NN/LM Distance Learning: Geeks Bearing Gifts Online
Instructor: Alison Aldrich
Length: Seven weeks
Students: Currently limited to 20
MLA CE Contact Hours: 8
This class is being offered to PNR Network members from February 2 - March 20, 2009. To register, go to: http://tinyurl.com/8va25g
Geeks Bearing Gifts provides an introduction to today’s hottest technology trends with an emphasis on social media and collaboration. Participants will gain hands-on experience with RSS, blogs and wikis, social bookmarking and more.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify technology trends and understand how these trends will affect or can be integrated into traditional library services.
- Understand the precepts of the social web (i.e. Web 2.0, Library 2.0).
- Recognize, evaluate, select, and use web-based tools for dissemination of information and online collaboration.
This seven week long distance learning opportunity includes a course website you may access at any time to complete readings, forum discussions and assignments at your own pace.
