Creating Dynamic Pathfinders: Subject Guides of the Future 2013Westerville Library
Explores various aspects of dynamic online pathfinders (also known as subject guides, topic guides, information portals, etc.) Discusses the different Web 2.0, open source, and subscription tools available for creating dynamic pathfinders and will cover ways to maintain and market pathfinders with limited staff time and resources. Special focus will be paid to the product LibGuides.
This is a presentation I gave at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology 2013 (http://www.sebiology.org/meetings/Valencia/Valencia.html). It contains lots of tips for scientists to use social media appropriately and efficiently. It also highlights examples of social media in academia and types of possible content.
What is Drupal? Why use Drupal? What are the benefits of Drupal? How to use Drupal? When you Drupal, what should you consider?
Presented at the St. John's University Department of Library Science Spring Symposium March 23, 2013.
http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/liberalarts/departments/lis/dlis_ev/dlis_symposium/spring_2013_symposium_invitation.stj
Part of my presentation on how media specialists can use Web 2.0 tools to rev up their research pathfinders and to help students develop their own research portals. Please see http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/researchpathfinders2oh .
The Promise of BIBFRAME, by Angela KroegerAngela Kroeger
Brief overview of BIBFRAME, with a slight emphasis on intellectual freedom issues. Lightning round presentation by Angela Kroeger of the Criss Library at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, presented at the Joint Spring Meeting of the Nebraska Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Round Table and Technical Services Round Table, March 28, 2014. Full presenter notes/script and bibliography available upon request. Contact angelajkroeger [at] gmail [dot] com.
Twitter as a Research Megaphone - How can academics build a Twitter following and use it to promote research to journalists and policymakers - Connecticut Scholars Strategy Network Chapter @ct_ ssn - June 24, 2021
Creating Dynamic Pathfinders: Subject Guides of the Future 2013Westerville Library
Explores various aspects of dynamic online pathfinders (also known as subject guides, topic guides, information portals, etc.) Discusses the different Web 2.0, open source, and subscription tools available for creating dynamic pathfinders and will cover ways to maintain and market pathfinders with limited staff time and resources. Special focus will be paid to the product LibGuides.
This is a presentation I gave at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology 2013 (http://www.sebiology.org/meetings/Valencia/Valencia.html). It contains lots of tips for scientists to use social media appropriately and efficiently. It also highlights examples of social media in academia and types of possible content.
What is Drupal? Why use Drupal? What are the benefits of Drupal? How to use Drupal? When you Drupal, what should you consider?
Presented at the St. John's University Department of Library Science Spring Symposium March 23, 2013.
http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/liberalarts/departments/lis/dlis_ev/dlis_symposium/spring_2013_symposium_invitation.stj
Part of my presentation on how media specialists can use Web 2.0 tools to rev up their research pathfinders and to help students develop their own research portals. Please see http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/researchpathfinders2oh .
The Promise of BIBFRAME, by Angela KroegerAngela Kroeger
Brief overview of BIBFRAME, with a slight emphasis on intellectual freedom issues. Lightning round presentation by Angela Kroeger of the Criss Library at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, presented at the Joint Spring Meeting of the Nebraska Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Round Table and Technical Services Round Table, March 28, 2014. Full presenter notes/script and bibliography available upon request. Contact angelajkroeger [at] gmail [dot] com.
Twitter as a Research Megaphone - How can academics build a Twitter following and use it to promote research to journalists and policymakers - Connecticut Scholars Strategy Network Chapter @ct_ ssn - June 24, 2021
Purpose:
- To introduce you to the need to properly research topics using online resources (although ‘Google’ is now a verb, it isn’t research)
- To equip you with the tools to critically evaluate research found online
- To enable your professional growth as a lifelong learner
Learning Objectives
At the end of this lecture the student should be able to:
- Perform complex searches using Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia and other tools
- Outline the benefits of bookmarking and research tools such as Delicio.us, Digg, and Stumbleupon, and use these tools
- Evaluate research found online for quality
- Properly cite and record online research when you find it using tools such as Evernote or OneNote
An introduction to Web 2.0 from the Community of Practice perspective. The idea of this presentation is in how social media can be used to encourage and facilitate a community of practice.
Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen
Prepare
:
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the
A Model of Global Citizenship: Antecedents and Outcomes
article and watch the
Globalization at a Crossroads
(Links to an external site.)
video. Go to the Ashford University Library and locate one additional source on global citizenship that will help support your viewpoint, or you may choose one of the following articles found in the Week 1 Required Resources:
From Globalism to Globalization: The Politics of Resistance
Globalization, Globalism and Cosmopolitanism as an Educational Ideal
Transnationalism and Anti-Globalism
Reflect:
Please take some time to reflect on how the concept of global citizenship has shaped your identity and think about how being a global citizen has made you a better person in your community.
Write:
Use the
Week 1 Example Assignment Guide
when addressing the following prompts:
Describe and explain a clear distinction between “globalism” and “globalization” after viewing the video and reading the article.
Describe how being a global citizen in the world of advanced technology can be beneficial to your success in meeting your personal, academic, and professional goals.
Explain why there has been disagreement between theorists about the definition of global citizenship and develop your own definition of global citizenship after reading the article by Reysen and Katzarska-Miller.
Choose two of the six outcomes of global citizenship from the article (i.e., intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world).
Explain why those two outcomes are the most important in becoming a global citizen compared to the others.
Describe at least two personal examples or events in your life that illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the two outcomes you chose.
Identify two specific general education courses.
Explain how each course influenced you to become a global citizen.
The Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen
Must be 750 to 1,000 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s
APA Style resource. (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to
APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)
.
Must utilize academic voice. See the
Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)
resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing
Introductions & Conclusions .
PEDAGOGICAL BENEFITS OF BLOG IN HIGHER EDUCATIONThiyagu K
New advances in the internet based technology have brought challenges and opportunities as well to education and training, in particular through Colleges; Universities are facing increased pressures to demonstrate the effectiveness of their educational efforts. It is not sufficient anymore that course curricula are covering the right topics and Scholars pass their courses. Blogs engage people in knowledge sharing, reflection, and debate, they often attract a large and dedicated readership. Blogs are becoming an important component of the Internet landscape, providing authors and readers with an avenue for unedited expression, reaction, and connection, without the censorship of mediated chat rooms or formal media outlets. The simplicity of creating and maintaining blogs means that open discussions can be established almost immediately, making blogs an ideal venue for far-reaching discussions among the Internet community on new or timely topics. Blogs foster the growth of communities and the dynamics of collaborative filtering and recommending/referring may provide new ways to evaluate, vet, and critique student-created knowledge. This article explores the function, features and types of blog. And also describes the uses of blog in education and classroom.
Social Media: A Writer's Essentials (A 2016 Toolkit for Creative and Academic...Sherry Jones
Feb. 15, 2016 - I have been invited by ACC's The Writer's Studio as the guest speaker on how social media can enhance writing practices for both creative and academic writers.
Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen
Prepare
:
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the
A Model of Global Citizenship: Antecedents and Outcomes
article and watch the
Globalization at a Crossroads
(Links to an external site.)
video. Go to the Ashford University Library and locate one additional source on global citizenship that will help support your viewpoint, or you may choose one of the following articles found in the Week 1 Required Resources:
From Globalism to Globalization: The Politics of Resistance
Globalization, Globalism and Cosmopolitanism as an Educational Ideal
Transnationalism and Anti-Globalism
Reflect:
Please take some time to reflect on how the concept of global citizenship has shaped your identity and think about how being a global citizen has made you a better person in your community.
Write:
Use the
Week 1 Example Assignment Guide
when addressing the following prompts:
Describe and explain a clear distinction between “globalism” and “globalization” after viewing the video and reading the article.
Describe how being a global citizen in the world of advanced technology can be beneficial to your success in meeting your personal, academic, and professional goals.
Explain why there has been disagreement between theorists about the definition of global citizenship and develop your own definition of global citizenship after reading the article by Reysen and Katzarska-Miller.
Choose two of the six outcomes of global citizenship from the article (i.e., intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world).
Explain why those two outcomes are the most important in becoming a global citizen compared to the others.
Describe at least two personal examples or events in your life that illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the two outcomes you chose.
Identify two specific general education courses.
Explain how each course influenced you to become a global citizen.
The Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen
Must be 750 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s
APA Style resource. (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to
APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)
.
Must utilize academic voice. See the
Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)
resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing
Introductions & Conclusions (Links to.
DISCUSSION 1 Elements of Critical Thinking [WLOs 2, 3, 4] .docxcharlieppalmer35273
DISCUSSION 1
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Elements of Critical Thinking [WLOs: 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]
Prepare:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, in preparation for discussing the importance of critical thinking skills,
Read the articles
Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking
Combating Fake News in the Digital Age
6 Critical Thinking Skills You Need to Master Now (Links to an external site.)
Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth world: It’s Time for Schools to Upgrade and Reinvest in Media Literacy Lessons
Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Internet (Links to an external site.)
Watch the videos
Fake News: Part 1 (Links to an external site.)
Critical Thinking
(Links to an external site.)
Review the resources
Critical Thinking Skills (Links to an external site.)
Valuable Intellectual Traits (Links to an external site.)
Critical Thinking Web (Links to an external site.)
Reflect:
Reflect on the characteristics of a critical thinker. Critical thinking gets you involved in a dialogue with the ideas you read from others in this class. To be a critical thinker, you need to be able to summarize, analyze, hypothesize, and evaluate new information that you encounter.
Write:
For this discussion, you will address the following prompts. Keep in mind that the article or video you’ve chosen should not be about critical thinking, but should be about someone making a statement, claim, or argument related to your Final Paper topic. One source should demonstrate good critical thinking skills and the other source should demonstrate the lack or absence of critical thinking skills. Personal examples should not be used.
Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.
Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which good critical thinking skills are being demonstrated by the author or speaker. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates good critical thinking skills.
Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which the author or speaker lacks good critical thinking skills. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates the absence of good, critical thinking skills.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations (see
In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)
) and references (see
Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)
).
DISCUSSION 2
Reflecting on General Education and Career [WLOs: 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4] (I WANT TO WORK WITH CHILDREN - CHILDCARE CENTER - DAYCARE CENTER)
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Elements of Critical Thinking [WLOs 2, 3, 4] [CLOs 2, 3, 4]P.docxtoltonkendal
Elements of Critical Thinking [WLOs: 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]
Prepare:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, in preparation for discussing the importance of critical thinking skills,
Read the articles
Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking
Combating Fake News in the Digital Age
6 Critical Thinking Skills You Need to Master Now (Links to an external site.)
Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth world: It’s Time for Schools to Upgrade and Reinvest in Media Literacy Lessons
Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Internet (Links to an external site.)
Watch the videos
Fake News: Part 1 (Links to an external site.)
Critical Thinking
(Links to an external site.)
Review the resources
Critical Thinking Skills (Links to an external site.)
Valuable Intellectual Traits (Links to an external site.)
Critical Thinking Web (Links to an external site.)
Reflect:
Reflect on the characteristics of a critical thinker. Critical thinking gets you involved in a dialogue with the ideas you read from others in this class. To be a critical thinker, you need to be able to summarize, analyze, hypothesize, and evaluate new information that you encounter.
Write:
For this discussion, you will address the following prompts. Keep in mind that the article or video you’ve chosen should not be about critical thinking, but should be about someone making a statement, claim, or argument related to your Final Paper topic. One source should demonstrate good critical thinking skills and the other source should demonstrate the lack or absence of critical thinking skills. Personal examples should not be used.
Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.
Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which good critical thinking skills are being demonstrated by the author or speaker. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates good critical thinking skills.
Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which the author or speaker lacks good critical thinking skills. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates the absence of good, critical thinking skills.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations (see
In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)
) and references (see
Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)
).
Reflecting on General Education and Career [WLOs: 2, 3, 4] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]
Prepare:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the articles
Teaching Writing S.
Elements of Critical Thinking [WLOs 2, 3, 4] [CLOs 2, 3, 4]P.docx
Socialnetworksassignment
1. Network Cultures Social Networking Assignment
According to Danah Boyd and Nicole Ellison, a social network site “refers to websites that allow
individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within the system and formally articulate
their relationship to other users in a way that is visible to anyone who can access their profile.”
http://www.danah.org/papers/worksinprogress/SNSHistory.html
Some examples of social network sites:
Facebook, MySpace, You Tube, del.icio.us, Friendster, LinkedIn, Orkut, Riotpix, Flickr,
Relationship Capital, elgg
This is obviously not a complete list!
The aim of this assignment is to get you to engage with a social networking site and reflect on that
engagement critically. In order to be able to do this you will need to research social networking as
well as experience it. There are extensive lists of relevant material at the following places:
http://del.icio.us/tag/socialnetworking
http://www.danah.org/SNSResearch.html
You should aim to read at least one article relevant to your social networking site a
week – and keep a record of them for your bibliography!
Each week for 6 weeks you should aim to write around 300 - 500 words.
You can write in a paper journal but you would be far better off creating a blog to write in so that
you can link out to relevant sites when you want to. You can create a free blog at these sites:
http://www.blogger.com
http://www.wordpress.com
http://uniblogs.org (this is a great site with lots of help videos to get you started!)
At the end of the six weeks, write a brief (up to 500 words) academically informed conclusion
about your experiences.
To submit your blog, send the URL to your tutor by the due date. If you do use a blog, please
ensure it is appropriately named – that is, please use your real name in it somewhere!
You will be assessed on the degree to which your entries demonstrate a critical engagement with
both the resources you have read in the course of your research and the social networking site
itself. You are expected to write in a clear, academic style (as you would for an essay) and
reference any external material that you use as both citations in your text and in the form of a
comprehensive properly referenced bibliography.
Total word length: 6 x 300-500 and a 300-500 word conclusion
Due date: 10 November 2008
Please note: If you choose to undertake this project, you cannot choose social networking as a
class presentation topic.