Events for week 06 (from 02-05-2007 to 02-11-2007)

Conference : Educational Technology Research Symposium: Into a next dimension

From 05 February 2007 till 06 February 2007
Location: Texas, USA

The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) announces its first annual Educational Technology Research Symposium. Please note that this event is now a one day event on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 in Austin, Texas. The event will provide a venue for educational technology researchers to present formal papers in educational technology areas.

http://www.tcea.org/symposium/

Conference : ITC Professional Development Audioconference: Using Wikis and Blogs to Promote Information Literacy Skills and Library Resources

On 06 February 2007
Location: Audioconference

The use of wikis and blogs as library guides are excellent alternatives to more traditional methods of subject guides, pathfinders, or handouts. Blogs and wikis are Web-based, easy to update, are searchable, and allow for user input and feedback. This session will focus on lessons learned in the use of blogs and wikis to promote library skills and resources, and how these technologies can be used to strengthen learning communities through the collaboration of faculty, students and librarians. The interactive presentation will include a discussion of the pros and cons of wikis and blogs, community editing and feedback, getting others to contribute, and the strengths and weaknesses of the blogs and wikis over traditional HTML or paper research guides.

http://www.itcnetwork.org/