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ALCTS Webinar: MOOCs: Here to Stay or Flash in the Pan?
Date: Wednesday, 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 (MOOCs) are sweeping the country and
libraries and librarians are watching this development carefully. 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.
The webinar series will conclude on December 11, 2013 with a presentation by
Jonathan Grudin, principal researcher in the Natural Interaction Group at
Microsoft Research. Are MOOCs here to stay, or are they a flash in the pan? The
MOOC movement is still in its infancy. Jonathan 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.
Presenter: 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.
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Single Webinar Registration Fees: Registration Fees: ALCTS Member $43 ;
Non-member $59 ; Group rate (members/non-members) $99/$129 ; International $43
Check the ALCTS Web site for discount pricing for the entire webinar series
For additional information and access to registrations links, please go to the
following website:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/121113
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 alctsce_at_ala.org.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
Received on Fri Nov 29 2013 - 07:01:09 EST