libraries and museums in Second Life. While I am not conviced Second Life itself is the way of the future, I think this kind of technology is and I'm anxious to learn and share more.
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