FutureLibCon: Theme 1 - Social Computing
Join us for part one of a four part series of inspiring, thought-provoking, and challenging conversations to explore the future role of the librarian.
An explosion of digital social networks, mobile technologies, and virtual classroom tools is transforming the higher education environment. How will these innovations shape the future of education, and how should the library respond to the changing nature of communication and academic relationships?
Explore how the changing nature of the learning environment will transform the librarian’s role in higher education.
Also of interest, the John Seely Brown Symposium keynote will feature danah boyd, a social media researcher at Microsoft Research New England and a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. Her talk will be on "Youth-Generated Culture: Growing Up in an Era of Social Media."
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Plenary (rescheduled)
Thursday, November 5 1:30-3:30pm Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery (room 100)
Eric Dey, University of Michigan School of Education
"The Influence of Social Media: Centrifugal Forces and the Reshaping of Higher Education"
Eric Dey will talk about college students’ current use of social technologies in an academic and social environment, its effectiveness, and current projections for future use. His research is centered on the interconnections between college students and faculty and their institutional, social, and technological environments with a fundamental awareness that today’s college students and their educational environment differ significantly from previous decades.
Food for Thought: Social Computing
Thursday, October 1, noon-1pm Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery (room 100)
Come join us for an informal gathering to engage in facilitated discussion about the theme and danah boyd's article/presentation "Living and Learning with Social Media" (April 2009). Pizza and beverages will be provided. (Vegan friendly.)
Faculty & Student Conversation
Tuesday, November 17, 3-4:30pm Ehrlicher Room, 411 West Hall
“Social Computing in University Courses: A Conversation with Faculty and Students”
Facilitated by: Jen Green (UM Spatial and Numeric Data Services Librarian)
Panelists: Mark Clague (School of Music), Perry Samson (Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences), and Susan Waltz (Public Policy)
Join us for a panel discussion with U-M faculty who use social computing in their teaching, and students who have taken their courses. Get a glimpse of how some instructors are already making use of new tools like blogs and wikis, and how their students are utilizing them and experiencing them.
Librarian Conversation
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10-11:30 Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery (room 100)
"Designing the Teaching and Learning Environment of Tomorrow: What Do Librarians Want?"
Facilitator: Gillian Mayman, U-M Health Science Libraries
Focusing particularly on social computing, we’ll discuss how we’d like to shape the tools, methods, and services faculty and students will use to create, transmit, and acquire knowledge in the coming decade and beyond. What’s our vision for the year 2025?
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