SWW TEL Picks

Some useful hints and tips for all who go out and about with students and pupils - you dont need to be scaling the North Face of the Eiger to benefit either!

I wasnt aware of the existence of this network until today so am advertising it here for others who my be similarly 'out of the loop'

Library Trends cfp

There is a call for papers for a special issue of Library Trends: Information literacy beyond the academy: towards policy formulation. It will be edited by Dr John Crawford, Glasgow Caledonian University. It calls for papers in areas such as information literacy in "career choice and management, employability training, skills development, workplace decision making, adult literacies training and community learning and development, public libraries, school and further education, lifelong learning and health and media literacies." Proposals of no more than 300 words to be sent by 15 January 2010 to John Crawford at jcr@gcal.ac.uk or polbae2003@yahoo.co.uk Author guidelines at http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/
library_trends/guidelines.html
Photo by Sheila Webber: War memorial, Western Park, October 2009

Labels: cfp, Information Literacy

posted by Sheila Webber at 4:15 PM

Blackboard inc. is bringing the first of these new style Blackboard Learning and Teaching conferences to Wales in April 2010.

This is the first time that Blackboard have organised a conference in Wales and, we believe, the first time they have held such an event at a university venue. There will be up to around 350 delegates from UK, Ireland and Northern Europe. You will find the initial conference announcement here http://tinyurl.com/bbconf where you will also find a link to participate in choosing topics for the conference to address.

A significant factor in bringing the event to Wales was the unique nature of the SWWHEP eLearning project in which Blackboard are the significant commercial partner. There will be a call for papers soon which I will post here and we are hoping that staff from each partner institution will be motivated to particpate in the event to showcase their ideas, work and achievements.

Good grief - these young 'uns get everywhere dont they?? :-)

Lots of good examples here if you are looking for a bit of inspiration on a chilly November Monday morning!

The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's (ELI's) 7 Things You Should Know About... series provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. Each brief focuses on a single technology or practice and describes:

• What it is
• How it works
• Where it is going
• Why it matters to teaching and learning

Use ELI's 7 Things You Should Know About... briefs to:

• Enhance faculty development activities
• Open a dialogue with senior administrators about emerging technologies and their implications for your institution
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

7 Things You Should Know About...pieces provide quick, no-jargon overviews of emerging technologies and related practices that have demonstrated or may demonstrate positive learning impacts. Any time you need to explain a new learning technology or practice quickly and clearly, look for a 7 Things You Should Know About... brief from ELI.

A very good resource for educators - not just confined to the US - Educause positively welcomes international participation :-)