Growing Innovation in Libraries: Developing Labs for Learning, Research & Play - Pt. 2 Matt Gullett www. mattsnotes .com mgullett @ gmail .com Former: Emerging Technology Manager at Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Shanachie Tour … Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

PLCMC’s ImaginOn

PLCMC Emerging Tech & Virtual Village Discovery Bar Game Lab Training Room Learning Lab Media Lab

Discovery Bar

Game Lab

Training Room

Learning Lab

Media Lab

Learning 2.0/2.1 is a discovery learning program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies and reward them for doing 23 Things. Since the program's launched, it has fostered Learning 2.0 programs all over the world. Emerging Technology & Virtual Village

Learning 2.0/2.1 is a discovery learning

program designed to encourage staff to

explore new technologies and reward them

for doing 23 Things. Since the program's

launched, it has fostered Learning 2.0

programs all over the world.

Game Lab

Discovery Service Desk Virtual Village blog: http://v2plcmc.wordpress.com/

Discovery Service Desk Virtual Village blog: http://v2plcmc.wordpress.com/

Discovery Service Desk Virtual Village blog: http://v2plcmc.wordpress.com/

Experimental Game Lab

Game Lab @ PLCMC Game Design Workshop & Internship

Potential Relationships … Game Lab @ PLCMC

Potential Relationships …

Game Design Workshop & Lab Interns

PLCMC’s “Gaming Zone” Began 2004-2005 as an Adult Event 2006 Received a LSTA Grant to Research

Began 2004-2005 as an Adult Event

2006 Received a LSTA Grant to Research

Second Life & Libraries Complete online community with cultural programs, businesses, recreation, buildings, property, and services 4,000 visitors per day to the Alliance Information Archipelago 2,000 teen visitors a day to the Eye4You Alliance island

Complete online community with cultural programs, businesses, recreation, buildings, property, and services

4,000 visitors per day to the Alliance Information Archipelago

2,000 teen visitors a day to the Eye4You Alliance island

Second Life: Eye4You

Collaborate with: Library Customers Community Universities Organizations Corporations Create a more digitally literate people through games and interactive media Educate about the “public good” benefits that come from gaming and interactive media usage and creation Game Lab @ PLCMC

Collaborate with:

Library Customers

Community

Universities

Organizations

Corporations

Create a more digitally literate people through games and interactive media

Educate about the “public good” benefits that come from gaming and interactive media usage and creation

Learning Lab

Small Classes “ Demilitarized Zone” New/experimental software learning Studio for digital programming Scanners & media ports/hubs (camera’s) Enrichment classes : Scanner Art ( Robert Creamer ), Yahoo Mail, Flickr, Game Design Workshop … Learning Lab

Small Classes

“ Demilitarized Zone”

New/experimental software learning

Studio for digital programming

Scanners & media ports/hubs (camera’s)

Enrichment classes : Scanner Art ( Robert Creamer ), Yahoo Mail, Flickr, Game Design Workshop …

Media Lab

Media Lab … Studio i Digital Video Cameras Blue Screen Technology 3 PCs & 2 Macs Music Studio & Sound Booth in Development

Media Lab … Portable Animation Station

Library as Innovation Lab

Children’s Interactive Library from the Transformation Lab

Your Story & Library

Next steps … “… the greatest opportunity for change is currently found in after-school programs and informal learning communities.” “ Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement.” Quotes are taken from Henry Jenkins paper, “Confronting the Challenges of Participatory culture: Media Education for the 21 st Century.”

“… the greatest opportunity for change is

currently found in after-school programs

and informal learning communities.”

“ Participatory culture shifts the focus of

literacy from one of individual expression

to community involvement.”

Quotes are taken from Henry Jenkins paper, “Confronting

the Challenges of Participatory culture: Media Education for

the 21 st Century.”

Matt Gullett [email_address] www. mattsnotes .com