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OSX Screencasting Faceoff
The Unofficial Apple Weblog has a good roundup of free through expensive screencasting applications for OSX (Mac). Taking the top spot for freebies is Jing. Screenflick gets the nod for the “casual user”, and ScreenFlow is the best overall. I love Jing for quick and dirty, and I own iShowU and SnapZ Pro for longer…
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How a Lawsuit Over Electronic Reserves Could Affect Colleges
From the Chronicle’s Wired Campus, Laura N. Gassaway, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, says that a lawsuit recently filed against Georgia State University regarding electronic reserves could have implications for how colleges distribute course material online. Full post.
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Trends in e-learning: What does it mean for libraries?
From Stephen’s Lighthouse: Upcoming free SirsiDynix Institute Event Trends in e-learning: What does it mean for libraries?Date : May 21, 2008Start Time : 11 a.m. EasternLength : 1 hour While in some sectors e-learning may seem “old hat”, the world of e-learning continues to change at a rapid pace. With newer technologies such as mobile…
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CARL E-learning Research and Development Grant
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) E-learning Research and Development Grant is designed to support research and the development by librarians actively involved in the development and delivery of e-learning. Two grants of $1,000 are awarded annually, when merited, primarily to members of CARL libraries. The objectives of the grant are: to support research…
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Oh yeah, almost forgot – I got a new job!
Work life’s been such a whirlwind I forgot to let y’all know that as of May 1 I’m now officially the Public Services Systems Librarian here at the University of Calgary. I’ve been filling the role since last October and have been having a blast, so I’m really tickled that I get to stay in…
Posted Under: Miscellaneous