Category: Service
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Skype on a handset
As far as I know, it’s not yet possible to call a Skype account from a landline phone, but Voice Over IP (VOIP) is definately a way for you to reach your distance students on the cheap. IPEVO is now offering a handset for $30 that plugs in to your PC or Mac and allows…
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Canadian libraries play a key role in e-learning
A new report has just been released by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). Here’s the press release: LIBRARIES TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN E-LEARNING OTTAWA December 19, 2005 – The use of electronic learning in Canadian institutions has increased by as much as 30% over the past five years – and library…
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Updates on Talkr and Feed2Podcast
Well so far only one other person has subscribed to my two audiofeed versions (which is fine, ’cause this really isn’t a podcast), but I just thought I’d give you my impressions. I continue to be impressed with how well both Talkr and Feed2Podcast translate text to voice – very rarely to they really screw…
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Allan Carrington on the scene with a group from Penn State talking about Instructional Design Librarians | connect.educause.edu
Great short podcast (about 12 minutes) from Educause 2005 in which Allan Carrington is on the scene with a group from Penn State talking about Instructional Design Librarians. I think being an Instructional Design Librarian would be really neat. The most interesting thing I got from this was that when developing this position, apparently it…
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Mobile Learning – where will it take us?
Steve Shafer is the the Library Director at Athabasca University in Alberta, and his presentation is one of the few here at Internet Librarian that specifically mention distance education, so of course I had to attend and blog that one for y’all. Steve started with some background on Athabasca, but then eventually got in to…
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Writely – The Web Word Processor
Not really library related, but what an interesting tool for distance students (or any students). Writely – The Web Word Processor, is just that, plus some. Create an account, and you can upload or create a document online. It’s got a WYSIWYG editor, and multiple people can collaborate on the same document, which can be…
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Copyright panelists needed
Julie Garrison writes to the OFFCAMP list: For the upcoming 12th Off-Campus Library Services Conferences in Savannah GA in April, we are hoping to put together a panel discussion on "Copyright issues in Distance Education and Current Library Practices". We are looking for potential panel members who are doing anything they feel is particularly unique…
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Internet Librarian 2005
Mostly because I was able to integrate the little "hear me speak" image over there on the right (goes pretty well with the colors of the site, don’t you think?) I thought I’d mention that Sherri and I are presenting together at Internet Librarian in Monterey this October. We’re on day 2; here’s the abstract…
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Help needed for: Library Services for Off-Campus and Distance Education: an Annotated Bibliography
Jack Fritts writes to OFFCAMP: During our work at Annual, the Distance Learning Section agreed to take on Sandy Slade’s Bibliography. As I’m sure most of you know, Sandy produced three printed editions of Library Services for Off-Campus and Distance Education: an Annotated Bibliography. For the fourth edition, Sandy took the text online and has…
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Do you have international students?
Hmmm, a little serendipity for me this afternoon. I happened across a blog that included a translation service along the side. I could click a flag and the page would be shown in that language. I couldn’t get that particular one to work on my site (I think it was a purchased service) but I…