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Learning 2.0 : Make "play" your New Year's resolution

Date : Jan 09, 2007
Start Time : 11 a.m. Eastern
Length : 01:00:00

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As the Nationwide insurance commercials taunt "life comes at you fast", it's time for librarians to jump into the knowledge pool of Web 2.0 technologies and discover how these tools are changing the way many library users communicate, collaborate and receive information. Helene Blowers, Technology Director for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County shares insights and best practices around the creation of Learning 2.0, an online self-discovery program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies (blogs, wikis, podcasts etc.) and reward them for "play."
Join us for this informative session and then think about adding another resolution to your personal New Year's list... cause it's true, life (as well as new technology) does come at you fast!

Helene Blowers —Director of Digital Strategy, Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) in Columbus, Ohio

Helene Blowers is the Director of Digital Strategy for the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) in Columbus, Ohio and is widely known as the creator and architect of Learning 2.0: 23 Things, an online discovery learning which has been duplicated by over 500 libraries and organizations in 15+ languages world-wide.


Named a 2007 Mover & Shaker by Library Journal and the 2008 recipient of the LITA Hi-Tech award, she is the co-authored of the book Weaving a Library Web: A Guide to Developing Children's Websites and a frequent presenter at library conferences. When Helene is not busy trying to keep CML from falling off the ever-surging technology wave, she enjoys travel and spending time with her husband and two young daughters. She blogs at LibraryBytes.com