24 th march - warwick edrene – workshop ws6.2 © encyclopedia britannica 2009

24th March - Warwick

EdReNe – Workshop WS6.2

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History.Britannica was a library resource.

Used in the library.

Died in the library.

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History.Problem #1What’s purchased by librarians, stays

with librarians.

Problem #2No exposure or use by those that

matter. Teachers and students.

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History.Problem #3How do you get use in classrooms by

teachers and students?

Problem #4How do you get use outside of the

classroom by teachers and students?

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Application.

Solution #1Access through whatever medium the user wants.

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Application.

Solution #2Allow the content to be used the way the user

wants.

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Application.

Within reason..!

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Application.

Repurpose and mix content to produce a users own

resources.

Since the beginnings of humankind

people have gazed at the heavens. Before the dawn of history someone noticed that certain celestial bodies moved in orderly and predictable paths, and astronomy—an ancient science—was born. Yet some of science's newest discoveries have been made in this same field, which includes the study of all matter outside Earth's atmosphere. From simple observations of the motions of the sun and the stars as they pass across the sky, to advanced theories of the exotic states of matter in collapsed stars, astronomy has spanned the ages.

Astronomy

icebergs

Icebergs come from glaciers, or large masses of slowly moving ice. Because glaciers are made of frozen snow, icebergs contain freshwater, not salt water. In a process called calving, pieces of a glacier break off into the ocean. The pieces, or icebergs, move slowly through the ocean. They can drift for thousands of miles. When they reach waters that are warm enough, they melt away. About 10,000 to 15,000 icebergs form each year in the Arctic. More than 10 times that number form in Antarctica. Only a few hundred icebergs reach shipping routes each year.

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Application.

Cite the source where the content came from.

And keep it educational.

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Future.

Provide tools and a platform to mix and

repurpose commercial and user generated content.

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Future.

And allow it to be repackaged in whatever

format is required.