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Category Archives: Education
summertime and the readin’ is easy…
As children return to school this week, we can look back on another great summer of reading. Summer is always one of my favourite times in a public library – the place is hopping with happy summer readers of all … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Literacy, Partnerships, Public Libraries
Tagged BC Summer Reading Club, BCSRC
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the great mooc experiment
Over the past few months, our Parkgate branch library has introduced the concept of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), and a ‘pilot MOOC’, using MIT’s massive open online adaptation of its Introduction to Philosophy. So far, it’s been a fabulous … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Community Connection, Culture of Learning, Education, Learning Initiatives, Sharing
Tagged MOOC, Online learning
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it takes a network
Is there anything more inspiring and mutually supportive than a healthy human network? In the past week, I’ve been embraced by a couple of strong and effective networks, the Aboriginal Enhancement School Network and the initiative known as Changing Results for Young Readers. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Leadership, Learning Initiatives, Libraries
Tagged AESN, CR4YR, Judy Halbert, Maureen Dockendorf, networks, NOII
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more than comfy chairs
Just as a room full of books is not a library, a room full of books, comfy chairs and technology is not a learning commons. I’ve been thinking about what it takes to make a learning commons. What is that … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning Commons, Librarianship, School Libraries, Teacher Librarians
Tagged comfy chair, IKBLC, Rabindranath Tagore, Simon Neame, VTLA
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pick a book, any book
Harry by the Sea, by Gene Zion, was the very first book I ever borrowed from a library. I remember watching the librarian type my name on the library card, and then telling me I could pick out any book … Continue reading