What I’m Reading – 8/5/09
August 5, 2009
- Creating an On-Demand Learning Experience – Echo360 presents a webinar on their new Building Block for Blackboard. 25 licenses for faculty to create videos using their laptop (screen capture, audio, webcam). Each account can post 10 presentations/3GB max. Intended to compliment classroom learning/video capture.
- Slashdot
- US Marine Corps Bans Social Networking Sites – This may explain why Fred has been quiet on Twitter lately. The Marine Corp implements a one-year ban on access to social networking sites, including Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
- New York Times
- Bill Clinton and Journalists in Emotional Return to U.S. – Euna Lee and Laura Ling have returned from prion in North Korea. A happy ending to a troublesome story.
- ACRL Member of the Week: Lucretia McCulley – Boatwright Library’s own Lucretia McCulley is the focus of an ACRL profile.
