It is a great pleasure to be in Michigan. As a technologist who use to teach history, Michigan is an important place as it provided much of the leadership behind the early Internet.
Today, I’m teaching librarians, and I’m pumped up for it. Last night I had a delightful dinner with some wonderful professionals, learning some disturbing news about librarianship in this state.
That aside, all of my messages here will have much less to do with technology, and much more to do with information. I’m prepared to deliver one of two keynote addresses. Redefining literacy is about the basic skills that are critical to function as a citizen of the 21st century. Librarians all know this stuff, but building context is always important.
I may, on the other hand, deliver an address called, Telling the New Story, which also builds context about the stories we should be telling in our communities about teaching, learning, and schools in the 21st century, stories that are grounded in the market place, deeply held values, and that we can model in our actions and words.
Here are the online handouts for both keynotes:
Here are online handouts for my other two sessions:
You can also track this conference through its bloggers at its Hitchhikr site.
