Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the fantastic SFU Public Square events, part of my university’s demonstrated commitment to engaging with the world. You can read more about the events here.
A number of us were invited to make brief presentations on our Big Ideas for Libraries in Communities, and it proved to be an incredibly diverse and stimulating evening of ideas and discussion. It certainly made me proud to be a librarian and part of the SFU family. Hopefully it will be just the beginning!
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A lot of people seemed to be interested, and the presenters have been invited to submit an application for funding from the Vancouver Foundation to make it happen, so… who knows? Maybe we’ll be able to MOOC it up in libraries!
References
About Coursera (Content-based MOOC)
About DS106 (Task-based MOOC)
About Openness in Education (Network-based MOOC)
Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age
Digital Literacies and Web Literacies: What’s the Difference?
This is a space for thinking about work, libraries, knowledge management, human resource development, and adult learning. It is my personal learning tool for reflecting on my readings, course work, discussions with others, and observations as I work through my Master of Adult Education degree at the University of Regina.