5.27+Skype+Learn.+Commons

Jennie asked about what you need to get ready for the Skype session and I responded on the FAQ Forum but I wanted to bring it front and center as well.


 * BEFORE NEXT MONDAY:**
 * 1) Set up your Skype account (if you don't already have one) and be sure to include your picture and
 * 2) EITHER send me an e-mail with your Skype name or go into Skype and add me as a contact (Floyd Pentlin fcpen2008).
 * The reason I need to know your SKYPE name is because there are so many people who have the same name and I won't probably know which person to add into my contact list.
 * For example, when I searched on Jennie Simpson I found about 40 people who matched that search. I know the Jennie Simpson that I need to my contact list is Jennie.Simpson241 because Jennie used the same picture that she is using on Blackboard. Otherwise I wouldn't have known which Jennie Simpson to add.

All you will have to do is be signed into Skype at the appointed time. I'll start chatting about 10 minutes before class begins as a prelude. You don't have to chat but it is just to let you know that I'm online. When it is time to Skype, I will call everyone at the same time. You will hear me contacting you and you won't have to do anything other than say "hello," etc. I have to contact you. The person who makes the contact is the one in control of the conversation and that is why I won't accept any calls from you. If I take your call then you will be in control of the conversation which gets complicated for everyone else. Thanks for asking the question. I'll make this as an announcement as well.
 * MONDAY EVENING:**

In the COURSE INFORMATION link you will find that the class has been divided into two sections -- a 7:00 pm section and an 8:30 section. I will send you a Doodle at the beginning of class and allow you to choose which section would be your preference.
 * The Library and Educational Environment: What is a Learning Commons? – Skype Discussion **

We will be discussing the following articles: > > > > > >
 *  “7 Things You Should Know About the Modern Learning Commons.” Educause Apr. 2011. Web. 27 May 2011. <[]>.
 * Churches, Andrew. ""Some Libraries Still Have Got It Wrong...." Educational Origami. Edublogs, 9 Apr. 2012. Web. 18 May 2013. .
 * Diggs, Valerie. “From Library to Learning Commons.” AASLl-2009-LMC n.d. Web. 28 May 2011. .
 * Loertscher, David V. "Maker Spaces and the Learning Commons." //Teacher Librarian// 39.6 (2012): 45-46. //Library Literature and Information Science//. Web. 18 May 2013.
 * Mertes, Janice. "Maker Spaces, Learning Commons & Curriculum." Pinterest. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2013. .
 * Koechlin, Carol. “ Leading the Way in the Learning Commons.” The Teaching Librarian 17.2 (2010) : 20-23. PDF File. <[]>.
 * Ontario School Library Association. “Together for Learning: School Libraries and the Emergence of the Learning Commons: Executive Summary.” Library Networking Group. 2010. PDF File. 27 May 2011. <[]