Discontinuity = Paradigm Shift?
Why TLTRs are coming back!
Why we are at a point of discontinuity - PARADIGM SHIFT
TLT Roundtables facilitated readjustment, reorg - new stable structure - many thought no longer needed Roundtable because of new structure (in part IT dept expansion, role CIO, librarians) ; but now THAT new structure isn't well able to deal with this new discontinuity (T/L centers roles?)
[TLTRs might fade away again TEMPORARILY as new structures emerge]
Key point: TLTRs are NOT part of or conflicting with the heirarchical system/structure
[Insert old big triangle little circle outside near the top - basic guidelines were right for somethinhg to be useful in this way!!!! non-threatening but helpful)
Early 1990s:
CRISIS LURCH CRISIS LURCH CRISIS LURCH
Late 1990s, early 2000s:
CRISIS TLTR CRISIS TLTR CRISIS TLTR
Late 2000s, early 2010s:
CRISIS LURCH CRISIS LURCH CRISIS LURCH
Early 2010s, mid 2010s:
CRISIS TLTR2 CRISIS TLTR2 CRISIS TLTR2
REPLACE LURCH WITH TLTR2!
CRISIS LURCH <1990s> CRISIS <TLTR2> CRISIS <TLTR?>
Temple U Mentoring program - appropriate program emerging from appropriate structure (TLTR2) for this time!
overabundance of good for T/L stuff not owned by individuals or colleges
Handheld devices - instant tiny back-channelcommunication
Pressure to offer more courses, more parts of courses "online"
The meaning of "online" keeps changing VERY fast
Changes in "textbooks"
Overloaded, underfunded
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Temple U Mentoring Program - MODULE
Minimum - 1 web page, series of online events & archives
Minimum - some links to "bigger picture"
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE MODULES?
HOW DO WE BUILD THEM?
FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC INSTITTUIONS - LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT OF "STUFF" THAT CONTRIBUTE TO (OR BECOME OR ARE) "MODULES"
MAYBE A MODULE IS A COMBINATION OF TLTG IDEAS/RESOURCES MODIFIED, ASSEMBLED TO FIT LOCAL NEEDS, CONDITIONS, ABILITY TO USE THEM; AS WE DO MORE OF THIS WE CAN DESCRIBE THESE "CONCRETE" MODULES TO OTHERS AND ENABLE MORE TO REPLICATE/ADAPT
OUR TALENT IS TO LISTEN, GROPE TOWARD BETTER FIT, SELECT OUR STUFF, ADAPT TO THEIR NEEDS, INTERESTS, ETC.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY!!!!!