Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Next Week - The Library 2.0 "Emerging Technology" Mini-Conference - All Keynotes and Sessions Posted!



Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference, "Emerging Technology," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to register now to participate in this event.

Tomorrow’s technologies are shaping our world today, revolutionizing the way we live and learn. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Drones, Personalization, the Quantified Self. Libraries can and should be the epicenter of exploring, building and promoting these emerging techs, assuring the better futures and opportunities they offer are accessible to everyone. Learn what libraries are doing right now with these cutting-edge technologies, what they’re planning next and how you can implement these ideas in your own organization.

This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
REGISTER HERE
to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward.
Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.

OPENING KEYNOTE PANELISTS:



 Christina Mune
Associate Dean of Innovation and Resource Management, University Library at San Jose State University
@bibliopathic

Christina Mune is the Associate Dean of Innovation and Resources Management at San Jose State University's King Library. Her passion is supporting discovery, creativity and digital scholarship by designing technology-enabled spaces and services in libraries. She is currently working on her upcoming book Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Digital Literacy, Open Access and Local Connectivity from ABC-CLIO. Her research interests include online instructional design, discovery and digital literacy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinamune/


Jim Hahn
Associate Professor, Orientation Services + Environments Librarian
@phobiaofthis

Jim Hahn is an Associate Professor in the Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois. His research into technology-enhanced learning has led to many software development projects within library settings and provides unique insights into new student’s expectations and needs and helps inform the work that he does as the Orientation Services and Environments Librarian for undergraduate students at the University of Illinois. He founded and manages the Minrva project (https://minrvaproject.org) and currently serves as project PI for a research + development grant funded through the University of Illinois Campus Research Board, entitled, “Information and Environment: Integration of an IoT-powered recommender system within the FOLIO open source platform,” the aims of which are to incorporate Internet of Things functionality into a FOLIO wayfinder application (https://github.com/minrva/ui-wayfinder) and make the resulting software available in the open source.
www.library.illinois.edu


Ida Joiner
Senior Librarian at the Universal Academy in Texas
@ida_joiner

Ida Arlene Joiner is the Senior Librarian at the Universal Academy in Texas. She is the author of the book Emerging Library Technologies: It's Not Just for Geeks (Elsevier, 2018). Her forthcoming book on Drones in Libraries will be available in July 2020 (Elsevier). Ida has published numerous articles on emerging technologies. She is an international and national presenter on emerging technologies. Ida is a member of MIT’s Technology Review Global Panel. She discussed Are Drones Coming to Your Library on the Drone Radio Show. Ida is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Texas Wesleyan University’s Curriculum and Instruction program. She is a member of LITA’s Information Technology and Libraries board where she peer reviews articles for their peer reviewed open source journal. Ida peer reviews technology-related book proposals for Elsevier. She formerly co-chaired the Publications Committee for ALA’s International Relations Roundtable (IRRT). Ida holds her MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA degree in Business Management from Chatham University. Her research focuses on emerging technologies such as drones, robotics, driverless vehicles, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and their use in libraries and education. In her role as a project management consultant, Ida saved PNC Bank, PPG, Tucker Arensberg, Las Colinas Cancer, and Texas Breast Care thousands of dollars in technical and training costs.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/idajoiner/


Bohyun Kim
CTO + Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island Libraries
@bohyunkim

Bohyun Kim is the Chief Technology Officer and an Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island Libraries. She is the author of two books, Understanding Gamification and Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations and the founding editor of ACRL TechConnect Blog. She is the Past-President of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and serves on the advisory boards and committees of the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, San Jose State University School of Information, and Library Pipeline. She holds a MA in philosophy from Harvard University and a MSLIS from Simmons College.
http://www.bohyunkim.net
CLOSING KEYNOTE:



 Sue Alman
Lecturer at the School of Information, San Jose State University
@salmaninfopro

Sue Alman is on the School of Information faculty at San Jose State University. She has held teaching posts at the University of Michigan and University of Pittsburgh, and she is a consultant specializing in organizational behavior and planning. Her areas of specialization include Futures, Asynchronous Learning, Management, Strategic Planning, Interpersonal Communications, Marketing and Public Relations, Group Dynamics, and Cultural Diversity. In Fall 2014 she led a MOOC, The Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends, that attracted over 1700 global participants. More information about the MOOC can be found on the iSchool website or the MOOC repository. She is the organizer of the Library 2.0 Spring Summit, The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning.
http://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=almans

Closing Keynote: "No Crystal Balls Needed: Keeping Current with Emerging Technologies"

Emerging technologies provide librarians with incredible opportunities to enhance services and resources that were unimaginable until recently. With so many choices that can be costly to implement librarians must be knowledgeable about the needs of their communities and new technologies. Join Sue Alman, instructor of the course The Emerging Future, for a symposium wrap-up that focuses on the people, organizations, and publications that are essential for monitoring technology issues and trends.
MINI-CONFERENCE SESSIONS:

 The 30-minute conference sessions are below! You can also find them--and interact with the presenters--here. Click through to see full descriptions.

Breaking Down Barriers to Emerging & Innovative Technologies for Everyone
Sarah Norrell, Professional Librarian, Robert R. Muntz Library, The University of Texas at Tyler

Connect Communities with Technology that Matters
Amanda Sweet, Technology Innovation Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission

Creating A Virtual Reality Library Tour: How, Why, and What's Next
Eliza Donne, Multimedia Specialist, Harrell Health Sciences Library

Design for Diversity: Towards More Inclusive Information Systems
Amanda Rust (Associate Director for Services, Digital Scholarship Group, Northeastern University Library)

Exploring and building virtual reality experiences on the web
Liv Erickson, Senior Product Manager Social Mixed Reality, Mozilla

Information Gathering, AI and Manipulating Human Behaviour
Linda Feesey, librarian, Toronto Public Library

Introducing Immersive Technologies for Libraries
Chad Mairn, Librarian | Innovation Lab Manager, St. Petersburg College

Library Chatbots 101: Demystifying A.I. with the SJSU Chatbot Internship
Sharesly Rodriguez and Danica Ronquillo, San Jose State University

Robotics in Libraries
Dan Lou, Senior Librarian, Palo Alto City Library | Michael Hibben, Senior Manager, Roanoke County Public Library | M Ryan Hess, Digital Initiatives Manager, Palo Alto City Library

SUNY’s Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success (#EmTechMOOC)
Roberta (Robin) Sullivan, Emerging Technologies Librarian & Head of Media Services, University at Buffalo Libraries, State University of New York | Cherie van Putten

Technology at the Learning Resources Centre, Academia Britanica Cuscatleca, El Salvador
Melissa Hernández / Library assistant, Learning Resources Centre (LRC) Academia Britanica Cuscatleca | Jennifer Garcia | Judith de Méndez | Hilda Gómez | Rodrigo Alfaro | Raul Martínez

Twitch + Discord in Public Libraries: New Opportunities for Adult Services
Michael Dunbar-Rodney – Librarian, San Antonio Public Library – Central Branch | Lorin Flores – Librarian



MORE INFORMATION:

The School of Information at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor. Please register as a member of the Library 2.0 network to be kept informed of future events. Recordings from previous years are available under the Archives tab at Library 2.0 and at the Library 2.0 YouTube channel.
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Looking for Collaborators on Gap Years, Family Sabbaticals, and Global News Literacy

I want to do three special two-hour mini-events within this year's Global Education Conference (November 18 - 20) and I'm looking for collaborators. If you're open to participating, presenting, or helping me figure out how to structure these topics, please email me at steve@learningrevolution.com.

1. Gap Years. I'm a big fan of gap years, and have one daughter who took one before college. I'd love to focus on the different ways gap years are promoted and accepted in different countries/cultures, what resources are available for students and parents thinking about a gap year, and what good advice is (and where you'd find it).

2. Family Sabbaticals. Somewhat related to gap years, but more focused on families that choose to do some form of travel/study and take time off to do so. I'm looking for specific examples as well as resources and ideas for those who want to take a "family sabbatical."

3. Finding Truth: Global Information, News, and Media Literacy. We are supposed to be living in an era of unlimited information, but we also are discovering the degree to which propaganda, disinformation, manipulation, and fake news are very real forms of communication and even control. How do we sort through the news to try and determine what is true and what is false, what the competing agendas are, how to respect the complexity of particular issues, and why there are differing viewpoints on important topics? What are good cognitive, media, and educational frameworks for learning about and understanding what is going on in the world? What do we understand about why and how information is created, consumed, and controlled; and what are appropriate ways to teach students about this? And finally, what are the ways for the global education community to make a difference in respectful and intelligent dialog around the events of our time?

If any one of these three topics interests you enough to want to help with creating or participating in these mini-events, please let me know!

Best,

Steve

Steve Hargadon
Co-Chair, GEC
steve@learningrevolution.com
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Teaching Parents and Students the Secrets of High School Success - Workshops


Change a student's educational success and you will change his or her life forever. Outside of family, the high school experience is the number one influence on a young adult's success or failure in college and then in the work world.
In my workshops, I show parents and students how to succeed in school, based on advice that hundreds of teachers have contributed to help create this material. Even just one of the ideas I talk about could make a huge difference for a student and his or her family.
By the end of a "Game of School" workshop, parents and students will...
  • Learn how to take all that time spent in school and shape it to a student's unique strengths, so he or she has the confidence to really win at school and at life;
  • Avoid the typical parent-child struggles around school and homework, so parents can strengthen and truly enjoy their relationship with their teen;
  • Figure out how to help a child who hates school, so parents are not so worried;
  • Review the basic classroom and study skills for doing well on class assignments, tests, and homework, so day-to-day school life for a student is easier;
  • Uncover the basic, intermediate, advanced, and "master" techniques that the top students use for school success, so that parents and students feel in complete control of the learning process;
  • Discover the "Four Levels of Learning," so parents can partner with their student to build a solid game plan for his or her high school and college years;
​This is a program that is designed to allow parents and students to attend together, but can also be very helpful for either alone, and even for teachers and librarians wanting to help students. Attendees get a PDF version of the presentation slides and a workbook.
In addition,  I also cover:
  • Understanding how public schools actually work, so parents know how to get the best for their student and not feel like a victim of the system;
  • Helping teens build strong relationships with teachers, staff, and administrators, so they have a devoted "team" determined to help them get through school and then into a great college or university;
  • Identifying the practical skills that schools don't teach, so a student learns how to manage money, pay bills, and be a capable adult;
  • Finding out what the best homeschooling practices are and how parents can incorporate them into their family life, so students can become life-long learners;
  • Building a home-centered, school-supported model for learning in families, giving parents and teens a lifetime vision of success in life.
The long-term costs of a student not feeling confident about school are way too high and not necessary. I hope you'll allow me to help. Email me for information on coming to to talk at your school, library, or parent group, or click here for the online webinar.

 Steve

 Steve Hargadon
steve@learningrevolution.com
https://www.stevehargadon.com
@stevehargadon

About Your Host - Steve Hargadon



Steve Hargadon created one of the first modern social networks for teachers, Classroom 2.0, and runs large online conferences for teachers and librarians. His father was Dean of Admissions at Princeton and Stanford, and Chairman of The College Board. He has done contract work, consulted with, or served on advisory boards for Acer, Adobe, Blackboard, CoSN, Horizon Project / New Media Consortium (NMC), Instructure, Intel, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, MERLOT, Microsoft, Mightybell, NAMLE, Ning, PBS, Promethean, Speak Up / Project Tomorrow, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. State Department, and others, typically focusing on educational technology and social networking. Steve and his wife have four children and five grandchildren.

 "It’s true - @stevehargadon is a national treasure." @markjotter

 "Steve is an amazing facilitator. He brings this wonderful combination of humility, hospitality and insight to conversations that matter in education."-Bernard Bull

 "Steve is one of the most influential yet understated individuals in the world of Education. He gives thought leaders a widely attended global platform to voice their ideas to transform Education, and he does so with tremendous respect and intelligence."-Charles Fadel

 "Steve is the Oprah of education."-Monika Hardy's Students

 "Steve is the 'white knight' of education reform."-Michelle Cordy

 "Steve Hargadon is one of the most important change-makers of our time!"-Connie Weber
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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Recent Articles On Homelessness + Libraries | Next Week's Webinar - "Interacting With The Homeless"

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"INTERACTING WITH THE HOMELESS: SAFETY, SECURITY, AND SERVICE FOR LIBRARY STAFF." Please consider joining us for this 60-minute webinar, part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht, held live on Thursday, October 17th, 2019, at 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Register to attend live and to have access to the recordings by clicking on the JOIN WEBINAR button HERE. (You will need to be logged into Library 2.0--if you are not yet a member, you can join for free here.) More information on the webinar is below the articles..


RECENT ARTICLES ON HOMELESSNESS AND LIBRARIES:

WEBINAR OVERVIEW: This training class will address the nature and levels of homeless; changing legal issues; environmental safety issues; employee safety issues; at-risk homeless populations; empathic communication tools and skills for encounters with the homeless; firm, fair, consistent, assertive, and reasonable treatment; your Code of Conduct; the small population of predatory homeless people; and providing services to homeless people in need with dignity, empathy, and patience.

Being homeless is a complex social problem that impacts the quality of life in our communities. There are no easy solutions. Much of it is created by affordable housing shortages, chronic unemployment, mental illness, substance abuse, and changes in our mental health laws that have made the concept of being “gravely disabled” difficult to interpret. But most individuals who become homeless for the long term have either created or been victimized by a large number of failed relationships, including: family members; their children; friends; their employers; landlords; healthcare and social services agencies; and law enforcement.

The homeless individuals who seem to cause the most problems with their behaviors are often discovered to have undiagnosed autism issues. This means that they can be rude and confrontation, over and over, during each encounter with an employee, because they can’t learn the necessary social cues to comply and follow the rules, laws, or our library Codes of Conduct or policies.

Some issues associated with homeless populations are criminal in nature but difficult to enforce. While being homeless is not a crime, many kinds of public conduct in or around the library are illegal and should be reported to local law enforcement. These include being intoxicated, fighting, trespassing, aggressive panhandling, soliciting, urinating/defecating in public, consuming alcoholic beverages in the library, camping or sleeping outside the library, littering, obstructing sidewalks, living in a vehicle parked in a posted library parking lot, disturbing the peace, behaving in a threatening manner and more. Library staff should be mindful of their safety and security when dealing with certain parts of this population.

COST: $95/person - includes access to the recording, presentation slides, and the attendee discussion forum. For group discounts, to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email steve@learningrevolution.com.

TO REGISTER: Click on the JOIN WEBINAR button HERE. You will first need to be a member of Library 2.0 (free) and be logged in. Please click "Sign Up" on the top right and we'll approve you quickly.

134216991?profile=original&width=100DR. STEVE ALBRECHT

As a trainer, speaker, author, and consultant, Dr. Steve Albrecht is internationally known for his expertise in high-risk HR issues. He specializes in workplace and school violence awareness and crisis response programs for private-sector firms, municipal and state government, K-12 schools, and colleges and universities. His clients include the two biggest municipal insurers in California.
In 1994, Dr. Albrecht co-wrote Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace, one of the first business books on workplace violence. Besides his work as a conference presenter and keynote speaker, he appears in the media and on the Internet, as a source on workplace violence, security, and crime. His 21 business and police books include Library Security; Tough Training Topics; Added Value Negotiating; Service, Service, Service!; and Fear and Violence on the Job.
He holds a doctoral degree in Business Administration (D.B.A.), an M.A. in Security Management, a B.A. in English, and a B.S. in Psychology. He is board-certified in HR, security management, employee coaching, and threat assessment.
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