There is a continuing discussion and investigation of the idea of social isolation and community engagement in a variety of texts and studies. One of the original works was Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community. The general belief, supported by many of Putnam’s cited studies, is that people are... »
As you may know, Ann and I worked together in the creation of a research chapter for the Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and Trends. Today, IGI Global released the text for sale. What you may not know is the final submission deadline for our original chapter was during a... »
The headline in the Times section reads: As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks Are History The article, by Tamar Lewin published August 8, 2009 Has some good observations about the changing face of educational media, including textbooks, in the classroom: Down the road, at Cienega High School, students who own laptops can register for “digital sections” of several... »
Over at EandPPub.com, they are asking a question of the day and I Tweeted the link because I found both the question and the comments very interesting. We discuss a number of new tools here, and try to identify best practices for use in the grdaute classroom. When we talk about innovation, however, often the... »
From the NY Times Q & A with Wendy Kopp Q. What are you looking for in teachers you recruit? A. We’ve done a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most successful. The most predictive trait is still past demonstrated achievement, and all selection research basically points to that.... »
Digital citizenship is an increasing area of interest for both Ann and I and we work to integrate it into the learning that goes on in our classrooms. This piece from NPR helps move the conversation. What does it mean these days when when the government makes something public? Just print it and put it... »
Not in the ways you may think. Overall, Twitter users engage with news and own technology at the same rates as other Internet users, but the ways in which they use the technology — to communicate, gather and share information — reveals their affinity for mobile, untethered and social opportunities for interaction. So says the Pew... »
The New York Times web site on Sunday ran this story about the new librarian. While the feature looks at k-12 skills, much of the content can be applied and echos some of our podcast with Becky Hines on The Screen is Flat Ms. Rosalia, the school librarian at Public School 225, a combined elementary... »
It comes form an unlikely source, but this month’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) includes the publication of a meta analysis of Internet based learning in health professions. The study, led by David Cook and assisted by 5 others, looked at 201 eligible studies. “We sought to answer (1) to what extent is... »
Becky Hines, our medical librarian colleague expanded on an idea we shared over coffee in her blog TheScreenIsFlat.org, Are we are still trying to control the data and expecting users to utilize data in the ways in which we have organized? I’m not suggested that Librarians get out of the game of offering expertise in... »
