Without much background information on how to get an RSS feed, I searched Google with the terms “RSS feeds school library.” On the first page of results, feeds for School Library Journal appeared. Once I figured out how to access the feeds on the School Library Journal site, I found a list of 50 or so topics. Due to its timeliness and connection with our Module 4 learning, I chose the feed for Web 2.0 News. Plus, it’s one area where I have yet to process the technologies and their potential use in a library.
Clicking here, I scrolled through the list of articles (are they called “feeds” too?) and found an interesting title: “We’ve Got the Technology: But Are Today's Schools Ready for a Radical Transformation?” The XML article I read there reminded me of a professional development day at school last year, when our school director showed a video by Sir Ken Robinson called “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” (Just in case, this YouTube link is also posted on my list of websites.)
Anyway, one of Robinson’s points was that we are educating students for an unknown world, and that our focus on “traditional” education may not be what students will need. He suggests that a focus on arts and creativity in general will better prepare students for this uncertain future. If you have yet to see this presentation, and you’re an educator or interested in education, see it now.
How does all this relate to a student in an LIS program? Perhaps it’s a gentle reminder that we need to stay flexible and as up-to-date as we can. We may make mistakes along the way, but flexibility and a willingness to develop libraries and library services in this new world still present an exciting prospect for the future.
If like me you have difficulty opening the link for Sir Ken Robinson’s presentation in Internet Explorer, here’s the link to paste into Mozilla or Safari: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
Clicking here, I scrolled through the list of articles (are they called “feeds” too?) and found an interesting title: “We’ve Got the Technology: But Are Today's Schools Ready for a Radical Transformation?” The XML article I read there reminded me of a professional development day at school last year, when our school director showed a video by Sir Ken Robinson called “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” (Just in case, this YouTube link is also posted on my list of websites.)
Anyway, one of Robinson’s points was that we are educating students for an unknown world, and that our focus on “traditional” education may not be what students will need. He suggests that a focus on arts and creativity in general will better prepare students for this uncertain future. If you have yet to see this presentation, and you’re an educator or interested in education, see it now.
How does all this relate to a student in an LIS program? Perhaps it’s a gentle reminder that we need to stay flexible and as up-to-date as we can. We may make mistakes along the way, but flexibility and a willingness to develop libraries and library services in this new world still present an exciting prospect for the future.
If like me you have difficulty opening the link for Sir Ken Robinson’s presentation in Internet Explorer, here’s the link to paste into Mozilla or Safari: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
I enjoying reading your selected articles.
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