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Creating A Virtual Spanish Language Learning Community
April 28, 2016

Creating A Virtual Spanish Language Learning Community

Spanish speaking children, teens, and adults use their public libraries for a variety of programs, classes, materials, and other services and resources. Many public library professionals who don’t speak Spanish lament their inability to serve these patrons as effectively as they would like. Many, though, have an admirable desire to learn. As you would guess, we don’t have time or money to travel to instructor-led language classes and, anyway, we are 16% through the 21st century! So, the Indiana State Library Spanish Language Learning Community is getting together in a virtual environment to learn and practice speaking in ways that relate to our library roles. Here is my first chapter in Aprendiendo con Bibliotecarios (Learning with Librarians) with details on the framework, development of the curriculum and assessment tool, and the web-based tools we are using for learning and conversation practice.
by Emily Schaber
The Increasing Ease Of eLearning
April 9, 2016

The Increasing Ease Of eLearning

Gone are the days where students were only given the option of studying in person, forced to waste most of their day attending just a few classes. Now, with the increasing popularity and ease of eLearning, students no longer need to make arduous journeys to their classrooms and can instead find the model of learning that best suits them.
by Vikas Rana
Digital Devices: Motivating Above Average Students
April 6, 2016

Digital Devices: Motivating Above Average Students

Digital devices have become a crucial part of our everyday lives. Students are very diverse in the way they learn such as some being slower learners, faster learners, visual learners, or auditory learners. Technology has become an essential tool to equalize a variety of learners. For students that consistently excel, utilizing a variety of online tools will help continue expanding their minds.
by Christiaan Henny
The New DEAL (Decisive Educator App List): Instructional Design 2.0
March 24, 2016

The New DEAL (Decisive Educator App List): Instructional Design 2.0

With our culture now connected like never before, we have to be extremely intentional when it comes to teaching and learning, and the only way to do so is to relate to students (and society more broadly) on their terms. Here is how the decisive educator app list can help us understand that the technology that now defines and changes us every day need not be mysterious; it only requires that we be receptive to new possibilities and invest the time necessary to affect positive change.
by William T. Kendal
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In eLearning
March 23, 2016

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In eLearning

One huge obstacle in education since the beginning of time is the self-fulfilling prophecy. This prophecy is problematic for teachers as well as students. Here is how eLearning can minimize its negative effects on academic performance, and maybe even use the prophecy to its own advantage.
by Christiaan Henny
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