Social Learning: with our community

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“ Life is easier in a community blessed with a substantial stock of social capital. In the first place, networks of civic engagement foster sturdy norms of generalized reciprocity and encourage the emergence of social trust . Such networks facilitate coordination and communication , amplify reputations , and thus allow dilemmas of collective action to be resolved. When economic and political negotiation is embedded in dense networks of social interaction , incentives for opportunism are reduced … [they] broaden the participants‘ sense of self, developing ‘I’ into ‘we’ … ”

“ we are building community daily in a manner we never would have imagined a year ago ” -Teen Services Librarian Seattle Public Library

build an online community where library staff would support each other around public access computing

technology e-learning training sustainability support personalization peers timely networks advocacy programs patrons funding volunteers staff access communities friends

people + training + resources all in one place

by & for the library staff who spend their time there

What was your greatest achievement last year? Adding Netlibrary (e-books) Staying sane! Keeping the internet running for the patrons. I've been able to encourage use of our library by our Spanish speaking patrons.

We implemented public classes to teach computer use .

I am the new director of my library.

Completing the Capstone Synchronous Training program

behind the scenes WebJunction.org

1. secret hand signal

2. family drinking song

3. karaoke

funders

parents

what is a learning org? a group of people who are continually enhancing their capabilities to create what they want to create

what is social learning? Human knowing is fundamentally a social act. This simple observation has profound implications for the way we think of and attempt to support learning.

Blogs Wikis Podcasts Mashups Social Networks RSS

courses + community

learning community

+ Online + Face-to-Face

Synchronous + Asynchronous

Completely Asynchronous yet multiple ways to interact

Updates recent activities in your network Bookmarks My Account courses affiliations profile Friends Groups My WebJunction allows you to keep track of activities, interests, courses and contributions.

Public Profile

Contribute your own content Insert text Upload documents, media, and images

New Catalog

Competencies create learning paths

Connect around courses

Create and join groups Quickly create new sections around the topics and events you care about, without help from site admins.

The “Central” Site:

Our vision is to be the place where the worldwide library profession gathers to build the knowledge, skills and support we need to power vibrant, relevant libraries.

Our mission is to bridge the barriers to learning by providing open, affordable, online learning communities. Our members take courses, attend events, share knowledge, and network with others – all in an environment that fosters collaboration and mutual support.

From: King,Tim Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:08 AM To: WJ team Subject: ALA Team Blogging and other "social" efforts

Hello ALA (physical or virtual) Attendees: It's time to get your WebJunction/ALA/Social-Community Freak ON !

A few important points:

A Blog account is your passport to fame .

Images make your blog post at least 3.6x better!

A full Flickr Set makes us all look so much smarter.

Using Twitter doesn't mean you lack friends in the physical world .

Video is the new photo.

The Library 2.0 Café Virtual Session will RULE .

A Staff Photo-op can immortalize the boas forever.

-Tim

what makes our learning community? Courses Classroom Classmates Conversation Materials Betha Linda Patricia Sheila Mary Beth Kathy Laura Stephen Dawn Richard Mags Ranita

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Our vision is to be the place where the worldwide library profession gathers to build the knowledge, skills and support we need to power vibrant, relevant libraries .

what is a library? Stuff Place Support Interaction Values

stuff is ubiquitous

humans are social

the classroom is everywhere

peers are experts

values make the difference

Chrystie Hill | itgirl Please find and friend me on WebJunction.org Send feedback at http://librariesbuildcommunities.org