CPCP Meeting Tonight

Only three of us were able to meet tonight. The other three members were out of town on vacation - were trying to join us, but could not get into the Zone. So we met anyway and made decisions that the others will be informed about. For the last two weeks, our group has been posting information onto our common group page "buzzword". A first vision statement was posted and changes made accordingly. There was a version that was a rewriting of the one we had made changes to that we decided that we would use (if I might add, I had a hand in writing the new version). Anita and Wendy really liked it. Our other group members will have time to read it and make their adjustments accordingly.

Current vision statement:

Educational leaders are devoted to providing a student-centered educational program that strives for excellence. Through the development of technology skills, students will be better prepared to successfully complete his/her education as well as become life-long learners. These learned technology skills will be the catalyst to prepare students to become effective citizens whom are globally competitive in the 21st century.



We are planning one final meeting to make sure that we all agree on the vision statement that will be turned in. How wonderful that this is another assignment that I have completed. Mark it off list and see what is next......

Cross Program Collaborative Project

As I checked the buzzword document earlier this evening, a group member posted a rough draft of a vision statement for us to edit as we saw fit. I made some notes and referred to some information that I had posted on the document that we might incorporate as well. I then proceeded to "write" a different version of the vision for group evaluation. We have a scheduled meeting this Sunday 6/28/09 at 8:00p in Chit Chats.

S&D #1 and #2 questions answered

While I was at the library on Tuesday, I was able to get my S&D #1 and #2 questions answered. The process wasn't hard, it was just time-consuming. I am so glad that Dr. Rob had us note the reference source. I would probably still be looking for answers if not. It was a good assignment in that I got hands-on with resources that I haven't seen or heard of before - and because of my area of teaching would never use. Learning how each source was laid out so that the answer could be found was what I found to important right off the bat.

That's all for now............

Virtual Reference Interview

Heather and I completed our virtual interview Tuesday evening. Librarian Louise said we did a good job. I was nervous to help Heather, but as she asked her questions, surprisingly I knew where to go to show her what she needed. Not being able to see Heather's face as I was helping her was strange. Facial expressions are important to help you see how the patron may be reacting to you. Another concern would be no computer glitches - either on the part of the librarian or the patron. I was so worried as I was helping Heather that my computer wouldn't work. In talking with Librarian Louise afterwards, she reminded us that it is okay to admit that we don't know, but that trying to help the patron was very important. She also stated that a lot of people have the "McDonald's mentality" in that people want the answer right away. With virtual reference obviously that isn't going to happen; that it will take a little time to find was is being requested or asked.

All in all this was a good experience. I surprised myself in that I do know where some things are in the virtual world to help someone. We don't realize how much we do know until we have to show it.

Virtual Reference Interview

I am very nervous about my virtual interview this evening. I am to interview Heather Minton in the Zone tonight at 7p. I am afraid that I won't be able to help her with her questions. I am going to spend a few minutes in the information garden to remind myself of where the resources are - - hopefully I will remember what is where. UGH!!!!!! I am stressed over this :O

Part 1 S & D Assignment Completed!!

YIPEEEEEEE!!!!! I was able to get my S & D questions completed, emailed, and wikied. It feels so good to have that completed.

This was a good activity, but very time consuming. A problem I noticed with my topic is that there isn't a lot of up-to-date resources. I'm not sure if this is due to budget or because many patrons access the information on the internet meaning that the print sources aren't being used as frequently to warrant purchasing them. My educated guess would be the latter.

Collaborative Project

My group met in Chit Chats tonight from 8-9p to discuss the project. Present were me, Betsy, Teresa, Anita, and Jason. Wendy Davis was absent. Introductions were made, of course, and then we jumped right in to work (I like that). Apparently Betsy, Teresa, and Anita had met one time prior to this meeting, because they have set up an adobe buzzword document and posted some information for the group to review. This document allows all of us to be co-authors so each can add information as we come across it for the group to review. Pretty neat idea, eh? Jason was completely clueless about the project because his professor has not told them much about it except that they have to do it and their groups could be found in Wiki. Anita, Betsy, and Teresa stated that the ultimate goal of this project is to develop a vision statement for technology use in education in the 21st century. Hopefully through our review of the research, we will be able to develop a nice vision statement. Our next meeting dates are June 28, July 12, and July 26 at 8:00p. Until the next meeting each member is to contribute his/her findings to the buzzword document and take the time to review the postings so we may have a conversation about the research at the next meeting.

I really like my group. Everyone is courteous and respectful of each other's ideas and comments. This will be an interesting experience that I truly am looking forward to :)