Register Now for the Free Library as a Classroom Mini-Conference
The
second of our three
free Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: "Library as Classroom," is coming up soon!
Register now to join us on
June 15th, 2016, from
12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (
click
for your own time zone), or to
be able to watch the recordings at your convenience. There will be an
hour-long opening keynote panel, three half-hour blocks with multiple
choices of practitioner presentations, and then a half-hour closing
keynote (see below).
In
A New Culture of Learning, authors Douglas Thomas and John
Seely Brown write, “Where imaginations play, learning happens.” This
could and should define our services for now and in the future. The
library as creative classroom means we approach the
learning opportunities we create with thought, user-directed planning,
and insights from research. This classroom may include physical spaces
for instruction and discovery as well as online, multiscale platforms
aimed at social learning and participation.
Libraries of all kinds serve as formal and informal creative classrooms,
supporting learners by employing emerging strategies in learning and
engagement. These include: play, collaborative exploration of ideas and
technologies, and other innovations. There
are notable examples of academic, public, and K-12 library spaces that
have become creative classrooms. These feature community learning spaces
to help learners achieve, game-focused initiatives that make the
library a laboratory for exploration, creation
zones with requisite digital and 3-D hardware for building things, and
potentially endless opportunities to connect virtually with people
worldwide.
The library as classroom requires inspired and insightful management
that can do those things and more. The library as classroom also
requires well-trained, user-focused staff who understand how people of
all ages can learn socially. Art programs, DIY tinkering,
locally sourced expert forums, and LOOCs (local open online courses)
are all part of this curriculum.
This is a free event, being held online. Please register
HERE to attend live or to receive the recording links.
Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.
Participants are encouraged to use
#library2016 on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Michael Stephens
Assistant Professor in the School of Information at San Jose State University
@mstephens7
Dr. Michael Stephens is Assistant Professor in the School of Information
at San Jose State University. He presents to both national and
international audiences about emerging technologies, learning,
innovation, and libraries. Since 2010, Dr. Stephens has written
the monthly column “Office Hours” for Library Journal exploring the
issues, ideas, and emerging trends in libraries and LIS education. To
review Dr. Stephen’s archive of work, visit his Tame the Web website and
blog
http://tametheweb.com.
http://tametheweb.com/
Opening Keynote Panel: Defining the Library as Classroom
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Michael Casey
Information Technology Director for the Gwinnett County Public Library
@michaelecasey
Michael Casey is currently the Information Technology Director for the
Gwinnett County Public Library in metropolitan Atlanta. Named a Mover
+ Shaker by Library Journal in March 2007, he co-authored (with Michael
Stephens) “The Transparent Library” (2014, Amazon
KDP) and he co-authored (with Laura Savastinuk) “Library 2.0: A Guide
to Participatory Library Service” (2007, Information Today Press) and is
a contributor to “Library 2.0 and Beyond” (2007, Libraries Unlimited).
He and Michael Stephens co-authored a monthly
column in Library Journal titled “The Transparent Library“. He has
written and spoken extensively on the subject of modern library
services. Michael holds an MLS from Southern Connecticut State, an MA in
Political Science from Pennsylvania State University,
and a BA from Duquesne University.
https://about.me/michaelecasey
Opening Keynote Panel: Defining the Library as Classroom
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Brian Kenney
Director of the White Plains Public Library
@brian_kenney
Librarian, editor, and author Brian Kenney, Ph.D., is the director of
the White Plains Public Library (NY) and a Contributing Editor to
Publishers Weekly. Previously he was the editorial director of Library
Journal and School Library Journal. His misspent
youth was spent working in libraries in New York City, including the
Brooklyn Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum. His research
interest is in understanding the experience of adults reading for
pleasure.
Opening Keynote Panel: Defining the Library as Classroom
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Joyce Valenza
Assistant Professor in the Master of Information Program, Rutgers University
@joycevalenza
After completely 25 years of joyful practice as a teacher librarian in
K12 education, Joyce Valenza joined the faculty of Rutgers University
where she is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Information
program. Joyce has worked in special, public, and school
libraries. She recently published the Social Media Curation, a Library
Technology Report for ALA. Joyce writes the NeverendingSearch Blog for
School Library Journal and contributes to several other library and
edtech publications. She is active in AASL, ALA,
ALISE and ISTE and considers herself one of the godmothers of the
#tlchat network.
http://about.me/jvalenza
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Jessamyn West
Library Technologist
@jessamyn
Jessamyn West is a librarian and community technologist. She helps run
the Internet Archive's Open Library project and writes a column for
Computers in Libraries magazine. She works with small libraries and
businesses in Central Vermont to help them use technology
to solve problems.
http://www.librarian.net/
Opening Keynote Panel: Defining the Library as Classroom
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Sean Casserly
Director of the Johnson County Library
Sean has worked in the library field for more than 20 years. He has an
undergraduate degree in Mathematics and a graduate degree in Library
Information Science. He has been the Director of the Johnson County
Library for the last 4 years. In his spare time he
likes to travel with his wife and read.
Closing Keynote
