“Media doesn’t inform so much as it argues,...Context is everything, & we get very little context...” nyti.ms/1QURWNR N.Lear 20150628

Respectful, rational discourse is challenged by excessive small media clips

Interview of Norman Lear & Seth MacFarlane in New York Times June 28, 2015:

"NL: America’s biggest export is excess. We are excessive about everything. And we’ve become consumers of excess rather than citizens. Media doesn’t inform so much as it argues, bumper-sticker-style. Context is everything, and we get very little context now. We just get the 'Boom!'"

...

"SM: ...the massive overflow of media — too much media — has made it harder to have a discussion. The freedom to find answers through communication is punished when things are picked apart and used for profit as sound bites."

http://nyti.ms/1QURWNR

"Norman Lear and Seth MacFarlane and Their TV Families," interview in column "Table for Three," by Philip Galanes, June 26, 2015

"A version of this article appears in print on June 28, 2015, on page ST7 of the New York edition with the headline: All in the Family Guys"

TGIF: Last 2 TLTG events of the season: Wed and FRLV

TGIF: Last 2 TLTG events of the season: Wed and FRLV

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Forty second issue, Volume Eight	TLT Group TGIF 06.24.15
From TLT Group World Headquarters	LAST 2 TLTG EVENTS OF THE SEASON! Wednesday morning. Join our Summer Experiment. We will meet in ZOOM today, June 24th at 10:00 AM ET. Use this link to get to the ZOOM room, tlt.gs/Zoom.  Allow time to download the plugin. More information here.

TGIF: Art Chickering on FridayLive! “Cool Passion”

TGIF: Art Chickering on FridayLive! “Cool Passion”

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Forty first issue, Volume Eight

TLT Group TGIF 06.16.15

From TLT Group World Headquarters

Art Chickering will be joining us this week on FridayLive! sharing insights from his 50 plus year career in higher education. In addition, Art will share his perspective on the emerging issues in higher education and suggestions on where higher education can go from here from his new book “Cool Passion: Challenging Higher Education.” More information about this event and links to interview with Art Chickering can be found here Join our Summer Experiment. It starts NOW!  More information here.

TGIF: What does it mean to live a necessary life? FridayLive!

TGIF: What does it mean to live a necessary life? FridayLive!

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Forty first issue, Volume Eight	TLT Group TGIF 06.09.15
From TLT Group World Headquarters	This week we explore a fiction piece by Rabih Alameddine “An Unnecessary Woman.” Explore some short excerpts and interviews with the author here NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION: We are beginning to design the next book discussion, please give us your feedback By becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work. DONATE,   JOIN US You can also support us indirectly by purchasing books from Amazon via links in our recommended reading list or shop using this AmazonSmile link. Amazon will then make a donation to the TLT Group.
	More from the TLT-SWG Blog http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/ Brain Rules Exploration Activity in Adobe Connect
	Members Exchange PLANNING MEETING: 4th Spring 2015 Discussion - FICTION, An Unnecessary Woman Date: June 10,2015 Time: 3:00 PM ET Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others Register Here In this session we will talk together about how best to design the fourth and final book discussion in our spring series. This link will take you to more information about the event and how to register, FICTION Alameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman Nov 11, 2014,  Grove Press _____________________________ Upcoming Member Exchange events June 10, 2015 PLANNING MEETING - 4th Spring 2015 Discussion - FICTION, An Unnecessary Woman June 17, 2015 Evernote Learning Community June 24, 2015 TBD
	FridayLive! Free to all! Spring 2015 Book Discussion Series: An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (2014) Date: June 12, 2015 Time: 2:00 PM ET Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Sally Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others Register Here Some questions to consider: What do writing and reading mean to us? What does being educated mean? What does it mean to live a necessary life? What significance is there for the learner if the result is shared, saved or not? Does it matter whether you read the whole book?  Do you have to do the whole assignment? Short Resources. Consider reviewing these to help you decide whether to read the book or instead of reading the book. It's a great book!!       Listen to this NPR review, “A Widow's Quiet Life Leaves Room For Sex, Guns And Literature” February 4, 2014. Los Angeles Times Review, “Rabih Alameddine's 'Unnecessary Woman' ablaze with wonder” February 6, 2014 An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine, book review: A world transformed by words.  This is an interesting piece to read in addition to the book.    Writing My Way to a New Self by Hana Schank, New York Times, March 21, 2015    Other YouTube videos: Elevating the Eccentric, 'An Unnecessary Woman' Makes National Must-Read List Acclaimed authors Abbas El Zain and Rabih Alameddine in conversation with Booktopia's Caroline Baum Rabih Alameddine on AN UNNECESSARY WOMAN Rabih Alameddine reads from An Unnecessary Woman ______________________________________________ Up-coming FridayLive! events June 12, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series - An Unnecessary Woman June 19, 2015 A Conversation with Art Chickering and More June 26, 2015 Look for “Recommendations from Librarians for Faculty Beginning to Teach (More) Online and for Students Beginning to Take Online Courses”
https://tackk.com/tltgbook-discussion	2015 Spring Book Discussion Series June 12, 2015 FICTION Alameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman  Nov 11, 2014,  Grove Press Register Here NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION: We are beginning to design the next book discussion, please give us your feedback.
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TGIF: Saving our Stuff on, FridayLive!

TGIF: Saving our Stuff on, FridayLive!

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Fortieth issue, Volume Eight	TLT Group TGIF 06.02.15
From TLT Group World Headquarters	From Research References to Family Pix Effective Practices in Personal Digital Archiving for Faculty and Students. On FridayLive! this week, librarians will share best practices. More information here. NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION: We are beginning to design the next book discussion, please give us your feedback By becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work. DONATE,   JOIN US You can also support us indirectly by purchasing books from Amazon via links in our recommended reading list or shop using this AmazonSmile link. Amazon will then make a donation to the TLT Group.
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	Members Exchange Webinar Exploration Learning Community - ZOOM and Beyond Date: June 3, 2015 Time: 3:00 PM ET Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others Register Here TLT Members are invited to join us as we explore various webinar applications. We are going to use ZOOM for this session. tlt.gs/zoom  During this session we will decide which webnar application to study next and draft a meeting schedule for the summer and fall. Also on tap for the session: Introduce the new TLTG Members Google+ Community, tlt.gs/memberexchange. Plan for the June 5th "Saving Our Stuff, Part 2" This session takes place in ZOOM.   Use this URL to get thetre, tlt.gs/zoom _____________________________ Upcoming Member Exchange events June 3, 2015 Webinar Exploration Learning Community June 10, 2015 PLANNING MEETING - 4th Spring 2015 Discussion - FICTION, An Unnecessary Woman June 17, 2015 Evernote Learning Community June 24, 2015 TBD
	FridayLive! Free to all! “Saving Our Stuff?” - Continued Date: June 5, 2015 Time: 2:00 PM ET Presenters: Steven J. Bell - Temple University, Robert H. McDonald - Indiana University, Cliff Landis - Georgia State University, Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others Register Here From Research References to Family Pix Effective Practices in Personal Digital Archiving for Faculty and Students On April 17 in FridayLive! we began “Saving Our Stuff,"  but we discovered that there was greater interest and more to discuss than fit in that hour.  Based on comments and requests, we scheduled this follow-up to go deeper into these 3 main categories:      Select, Organize, Make your own backup - How?  Options & Cautions Disaster prep;  Preservation;  Save private copies or publicly accessible copies. Enable Refind/Retrieve via Cloud, Auto Backup Resources (e.g., Evernote, DIIGO Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Scholar, Amazon Cloud, iCloud, Carbonite, Sugarsync, Transporter, etc.)  Free/Fee Rely on Wayback Machine?  For what? Wayback Machine does not access our [nonpublic] past Blackboard or Moodle courses LMS Options, Limitations “Fair Use” vs. CASE method = Copy And Steal Everything… vs. Other Alternatives CREATE: Find, Adapt, Select, Protect, Organize(e.g., DIIGO, Google Scholar, Evernote) USE:  Citation, Permission & Payment:  Enable Refind/Retrieve/Usage; via Permission, Citation Tools, Digital Object Identifiers, Creative Commons, ImageCodr, ______________________________________________ Up-coming FridayLive! events June 5, 2015 “Saving Our Stuff?” - A Follow-up Session June 12, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series - An Unnecessary Woman June 19, 2015 A Conversation with Art Chickering and More
https://tackk.com/tltgbook-discussion	2015 Spring Book Discussion Series June 12, 2015 FICTION Alameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman  Nov 11, 2014,  Grove Press Register Here NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION: We are beginning to design the next book discussion, please give us your feedback.
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