Education Libraries, Winter 2009

The Winter 2009 issue of Education Libraries, an "is an electronic, refereed journal of the Education Division of the Special Libraries Association," is available.

"Education Libraries (ISSN 0148-1061) is an electronic, refereed journal of the Education Division of the Special Libraries Association. It provides a forum for new and challenging ideas in the education field as well as in the field of library and information science education. It also deals with the new technologies as they affect the library profession and their changing role in the library and information curriculum. These are presented in scholarly fashion to the subscribers, who are members of the Education Division of SLA as well as practicing library professionals and library educators. Education Libraries is indexed in ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education, and Library Literature." -- Education Libraries

The Impact of New Tools on Teaching

HigherEd Blog Con 2006 is currently hosting an online blog conference described as:

"a fully web-based eventfocused on how new online communications technologies and social tools are changing Higher Education. Except as noted, presentations are offered free of charge."

The conference is a month long event focusing upon four specific tracts of presentations including; teaching, library & information science resources, admissions, alumni relations, and communications & marketing, and websites & web development.

Of interest today is a presentation: "Legal Issues in Podcasting in the Traditional Classroom" by Elizabeth Townsend Gard and Colette Vogele, both from Stanford Law School. It is available in two parts as a quicktime movie and as a powerpoint presentation.

Article in Library Journal

There is an article in October's library journal titled: "Talkin Blogs: Library bloggers discuss the impact of their work." It highlights a round table discussion concerning the professional impact of blogs; the ethics of blogging; blogs and print journalism; and what makes a blog good. I find it interesting that much of the conversation touches on various aspects discussed by our panel at the ALAO conference.

First Year Teachers Are Blogging

So, I guess I'll start off the conversation with a blog I've seen a few times. It's called hipteacher and is done by a first year teacher. Might give our education students some insight into what to expect their first year on the job. Also, an example of how they can reach out to one another for ideas and suggestions to use in their own classrooms. A professional development tool!