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Online learning isn’t one-size-fits-all
This brief article by Stanford’s Vice Provost for Online Learning is a discussion of evolving online education and the varied approaches in its delivery. As he articulates Stanford’s activities in...
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Inspiration – San Diego Public Library’s New Central Library
The former central library of the SDPL is closing on June 9th, 2013. Taking its place will be a new central library scheduled to open September 28, 2013. The new main library will be an amazing...
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Inspiration – The Hunt Library at NC State
NC State’s new Hunt Library is a tremendous example of emerging technologies incorporated with thoughtful and elegant design within a university library. Outreach Note: I learned of the new...
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Legacy of Bauhaus: Higher Ed and Thinking About Learning Tool Production and...
In the spirit of user-centered design and the design thinking principle that the best work builds on the ideas of others and draws from professionals from a variety of fields, I find myself seeking...
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MOOC and the collection and use of course-extracted data
This short and concise Educause video of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller shows her explaining what MOOC-extracted data is collected and how it is utilized for feedback and measurement to ultimately...
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Academic Librarians and Higher Ed: Outreach
To continue the effort of establishing a well-formed picture of academic librarians and the intersection of this blog’s themes, I’ll continue developing the category establishing what academic...
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Academic Librarians and Higher Ed: Information Literacy Instruction
In my experience I find that a healthy number of people I encounter, sometimes even on college campuses, are without a well-formed picture of academic librarians. So in an effort to address this and...
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Academic Librarians and Higher Ed: Credit Courses
On various college campuses the completion of a research and information literacy credit bearing course can be required of entering students generally, or of students in specific majors. This fact is...
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Academic Librarians and Higher Ed: Reference Services
Consider these sample scenarios: Students are unaware of how to engage in research Many times students don’t know where or how to start a project that involves research Libraries and their web sites...
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Website Usability & Aesthetics
As we are now getting deep into the academic term and most likely have spent significant time at a reference desk or delivering instruction, I am reminded why design must find a place in the work of...
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