New session: Creating a Digital Media Space for Today's Teens Workshop

CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces a new session of our popular workshop, Creating a Digital Media Space for Today's Teens with Corey Wittig. This workshop will consist of two 60-minute sessions and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific on Wednesdays, January 9 & 16, 2019.

In the age of iPads, YouTube, and instant information sharing, an ordinary “computer lab” doesn’t draw teens into the library the way it used to. To get teens more active in the library and enthusiastic about library programs and services, a Digital Media Space can be the draw—a place that teens can go to record videos, use social media, create projects, and engage with the community and their peers on their own terms. Digital media expert Corey Wittig knows what it takes to build an effective, popular lab, and he’ll share his knowledge with you in this comprehensive, two-part workshop. 

About the Instructor

Corey Wittig is a teacher and school librarian at the University of Pittsburgh's Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School, where he teaches classes focused on storytelling and multiple literacies. Before taking this position, Corey was Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Digital Learning Librarian where he pioneered the The Labs @ CLP, the library's media and mentorship program. For his work designing and implementing The Labs he was named a 2012 Library Journal Mover and Shaker.

Registration for this ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions Workshop is available on the ALA Store. You can purchase registration at both individual and group rates.

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