The always insightful Chris Stubbs had a great post last week on the social web, community building and most especially the fact that in order to participate, there is No Invitation Required. This was one of those blog posts that packed an immediate impact. It referenced the Learning Design Summer Camp--a new campus event and one that I had been reading about for weeks on the ETS RSS feed. Before I read Chris's post (and the ensuing discussion over on Cole's blog) I thought this event was perhaps not open to me. I don't teach credit courses. I am not an instructional designer, nor am I employed by any of the campus e-learning institutes.
I took Chris's post to heart and realized that there was absolutely no reason not to participate in the Learning Design Summer Camp. If I was interested, that was reason enough to sign up. And if I could attend the Camp, why not offer to house the entire camp in the library? :) Loanne agreed that this was a great idea.
Thanks to Cole and Allan's kind acceptance of our offer, I'm happy to share the news that the Libraries (the Pattee and Paterno Libraries, specifically) will house the first annual Learning Design Summer Camp! The camp will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 12 & 13, and centers on discussions about learning design, educational technology, student outcomes, innovation and lots more.
If you're interested in participating in the Camp, take a look at the event wiki (linked above, but what the heck, I'll link it again.) There are open opportunities to help plan the event, attend the sessions, and suggest presentation topics. Registration is on there as well.
If you want to participate, you should! This goes for the Camp as well as anything else on campus or beyond that piques your interest. No invitation is required----my thanks to Stubbs for this truly important, absolutely needed reminder.
I took Chris's post to heart and realized that there was absolutely no reason not to participate in the Learning Design Summer Camp. If I was interested, that was reason enough to sign up. And if I could attend the Camp, why not offer to house the entire camp in the library? :) Loanne agreed that this was a great idea.
Thanks to Cole and Allan's kind acceptance of our offer, I'm happy to share the news that the Libraries (the Pattee and Paterno Libraries, specifically) will house the first annual Learning Design Summer Camp! The camp will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 12 & 13, and centers on discussions about learning design, educational technology, student outcomes, innovation and lots more.
If you're interested in participating in the Camp, take a look at the event wiki (linked above, but what the heck, I'll link it again.) There are open opportunities to help plan the event, attend the sessions, and suggest presentation topics. Registration is on there as well.
If you want to participate, you should! This goes for the Camp as well as anything else on campus or beyond that piques your interest. No invitation is required----my thanks to Stubbs for this truly important, absolutely needed reminder.
We are so thrilled you offered the space! An ideal location for what we hope will be an outstanding event. Stubbs' post was a really solid challenge for people to think differently ... I think what he is saying is that we all have to take responsibility in being a part of something bigger. I for one am feeling a greater sense of belonging due to all this. Again, I can't thank you enough for offering up the space! Stop down to Rider anytime to hang out and help us think about some of this stuff.