Nebraska Learns 2.0: Tech Skills and Public Parts

Just a reminder, you can share your tech skills and read about being public and private on the internet with Nebraska Learns 2.0 this month! Nebraska Learns 2.0 is the Nebraska Library Commission’s ongoing online learning program. It is a self-discovery program which encourages participants to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY. Each month, we offer you an opportunity to learn a new Thing (or lesson). You have all month to complete that Thing and receive one CE credit. You may choose which Things to do based on personal interest and time availability If the Thing of the month doesn’t interest you or if you are particularly busy that month, you can skip it. The Thing for September is: Basic Tech Skills. This month we’d like you to think about all the skills you already have and then answer the following question: what technology skills must every librarian have today to be able to successfully do their job? Another facet of Nebraska Learns 2.0 is BookThing. Each month we pick a single title that we feel has relevance to librarianship and/or information theory. Some of the titles will be very obviously related, while others may not seem so on the surface but there is a connection. Your assignment will be to read the book and create a blog post answering some questions about the title. The BookThing for September is: “Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live” by Jeff Jarvis.   If you are new to Nebraska Learns 2.0, your first assignment is to sign up to participate. This program is open to ALL Nebraska librarians, library staff, library friends, library board members and school media specialists. We hope you’ll join your library colleagues in the fun as you learn about new and exciting technologies!