Lunch topics

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How will the lunch discussions work?

During lunch we'll break into a few discussion groups. The number of groups will depend on the number of registrants. Prior to the workshop you'll receive another email asking you indicate which discussion topic interests you so we can get an idea of how many groups we need for each.

Ideally these discussions are a great way to continue talking with fellow participants about ideas generated by previous speakers, share what's worked for you and what hasn't. It also gives you a chance to meet new colleagues with similar interests.

Discussion topics

Discussion Topic 1 - Social networking and education
Moderator: Sara Holder, Librarian, Education Library, McGill University
See the Economist's debate series on the topic for thought stimulation
"Will social networking technologies will bring large [positive] changes to educational methods, in and out of the classroom?"

Discussion Topic 2 - Learning 2.0: What works for your small community, budget, space or staff?
Moderator: Alexandra Yarrow, Librarian, Ottawa Public Library
For ideas see "The 23 Things" post from Stephen Abram's blog and this summary and link to slides of "Tiny Tech" talk given by Jessamyn West at MLA conference last year

2 Comments

sara_h, 160 - days ago

If you're interested in the Social networking and education topic there are some additional sites you might want to check out:
Danah Boyd's (U of C Berkeley) comments on the Economist debate http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/01/15/the_economist_d.html
The Flat Classroom project
http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Flat_Classroom_LL_August07.pdf
Meredith Farkas's (Information Wants to be Free blogster) take on Library 2.0
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/01/24/the-essence-of-library-20/
Enjoy!

sara_h, 157 - days ago

I mentioned this article from Pediatrics ("How Risky are Social Networking Sites?") in our social networking discussion at lunch - for anyone who's interested, you can read it here: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/121/2/e350

Thanks for joining in,

Sara