ignite presentation - ala 2013 - steam - save the library, save the world
TRANSCRIPT
STEAM
Save the Library, Save the World
It has been argued that the U.S. education system is
in crisis due to the relative decline in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM)
proficiency, fewer young people are interested in
STEM fields, and decline in measured creativity.
-- (Cognizant, n.d., Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS), 2012).
Canton Public Library, Canton Michigan
LibraryAware Community Award winner, 2013
S
T
E
A
M
Science
Technology
Engineering
Arts
Mathematics
Why should we do it?
How should we do it?
Do we really have to do it?
“Justice Scalia, in a concurring opinion, was honest (or
exasperated) enough to make his lack of expertise explicit,
describing his inability to understand on “[his] own
knowledge or even [his] own belief,” the “fine details of
molecular biology” relevant to the case.”
-- Slate.com
NSA
Big Data
(not pictured)
thank you
Lauren Douglass
#steamsavethelibrarysavetheworld
STEAM: Save the library,
save the world