Are Ethics Scriptural?: Comparing the Librarians’ Code of Ethics with Scripture

Most professionals define themselves by codes of ethics, core values or principles of conduct. The American Library Association code of ethics has existed since 1939. The current code focuses on service, authors’ rights and employment issues. Does the ALA code of ethics principles exemplify God-honoring values for ethical guidance? This paper compares selected scriptures to the principles of the code with examples from the field of librarianship

Quality Education and Sustainable Development in Nigeria: The Role of Mass Media

This paper focuses on the role of the mass media in improving the standard of education, so that the students or their audience can receive sustainable level of education and thereby enhance their learning experience for sustainable development. In this age of economic and sustainable growth, the place of mass media in the accumulation standard or quality education is necessary in Nigeria. Education of tomorrow will be able to play its role more effectively by making the individuals creative, active and efficient.  It further to say that the  success of education cannot be achieved merely by substituting mechanical methods for human beings, but by developing new patterns using both human beings and technological advancements in order to teach more people better and more rapidly. There are a good number of media for mass communication such as Radio, Television, Newspapers, Films, etc.  Media of communication is the medium by which a piece of information or knowledge is communicated to the heterogeneous audience.  The paper concludes that, as the role of the various agencies of education like home, society, community etc. has consequently increased, so the role of mass media like television, radio, cinema, and newspaper is equally increased. Therefore, the Mass media should be organized as integral part of the educational programmes, and should not be separated from other curricular activities, in Nigerian educational system. Keywords: Mass Media, Education, Quality Education, Learning Modalities DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-18-14 Publication date:September 30th 201

Building a RPL Practioner Network 287 Reflections and considerations from the Irish perspective

This paper outlines the author’s reflections of developing an RPL practitioner network in Ireland. The purpose of the network is to inform and enhance the discussions surrounding RPL nationally by bringing practitioners together in a community of practice. The paper discusses some of the key reflections the authors have from building a RPL practitioner network in Ireland with a top down and bottom up approach for all practitioners across all sectors

Building a RPL Practioner Network 287 Reflections and considerations from the Irish perspective

This paper outlines the author’s reflections of developing an RPL practitioner network in Ireland. The purpose of the network is to inform and enhance the discussions surrounding RPL nationally by bringing practitioners together in a community of practice. The paper discusses some of the key reflections the authors have from building a RPL practitioner network in Ireland with a top down and bottom up approach for all practitioners across all sectors

Annotated bibliography of community music research review, AHRC connected communities programme

This research review, consisting of a 90-entry annotated bibliography, was produced as part of an AHRC Connected Communities programme project entitled Community Music, its History and Current Practice, its Constructions of ‘Community’, Digital Turns and Future Soundings. It supports a 2,500 word report written with this same title for the AHRC

Whispers in the Classroom

Part of the Volume on Digital Young, Innovation, and the UnexpectedOnline backchannel chat rooms offer the potential to transform classroom learning in unexpected and powerful ways. However, the specific ways in which they can influence teaching pedagogy and learning opportunities are less well understood. Activities in a backchannel may include the dissemination of ideas, knowledge building, asking and answering questions, engaging in critical discourse, and sharing information and resources. This chapter describes a backchannel chat room that has taken place over multiple years in a large university student community. It explores unforeseen and exciting opportunities, as well as possible limitations, for designing teaching and learning practices to leverage this communication medium. With a deeper understanding of the opportunities and limitations of the backchannel, educators and instructional designers could transform the classroom experience from a passive lecture model to one of active, collaborative, and engaged knowledge production