Monthly Archives: June 2014

OCLC Report: At a Tipping Point: Education, Learning and Libraries

The report explores the information consumer’s behaviors, beliefs and expectations for online learning.

In detail:

•Habits and perceptions of online learners
•Expectations for the future of online learning
•Top-of-mind perceptions of a college education
•Factors influencing the college choice
•Library use by online learners—on campus and online
•MOOCs—a massively interesting case study on the future of education
•The library brand
•Implications and opportunities for academic and public libraries

So don`t miss the CPDWL session 95 about MOOCs in Lyon 18 August 2014 11:45 – 13:45 | Room: Forum 1!

http://www.oclc.org/reports/tipping-point.en.html

Webinar: July 15, 2014: “New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations.”

For the third consecutive year, IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group are partnering with the American Library Association to present a series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, library associations and library schools, library-decision makers, and all library workers. This is a great opportunity for membership participation via new worldwide online programming.

Keynote speakers for each of our quarterly sessions come from different regions of the world. Past speakers have included IFLA President Elect, Donna Scheeder and other library leaders.

Save the date for the next one hour webinar!
July 15, 2014
9:00 a.m. CDT
10:00 a.m. EDT
4:00 p.m. CET
10:00 Singapore
World Clock http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Link to access the virtual meeting room – coming soon.

Speakers:
• Keynote by Jan Holmquist, Assistant Library Director at Guldborgsund, Denmark. Global Librarian. Topics: Leadership and Technology and Innovation. Subtopics: MOOCs – in a learning perspective, Wellness, Library trends, Digital libraries.
• Aaron Tay, Senior Librarian, National University of Singapore. Blogger at Musings about librarianship. Topics: Tech Trends, Discovery and Libraries
• Jonathan Hernandez, PhD student in library and information studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), member of the board of the National Association of Librarians (CNB) and works as an academic at the Coordination of the Humanities (UNAM). Topics: Internet censorship, Freedom of expression, Infodiversity. Why it is important for new librarians and students to be aware of freedom of expression and privacy.

The quarterly webinars are presented in January, April, July and October. Stay tuned for more news!
The webinars are archived, therefore you can join them, ask questions and participate in conversations with international colleagues live, or you can listen to them later, anywhere, at any time.

For more information about the 2012 and 2013 series and to listen to a number of webinars, visit the following link http://npsig.wordpress.com/webinars/

Please contact Loida Garcia-Febo, Series Coordinator for questions and requests for information