Cultivating Libraries in a Post Digital Learning
Ecosystem
The 2017 LIR Annual Seminar takes place on Friday, November 24th,
Long Room Hub, Trinity
College Dublin.
This year’s seminar
explores both the challenges, and opportunities confronting libraries, as they
devise sustainable strategies, to navigate and flourish in a post digital
learning ecosystem. In these virtual
learning spaces, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) plays a significant role
simultaneously generating and analysing data, which contributes to improving an
individual’s overall performance. The focus for libraries being primarily their
ability to utilise technology to engage and enhance their user’s experience of resources
and services to maximum effect.
These issues and related sub-themes are
explored in greater depth by our confirmed
Keynote
speakers
David White - Head of
Technology Enhanced Learning - University of Arts London,
Lee O’
Farrell - "Project
Manager - Learning Analytics" National Forum for the Enhancement of
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Other invited speakers
-TBC.
We would like to invite proposals for short presentations to give
attendees a chance to demonstrate how your organisation is embracing these new
challenges and opportunities posed by constantly evolving technologies.
Short presentations
will be 20 minutes each. Examples of suggested topics include but are not
limited to the following:
·
Copyright
·
Reading List
Software
·
Data Support
·
Developing a
library presence in a VLE/LMS
·
Supporting
Digital Humanities
This is an excellent opportunity to showcase innovative and interesting
developments within your own institution. Abstracts for presentations should be
a limited to 200 words.
Expressions of interest, and proposals for short presentations
(should be forwarded to LIRCTTE@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE by, September 25th.
Details of previous LIR events,and upcoming workshops can be
found at http://lirgroup.heanet.ie/
Chair, LIR Committee
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