News from Apr 06, 2009

Overview

To launch our DC/SLA Unconference held at Catholic University on April 3, Stephen Abram shared the history of the 23 things model which SLA volunteers followed to develop SLA's 23 Things along with ongoing ways we can continue to harness tools that best meet our goals in 2009 and beyond. Stephen said that short burst of ideas match adult learning styles while, at the same time, the 23 Things model offers a structure for learning. As an unanticipated consequence of applying this model, many participating libraries also saw cultural barriers across the organization reduced.

Ideas Shared for 2009

The below ideas shared during our unconference tie together our 2009 goals along with associated tools we plan to explore (and perhaps exploit) during 2009:

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	Living, breathing idea map: Drawn during the live conversation and sharing by participants.		Ideas reformatted using Mindomo.com. On right: Key ideas shared by all participants. On left: Tools/applications mentioned during our time together.

Quick links

Additional presentations participants were interested in knowing more about...

Blogs:
- Stephen Abram's Lighthouse
- Marie Kaddell's Government Information Pro
Presentations/articles:
- Twitter: Changing Our Lives in <= 140 Characters (PDF)
- Social Networking Made Easy with Ning (MPG)
Check out upcoming 2009 SLA Annual Unconference Sessions - make sure to mark your schedule to attend one or more sessions. Format is flexible and presenters are YOU!
Don't understand what an Unconference session is? See our definitions and resources.

Share Your Experience

Share your comments on what you thought about what people shared or the method used (i.e., Unconference model).