Emotional intelligence and communication levels in information technology professionals

Jane Rollin

IL

Hendon, M, Powell, L. & Wimmer, H. (2017). Emotional intelligence and communication levels in information technology professionals. Computers in Human Behavior, 71, 165-171. Retrieved from: http://www.sciencedirect.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/science/article/pii/S0747
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http://www.sciencedirect.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/science/article/pii/S0747

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The relationship between emotional intelligence and communication adaptability is the focus of this research. The study found positive correlations between professionals with strong emotional intelligence and effectiveness on teams, maintaining professional relationships and positively affecting the workplace.

Exploring mindfulness and meditation for the elementary classroom

Jane Rollin

ET/IL

Routhier-Martin, K. , Roberts, S. K. & Blanch, N. (2017). Exploring mindfulness and meditation for the elementary classroom: Intersections across current multidisciplinary research. Childhood Education, 93(2), 168-175. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2017.1300496.

This is a review of psychology research that provides evidence that meditation and mindfulness work to balance the often negative effects of students' social-emotional environments, stress, anxiety, and even poverty.

“Overall, the study finds the advantages as corroborated across disciplines encourage use of mindfulness and meditation exercises or schoolwide programs to achieve improved student behavior and academic benefits.”

http://www.tandfonline.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/doi/full/10.1080/00094056.2017.1300496

How a moveable space can ignite creativity in the classroom mind shift

Lopez, Carrie

CO

Pfau, P. (2014, November 26). How a moveable space can ignite creativity in the classroom mind shift [Web log post] Retrieved from http://www.blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/how-a-moveable-space-can-ignite-creativity-in-the-classroom/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign= Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28mindshift%29

Article with cool suggestions for creating a moveable space environment in a classroom or library, plausible ideas, too! A really cool way to re-look at classrooms and other learning spaces to make them more welcoming and flexible for different teaching and learning needs.

Magic of the Everyday: Southern CA Educators Share 10 Best Teaching, Technology Practices

Stallings, Tayci

CA

Levitt, M. (2017). Magic of the Everyday: Southern CA Educators Share 10 Best Teaching, Technology Practices. Tech Directions, 76(9), 25-27. Retrieved from http://libaccess.sjlibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=trh&AN=122994292&site=ehost-live&scope=site 


The article offers tips on the best strategies in teaching technology including the development of a Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound (SMART) educational program, aligning technology goals with teaching mission, and integrating technology to increase school community interaction.

10 Best Teaching, Technology Practices

Instructional Design Model for Integrating Information Literacy

Stallings, Tayci

IL

Mullins, Kimberly. (2014). Good IDEA: Instructional Design Model for Integrating Information Literacy. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 40(3-4), 339-349. Retrieved from https://sjsu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sciversesciencedirect_elsevierS0099-1333(14)00066-4&context=PC&vid=01CALS_SJO&search_scope=ALL_ARTICLES&tab=articles&lang=en_US 

The IDEA (interview, design, embed, assess) Model is a library-specific systematic approach to integrating information literacy instruction and resources within academic courses.

Lit Review of Information Literacy and the IDEA Model

What to Make of Makerspaces?

Stallings, Tayci

ET

Fourie, Ina, & Meyer, Anika. (2015). What to make of makerspaces. Library Hi Tech, 33(4), 519-525. Retrieved from https://sjsu-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_proquest1732337387&context=PC&vid=01CALS_SJO&search_scope=ALL_ARTICLES&tab=articles&lang=en_US

The purpose of this paper is to comment on such publications within the library and information science (LIS) literature and to warn libraries to not only focus on providing physical spaces and tools but to explore the bigger potential of extended, interconnected spaces for information and information resources and "mutations" of makerspaces such as makerlearning.

Describes Makerspaces and gives some examples.

A Collaborative Journey: The Learning Commons

Stallings, Tayci

CO

KOLOD, L., & UNGAR, B. (2016). A Collaborative Journey The Learning Commons. Teacher Librarian, 43(4), 22-27. Retrieved from http://libaccess.sjlibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=114825284&site=ehost-live&scope=site

The article discusses the collaboration of teachers and librarians in creating a new way to deliver library skills. It cites that integrating technology into the fiber of how teachers and students learn and need to be accomplished on a fixed schedule. It also presents the collaborative efforts to guide the students learn the crossover activities which began in research.

This article has a good example of this particular schools journey.