Staff gathered at the June 26th IST event to hear what TPL’s Alan Harnum had to say about “Computational Thinking” — how we effectively use computers and other technology to assist us in our work. While we may sometimes feel the ability to use technology is most critical, Alan reminded us that it’s just […]
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The second speaker at the IST conference was Dr. Rhonda McEwen, a professor at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. She spoke about her study on how young people use mobile phones during the first year at university – a time of major transition in their lives. She studied 175 University of […]