To maintain my French I plan to read some French this summer. How do we look for search and find titles to read in a foreign language? Springboard from known readings My spring semester French class read excerpts from certain texts. One of those excerpts, from Faïza Guène’s Kiffe Kiffe Demain (Kiffe kiffe* Tomorrow) had Read More…
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Info lit and International Zine Month
July is International Zine Month. What are zines in the first place? Vassar College Libraries (2019) describe them as “a DIY, self-published medium, incorporating voices and narratives frequently absent from more traditional publishing venues (What’s a Zine section).” How do they relate to information literacy? The ACRL Framework includes informal channels for distributing information (Association Read More…
Keynote speeches and Info lit
Will you be attending conferences in the near future? If so you will probably listen to keynote addresses. My favorite keynotes had a few things in common. First of all the speeches were relatively brief. This concern is important at national conferences, where people either have just arrived (for an opening keynote) or have planes Read More…
Honing Your Learning Outcomes – Part 2
(Read Part One from this link) In Part One of this piece, we took a nice, prefabricated stroll through the process of rehabilitating some unrefined learning outcomes. While we were successful in meeting that goal, we inadvertently pulled a thread which unraveled a horrible truth: Our cake course doesn’t actually teach students how to Read More…
There’s an app for that — Using EdShelf
“There’s an app for that,” has become a well-worn cliché. But like most clichés, there is a grain of truth in it. Consider the multitude of apps for education. Go online and it is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of apps available ranging from subscription services to freeware, from complex platforms to Read More…
Dr. Rebecca Wyke Keynote Address
On October 27, University of Maine at Augusta President, Dr. Rebecca Wyke delivered the keynote address to the UPCEA conference. What follows is the full text of that speech. I’d like to talk to you about something I’m incredibly passionate about. And, as a numbers person, It’s a number. It’s a number that haunts me. Read More…
Storm Cleanup and Information Sharing
First of all I hope you are well in the aftermath of the recent storm. My thoughts and prayers go out to those severely impacted. Kudos to those who have shared information about available showers, charging stations, warming centers, contractors, etc. These acts point to the social nature of information. Part of information literacy is Read More…
Guest Post from Robin DeRosa, PhD
Open Pedagogy and Adult Learning: Faculty Collaborating to Strengthen Public Higher Education Higher Ed: Lower Ed: Open Ed: Pitfalls and Potential in Adult Learning from Robin DeRosa On August 2nd, I was honored to be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Summer Academy for Adult Learning and Teaching for Faculty, an event for instructors in Read More…