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Gerontology, What?: Discovering 'Jazzy' Resources For And About Older Adults, Marilia Y. Antúnez, Carrie F. Moore Apr 2012

Gerontology, What?: Discovering 'Jazzy' Resources For And About Older Adults, Marilia Y. Antúnez, Carrie F. Moore

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This presentation is intended for academic and public librarians who are familiar with some gerontology sources, but who would like to expand their knowledge of current resources in this multidisciplinary field. The resources will cover content in several subject areas of gerontology, such as health, diversity, finance, leisure, and the psychosocial aspects pertaining to the rising older adult population.


The Punk Library: Developing Library Instruction In The Mobile Age, Amy E. Vecchione Apr 2012

The Punk Library: Developing Library Instruction In The Mobile Age, Amy E. Vecchione

Amy E. Vecchione

Do you teach workshops at your public library? Do you teach middle school students who just want to use Google? Do you teach college level information literacy? If you said yes to any of those questions, this workshop is for you. The material presented in this workshop will help guide you towards new ideas for instruction that use active learning and constructivist principles, particularly how they apply to mobile devices and mobile learning. We’ll discuss how to adapt instruction to the new culture of learning.