So I am definitely sitting in class reaping the benefits of my $6,000 ticket to LIS 629 and wondering "Am I really not THAT techno savvy?" Here I am in the prime of my life, young 25 just out of undergrad less than five years, and I don't have an updated twitter account. Here I am following people and tweeting people that are twice my age, and they are more in the loop when it comes to technology than I am. It has definitely been a radical, yet fulfilling day that allowed me to really see the world of school librarians in a completely different light. Although on paper I know that librarians are extremely relevant to society, and more importantly the academic settings they service, it was amazing to see it in action.
The movement and the fluidity within the field has allowed for some of the most dynamic, transformational, and radical ideas I have heard/read in the education industry (I call it that with purpose) to date. I find myself trying to listen in class as well as read amazing articles like this one "The DDC is Killing our Libraries" http://schoolof.info/infomancy/ . Just this one article, of many, revolutionizes the drab iconic view of a librarian and charges us to find better and more innovative ways to reach our students.
I'm not going to sit a and write an entire essay, but I will be back later when I have furthered my research into "tweeting." LOL
