Citation for the article:Roberts, Regina Lee. “The Evolving Landscape of the Learning Commons.” Library Review 56.9 (2007): 803-810.Read via Emerald.This article looks at the evolution of the learning commons concept and its relation to libraries. The library’s learning commons is a response to the users’ changing needs. As pedagogy becomes more student-centered, spaces that nurture [...]
reported by Brian Scott, LiteracyNews.comAn innovative online tool, designed to help local literacy organizations evaluate their programs and make changes to produce better results and help increase national literacy rates, was unveiled at the National Literacy Summit at Georgetown University.The evaluation program, known as the Verizon Literacy Program Self- Assessment Tool, was created by the [...]
reported by Brian Scott, LiteracyNews.comContinuing their commitment to promoting literacy for all children, Whoopi Goldberg and Scholastic Book Clubs have launched Whoopi! We’re Reading! Sweepstakes as part of the Scholastic Book Clubs’ ClassroomsCare program.The actor, comedienne, author of Whoopi’s Big Book of Manners and producer and host of the syndicated Wake Up with Whoopi! radio [...]
The call for papers is open for the UK’s information literacy conference, LILAC. The deadline for proposals is 14 December 2007. The conference takes place in Liverpool, UK, 17– 19 March 2008. All presentations should address one or more of the conference themes, which are:- Supporting researchers- Diversity and social justice- Practical approaches to information [...]
reported by Brian Scott, LiteracyNews.comCiti will award a total of $39,500 in college scholarships to seventeen high school students for their winning essay entries describing a personal experience that positively affected their financial management skills. According to the latest Citi Credit-ED(R)/Synovate national survey, only half of college upperclassmen are confident about their ability to handle [...]
reported by Brian Scott, LiteracyNews.comA first-of-its kind report, Get Ready, Get Set, Get Going: Learning to Read in Northern Canada, released earlier today, is guaranteed to spark interest in both the Canadian and international policy-making and education communities.Highlighting extraordinary examples of grassroots education initiatives, providing 43 evidence-based best principles, and 16 recommendations to help northern [...]
This site provides digitized texts of 50 rare books: The Arabian Nights, Humpty Dumpty, The Grasshopper Stories, Mother Goose Finger Plays, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Rocket Book, The Secret Garden, The Three Bears, and others. (Library of Congress) More: continued here
Secretary Spellings announced the appointment of five new members to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). More: continued here
Secretary Spellings announced the first year national data results from the Academic Competitiveness and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (National SMART) Grants. More: continued here
A useful very long page of annotated links is: Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment. This is maintained by Ephraim I. Schechter and hosted by North Carolina State University. “The list currently has about 800 links, including over 300 college and university assessment sites” inevitably with the prime focus on the USA, and on [...]