“Links that have caught my eye on a variety of topics, including librarianship, education, technology, and online learning.”
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Materials for teaching and learning exist everywhere online: in YouTube videos, SlideShare presentations, and published articles, for example. MentorMob is a free new platform that helps teachers collect, or “curate,” this content in one simple place for their lessons. ![How Higher Education Is Going Digital [INFOGRAPHIC] | LibEdTech-Online | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/IqvaCH4EEWknn0WrgBxaMDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Etextbooks and online learning communities are just a few of the ways colleges and universities are dabbling in digital. This graphic breaks it down. But bravery does. The challenge of work-life balance is a relatively new one, and it is an artifact of a world where you get paid for showing up, paid for hours spent, paid for working. In that world, it's clearly... Via Buffy J. Hamilton Last week, I spoke on a panel at Stanford Law School concerning SOPA. There were two lawyers representing the MPAA's views, and at one point one of them said that he hoped that Hollywood just wanted to "meet in the middle" with those... 
Word on the street is that the publishing industry is under attack by technology. Amazon.com Inc. has launched a bare-knuckled assault against independent bookstores. 
Today, a new website is launching to provide a common platform for youth to share, learn and amplify the role ... 
See how these administrators are using social media to connect with peers--and improve how they run their schools. 
The world is becoming an increasingly crowded and interactive place. 
Cambridge, Mass. - February 8, 2012 - Researchers at Harvard University have launched the Peer Instruction (PI) Network
(www.peerinstruction.net), a new global social network for users of interactive teaching methods.
PI, developed by Eric Mazur, Area Dean for Applied Physics and Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), is an innovative evidence-based pedagogy designed to improve student engagement and success. Via Dennis T OConnor 
Now that the SOPA and PIPA fights have died down, and Hollywood prepares their next salvo against internet freedom with ACTA and PCIP, it's worth pausing to consider how the war on piracy could actually be won. |
Insights and strategies for advocating for your library... 
We all get busy—or even sometimes lazy—and forget to return a call or answer an email. This often leads to problems and can even ruin a good opportunity. 
Everyone has a creative sweet spot—a time during the day when you're just better than your normal self. Studies show this! So the question is, when is yours? 
We have put together a super-simple, Photoshop-free how-to that demonstrates how you can "hack" your Pinterest boards. 
Writer's block, or any other kind of creativity drain, can be discouraging and depressing, especially if coming up with ideas and new solutions to problems is what you do every day. 
As obstacles mount to overcome decreased school funding and increased behavioral disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), more... ![Want People to Return Your Emails? Avoid These Words [INFOGRAPHIC] | LibEdTech-Online | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/3yRAAW59DthDPNjYxf4h8Dl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Next time you pen an email subject line, think twice about the words you're using. |
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