Presentations

Here are listed presentations about the development of the learning commons. Please add your own presentations as they are developed.

Jan.28 and 29, 2016 Climbing to Excellence: Defining Characteristics of a Learning Commons and The Impact of Co-Teaching: a New Measure Loertscher and Koechlin at the OLA Super Conference, Toronto, Canada.
October 20, 2015 Responsive Dynamics of the Learning Commons: Discovery and Project Learning by Loertscher and Koechlin for Library 2.015 Worldwide Conference Recording
August 4,2015 Coteaching and Collaboration: Path to Excellence in the Learning Commons by Loertscher and Koechlin for InfOhio
October 9, 2014 Co-Teaching Path to Excellence in the Learning Commons by Loertscher and Koechlin for Library 2.014 Worldwide Conference Recording
August 8 -13, 2014 Building a Participatory School Learning Community, by Loertscher and Koechlin at SLAV, Melbourne, Australia.
January 29-30, 2014 Knowledge Building Centers and Quick Moocs: With You in Charge by Loertscher and Koechlin at the OLA Super Conference, Toronto, Canada.
ACURIL 2013 Puerto Rico, June 9-14, 2013 by Loertscher and Koechlin
October 18 -19,2012 BCTLA Conference in Coquitlam British Columbia - David Loertscher http://bctf.ca/bctla/conference/
October 11-13,2012 Washington Library Media Assoc. Conference in Yakima David Loertscherhttp://wlma2012.blogspot.ca/p/sessions_9573.html
August 28, 2012 Summer Institute - Learning Commons B.C. Carol Koechlin http://bctf.ca/bctla/info/pro-dev.html
.August 6, 2012 INFOhio No Sweat Virtual Bootcamp - Questioning Smarts with Carol Koechlinhttp://www.infohio.org/index.php/news/29-no-sweat-virtual-boot-camp
June 2-3, 2012 Treasure Mountain Canadahttp://www.accessola.org/ola_prod/OLAWEB/TMC/Welcome.aspx
May 31, June 1: Learning Commons Bootcamps, Syracuse, NY: https://sites.google.com/site/nyboces1/
May 7 2012 Learning Commons Bootcamp Calgary Alberta. David Loertscher and Carol Koechlinhttps://sites.google.com/site/calgarylc2012/
April 25 2012 Imagine the Possibilities! Introduction to a Learning Commons Webinar Calgary Alberta. David Loertscher and Carol Koechlin Webinar recording at:
https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-04-25.0539.M.285594C7A5F24605F68F893946B709.vcr&sid=367
March 22 2012 The Learning Commons, Follet Software Company Conference, Elmhurst, IL David Loertscher
March 9, 2012 Transforming the School Library into a Learning Commons, Fresno County Office of Education, Fresno, CA David Loertscher
March 9, 2012 Inquiry: Learning for the Future, Prince George, British Columbia. Carol Koechlin
Feb 3, 2012 Articulating Standards for 21st Century Knowledge Building -Loertscher and Koechlin at the OLA Super Conference, Toronto, Canada.
http://www.accessola.org/ola_prod/OLAWEB/Super_Conference/Welcome/OLAWEB/Super_Conference/Welcome.aspx
Feb 2, 2012 The Virtual Learning Commons at the OLA Super Conference, Toronto, Canada. David Loertscher and Carol Koechlin
Feb 1, 2012 Construction Zones for Learning:Virtual KBC at OLA Super Conference -Carol Koechlin and Anita Brooks Kirkland http://www.accessola.org/ola_prod/OLAWEB/Super_Conference/Welcome/OLAWEB/Super_Conference/Welcome.aspx
Jan. 27-28, 2012 Transforming the School Library into a Learning Commons. EDUCON 2.4, Philadelphia PA David Loertscher and Joyce Valenza at: https://sites.google.com/site/educon24learningcommons/
Jan. 12, 2012 INFOhio Webinar https://sites.google.com/site/infohiowebinar/
March, 2011 Norman Public Schools: https://sites.google.com/site/normansuper/

February, 2011: Ontario School Library Association Web 2.0 Hockey Faceoff: https://sites.google.com/site/oslahockeyfaceoff/

January 2011: Nazarene College, Oklahoma City, OK: https://sites.google.com/site/nazarene2011/

January, 2011: New York City schools: https://sites.google.com/site/learningcommonsnyc/

June 17, 2010: Presentation by Loertscher and Koechlin at the Learning Commons Conference of academic librarians in Kingston, Ontario Canada about Knowledge Building.

March 25, 2010: Se Henry Thiele’s presentation about Google Apps at: http://docs.google.com/a/maine207.org/present/view?id=dg76jc2d_3023jdqprfw His recorded video is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah2rg5tIEeE His case study is at: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B5AOHQcS-cAeOTA3YjExYTEtZjg5NS00M2RiLWE3NWMtZmVkMjRiOTJkOTdk&hl=en

March 24 webinar with tech director of Main West Township district, IL about project-based learning and use of Google Aps Education

March 23 IStE Learning Landscapes Webinar with Doug Johnson, Joyce Valenza, and David Loertscher

March 22 Knowledge Building Centers Seminar Fourth Session recording at: https://nexus.sjsu.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1259811330683_1269302505961 Back Channel Discussion See also PowerPoint Slides

March 8 Knowledge Building Center Seminar Third Session recording at: https://nexus.sjsu.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1259811330682_1268096720404 Back Channel Discussion ; PowerPointSlides

Joyce Valenza's March 1 Webinar at: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2010-03-01.0940.D.40F698971780B7AEE5FAD85F5E2D6D.vcr

Feb 22 Knowledge Building Center Seminar Second Session recording at: https://nexus.sjsu.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1259811330681_1266886961570 and Feb 22 transcript; PowerPoint

Feb 8 Knowledge Building Center Seminar First Session recording at: https://nexus.sjsu.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1259811330677_1265677655304 and transcript of the Chat Feb8Transcript.doc; Slide Presentation; PowerPoint

A knowledge building center is like this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW6G23_9GeM

David Loertscher's NESLA presentations, Jan. 2010

David Loertscher's Hilliard School District, OH presentations, Jan. 2010

22 FirstSlide.pptx administrators and teachers
13 Learning Centered Technology.pptx
12 Collaborative Inquiry.pptx
11 FirstSlide.pptx

Joyce Valenza did a one-hour+ presentation to the teacher librarians of California about Web 2.0 tools. Her slides will be up soon. In the meantime, you can access her presentation at: Go to: https://nexus.sjsu.edu/recordings.html
On the calendar, click on Jan. 23

Click on David Loertscher's recording

For the blog attached to Joyce's webinar with the list of everything she talks about, see: http://joycevalenzawebinar.wikispaces.com/

Her list of web tools is at: https://docs.google.com /fileview?id=0B7kozrgPeTnpMDJlYmZiNDQtMTlhYi00MDJjLWFhNTUtOWZlYjAxODA5ZGMz&hl=en

Her Wonderful World of Apps video is at: http://wiki.k12onlineconference.org/home/for-participants/2009-schedule

Roger Nevin's Boston presentation (Jan. 2010) about Google Docs, impact of technology, and Google Aps Education Edition, and cloud computing at: http://docs.google.com/a/adamscott.ca/present/view?id=df4kfnhg_25ddftqffb

Sydnye Cohen uses a knowledge Building Center in the high school Greatest Greek unit and sees the impact on database usage and the quality of the resulting presentations at: http://voicethread.com/share/849046/

Roger Nevin's video on creating a $3,000 mobile computer lab with netbooks and Google Apps Education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-56h6shMV5w

Micah Melton's presentation about progress in the San Francisco CA schools at: http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dcwg456v_55gnjdh5dw

Oct. 09: Dr. James Tracy of Cushing Academy in MA discusses his decision to go digital in the library and weeding half the collection of books. http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/buniverse/videos/view/?id=434

Valerie Diggs about the Chelmsford High School, MA Learning Commons: Third Place

Markham Middle School, Watts, CA, Kamilah Jackson (Open commons and Experimental learning center complete with tours): http://sites.google.com/site/markhamlibrary/

Elizabeth Waturbury's presentation about a learning commons: http://www.davidvl.org/The_TRIUMPH.pdf

Loertscher/Koechlin at: http://www.davidvl.org/Learning_Commons_Webinar.wmv (requires Windows Media Player to view. Mac users may have to move to a Windows machine to view)

Donna DesRoches and Carlene Walter's presentation at the 2010 Saskatchewan School Library Conference. Inquiry and Social Media - an inquiry tools smack down.

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