Reaching Out to the World
dLOC is more than a digital library - it is an international
initiative dedicated to promoting and supporting Caribbean Studies, providing
improved access to Caribbean resources, and fostering a collaborative digital
library community in the Caribbean region. As such, dLOC is in
the process of implementing outreach programs to integrate our efforts into
both the scholarly community which we serve and the local community where our
initiative is based. Outreach initiatives to date include arranging a Teacher Training Workshop and funding the creation of Educational web modules. dLOC also hosted an online Caribbean Lectures
series in September 2009.
Integrating Technology and Area Studies: Discovering Caribbean Diversity (Spring 2010)
Professional Development Workshop for middle and high school foreign language, social studies and language arts teachers
Saturdays: January 23 and February 6, 8:30am-4:30pm, with accompanying online modules
Orange Park High School; 2300 Kingsley Avenue; Orange Park, Florida
Brevard County: Spring, 2010
- Learn about a region strategically important to Florida
- Interact with experts on Caribbean issues
- Take home a Caribbean resource manual
- Learn to use interactive technology tools while integrating content
- Create ready-to-use standards-based materials
- Earn up to 20 in-service hours
Sponsored by: Florida International University, University of Florida, Digital Library of the Caribbean and the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida
Lunch fee of $10. Workshop limited to 25 participants.
Presentations on Haitian History, by Dr. Matthew J. Smith
The Digital Library of the Caribbean Speaker Series: Caribbean Scholarship in the Digital Age (September 2009)
The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) would like to explore the impact of digital access to Caribbean research materials on scholarship and teaching. dLOC will present a panel discussion on Caribbean Scholarship in the Digital Age focusing on how materials hosted in the Digital Library of the Caribbean are being used in specific disciplines. dLOC invites scholars using materials hosted in dLOC for either research or teaching to submit an abstract for consideration. The review panel will chose at least two scholars to travel to Florida International University in early September 2009 to participate in this panel, which will be video-archived in dLOC. The project will cover the travel expenses and a $500 honorarium if the speaker is authorized to receive payment for work completed in the United States.
Guidelines:
Please submit the following via email to dloc@fiu.edu by August 5, 2009. Notifications will be sent via email by August 10, 2009.
- Title of proposed presentation
- Short abstract of proposed presentation (less than 500 words)
- Name, Position, Employer
- Mailing Address, Phone, Email
Teaching Guides & Materials
Education modules, lesson plans from the dLOC Lesson Plan Competition, and materials realted to the dLOC Teacher Training Series are all being added to the new dLOC Teaching Guides & Materials Collection.
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