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October 27th, 2011LISWireOctober 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 ExperienceABOUT 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
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 ExperienceABOUT 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
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:
$59.00Enroll:
Cartooning in the
Classroom.12 hours
Non-CreditMeet at the Museum
Meet others and learn something about famous art from around the nation
in this 4 week online class.Price:
$59.00Enroll:
Meet @ the Museum12 hours
Non-CreditFloral 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 Design12 hours
Non-CreditLooking 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:
$59.00Enroll: Art
of the Am.West12 hours
Non-CreditReading, Writing, and the Visual Arts
This four
week workshop looks at teaching literacy through the visual arts for
Teachers K-6 and Librarians.Price:
$59.00Enroll:
Reading, Writing, and the Visual Arts12 hours
Non-CreditThe 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:
$59.00Enroll:
MuseumClassroom12 hours
Non-CreditArt 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:
$59.00Enroll:
VanGoghClass12 hours
Non-CreditLooking 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:
$59.00Enroll: Looking at Art
12 hours
Non-CreditWashington 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:
$59.00Enroll:
Art Project Ideas12 hours
Non-CreditArt for Librarians
This four
week workshop offers librarians, and YSL art ideas,networking with
others, and the convenience of online learning.Price:
$59.00Enroll:
Art 4 Librarians12 hours
Non-CreditSelecting 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:
$59.00Enroll:Art4Home/Office
12 hours
Non-CreditIt's Fun to be Green for Librarians Workshop
This four
week workshop shows librarians and YSLsimple ideas
for creating projects with the environment and budget in mind.Price:
$59.00Enroll:Green
Librarian12 hours
Non-CreditArt for the School Librarian
This four
week workshop offers unique ideas and project ideas for the school
librarian.Price:
$59.00Enroll School
Librarian12 hours
Non-CreditCopyright October 2011 ArtMuseums.Com
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October 27th, 2011LISWire
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:
$59.00Enroll:
Cartooning in the
Classroom.12 hours
Non-CreditMeet at the Museum
Meet others and learn something about famous art from around the nation
in this 4 week online class.Price:
$59.00Enroll:
Meet @ the Museum12 hours
Non-CreditFloral 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 Design12 hours
Non-CreditLooking 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:
$59.00Enroll: Art
of the Am.West12 hours
Non-CreditReading, Writing, and the Visual Arts
This four
week workshop looks at teaching literacy through the visual arts for
Teachers K-6 and Librarians.Price:
$59.00Enroll:
Reading, Writing, and the Visual Arts12 hours
Non-CreditThe 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:
$59.00Enroll:
MuseumClassroom12 hours
Non-CreditArt 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:
$59.00Enroll:
VanGoghClass12 hours
Non-CreditLooking 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:
$59.00Enroll: Looking at Art
12 hours
Non-CreditWashington 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:
$59.00Enroll:
Art Project Ideas12 hours
Non-CreditArt for Librarians
This four
week workshop offers librarians, and YSL art ideas,networking with
others, and the convenience of online learning.Price:
$59.00Enroll:
Art 4 Librarians12 hours
Non-CreditSelecting 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:
$59.00Enroll:Art4Home/Office
12 hours
Non-CreditIt's Fun to be Green for Librarians Workshop
This four
week workshop shows librarians and YSLsimple ideas
for creating projects with the environment and budget in mind.Price:
$59.00Enroll:Green
Librarian12 hours
Non-CreditArt for the School Librarian
This four
week workshop offers unique ideas and project ideas for the school
librarian.Price:
$59.00Enroll School
Librarian12 hours
Non-CreditCopyright October 2011 ArtMuseums.Com
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October 25th, 2011LISWire
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###