Pathways call agenda - Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Join us for this month's Pathways call this Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at 10 am PT, 11 am MT, 12 noon CT, and 1 pm ET. Call in to 1-866-740-1260, and enter participant code 4978354.   We will use the ReadyTalk web platform also: http://readtalk.com/, enter 4978354 in the Join a Meeting field. Please let Eileen know if you have topics or announcements to include...

Agenda: 

1. Pathway announcements

2. Annual Meeting update and newcomer/new project orientation Brown Bag on Thursday, October 14 (10 am PT, 11 am MT, 12 noon CT, and 1 pm ET).  (all)

3. Updates:
     -  Library of Congress interactions  (Eileen)
     -  Continuing collection-building (Laura):
                - Math Common Core collection 
                - Bilingual resources collection

4. Outreach opportunities:
    - November 18-19:   Colorado Science Conference   - adjacent exhibit booths: NSDL; ComPADRE
    - NSF Office of Legislative & Public Affairs (OLPA) - channels of dissemination - (available on Pathways Group site)

5. In development: an NSDL Brown Bag schedule of events for fall and spring semesters - see below and please add to.

    Existing suggestion: panel type presentations (what do we know?) for:
        --personalization, personal collections and sharing
        --educational standards
        --web metrics / project metrics
        --social networking practices
        --print on-demand options
        --moble devices and mobile learning

What else would you like to see in the way of Brown Bags? Email Eileen with additional suggestions and/or willingness to be a 'co-panelist' (eileen@ucar.edu) or contribute suggestions on the Brown Bag forum.

6. STEM Exchange update -  (Susan VG)