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March 24, 2009

Staff Development Workshop: Exploring Web 2.0 Tools, 4/24, 8:30 am - 12 pm, Library Gallery

8:30 a.m. Breakfast Keynote: "The Reward of Risks: How Learning 2.0 Tools can Help Higher Education Reinvent Itself"
Over the past two years the McMaster University Libraries have undertaken a dramatic transformation from very traditional academic library to innovative, user-centered partner in teaching, learning, and research. University Librarian Jeffrey Trzeciak will explain how and why his staff reinvented itself by embracing Web 2.0 tools, and share lessons learned that may be useful to other colleges and universities. UMBC staff will also highlight how they are using these tools in their work during some "Show & Tell Demos". For more information and to register, please visit www.umbc.edu/brownbag.

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Jeffrey Trzeciak is the University Librarian at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is responsible for the management of the Thode Science and Engineering Library, Innis Business Library and Mills Library for the Social Sciences and Humanities. Jeff has more than twenty years experience working in academic and public libraries. He has spoken internationally on a variety of topics including digital library initiatives, web 2.0, organizational change, and library innovation. When not at "work" Jeff can frequently be found online in Facebook, SecondLife and World of Warcraft.

Web 2.0 "Show & Tell" Demos

  • 9:45 am "Beyond the I Drive:How the AOK Library Staff uses a Wiki for Knowledge Management," Heather Moss and Jennifer Fitch
  • 10:30 am Break
  • 10:45 am "How the PROMISE Program uses Facebook to Support Minority Ph.D Students," Renetta Tull, Director, PROMISE (www.umbc.edu/promise)
  • 11:30 am "How to Practice using Web 2.0 Tools with myUMBC," Collier Jones, Campus Portal Architect
To register, please visit www.umbc.edu/brownbag.

Posted by Debra Arnold on March 24, 2009 12:49 PM |

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