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DESCRIPTION:'Facing Down Facebook: Do Social Media Distract Students from\n
 Learning?'\n\nJoin us for a lively debate between the Sassy Students and t
 he\nLearned Librarians on the influence of new technologies. Social\nnetwo
 rking sites and mobile technologies have changed the way\nstudents learn a
 nd interact. Multi-tasking and constantly\ncommunicating\, today’s student
 s are globally and visually oriented\nbut sometimes digitally distracted. 
 New information and\ncommunication technologies have transformed libraries
  from reading\nrooms and storehouses of books into global information hubs
 . How do\nuniversities and libraries engage today’s distracted learners? I
 n\nthe age of persuasion\, do Twitter and Facebook persuade learners to\ne
 ngage in the spirit of inquiry? Discover how the 91ºÚÁÏÍø Library\nand McGil
 l students are dealing with the distractions of the\ndigital present.\n\nJ
 anine Schmidt was named 91ºÚÁÏÍø’s Trenholme Director of Libraries\nin 2005.
  Previously\, she served as University Librarian at the\nUniversity of Que
 ensland in Australia. She is keenly interested in\nthe evolving role of li
 braries in the 21st century and has overseen\nan extensive renewal of McGi
 ll’s library services and facilities –\nwith impressive results. In the la
 test 'Globe and Mail 'University\nReport\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø’s library services ranke
 d first in Canada in seven\nof eight categories. Ms. Schmidt will chair th
 e debate between the\nSassy Students and the Learned Librarians.\nTo regis
 ter please visit Alumnilife.\n
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LOCATION:CA\, Arts Building Lobby\, 853 Sherbrooke Street West\, Arts Build
 ing Lobby\, 853 Sherbrooke Street West\, Montreal
SUMMARY:Homecoming - Classes Without Quizzes 3E 'Facing Down Facebook'
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