#2 Blogging: First Post

I'm interested in looking at the many different ways the newest technologies can improve the way we disseminate information.
Fresh from ALA, one of the best sessions I attended was a panel sponsored by ACRL-WSS (Women's Studies Section) titled:
"Once Upon a Furl in a Podcast Long Ago: Using New Technologies to Support Library Instruction" Librarians are teaching to the Net Generation. Students are growing up in a world of technology. Ever wonder how to creatively use new technologies in the classroom?
The session was jammed packed, there were at least 170 people in a room that held a little over 100. Joan Lippincott (CNI) did a great job describing the Net Generation and their preferences for e-learning. I'm going to email her for her slide presentation and then post it. Kathleen Burnett (Florida State)Described the work of Marc Prensky and commented on the Pew Study "Internet and American Life" http://www.pewinternet.org/. Kathryn Shaughnessy, from the Center for Teaching and Learning at St. Johns captivated us all with her description of an international learning project on social justice issues she conducted using technology such as robodemos, SKYPE, IM Chat, etc.. and finally Heather Thomas (Carlton College) gave us her passionate thoughts on teaching students using FURL, RSS feeds, etc. It was a great session.