Here are sources for finding information about Montréal’s economy and industrial make-up. I refer to subscriptions at Concordia University where I work. – Passport GMID from Euromonitor This is a system we have under subscription at the Library. It now provides top line reports of major cities around the world, including Montreal. Please access the […] Lire la suite

This new release from the good people at EDUCAUSE seems interesting. It is called the Learning Space Rating System (LSRS) and only covers formal spaces (e.g. classrooms) for now, but will eventually will allow the evaluation of informal learning spaces, such as libraries. Lire la suite

I am listening to a podcast of a 2005 EDUCAUSE session at their annual conference entitled How E-Learning Policies Can Reduce Faculty Workloads and Keep E-Learning Courses Running Smoothly. The speaker is Shirley Waterhouse, the Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Their website also showcases many projects and initiatives […] Lire la suite

I’ve just submitted (with Bart & Prem’s assistance) a submission to the Knight Foundation News Challenge to “transform libraries” with digital indie games. Please have a look at the submission – I can still edit it on Monday or Tuesday, comments welcome: Digital indie games licensing for libraries Also, do send it around the ‘net […] Lire la suite

From our friends at the University of Sidney down under: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa66AxTbjxA&w=560&h=315] Lire la suite

The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) or the American Library Association has announced the opening of two award nominations, one for a librarian and another for a library. Deadline is January 15th 2014. Lire la suite

A must read: Clay Shirky’s verbose and well argued post on “Why I just asked my students to put their laptops away”. Clay Shirky is an author and academic interested in digital and social media. In the same line of thought, I really liked this podcast (in French) of Montréal tech journalist and consultant Martin […] Lire la suite

I really enjoyed this short clip from the good people at Educause about 4 ideas to reshape higher ed: [vimeo 105581244 w=500 h=281] This is the gist of the talk: I also really enjoyed this paper about three possible futures for higher ed: one where universities are either virtual or blended; one where digital technology […] Lire la suite

According to the Quuen’s Gazette: A group of Ontario universities have collaborated together to create MyGradSkills.ca, a free online professional skills training website that’s tailored to graduate students’ distinct experience. Funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities through the Productivity and Innovation Fund, the site cultivates skills and abilities needed to thrive both […] Lire la suite

Beyond being a simple object of desire, the announced Apple Watch will be in classrooms around the world soon enough, as Rebecca Koening from the Chronicle of Higher Education points out. I love some of the comments made by the experts she interviews, in particular Teresa Fishman, director of the International Institute for Academic Integrity […] Lire la suite