Category Archives: Education

Taking an Inquiry Stance on Participatory Culture, Learning, Literacy, and Libraries | The Unquiet Librarian

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Taking an Inquiry Stance on Participatory Culture, Learning, Literacy, and Libraries | The Unquiet Librarian

Confirmed: Elsevier Has Bought Mendeley For $69M-$100M To Expand Its Open, Social Education Data Efforts | TechCrunch

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Confirmed: Elsevier Has Bought Mendeley For $69M-$100M To Expand Its Open, Social Education Data Efforts | TechCrunch.

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Elsevier In Advanced Talks To Buy Mendeley For Around $100M To Beef Up In Social, Open Education Data | TechCrunch | The Modern MLIS

Social Collaboration Platform For Students Kolab Opens Public Beta To First 15K Users | TechCrunch

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If you whipped Google Docs, Facebook Messenger, and OneNote around in a blender, the resulting concoction would look something like Kolab, a new Canadian startup that is vying to become the ultimate social collaboration platform for students. via Social Collaboration Platform For Students Kolab Opens Public Beta To First 15K Users | TechCrunch.

17 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in April [2013] | iLibrarian

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17 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in April | iLibrarian. Unfortunately, this link is now dead at the OEDB. There is a replication of the content at the Dilliard University Library Blog.

Gamification of Learning…04.01.13 | The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian’s Weblog

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Gamification of Learning…04.01.13 | The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian’s Weblog.

LEGOs in the Library – Stephen’s Lighthouse

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Very cool!

LEGOs in the Library – Stephen’s Lighthouse.

The Immersive Information Professional – Next Steps | The Search Principle

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“The challenge in this whole virtual continuum is assessing whether any of these trends are worth our time and intellectual energies.”

via The Immersive Information Professional – Next Steps | The Search Principle

Ouya Console Starts Shipping to Kickstarter Backers With 104 Games | Mashable

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Ouya Console Starts Shipping to Kickstarter Backers With 104 Games | Mashable

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Ouya: A Game-Changing Game System | American Libraries Magazine

“Libraries should keep an eye on the Ouya. Not only as a relatively inexpensive way to bring console games to the library, but also as an example of independent publishing squaring off against the established giants.”

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Collection of Links: Resources for Learning to Code

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Update (August 30, 2015): Coding resources available on the Internet are listed here.

I began learning to code more than a decade ago during my undergraduate days at university sitting in a darkened room in front of a SunSystem computer running Unix. I programmed in C++ and Java for endless hours. I never complained about my biology and math labs and tutorials again after taking a computer science class! I did not realize at the time how useful I would find this skill in future years. During my Masters, which I completed in 2012, I learned to program in HTML/XHTML and CSS from the ground up, although I had prior knowledge from building my own websites. Now my next goals are to learn to code PHP and APIs. I not only want to learn these languages to bolster my resume but to learn more about the fundamentals of Internet and mobile architecture. How they are connected. I think learning to code is a great way to learn how to solve problems.

I find it surprising how popular coding is becoming, especially in libraries. Although now with the morphing of hackerspaces and makerspaces in libraries maybe its not so surprising. Librarians are known for being pioneers in education, learning and collaborative efforts after all. We can now even learn a programming language by attending a conference session – the 2013 ALA Conference in June will be presenting a LITA Pre-conference Introductory Python Workshop. 2012 was known as Code Year. With this push for awareness and education of coding there are now numerous resources one can use to learn abut coding and how to code. Here are a few of them:

Literacy

Learning to Code

APIs/Apps

7 Ways Librarians Can Participate in Open Access/Source/Education Communities – iLibrarian

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“As a librarian I use a lot of information, software, and resources which are made available to me through creative commons licensing, open access repositories, and the open source community. If you’re like me and looking for ways to give back, here are a few ideas for ways you can contribute to these amazing communities.”

via 7 Ways Librarians Can Participate in Open Access/Open Source/Education Communities – iLibrarian.