This session of the Virtual Coffee Shop podcast features a conversation with Anita Brooks Kirkland, Jane Mitchinson and Jen Taylor exploring the idea of education co-existing with covid-19. There are many implications to consider with K-12 education in September 2020, virtual libraries, use of technology, collaboration, equity and change of practice to name a few.
Pour a cup of your favourite coffee bean brew and enjoy the conversation with Anita, Jen and Jane.
~Mark
This episode of the Virtual Coffee Shop podcast welcomes guests Anita Brooks Kirkland and David Loertscher. Our podcast conversation explores the Virtual Library, collaboration and some design ideas.
Grab a cup of your favourite brew and settle in to a comfy chair and enjoy the conversation!
~Mark
This post features a podcast with Anita Brooks Kirkland, a wonderful friend, colleague and fellow clarinetist. This podcast is the first in a planned series focusing on Canadian School Libraries.
Pour a cup of your favourite brew and enjoy our overview conversation to kick off this topic.
Resources: Canadian School Libraries
~Mark
This week I had an opportunity to catch up with Huron Heights SS librarian Lauraleen Reoch for a conversation about leveraging libraries in a 1 to 1 environment.
Lauraleen shares her observations in this audio interview.
Resources:
The Huron Heights library web site
Follow HHSS Library on Twitter
Related Posts:
Learning spaces
Planning for change
Future Orienting Libraries
~Mark
I stopped at the Starbucks at King & University this morning on the way to see Carlo Fusco at Waterloo CI to consult regarding his library project. As I entered, I happened to notice the striking view change that (literally) just one step made.
One step, a small step, can strikingly change your perspective. Have a listen to Carlo’s perspective on library change.
~Mark
Our new library system at WRDSB comes mobile ready. The free ILS app (iOS and Android) is easy to download and set up. iOS users should note that the iPhone version of the app is also used on the iPad so the search settings in the app store may need adjusting to locate that app on an iPad.
Once the app is downloaded, launch it, choose the Waterloo Region District School Board from the school board list. Next, press the ‘choose library’ icon to select your school library and set it as the default.
As an example, I choose the Huron Heights SS library and set it to my default library.
This is a sample search result based on “world war 2”.
Now you are ready for searching on the go. Happy inquiring!
~Mark
I began my day by reading @dougpete‘s blog post about David Warlick‘s new book, A Gardener’s Approach to Learning. Based on Doug’s comments about the book, I thought I would enjoy reading it too. The book is available in a print version as well as a downloadable pdf file. Immediately, I started to think about reading the publication on my iPad, so the buy online and read now process was appealing.
This was an easy decision – get the book now, enjoy reading it and take advantage of the opportunity to read on my iPad and learn something new today. I visited Lulu’s online publishing site, updated my credit card credentials, made my purchase and downloaded the file. Next, I used Calibre ebook management software to convert the downloaded file to the epub format. After attaching my iPad to my laptop I chose the ‘send to device’ option in the Calibre software to send the file to the iBooks app on my iPad and presto – my new book is ready to read on the go.
I look forward to reading David’s new book, perhaps sitting on the back porch later today.
Related Resources:
The Gardener’s Approach to Learning wiki
Sharing with David Warlick
~ Mark
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