I'm in Waltham, Mass. at Bentley College for the NELINET IT Conference today. I'll be giving a talk about blogs and wikis this afternoon. What follows are notes on the conference. Keynote Ben Vershbow From Institute of the Future of the Book The Networked Book www.futureofthebook.org http://www.futureofthebook.org/ Cross between an academic research group and an... Continue Reading →
Share and ShareAlike
My parents and teachers taught me a lot of things, and probably the most important thing is to share with others. I suppose that's what I love most about my job, as libraries are all about sharing and providing access to information. I've been accepted as a presenter for the 5 Weeks to a Social... Continue Reading →
Swahili version of audio tour is now complete
Our library's podcast tour is now available in Swahili. This is the first translation of our tour into a different language. We're hoping to add Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and others as soon as possible. Since we're relying on volunteer effort for the translations, our time frame for making other translations available is definitely very flexible.... Continue Reading →
NPR covers High-Def DVD war
From NPR Morning Editon: Two new and competing formats of DVD are vying for consumer's money. The new discs both offer high-definition images. But the discs are incompatible with each other, bringing up memories of the old VHS versus Beta debate. Lynn Neary talks with David Pogue, technology columnist for The New York Times. An... Continue Reading →
Why video games could be tools for educators
IGN has an article about the impact of video games on learning. It's a pretty good overview of James Gee's work, and even includes an interview with him. (Just ignore the last sentence in the first paragraph ;)). Some excerpts worth pondering: Videogames always teach you skills in the order you need them, starting... Continue Reading →
Academic Search Premier screencast
I haven't been posting much, mostly due to having several things on my plate at one time. One thing that I did manage to get off my plate this week was our screencast that covers the Basics of Academic Search Premier. The screencast/tutorial teaches users the following: how to break a complex question into keyword... Continue Reading →
Web 2.0 is not for everyone
I'm amazed that even with all of the Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, forums, surveys, feedback forms, discussion lists, MySpace, flickr, Facebook, and more..... .....some people still choose to share their ideas with a Sharpie marker on the wall of a bathroom stall. Would it deter people from writing on the walls if... Continue Reading →
Newthink vs. Oldthink
Mediashift has a post about how the new media is shifting the way we think. the media shift isn’t just about small vs. big. It’s also about a new way of thinking, or perhaps bringing back an old way of thinking that’s been lost in the era of big media mergers and the bottom-line focus... Continue Reading →
Can technology run your life?
Yesterday at the gym, the girl on the machine next to me said to her friend: I'm not doing much cardio today because my iPod is dead. I nearly fell off my machine laughing.