REGISTRATION FORM

MOOCs: A Programming Opportunity for Public Libraries

November 13, 2014

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FEE: ___$35 Member ___$110 Nonmember ___$30 Retired Member/Student/Unemployed

___$5 CEU Certificate (optional)

Please return this form along with a check payable to LILRC by November 6, 2014 to:

LILRC/CE

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With the astronomical growth of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), their possible role

in a public library is largely unexplored territory. Join presenter Dorothy Pawlowski as she

discusses opportunities for public libraries to promote lifelong learning by becoming meet-up

destinations for MOOCs. This workshop will help librarians gain an understanding of the

complexity of the MOOC movement and is based on the experience of the Ridgefield

(Connecticut) Library, which incorporated a Coursera MOOC entitled, The Fiction of

Relationship, taught by Dr. Arnold Weinstein of Brown University into their Adult Summer

Reading Program. For ten weeks, patrons met to watch the lectures as a group and then took

part in a moderated discussion. Learn about the Library’s experience and how public libraries

can provide the perfect venue for a MOOC meet-up.

Presented by: Dorothy Pawlowski, Head of Adult Services, Ridgefield Library