Digi TechForum: Looking at Dead & Emerging Technologies

1. Digi TechForum: Looking at Dead & Emerging Technologies Darlene Fichter March 21, 2006

2. Small pieces loosely joined

3. By now … Next … Tim 0’Reilly – What is Web 2.0?http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

4. I am a rock I am an island Your space My space Theme Songs ? So happy together Photo: thoth92Some rights reserved. Together

5. How does “it” feel?

6. Finding Journal Articles #1. Go to Library home page #2. Where is the link to online articles? #3. Guess which link to click to find articles #4. 350 databases in an A-Z list “What were they thinking?” #5. “Which one should I try? What does this stuff mean? ABI/INFORM Global, Academic Search Premier,  ASABE Technical Library” #6. “I have no idea what database to pick.” #7. “Where is ERIC– I’ve used that before.” #8. Pick an article database that might have my topic but does it have “online articles”? #9. Enter some keywords. #10. Cross fingers, feel lucky. #11. No results aaargh! OR 1000 results … #12. “Why can’t I limit to scholarly?” #13. Sift through the results one by one. #14. Here’s an article that could work!  #15. Start clicking on “Find It” – “aarrgh” no full text #16. Try again – Yes - an article that could work! #17. If lucky, repeat #9-#11till done. #18. Otherwise,repeat #4 to #11 till done. Need an article? Supertramp’s Take the Long Way Home

7. Need a article? I’ll just Google it! Maybe my buddy will IM me his.

8. In the midst of Tech Storm The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. • Faye Wattleton

9. Tech Storms Emerging Technologies Escalating Demands Erased Budgets Enhanced Services The Perfect E-Storm: Emerging Technology, Enormous Learner Demands, Enhanced Pedagogy, and Erased Budgets – Curtis Bonk

10. If don’t look, it’ll go away! Photo: Spartacus007Some rights reserved.

11. You Can’t Control My Mind! http://eclectech.co.uk/mindcontrol.php

12. I’ll Just Watch from over Here, Thanks! Photo: EggybirdSome rights reserved

13. Embrace it! - Digital Native Photo: DavidDMuirSome rights reserved Stabilo BossSome Rights Reserved

14. Survival Tips Librarian 2.0

15. New Competencies* • Digital read/write participants skills: write daily, read, vary diet, test, draw, record, summarize 2. Learning with others(sociality of everything we do) skills: listen, filter, search, tag, annotate, … Nancy “Snow” White: Seven Competencies of Online Interaction Presentation at Northern Voice Blogging Conference, www.archive.org/details/ConferencePresentation

16. 3. Facilitatorsfor relationships, reputation, presence, flow skills: art of convening conversations, connectors, networkers … 4. Intercultural Antennae skills:learn to speak and listen outside of your default culture

17. 5. Tolerance for Ambiguity skills: feel ok with “not in control”, not knowing but move forward w/o certainty … we need to improvise 6.Learn the tools skills: play more, experiential learning, observe, interact 7. Self-Awareness

18. Remix (inspired by Michael Casey and Michael Stephens) Hetemeel.com http://www.hetemeel.com/einsteinform.php

19. Thanks • Darlene Fichter • http://library.usask.ca/~fichter • darlene.fichter@usask.ca • MSN: darlene.fichter@usask.ca • AIM: darlenefichter