library / librarians

My Favorite Wonder Tools of 2020 [Caplan]

On 12/31/2020, in library / librarians, productivity / tips and tricks, psychology, student-related, by Daniel Christian

My Favorite Wonder Tools of 2020 — from wondertools.substack.com by Jeremy Caplan

Excerpts:

Here are a few things I loved in 2020:

Math Tango
If you have a little one, this app is a grand slam. Recommended by her teacher, Math Tango was a surprise favorite for my younger daughter, who started kindergarten this fall. She rarely used a screen until remote school began. She loves the app’s creative puzzles and she’s enjoyed learning lots of basic math. It’s $8/month or $50/year, for ages 5-10.

Seek
Point the app at a plant, flower, bug or animal and it magically identifies it. Depending on how close you are, how much light there is, and how good your phone’s camera is, results vary, but I was impressed.

Librarians become go-to resource during school closures [De La Rosa]

On 11/24/2020, in A/V -- audio/visual, digital audio, digital learning, digital textbooks, education, education technology, K-12 related, library / librarians, remote teaching and learning, student-related, teachers, youth, by Daniel Christian

Librarians become go-to resource during school closures — from educationdive.com by Shawna De La Rosa

Dive Brief:

School librarians’ roles have been evolving for years, but now they’ve become the go-to resource for innovative ideas and new distance learning technology, District Administration reports.
Shannon McClintock Miller, district teacher librarian and director of innovation at Van Meter Community School District in Iowa, gives presentations on these changes and also administers the 26,000-member Facebook group Future Ready Librarians, giving others in the field a chance to connect and share best practices. In her district — where all 1,000 K-12 students have devices — librarians have been instrumental in helping students and teachers use technology.
Miller also touts the Destiny Discover management system, which connects students to books, audio books and ebooks. The platform also allows librarians to embed databases, digital tools and other resources so students have easy access.

What’s causing the kinks in the “cognitive hoses” out there? How can we remove them? [Christian]

On 11/20/2020, in adjunct faculty, adult learning, change, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, distance education, education, education reform, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, faculty/staff, formal learning, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, instructional design, K-12 related, law schools, learner profiles, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning theories, liberal arts, library / librarians, online learning, parents/guardians, participation, productivity / tips and tricks, reinvent, society, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, user experience (UX), Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, web-based collaboration, youth, by Daniel Christian

What's causing the kinks in the cognitive hoses out there? How can we remove them? -- Daniel Christian

Law schools should have flexibility in responding to ‘extraordinary circumstances,’ ABA House of Delegates says [Francis Ward]

On 08/04/2020, in distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), face-to-face, health, law schools, Legal operations, library / librarians, online learning, policy, remote teaching and learning, by Daniel Christian

Law schools should have flexibility in responding to ‘extraordinary circumstances,’ ABA House of Delegates says — from abajournal.com by Stephanie Francis Ward

Excerpt:

Resolutions regarding distance-education programs, the adoption of emergency policies by law schools, teach-out plans and provisional program approval were approved this week by the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates.

Also see:

12 tips for building your digital law library in the age of COVID-19 — from abovethelaw.com by Jean O’Grady
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing firms to fast forward into designing the law firm of the future.

Atelier Oslo and Lundhagem unveil Oslo’s “huge but intimate” central library [Ravenscroft]

On 07/05/2020, in architecture, art, collaboration, creativity, design, Europe, innovation, learning spaces, library / librarians, by Daniel Christian

Atelier Oslo and Lundhagem unveil Oslo’s “huge but intimate” central library — from dezeen.com by Tom Ravenscroft

12+ educational websites that every mechanical engineer should know [interestingengineering.com]

On 06/27/2020, in 24x7x365 access, engineering, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, library / librarians, lifelong learning, love of learning, maker movement, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, online learning, online media, online tutoring, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, student-related, vendors, youth, by Daniel Christian

12+ educational websites that every mechanical engineer should know — from interestingengineering.com
These are some of the best mechanical engineering websites, perfect for any student or a college graduate.

Great example of the use of teams at Virginia Tech!

On 04/17/2020, in art, collaboration, colleges, community colleges, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, data related items, design, graphics, higher education, innovation, library / librarians, teaching & learning, United States, universities, usability, user experience (UX), using teams, by Daniel Christian

Making complex data approachable through art and information design — from vtnews.vt.edu

Excerpt:

Michael Stamper, University Libraries at Virginia Tech’s data visualization designer, plays a unique role in the research process by transforming faculty and student clients’ complex research data into vibrant, interactive, and dynamic visualizations to better communicate their findings to a broad audience.

Why law librarians are so important in a data-driven world [Cadmus]

On 03/07/2020, in analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Blockchain, bots, career development, data related items, law schools, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, library / librarians, technology (general), trends, UK, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Why law librarians are so important in a data-driven world — from Oxford University Press (blog.oup.com) by Femi Cadmus

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

Looking ahead, the integration of technology in the work of law librarians will only increase. Over 90% of government law library employees say that artificial intelligence or machine learning has already affected their workflow by automating routine tasks. Over a quarter of law firms or corporations now have at least one active artificial intelligence initiative. Of those, more than half involve the library. It is therefore not surprising that the skills law library employees plan to develop in the next two years include artificial intelligence or machine learning, data analytics, and blockchain (in that order).

Coming down the pike: A next generation, global learning platform [Christian]

On 12/19/2019, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, adult learning, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assessment, attention, blended learning, Bring your own device (BYOD), business side of he, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, collaboration, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, consortiums, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, Cost of legal services - including access, credentialing, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, disruption, distance education, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, formal learning, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, heutagogy, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, informal learning, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, languages and translation, law schools, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning preferences, library / librarians, lifelong learning, media/film, microlearning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, Natural Language Processing (NLP), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, pace of change, participation, passions, personalized/customized learning, platforms, professional development, reinvent, second screen apps, simulations, social learning / networks, society, staying relevant, streams of content, student-related, surviving, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, telecommunications, telepresence, television, tools, training / L&D, TVs, universities, user experience (UX), using teams, videoconferencing, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Though we aren’t quite there yet, the pieces continue to come together to build a next generation learning platform that will help people reinvent themselves quickly, efficiently, constantly, and cost-effectively.

Law librarians & the future of law firms [Furlong]

On 10/28/2019, in analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, business, career development, change, emerging technologies, future, game-changing environment, law schools, legal technologies, legislatures / government / legal, library / librarians, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Law librarians & the future of law firms — from aallnet.org by Jordan Furlong

Excerpt:

Law firms that want to win the highest-value, most complex work from clients will need more than just smart lawyers. They will need powerful knowledge engines to augment and amplify the skills of those lawyers, while also constituting capital assets that accrue in size and value every year. Law libraries and legal information professionals hold the key to assembling and growing such engines, and they are, therefore, the key to the future sustainability and competitiveness of the firms themselves.

How augmented reality will overhaul our most crucial industries [Diamandis]

On 09/28/2019, in 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, assistive technologies, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), collaboration, digital learning, distance education, drama/theater, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, global / globalization, health, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, internet, K-12 related, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, library / librarians, lifelong learning, love of learning, marketing/social marketing, media/film, Mixed Reality (MR), personalized/customized learning, platforms, professional development, science, society, tools, training / L&D, trends, XR - extended reality, by Daniel Christian

How augmented reality will overhaul our most crucial industries — from singularityhub.com by Peter Diamandis

Excerpts:

Healthcare
(1) Surgeons and physicians
(2) Assistance for those with disabilities
(3) Biometric displays

Retail & Advertising
(1) Virtual shopping
(2) Advertising

Education & Travel
(1) Customized, continuous learning

Within the classroom, Magic Leap One’s Lumin operating system allows multiple wearers to share in a digital experience, such as a dissection or historical map. And from a collaborative creation standpoint, students can use Magic Leap’s CAD application to join forces on 3D designs.

In success, AR’s convergence with biometric sensors and AI will give rise to an extraordinarily different education system: one comprised of delocalized, individually customizable, responsive, and accelerated learning environments.

(2) Training
(3) Travel

Manufacturing
(1) Design
(2) Supply chain optimization
(3) Quality assurance & accessible expertise

Transportation & Navigation
(1) Autonomous vehicles
(2) Navigation

Entertainment
(1) Gaming
(2) Art

Makerspaces in Law Schools with Ashley Matthews & Sharon Bradley [Lambert & Gebauer]

On 09/25/2019, in creativity, entrepreneurship, experimentation, law schools, learning spaces, legal technologies, library / librarians, maker movement, tools, by Daniel Christian

The Geek in Review Ep. 53 – Makerspaces in Law Schools with Ashley Matthews and Sharon Bradley — from geeklawblog.com by Greg Lambert & Marlene Gebauer

NOTE: Sharon Bradley was a librarian at
WMU-Cooley before she moved to Georgia.

Excerpt:

Makerspaces are becoming very popular in libraries, and today we talk with two librarians who are ready to bring the collaborative thinking and working spaces into the law school library environment. Ashley Matthews is at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School, and Sharon Bradley is at the University of Georgia School of Law. Both believe there is a great benefit in carving out spaces within the law school library to allow students and faculty the ability to tinker and experiment with their creative sides, and potentially come up with the next big idea in the legal market.

Matthews and Bradley think that the law school library environment can be the perfect place to teach law students the analytical skills they’ll need in their practice to truly understand how a legal issue can benefit from technology, and how to issue spot, reason, analyze, and resolve legal issues more effectively with technology.

Can Storytime in the Laundromat Improve Early-Childhood Literacy?

On 04/16/2019, in education, ideas, informal learning, K-12 related, learning, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, library / librarians, reading, society, story, storytelling, student-related, United States, youth, by Daniel Christian

Can Storytime in the Laundromat Improve Early-Childhood Literacy? — from PBS News Hour, edweek.org, youtube.com

Description:

How about reading a book in between the wash and spin cycles? That is what’s happening in some of the nation’s laundromats as early-literacy groups, librarians, and laundromat owners combine forces to bring books and story hours to everyday locations.

A giant book-shaped library [fubiz.net]

On 04/03/2019, in architecture, art, creativity, learning spaces, library / librarians, love of learning, by Daniel Christian

A giant book-shaped library — from fubiz.net

Learning Ecosystems

Atelier Oslo and Lundhagem unveil Oslo’s “huge but intimate” central library [Ravenscroft]

Makerspaces in Law Schools with Ashley Matthews & Sharon Bradley [Lambert & Gebauer]

A giant book-shaped library [fubiz.net]

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