http://acrlog.org/2010/02/10/keeping-up-with-learning-technologists/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://acrlog.org/2010/02/10/keeping-up-with-learning-technologists/comment-page-1/#comment-151221 Ridie Ghezzi Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:34:52 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=2464#comment-151221 I am one of those fortunate librarians at Dartmouth College working with Josh, Barbara and their colleagues in learning technology and our colleague, Anthony Helm, in our college's Arts and Humanities Resource Center. Our conversations across the "street" have been some of the most enriching I've experienced as a librarian. Most importantly, it takes us out of our silos and put the experience of the user at the forefront. It's not about what we're each doing in our separate departments, it's about how we can collectively and seamlessly support the work of the faculty and students in their teaching and learning. I agree with Steve that Josh should be commended for taking risks and, while he would be the first to admit he has so much to learn still about what librarians do and know, recognizing the more important need to get the conversations started. As Miles Davis said, "Cats who don't mistakes ain't tryin' to learn nothin'". I am one of those fortunate librarians at Dartmouth College working with Josh, Barbara and their colleagues in learning technology and our colleague, Anthony Helm, in our college’s Arts and Humanities Resource Center. Our conversations across the “street” have been some of the most enriching I’ve experienced as a librarian. Most importantly, it takes us out of our silos and put the experience of the user at the forefront. It’s not about what we’re each doing in our separate departments, it’s about how we can collectively and seamlessly support the work of the faculty and students in their teaching and learning. I agree with Steve that Josh should be commended for taking risks and, while he would be the first to admit he has so much to learn still about what librarians do and know, recognizing the more important need to get the conversations started. As Miles Davis said, “Cats who don’t mistakes ain’t tryin’ to learn nothin’”.

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