*ALCTS Webinar <http://connect.ala.org/node/210934#> Series: Libraries and
MOOCs*
*Dates:*
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*September 25, 2013*
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*October 9, 2013*
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*November 6, 2013*
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*December 11, 2013*
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.
*Description:* Massive Open Online
Courses<http://connect.ala.org/node/210934#> (MOOCs)
are sweeping the country. This series of four webinars will help librarians
gain an understanding of the complexity of the MOOC “movement,” learn how
to support students and faculty engaged with MOOCs, become familiar with
the copyright and intellectual property requirements in relation to MOOCs,
and hear what the future may hold for MOOCs.
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*September 25, 2013, Mike
Eisenberg<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/092513>
* will set the stage by examining the origins of online learning and
explaining why MOOCs continue to thoroughly capture the imagination of
students, educators, and administrators.
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*October 9, 2013, Steven
Bell<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/100913>
* will outline his views on the role of the librarian as a “solutions
provider” to the online learning community. Whether a traditional online
course <http://connect.ala.org/node/210934#>, or a MOOC, librarians
should be recognized as full partners throughout the development process.
Steven will discuss how librarians can get into the conversation.
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*November 6, 2013, Kevin L.
Smith<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/110613>
* will offer insights into the library’s role educating users with
regard to their rights and responsibilities vis à vis copyright in settings
beyond the traditional classroom model.
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*December 11, 2013, Jonathan
Grudin<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/121113>
* will let us know whether he is optimistic or pessimistic about the
future of MOOCs.
*Who Should Attend?* Librarians, library administrators, and library
educators interested in supporting and enhancing libraries’ preparation of
and participation in MOOCs.
*Presenters:*
*Mike Eisenberg* is the founding dean of the Information School at the
University of Washington, serving from 1998 to 2006. Known as an innovator
and entrepreneur, Mike approached the iSchool as a start-up – transforming
the school into a broad-based information school with academic programs on
all levels and making a difference in industry, the public sector, and
education. Mike’s current work focuses on information and technology
literacy, virtual worlds, and library information and technology programs,
K-20.
*Steven J. Bell* is the Associate University Librarian for Research and
Instructional Services at Temple University and served as the president of
ACRL for 2012-13. Steven writes and speaks about academic librarianship,
learning technologies, library management, higher education, design
thinking and user experience. He is a co-founder of the Blended Librarian’s
Online Learning Community on the Learning Times Network and enjoys
delivering virtual presentations.
*Kevin L. Smith* is Duke University’s first Director of the Copyright and
Scholarly Communications Office. His principal role is to teach and advise
faculty, administrators, and students about copyright, intellectual
property licensing, and scholarly publishing. He is the Chair of the ACRL
Research and Scholarly Environment Committee for 2012 - 2013 and a member
of the steering committee for SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic
Resources Coalition. He maintains a highly-regarded web log on scholarly
communications (http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/) that discusses
copyright and publication in academia.
*Jonathan Grudin* is a principal researcher at Microsoft and an affiliate
professor at the University of Washington Information School. Prior to
joining Microsoft’s Collaboration and Educational Technology group in 1998,
he was professor of information and computer science at the University of
California, Irvine. He worked on designing and assessing streaming media
prototype systems for several years, then shifted to focus on enterprise
adoption (or lack thereof) of new communication technologies – blogs,
wikis, social networking sites, and others.
*Registration Fees:*
Fee ($USD)
Participant
Each
Series of 4
ALCTS Member (individual)
43
138
Nonmember (individual)
59
189
International (individual)
43
138
Groups. Applies to group of people that will watch the webinar together
from one access point.
Member group
99
317
Nonmember group
129
413
For additional information and access to registrations link, please go to
the following website:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/moocs
ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the
recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration_at_ala.org. For all other
questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS
Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or jreese_at_ala.org.
*Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.*
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