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    October 27th, 2011LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    October 31, 2011, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of Mob Rule Learning: Camps, Unconferences, and Trashing the Talking Head by author, blogger and Library Journal Mover & Shaker Michelle Boule.

    In Mob Rule Learning, Boule explains why traditional conferences and learning environments increasingly fail to meet the needs of professionals. She looks at the impact of “mob rule” on continuing education and training, and shows how an array of new solutions—including camps, unconferences, and peer learning strategies—are putting the power of knowledge back in the hands of those who need it most.

    “Conferences and other continuing education experiences should be about information and the community that grows from the experience of transferring that information,” says Boule in the book’s Introduction. “Instead, conferences and learning have become things that revolve around talking heads, the experts, and what they have to share. Community has been lost in the process. Thankfully, there is a movement afoot of people who are creating their own mobs outside of the accepted sphere of professional practice.”

    “The world around our students has changed, but teaching methods have not kept pace,” says Cole W. Camplese, senior director of Teaching and Learning With Technology at Penn State University. “Boule provides impetus for rethinking the issues and practical ideas for addressing the opportunities.” The goal of an unconference is sharing and learning; instead of attendees listening passively to a speaker who is considered an expert in the field, there are participants who actively engage with one another and who are all considered experts in their professions and passions.

    In addition to providing a step-by-step approach to planning a camp or unconference, Mob Rule Learning features numerous case studies, interviews, and examples of emerging education and training models for small and large organizations, businesses, and community groups. Boule wants professionals to start fostering the sense of community that has been lost among the presentations by talking heads and experts who offer personal experiences in their organizations, but don’t give advice on how the attendees’ organizations can benefit from their knowledge.

    Praise for Mob Rule Learning:

    Mob Rule Learning explores the unconference phenomenon and offers a roadmap for self-organizing learning communities … an important contribution.”

    —Mark Kuznicki, co-organizer,
    TransitCamp, ChangeCamp

    “Boule does a great job describing the benefits and challenges of unconferences and how to successfully run them. But she doesn’t stop there—she extends the unconference idea into classrooms and organizations for corporate and student learning opportunities, too. A must-read!”

    —David Lee King, author,
    Designing the Digital Experience

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    Michelle Boule is a geek librarian living in Houston, Texas. She went to Texas A&M University and received her MLS from Texas Woman’s University. In 2008, she was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker. Michelle has created online learning environments, taught in-person classes, presented on a wide variety of technology and training subjects, shelved books, read books, written articles, organized unconferences, and participated in subversive activities in an effort to save the world. Michelle can be found online at A Wandering Eyre (wanderingeyre.com).

    Mob Rule Learning: Camps, Unconferences, and Trashing the Talking Head (248 pp/softbound/ $24.95/ISBN 978-0-910965-92-7) is a CyberAge book published by Information Today, Inc. (ITI). It is available in bookstores and for ereaders through Independent Publishers Group (IPG) or by calling (800) 300-9868 [outside U.S. call (609) 654-6266]; faxing (609) 654-4309; emailing custserv@infotoday.com; or on the web at www.infotoday.com.

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    October 27th, 2011LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    October 31, 2011, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of Mob Rule Learning: Camps, Unconferences, and Trashing the Talking Head by author, blogger and Library Journal Mover & Shaker Michelle Boule.

    In Mob Rule Learning, Boule explains why traditional conferences and learning environments increasingly fail to meet the needs of professionals. She looks at the impact of “mob rule” on continuing education and training, and shows how an array of new solutions—including camps, unconferences, and peer learning strategies—are putting the power of knowledge back in the hands of those who need it most.

    “Conferences and other continuing education experiences should be about information and the community that grows from the experience of transferring that information,” says Boule in the book’s Introduction. “Instead, conferences and learning have become things that revolve around talking heads, the experts, and what they have to share. Community has been lost in the process. Thankfully, there is a movement afoot of people who are creating their own mobs outside of the accepted sphere of professional practice.”

    “The world around our students has changed, but teaching methods have not kept pace,” says Cole W. Camplese, senior director of Teaching and Learning With Technology at Penn State University. “Boule provides impetus for rethinking the issues and practical ideas for addressing the opportunities.” The goal of an unconference is sharing and learning; instead of attendees listening passively to a speaker who is considered an expert in the field, there are participants who actively engage with one another and who are all considered experts in their professions and passions.

    In addition to providing a step-by-step approach to planning a camp or unconference, Mob Rule Learning features numerous case studies, interviews, and examples of emerging education and training models for small and large organizations, businesses, and community groups. Boule wants professionals to start fostering the sense of community that has been lost among the presentations by talking heads and experts who offer personal experiences in their organizations, but don’t give advice on how the attendees’ organizations can benefit from their knowledge.

    Praise for Mob Rule Learning:

    Mob Rule Learning explores the unconference phenomenon and offers a roadmap for self-organizing learning communities … an important contribution.”

    —Mark Kuznicki, co-organizer,
    TransitCamp, ChangeCamp

    “Boule does a great job describing the benefits and challenges of unconferences and how to successfully run them. But she doesn’t stop there—she extends the unconference idea into classrooms and organizations for corporate and student learning opportunities, too. A must-read!”

    —David Lee King, author,
    Designing the Digital Experience

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    Michelle Boule is a geek librarian living in Houston, Texas. She went to Texas A&M University and received her MLS from Texas Woman’s University. In 2008, she was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker. Michelle has created online learning environments, taught in-person classes, presented on a wide variety of technology and training subjects, shelved books, read books, written articles, organized unconferences, and participated in subversive activities in an effort to save the world. Michelle can be found online at A Wandering Eyre (wanderingeyre.com).

    Mob Rule Learning: Camps, Unconferences, and Trashing the Talking Head (248 pp/softbound/ $24.95/ISBN 978-0-910965-92-7) is a CyberAge book published by Information Today, Inc. (ITI). It is available in bookstores and for ereaders through Independent Publishers Group (IPG) or by calling (800) 300-9868 [outside U.S. call (609) 654-6266]; faxing (609) 654-4309; emailing custserv@infotoday.com; or on the web at www.infotoday.com.

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    October 27th, 2011LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    San Diego, California

    For Immediate Release

    October 27, 2011 Contact: Valerie Colston artprofessor@gmail.com

    http://www.artmuseums.com/workshops4teachers.htm

    Cartoons for the Classroom Teacher and Librarian

    A once taboo
    medium has become an effective medium in the classroom.  Graphic
    Novels, Comics, Magna, Anime and Cartoon will be introduced along with
    simple cartooning techniques will be presented.

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    Cartooning in the
    Classroom.

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Meet at the Museum

    Meet others and learn something about famous art from around the nation
    in this 4 week online class.

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll
    Meet @ the Museum

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Floral Design and Fine Art

     

    This four
    week workshop looks at art shows and fine art that incorporate and are
    inspired by flower arrangement as the subject of art. We will take
    virtual trips to art shows.  A fun and informative class.

     

    Price:
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    Art & Floral Design

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Looking at Paintings & Architecture from the American West

    This four
    week workshop will look at fine art paintings, museums, and projects
    that emphasize Native American, Pioneer and Cowboy Paintings and
    Architecture. 

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: Art
    of the Am.West

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Reading, Writing, and the Visual Arts

    This four
    week workshop looks at teaching literacy through the visual arts for
    Teachers K-6 and Librarians.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll:
    Reading, Writing, and the Visual Arts

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    The Museum as Classroom

    This four
    week workshop shares the value of using the on site and virtual art
    museum as a resource and teaching tool in your classroom. The class is
    for teachers, parents, museum educators and others.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    MuseumClassroom

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Art of Vincent Van Gogh

    This four
    week workshop will teach you all things van Gogh.  Take the class
    for yourself or to teach others.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    VanGoghClass

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Looking at and Writing About Art

    This four
    week workshop offers is for anyone interested in learning how to look at
    and understand art.  You will learn a simple method for describing,
    analyzing and interpreting major art works. Art Students, Art Lovers,
    Teachers, or anyone interested in learning more about art, this class is
    waiting for you.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: Looking at Art

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Washington Crossing the Delaware

    Learn Techniques for Looking at and Understanding Art

    Art Project Ideas for Artists, Students, and Teachers

    Taught by the
    author, this four week workshop draws upon the book 200 Projects
    to Strengthen Your Art Skills
    as inspiration for creating art
    projects.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    Art Project Ideas

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Art for Librarians

    This four
    week workshop offers librarians, and YSL art ideas,networking with
    others, and the convenience of online learning.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll
    Art 4 Librarians

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Selecting Art for Your Home or Office

    This four
    week workshop offers shows you how and where to find art and how to
    decide what you may want to buy depending upon your tastes, interests,
    and budget.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll:Art4Home/Office

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    It's Fun to be Green for Librarians Workshop

    This four
    week workshop shows librarians and YSL

    simple ideas
    for creating projects with the environment and budget in mind.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll:Green
    Librarian

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Art for the School Librarian

    This four
    week workshop offers unique ideas and project ideas for the school
    librarian.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll  School
    Librarian

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Copyright October 2011 ArtMuseums.Com

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    October 27th, 2011LISWire aggregatorLISWire

    San Diego, California

    For Immediate Release

    October 27, 2011 Contact: Valerie Colston artprofessor@gmail.com

    http://www.artmuseums.com/workshops4teachers.htm

    Cartoons for the Classroom Teacher and Librarian

    A once taboo
    medium has become an effective medium in the classroom.  Graphic
    Novels, Comics, Magna, Anime and Cartoon will be introduced along with
    simple cartooning techniques will be presented.

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    Cartooning in the
    Classroom.

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Meet at the Museum

    Meet others and learn something about famous art from around the nation
    in this 4 week online class.

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll
    Meet @ the Museum

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Floral Design and Fine Art

     

    This four
    week workshop looks at art shows and fine art that incorporate and are
    inspired by flower arrangement as the subject of art. We will take
    virtual trips to art shows.  A fun and informative class.

     

    Price:
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    Art & Floral Design

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Looking at Paintings & Architecture from the American West

    This four
    week workshop will look at fine art paintings, museums, and projects
    that emphasize Native American, Pioneer and Cowboy Paintings and
    Architecture. 

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: Art
    of the Am.West

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Reading, Writing, and the Visual Arts

    This four
    week workshop looks at teaching literacy through the visual arts for
    Teachers K-6 and Librarians.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll:
    Reading, Writing, and the Visual Arts

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    The Museum as Classroom

    This four
    week workshop shares the value of using the on site and virtual art
    museum as a resource and teaching tool in your classroom. The class is
    for teachers, parents, museum educators and others.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    MuseumClassroom

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Art of Vincent Van Gogh

    This four
    week workshop will teach you all things van Gogh.  Take the class
    for yourself or to teach others.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    VanGoghClass

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Looking at and Writing About Art

    This four
    week workshop offers is for anyone interested in learning how to look at
    and understand art.  You will learn a simple method for describing,
    analyzing and interpreting major art works. Art Students, Art Lovers,
    Teachers, or anyone interested in learning more about art, this class is
    waiting for you.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: Looking at Art

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Washington Crossing the Delaware

    Learn Techniques for Looking at and Understanding Art

    Art Project Ideas for Artists, Students, and Teachers

    Taught by the
    author, this four week workshop draws upon the book 200 Projects
    to Strengthen Your Art Skills
    as inspiration for creating art
    projects.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll: 
    Art Project Ideas

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

     

    Art for Librarians

    This four
    week workshop offers librarians, and YSL art ideas,networking with
    others, and the convenience of online learning.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll
    Art 4 Librarians

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Selecting Art for Your Home or Office

    This four
    week workshop offers shows you how and where to find art and how to
    decide what you may want to buy depending upon your tastes, interests,
    and budget.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll:Art4Home/Office

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    It's Fun to be Green for Librarians Workshop

    This four
    week workshop shows librarians and YSL

    simple ideas
    for creating projects with the environment and budget in mind.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll:Green
    Librarian

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Art for the School Librarian

    This four
    week workshop offers unique ideas and project ideas for the school
    librarian.

     

    Price:     
    $59.00

    Enroll  School
    Librarian

    12 hours
    Non-Credit

    Copyright October 2011 ArtMuseums.Com

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    October 25th, 2011LISWire aggregatorLISWire


    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

    Explaining the Nuclear Power Plant in the Backyard to Children
    Children’s Book Uses Fun Format to Teach about Nuclear Energy

    Apex, NC, October 25, 2011—In the words of renowned nuclear expert Dr. Theodore Rockwell, “now kids can learn the basic facts about nuclear energy without first being scared witless.” Nutcracker Publishing Company announced today it is getting ready to  “radiate brilliance” with the release of a children’s picture book that explains the inner workings of a nuclear power plant.

    Nuclear Power: How a Nuclear Power Plant Really Works! by Amelia Frahm, is both educational and entertaining,  and it offers parents and educators an opportunity to teach children about nuclear energy in a fun and unbiased way.

    The book is being released in the wake of Japan’s nuclear disaster and has faced criticism from anti-nuclear activists. The topic is timely, as the future of nuclear power plants is currently in question.

    “I was putting the final touches on the book when Japan’s nuclear accident occurred, but I had recognized the need for this book from past experience,” said author Amelia Frahm. “After college, I was hired to do public relations at the South Texas Project Nuclear Plant.  It was after Three Mile Island and during Chernobyl.”  One of Frahm’s job assignments was to do an elementary school program.

    Frahm always wished for a more creative format to explain nuclear energy to her students. Her book explains how a nuclear power plant works through the eyes of a rat and bird who believe the local nuclear power plant was designed by a cat named Penelope so she could use electricity to cook them for dinner.

    Parents and educators can get a glimpse of what to expect from the book from the following video: News anchor Birderson Cooper interviewing the book’s chubby rat character as he demonstrates a fission chain reaction or as he says, “what makes anuclear power plant nu-cle-ar.”

    Frahm is no stranger to writing a children’s book that deals with difficult subject matter. She previously authored the award-winning picture book Tickles Tabitha’s Cancer-tankerous Mommy.

    Nuclear Power: How a Nuclear Power Plant Really Works! costs $9.95 and is available from the publisher, at Barnes & Noble Bookstores, on line at Amazon.com, and at other bookstores.

    About Nutcracker Publishing Company
    Nutcracker PublishingCompany was founded in 2001. The company publishes children’s books that educate, entertain, and make it easier to establish a dialogue between children and adults about difficult subjects such as cancer and nuclear power. Nutcracker Publishing Company is based in North Carolina.  Crack Open a Book! Visit: www.nutcrackerpublishing.com.

    Media Contact:
    Amelia Frahm
    Nutcracker Publishing Company
    Apex, NC
    919-924-2058
    Amelia@NutcrackerPublishing.com

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