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Librarian Days 2007
Auraria Library
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Collaborative Digitization Program
University of Colorado at Denver
Library of Congress


 

Librarian Days 2007:

Educating the Digital Learner: 21st Century Learning, Literacy & Thinking

On Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24, 2007, Teaching With Primary Sources – Colorado in conjunction with the Auraria Library and the Denver Newspaper Agency hosted the third annual Librarian Days. This two-day event brought together educators from across Colorado to learn about the Library of Congress' American Memory Website and instructional applications for using digital resources in the classroom. In addition to Friday’s Librarian Day for instructional teams, all Colorado educators were welcome to sign up for 1 or 2 half-day sessions on Saturday, February 24.

Click the presentation titles on the shedule below to access descriptions of the presentations and presenter biographies. You may also access any available resources by clicking the bulleted links below the presentation titles.

Librarian Days Schedule & Resources

Photo Slideshow

Photo Gallery

Friday, February 23, 2007, 7:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. in the King Center Concert Hall (KC 145)

7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Welcome by Peggy O’Neill-Jones in the King Center Concert Hall (KC 145). Click for a campus map.

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome: Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress, Laura Campbell

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

The Lessons of Chaos:  Rethinking the Learning Process: Stevan Kalmon

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Digital Learning - The San Francisco Earthquake Learning Activity: Kathie Powell

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Library of Congress' American Memory: Donna Levene

10:35 - 10:50 a.m.

Virtual Newspapers – Denver Newspaper Agency: Dana Plewka

10:55 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

Historic Newspaper Project: Mary Johnson

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Social Networking: Michelle Pearson
11:35 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

What's New with the American Memory Learning Page: Sherrie Galloway

12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch (provided by TPS-Colorado)

12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

21st Century Learning – 21st Century Technologies: John Kuglin

1:45 - 2:00 Break

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

21st Century Teaching, Learning, and Literacy: JoAnne Hibbard, Michelle Brown

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Wrap Up and Drawing for Raffle

Saturday, February 24, 2007, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration in each classroom below. Click for a campus map.
 
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Half-Day Sessions

Lincoln’s Letters - White House Historical Society: Michelle Pearson

 

 

Using the Power of Inspiration Software to Analyze Primary Sources: Rick Reynolds

 

Wikis, Podcasts, and Blogs: Taylor Kendal and Diane Watkins

 

Mastering American Memory and  More: Mary Johnson

 

Mastering American Memory and  More: Mary Johnson

 

Virtual Newspapers – Lessons for the Digital Age: Jill Armstrong, Dana Plweka

 

Virtual Newspapers – Lessons for the Digital Age: Jill Armstrong, Dana Plewka

 

(9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.) AskColorado: The Human Powered Search Engine: Kris Johnson
(10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) Google Under the Hood: Gayle Bradbeer

 

Opening Doors - Understanding Immigration in United States History: Chris Mullin

 

 

Intel® Teach to the Future: JoAnne Hibbard

Inquiry Based Learning: Stevan Kalmon

 

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

Lunch (provided by TPS-Colorado) will be served on the first floor of the Auraria library

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For more information, please contact TPS-Colorado at 303-352-4945 or
mscd-tpscolorado@mscd.edu.

 


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