CIRI Blog: Emerging Technologies
Staying Current with Disruptive Issues and Technologies: Beacons, Blockchain, Privacy, Wearables
Published: May 26, 2017 by Sue Alman
Urban or rural, public or private, large or small, libraries are living in a moment in which they are juxtaposed between their traditional role as a respected historical institution and their emerging role as a platform for progress. In an age where innovation occurs at the speed of thought, how can libraries embrace technology as well as employ it to build stronger communities? (Excerpt from The Aspen Institute – Libraries in the Exponential Age: Moving from the Edge of Innovation to the Center of Community, 2016.)
Connected Learning: Evaluating and Refining an Academic Community Blogging Platform
Published: April 30, 2017 by Michael Stephens
Dr. Michael Stephens explores a recent study that investigates the benefits of a community blogging platform for students in an online LIS program.
This post will briefly explore a recent study that investigates the benefits of a community blogging platform for students in an online LIS program. Using a web survey and descriptive content analysis methods, the study empirically addresses how student blogging communities can effectively foster connections among instructors and students, and enhance perceptions of learning performance.