Given the interest in EduExpression I found at the ED-MEDIA 2010 conference, I have decided to make it Open Source and available for download at eduexpression.sourceforge.net. EduExpression is blogging software for educational programs serving youth in grades 3 to 8. Enjoy 
I am in the lovely city of Toronto presenting my paper Using Online Social Networks to Build Healthy Communities: A Design-based Research Investigation at ED-MEDIA 2010. The presentation is below:
Very exciting, especially for our students who will be the primary beneficiaries. The press release is available on the IMLS website.
Project CHART (Cultural Heritage, Access, Research and Technology) is a three-year partnership among the Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, and Brooklyn Historical Society designed to prepare master’s students for leadership roles as digital managers and curators in libraries, museums, and archives. Students who receive tuition scholarships graduate with a Master of Library and Information Science having completed an 18-credit program in digital management. The program includes internships at partner institutions where students digitize Brooklyn photographs and produce a public Web site featuring those photographs.
I’d like to share a new paper I wrote:
Cocciolo, A. (accepted). Constructionist Learning in Digital Archives Education: Student Perceptions of Effectiveness. Proceedings of 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Information Science and Technology, Oct. 22-27, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA.
ABSTRACT:
This paper explores if a constructionist learning approach to digital archives education can positively influence student perceptions of their learning. Constructionism is a learning theory that places students in the role of designers and emphasizes creating physical artifacts in a social environment (Papert, 1980, 1991; Kafai, 2006). This theory is used in the instructional design of the Digital Archives Creation Project (DACP), which is a major component of a new digital archives course offered to a class of students enrolled in a MSLIS program. Results indicate that students perceived strong increases in their learning because of their engagement in the DACP, particularly in terms of their skills, confidence, understanding of topics covered in other courses, and overall understanding. Factors that influenced these increases include the collaborative teamwork, the role of the facilitator or instructor, and individual effort. Results indicate that a constructionist pedagogical approach holds great promise for LIS education, yet further research is required.
Congratulations Pratt graduates! I was lucky enough to get a picture snapped with Pratt’s honorary degree recipient Patti Smith. Very cool lady indeed!
And it looks like the New Yorker found our graduation to be “Talk of the Town!”
I was pleased to be a guest respondent at Parsons MFA exhibition OneZero, for the session on technology + education. If the website is any indication, this was indeed a well organized event. Congratulations to all the graduates, at Parsons and Pratt!
I wrote this little opinion piece for ACM’s eLearn Magazine. I basically argue that a higher education institution’s lack of online learning options should not be confused with being low-tech.
The following two papers are set to be published. The first should appear in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Academic Librarianship, and the second in the Proceedings of the EdMedia 2010 conference.
Cocciolo, A. (in press). Can Web 2.0 Enhance Community Participation in an Institutional Repository? The case of PocketKnowledge at Teachers College, Columbia University. Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Cocciolo, A., Mineo, C. & Meier, E. (in press). Using Online Social Networks to Build Healthy Communities: A Design-based Research Investigation. ED-MEDIA 2010-World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Toronto, Canada.
My syllabus for LIS 665 - Projects in Digital Archives is also available as a PDF.
The syllabus is also available as a PDF.
My name is Anthony Cocciolo. I am an Assistant Professor at the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. I completed my doctorate from the Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Prior to Pratt, I was the Head of Technology for the EdLab and the Gottesman Libraries at Teachers College, Columbia University. I completed my undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Riverside.
My research interests are in the uses of emerging information and communications technologies (ICTs) to enhance libraries and education. My research and teaching are in the areas of Social Media, Digital Archives, Digital Libraries, and Educational Technology. Please see my vita, teaching, publications and presentations for more info.
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