Libraries, Learning & Play Helene Blowers Digital Strategy Director Columbus Metropolitan Library LibraryBytes.com ACPL - April 08 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nothing-mind/1029101841/in/photostream/

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Allen County Public Library Learning 2.0

Web 1.0 Web 2.0

“ I think we're in -- in a lot of ways-- a period of the most profound reinvention of ...education and how people need to learn since the invention of literacy. ” - Tim O’Reily cc. Aaron Schmidt http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronschmidt/281619803/

Those who know how to “think” about search vs. those who don’t. Those who know how to validate soft information vs. those who don’t Those who know where to find information in new “hot” channels vs. those who don’t. Those who understand the current culture of informal languages vs. those who don’t. Those who know how to get information to travel to them vs. those who still chase it. Those who have the knowledge and skills to create and re-mix digital media and those who don’t. Those that understand learning is a continual process vs. those that view learning as an achievement. The New Digital Divide

Those who know how to “think” about search vs. those who don’t.

Those who know how to validate soft information vs. those who don’t

Those who know where to find information in new “hot” channels vs. those who don’t.

Those who understand the current culture of informal languages vs. those who don’t.

Those who know how to get information to travel to them vs. those who still chase it.

Those who have the knowledge and skills to create and re-mix digital media and those who don’t.

Those that understand learning is a continual process vs. those that view learning as an achievement.

“ Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today's jobs with yesterday's tools." - Marshall McLuhan http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseacre/175479093/

Published knowledge is old knowledge : The art of intelligence in the 21st Century will be less concerned with integrating old knowledge and more concerned with using published knowledge as a path to exactly the right source or sources that can create new knowledge tailored to a new situation , in real time . - Robert Steele http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredarmitage/91520238/

What can you do to constantly keep up with changes?

Player [ pley -er] noun a person or thing that plays. one actively involved especially in a competitive field or process. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djk/417088624/

Player [ pley -er] noun

a person or thing that plays.

one actively involved especially in a competitive field or process.

Become a “ Knowledge Player ”: 15 minutes a day

15 minutes a day

15 minutes a day Subscribe to just 5 blogs Become a “ Knowledge Player ”:

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www.wired.com

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15 minutes a day Subscribe to just 5 blogs Tag “play items” in Del.icio.us Photo by Uma B. - Flickr Become a “ Knowledge Player ”:

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15 minutes a day Subscribe to just 5 blogs Tag “play items” in Del.icio.us Create a learning blog Photo by Lemonade Dusk- Flickr Become a “ Knowledge Player ”:

15 minutes a day

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Create a learning blog

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15 minutes a day Subscribe to just 5 blogs Tag “play items” in Del.icio.us Create a learning blog PLAY!!!!! Photo by Bukutgirl - Flickr Become a “ Knowledge Player ”:

15 minutes a day

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Tag “play items” in Del.icio.us

Create a learning blog

PLAY!!!!!

Teaching Learning

Learning is the process of becoming rather than the process of acquiring. - Stephen Downes http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiredwitch/2337901915/

Learning is the process of becoming rather than the process of acquiring.

- Stephen Downes

How can you help others navigate the learning maze? How can we help them become? http://www.flickr.com/photos/skip/42288914 /

Guide [gīd] noun 1) a person who exhibits and explains points of interest. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sadalit/74439495/

Become a Discovery Guide : http://www.flickr.com/photos/liquid101/864754639/ It's about Training Learning

It's about Training Learning

Engaged + Motivated = Learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/justcharlaine/531111910/

Challenge the classroom model Become a Discovery Guide :

Challenge the classroom model

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/12341693/ P 2 P

Remember exposure is the 1 st step towards learning Become a Discovery Guide : http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_phantoms/465339294/

Remember exposure is the 1 st step towards learning

Learners have as much to share as Guides Become a Discovery Guide : http://www.flickr.com/photos/91751279@N00/187226314/

Learners have as much to share as Guides

Focus on FUN! Become a Discovery Guide : http://www.flickr.com/photos/32861370@N00/179506851/

Focus on FUN!

Knowledge playing Discovery Guiding Learning Curve

Lifelong Learning Habits: Begin with the end in mind Accept responsibility for own learning View problems as challenges Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner Create you own learning toolbox Use technology to your advantage Teach & mentor others 7.5 … http://www.flickr.com/photos/arts/62554955/

Lifelong Learning Habits:

Begin with the end in mind

Accept responsibility for own learning

View problems as challenges

Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner

Create you own learning toolbox

Use technology to your advantage

Teach & mentor others

7.5 …

P2P Learning Peer support Peer production Peer collaboration Peer LEARNING Libraries as learning environments …

P2P Learning

Peer support

Peer production

Peer collaboration

Peer LEARNING

What should do to fuel learning , knowledge & wisdom ? Focus on … Curiosity Creativity Collaboration http://www.flickr.com/photos/fornal/394740182/

“The illiterate of the future are not those who can't read or write but those who cannot learn, unlearn , and re-learn .” - Alvin Toffler http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogimogi/2253657555/

It’s about all of the above, but most importantly, it’s about …

Enlightening Expanding Communities Energetic Empowering Individuals Enabling Equality Engaging users Embedded Embracing Enchanting Encouraging participation … etc.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddography/12034661/ C or E?

Realize that WE are more valuable when we EMPOWER Libraries need to … … then when we try to control.

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Helene Blowers Digital Strategy Director Columbus Metropolitan Library [email_address] www.LibraryBytes.com