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		<title>&#8220;Status Quo Is Morally Inexcusable&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Education reform is a top priority for this Administration, President Obama said to the National Urban League, because the &#8220;status quo is morally inexcusable&#8221; and &#8220;economically indefensible.&#8221;  
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		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/30/status-quo-is-morally-inexcusable/</link>
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		<title>Embedding research/inquiry graduate capabilities in the curriculum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is interesting material on the La Trobe University (Australia) website. They have their information literacy strategy&#38; related documents,  and a report with details of how information literacy was embedded in a first year health sciences prgramme: Building blocks: Embedding research/inquiry (information literacy) graduate capabilities in the curriculum. They have developed two &#8220;key tools&#8221;: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/30/embedding-researchinquiry-graduate-capabilities-in-the-curriculum/</link>
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		<title>New research (full text): not as web savvy as you may think; young people, web search, and credibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great to see this very interesting research from such a respected researcher on web communication and web use as Eszter Hargittai.The Headline Comes from a Northwestern University Announcement:Google it. That&#8217;s what many college students do when asked to read an excerpt of a play for class, write a resume or find the e-mail address of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/30/new-research-full-text-not-as-web-savvy-as-you-may-think-young-people-web-search-and-credibility/</link>
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		<title>Head of instructional services (portland state university)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Head of Instructional Services (Portland State University, Oregon)		General				Description:The				Head				of				Instructional				Services				leads				the				design,				implementation,				and				assessment				of				the				Portland				State				Library’s				instructional				services;				coordinates				the				teaching				activities				of				the				Library;				and				integrates				information				literacy				into				the				curriculum.				The				Head				of				Instructional				Services				develops				creative				strategies				to				deliver				library				instruction;				identifies				best				practices				and				standards				of				excellence				for				teaching;				develops				a				positive				and				shared				vision				of				library				instruction;				and				provides				training				and				continuing				education				to				library				instructors.				The				Head				is				responsible				for				the				collection				and				reporting				of				data				for				the				instructional				program				and				student				learning				outcomes				assessment. &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/30/head-of-instructional-services-portland-state-university/</link>
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		<title>Head of instructional services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State: OregonPortland State University LibraryHead of Instructional Services(Unclassified, Tenure-Track)Position AnnouncementJuly 2010General Description:The Head of Instructional Services leads the design, implementation, and assessment of the Portland State Library’s instructional services; coordinates the teaching activities of the Library; and integrates information literacy into the curriculum. The Head of Instructional Services develops creative strategies to deliver library instruction; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/30/head-of-instructional-services/</link>
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		<title>Advancing Educational Equity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary Duncan announced that he will form a bipartisan commission to examine educational equity and will pursue federal policies aimed to advance equity in K-12 schools.
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		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/29/advancing-educational-equity/</link>
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		<title>Advancing Educational Equity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary Duncan announced that he will form a bipartisan commission to examine educational equity and will pursue federal policies aimed to advance equity in K-12 schools.
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		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/29/advancing-educational-equity/</link>
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		<title>Americans with Disabilities Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Secretary Duncan applauded the legislation and rededicated ED to its effective implementation.
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		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/28/americans-with-disabilities-act/</link>
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		<title>Wiki writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This book is free online:Cummings, R.E. and Barton, M. (Eds) (2008) Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press and University of Michigan Library. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.5871848.0001.001Information Literacy is mentioned specifically in the chapter by Mark Phillipson, Wikis in the Classroom: A TaxonomyPhoto by Sheila Webber: Back from the farmers&#8217; market, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/28/wiki-writing/</link>
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		<title>Infowhelm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 21st Century Fluency Project provides educators with an innovative resource designed to cultivate 21st century fluencies, while fostering engagement and adventure in the learning  experience.Here you&#8217;ll find useful guides and other resources. To assist us in cultivating these new skills in our students, they have  built an interactive online lesson and unit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2010/07/28/infowhelm/</link>
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