Archive for 'AASL' Category
Marla McGhee & Barbara Jansen in Second Life - 5/19/09
20 May 2009On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, Marla McGhee and Barbara Jansen served as guest facilitators for the AASL-ISTE SIGMS learning community meeting. Their program was entitled “Keeping School Libraries Relevant in the Age of Accountability.” They identified four emerging issues related to this topic: (1) unintended consequences of the accountability system, (2) how the new AASL [...]
St. Pat’s Party - 3/12/09
17 March 2009On Thursday, March 12, the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries hosted a St. Patrick’s Day party in Second Life on our sim. The party featured a live DJ playing Celtic and blues songs. Approximately 85 people attended from the education and library communities. Many came with their avatars dressed in green for the occasion. [...]
Mike Eisenberg in SL - 1/20/09
25 January 2009On Tuesday, January 20, Mike Eisenberg met with the AASL-ISTE SIGMS Learning Community. In a program entitled “The Crisis Facing School Libraries and Librarians”, Mike led about 35 participants in a discussion about the status of school librarianship as a profession. Some important ideas that were discussed included staying involved with students and teachers, avoiding [...]
Oct 08 AASL-ISTE SIGMS Learning Community Mtg
22 October 2008On Tuesday, October 21, David Loertscher facilitated a AASL-ISTE SIGMS Librarian Learning Community meeting. About 35 persons participated in a lively discussion about the learning commons concept. The Learning Commons includes an Open Commons, which is a flexibly scheduled space operated by para professionals and is a demonstration center of the best teaching and learning. It [...]
AASL - ISTE SIGMS Sept 08 Learning Community Mtg
16 September 2008Tonight, almost 30 persons gathered for our September AASL - ISTE SIGMS Librarian Learning Community meeting on the American Library Association sim in Second Life. Our discussion was moderated by guest facilitator Joyce Valenza. We talked about the various Web 2.0 technologies used by librarians, how to use them effectively with students, challenges, and how [...]
Sept AASL-SIGMS Orientation Meeting
11 September 2008On Tuesday, September 9th, we held a joint AASL-SIGMS orientation meeting to help people become comfortable communicating and navigating in Second Life. This is part of an ongoing series of monthly orientation and librarian learning community meetings being held jointly by the two organizations in collaboration with CPS Department of Libraries. See the entire schedule [...]
SLEDcc Poster Booth Session - 9/7/08
8 September 2008On Sunday, September 7th, the poster session “Media Specialists Projects in Second Life” was held as part of the SLEDcc Conference (http://sledcc.wikispaces.com/SLEDcc+in+Second+Life). I was fortunate to be called on to help organize that portion of the conference. Over a dozen organizations were featured, including the Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries, the ISTE Media Specialists [...]
ALA Midsummer’s Night Party
23 August 2008On Saturday, August 23, the American Library Association’s Membership Interest Group (MIG) hosted a Midsummer’s Night party on their sim. The purpose of this party was to network and socialize with the larger ALA and SL library communities. Attendees were encouraged to wear Shakespearean period costumes. While chatting, we were also entertained by a Tudor era trivia [...]
AASL Podcast and Discussion - 4/30/08
4 May 2008On April 30, I was asked by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) to moderate a discussion related to the importance of school libraries. First, our group listened to a podcast by AASL Executive Director Julie Walker. Ms. Walker made a strong case for the importance of school libraries in impacting student achievement. Next, [...]
AASL Copyright Program with Doug Johnson
15 April 2008On Monday, April 14, the CPS Department of Libraries collaborated with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the AASL Web 2.0 Taskforce, and nationally known speaker Doug Johnson to host a program entitled “Beating the No U-Turn Syndrome: A New Approach to Teaching and Enforcing Copyright Compliance”. This event in Second Life focused on [...]