NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY ; 2011-4

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONTEST

Recently, Cynthia Canejo announced that Gareth Hinds, Graphic Novel artist/writer,will be giving a lecture in the Humanities Lecture Hall on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 7:00 PM. In addition to directly supporting Mr. Hinds visit, Ramsey Library is pleased to collaborate with the Departments of Art, Language & Literature, and Multimedia Arts & Sciences in offering a Graphic Novel Contest for UNC Asheville students. Please encourage interested students to enter. The grand prize winner will choose a $250 gift card to True Blue Art Supply, Malaprop’s Bookstore, or Asheville Bookworks.

More information, contest rules, and application forms can be found at GRAPHIC NOVEL CONTEST.
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NEW FEATURE: NOTES FROM TLTR
A new, irregular feature of this irregular (on many levels!) publication will feature Ideas, observations, tips, and gleanings from published sources shared by the talented folks in Teaching & Learning with Technology Resources. John Myers, Leigh Svenson, Kent Thompson, Chris Asbill, Greg Dillingham, Clliff Hedrick, and Tim Buckner comprise the team which brings instructional technology support in the classroom (with the able support of ITS User Services), Lipinsky and Humanities Lecture Halls, TV and video production, and distance learning services via the Internet. Today’s offering comes from a recent issue ofEDUCAUSE Review which caught the attention of NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY.
<blockquote>”Case Study: Murder, Madness, and Mayhem”

In the spring of 2008, Professor Jon Beasley-Murray launched his students at the University of British Columbia on a project to improve the inadequate and shallow coverage of Latin American literary studies by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3AWikiProject_Murder_Madness_and_Mayhem). Working in groups, some students were assigned to topics that did not yet have articles while others were tasked with improving existing articles. The grading scheme was explicitly tied to the criteria and external peer-review processes used by Wikipedia to assign “good article” and “featured article” status.18 Students were pushed to develop both traditional and new media literacy skills. The result was scholarly yet engaging public resources that have been read by hundreds of thousands of information-seekers. It is also worth noting that no license, usage, or subscription fees have to be paid to Wikipedia for the provision of this incredible learning environment.”

“Never Mind the Edupunks; or, The Great Web 2.0 Swindle”© 2010 Brian Lamb and Jim Groom.
The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 45, no. 4 (July/August 2010): 50-58
RECENT NEWS OF NOTE

NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY has taken particular note of a significant publishing announcement. What note, NOTES isn’t quite sure of yet. However, we’re pretty sure we’ve set a new world’s record for the occurrence of the words “note” or “notes” within one inch of an email!!

o Nota Bene: Idol Pursuits, By Nina C. Ayoub
In the first university-press book on “American Idol,” an ethnomusicologist looks at the TV show’s cultural influence.

Less stimulating, perhaps, but noteworthy!

* Obama’s Plans for Advanced Ed Tech Center
An Education Department official talks about a new National Center for Advanced Research and Information in Digital Technologies that will finance research on teaching and learning.
* 6 Top Tech Trends on the Horizon for Higher Education
Among the ones to watch are game-based learning, electronic books, and learning analytics, according to a new report.
* Wikipedia’s Editing Process Is Still a Mystery to Students
Students remain unaware of the site’s history and discussion pages.