2013
Google
Alternatives to Google
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-11-19
Via Sheila Webber’s Information Literacy blog, see this presentation on alternatives to Google: [slideshare id=28333029&style=border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0;margin-bottom:5px&sc=no] Google and Beyond: NOT Google from Karen Blakeman Here are the search engines covered: – Bing – DuckDuckGo – Millionshort – Yandex – eTools.ch – WolframAlpha – academic.research.microsoft.com Lire la suite
Critical Thinking Information literacy
When our minds play tricks on us
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-11-15
I really enjoyed Margaret Heffernan’s TED talk on willful blindness. It reminds me that somethings, we are collectively guilty of not seeing the truth, not acknowledging information, essentially being completely biased to a collective reality. [ted id=1773] From a different feed, I stumbled on this Fast Company article on the 8 tricks our minds play […] Lire la suite
Librarianship
Why do students prefer face-to-face interactions
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-11-14
Reading this title makes me smile – Indeed, many students still like face-to-face because we are human after all ! Why Some Students Continue to Value Individual, Face-to-Face Research Consultations in a Technology-Rich World Trina J. Magi and Patricia E. Mardeusz College & Research Libraries vol. 74 no. 6 605-618 Lire la suite
Research
Sémato: web survey tool
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-10-29
I stumbled on a web-based tool that allows the creation and analysis of surveys based in a Canadian University, see the French-only Sémato.uqam.ca. Lire la suite
Critical Thinking
How To Be Creative | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-10-07
Creativity as an element of critical thinking and much more: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weIQIthC3Ks&w=420&h=315] Shout out to the wonderful folks from PBS and their awesome content on YouTube! Check out PBSideachanel and PBS Off Book and subscribe today. Lire la suite
Google
Another Google class (on analytics)
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-10-04
I just registered for a class by Google on Analytics, the metrics of Web sites. It follows another class by Google I took, on power searching. Lire la suite
Blended Learning Information literacy
Presentation on library MOOCs
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-10-02
On the MOOC thread, I noticed this session on Library related MOOCs. Lire la suite
Gamification Librarianship
Games of libraries past
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-10-02
Interesting article on the games played in libraries of old: Playing in the Past: A History of Games, Toys, and Puzzles in North American Libraries Scott Nicholson The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy Vol. 83, No. 4 (October 2013), pp. 341-361 ABSTRACT Games and other forms of play are used in today’s libraries to attract […] Lire la suite
Lectures and conferences Research
75 academic librarian conferences
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-09-18
Mark Weiler had an awesome idea. As a member of the UWO Student Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL), he posted a message to our mailing list (I am a member of CAPAL) and asked us to send him the list of conferences we attend. A few weeks later, the list […] Lire la suite
Blended Learning Information literacy
Great idea: a MOOC for alumni & parents
Olivier Charbonneau 2013-09-18
I just listened to a great podcast from Educause with e-Learning Librarian at Wake Forest University Kyle Denlinger by Gerry Bayne (about 20 minutes). It covers an information literacy MOOC for alumni & parents of students – a great way to reach out to an extended community, impress the Provost and schmooze with potential donors. […] Lire la suite