Category: Scholarship
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ACRL 2007 Environmental Scan
Last Spring the Research Committee of ACRL proposed their top ten assumptions for the future of academic and research libraries. They’ve just released the latest version and are looking for comments for ALA Midwinter. The 2007 environmental scan by the Research Committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries (available at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/Environmental_Scan_2.pdf ) (29…
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CFP: Inaugural Conference of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education
Just posted is a call for papers for the Inaugural Conference of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, to be held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 27-30, 2008. The deadline is January 15. Banff is kinda one of the prettiest spots in the world – you should think about visiting!
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January Innovate-Live Webcast Schedule
FYI – some good-looking sessions on January 10th: Innovate (www.innovateonline.info) is published bimonthly as a public service by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University and is sponsored, in part, by Microsoft. Innovate-Live webcasts, produced as a public service by our partner, ULiveandLearn, allow you to synchronously interact with authors on…
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CFP: 6th Annual Illinois Online Conference (IOC) for Teaching & Learning
The 6th Annual Illinois Online Conference (IOC) for Teaching & Learning will be held February 13-15, 2008. Once again, LearningTimes is proud to produce this unique event, which features dozens of presentations by and for K-20 professionals. Keynote Sessions this year span both 3-D virtual *and* physical learning spaces. Julian Lombardi of Duke University will…
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You think you’ve got it rough?
Going the Extra Mile: Supporting Distance Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks, Suzan Hahn, Lisa Lehman, Rheba Dupras Abstract:The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has a long history of supporting distance education through state-of-the-art, remote access services. Harsh climate conditions (heavy snowfall and icing, high winds, and extreme temperatures), rugged…
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CFP: 24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & LearningAugust 5-8, 2008Madison, WisconsinCALL FOR PROPOSALS Teach………Learn………ConnectWe encourage you to submit a proposal contributing to the ongoing quality of distance education development, delivery, support, assessment, and management. * Share your expertise in the application of technology to the teaching and learning process* Lead sessions on the planning and…
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Wetpaint Education Wikis Are Now Ad-free!
I really like the interface and options at wetpaint, one of the free wiki-hosting companies. Like most free services, they embed ads on pages that you create. Except now, if you create an education-based wiki with them, you can email them and they’ll remove the ads! Visit http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education–Ad-Free for more details. They say: Who qualifies…
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CFP: Netspeed 2008 – Edmonton, AB
It’s that time of year again! The Alberta Library (TAL) invites proposals for sessions at Netspeed 2008, to be held October 22-24, 2008, in Edmonton, AB. Netspeed is a conference organized by TAL for librarians and technical staff from all library sectors. This conference serves to highlight new technologies of interest to libraries today. Sessions…