Podcast appearances and mentions of troy swanson

Troy Swanson, Legislative Chair for the Cook County College Teachers Union (CCCTU), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Illinois Senate Bill 1693, the impact of proposed federal budget cuts on community colleges and the importance of Pell Grants and TRIO programs. Dr. Jessica Provines, Assistant Vice President for Wellness and Chief Psychologist at Wichita State University, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss mental health awareness, Suspenders4Hope and the importance of peer support in mental health.

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with guests Elizabeth Kamper, Gail Porter, and Hunter Dunlap about the ongoing challenges faced by higher education in Illinois due to decades of underfunding, including the devastating impact on librarian positions, particularly at Western Illinois University, which recently eliminated all its faculty librarian roles. Read the transcript! Elizabeth Kamper has … Continue reading 278: Fighting for Academic Librarians: the Impact of Underfunding 

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Nora Wiltse, school librarian at Chicago Public Schools, about the current state of librarians in Chicago Public Schools, the impactful role that librarians play in education, her involvement with the Chicago Teachers Union’s efforts in advocating for better resources and support for schools, including through collective bargaining, and CTU's … Continue reading 273: Chicago Teachers Union Negotiations, with Nora Wiltse

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Wayne Bivens-Tatum, author of Libraries and the Enlightenment and Virtue Information Literacy, about the concept of “information anarchy,” the relevance of cultivating intellectual virtues like open-mindedness, intellectual humility, and epistemic justice to thrive in today’s complex information landscape, and integrating virtue ethics and Buddhist mindfulness practices to improve information … Continue reading 270: Wayne Bivens-Tatum

This year, 2024, is a leap year, which means that we add one extra day to our calendar. We have a leap year every four years, but this has not always been the case. Our modern calendars define so much about our lives. The hour of the day, the day of the week, and the month of the year, dictate when we go to school or work, when we celebrate holidays, or when we have a birthday. But, our calendars tell us more. They also tell us how we frame time and our physical world. This talk will explore our calendars and what they say about how we know our world. This event is part of the Honors Program's brown bag talk series.

Steve chats with Troy Swanson, author of Knowledge as a Feeling: How Neuroscience and Psychology Impact Human Information Behavior, about how his research has evolved over the years, how we think our brains process information (and how our brains REALLY process information), how memories and emotions are linked, and what it means to “know” something. … Continue reading 243: Knowledge as a Feeling

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with CJ Ivory, Angela Pashia, and Mary Ann Cullen about Open Educational Resources, working with faculty and administration in implementing OERs, being mindful of whose voices are being considered in the creation of OERs, and why libraries should (or should not) lead the efforts to create OERs. Read the transcript! … Continue reading 239: Open Educational Resources

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Dr. Alison J. Head, founder and director of Project Information Literacy, about PIL’s early days, PIL’s unique place in the information literacy research field, the importance of student and information agency, and what’s next for the PIL group! Read the transcript! Alison J. Head, Ph.D. is an information scientist and … Continue reading 230: Project Information Literacy, with Dr. Alison J. Head

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Jacoby Cochran, host of City Cast Chicago, about the joys and challenges of covering local community news, the future of journalism, upcoming Chicago elections, and managing misinformation. Read the transcript! Jacoby Cochran is a writer, educator, and storyteller. He is the award winning host of City Cast Chicago, which … Continue reading 228: City Cast Chicago – Jacoby Cochran

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Dr. Virginia Campbell, host of the Brain Science Podcast and author of Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty, about why she created and continues the podcast, the hidden layer of the brain, how cognition differs from knowing, and why science is not just a set of boring … Continue reading 222: Brain Science – Dr. Virginia Campbell

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, about her background, her neuroscience beach read, Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain, mindfulness, and why your brain is not for thinking. Read the transcript! Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is the University Distinguished Professor of Psychology … Continue reading 216: Lisa Feldman Barrett

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Dr. Hugo Mercier, research scientist and author of Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe, about cognitive science, how humans think they make decisions (and how they actually do), intuition, and why we aren’t as easily fooled as we think (…or are we?). … Continue reading 207: Hugo Mercier

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with journalism professor Jeremy Shermak, about the state of journalism, misinformation vs. disinformation, the collapse of local news, and the media literacy skills librarians need to understand. Jeremy Shermak is a journalism professor and the faculty advisor to the student newspaper, Coast Report, at Orange Coast College. He earned his Ph.D. in journalism … Continue reading 192: Jeremy Shermak

Steve chats with Troy Swanson, professor at Moraine Valley Community College, about his path to librarianship, how neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology can affect information literacy, and the chapter he co-wrote in Libraries Promoting Reflective Dialogue in a Time of Political Polarization. Troy A. Swanson is Teaching & Learning Librarian and Library Department Chair at Moraine … Continue reading 187: Troy Swanson

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Jacquelyn Whiting and Michelle Luhtala, authors of News Literacy: the Keys to Combating Fake News, about teaching media literacy skills, helping students explore their own worldviews, guiding students through information overload, and the importance of mindfulness. Jacquelyn Whiting is a Google Certified Innovator because the fifth time’s the charm. … Continue reading 168: Jacquelyn Whiting and Michelle Luhtala

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Mark Ramsey about creating audio movies like Inside Jaws and Inside Star Wars, his research process, and the future of podcasting. Mark Ramsey is a podcast producer, media strategist and writer. He is the writer, producer, and host of the podcast series Inside Star Wars, Inside Jaws, Inside the … Continue reading 167: Mark Ramsey

Faculty members Amani Wazwaz and Carey Milsap-Spears join librarians Tish Hayes and Troy Swanson to talk about Isaac Asimov's I, Robot

Faculty members Amani Wazwaz and Carey Milsap-Spears join librarians Tish Hayes and Troy Swanson to talk about Isaac Asimov's I, Robot

Episode 27 of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast features Troy Swanson. Troy is a philanthropist, social entrepreneur, global nomad, community builder, global technology business developer, transformational traveler and author. Troy is the Founder and Executive Director of the AlphaBet Club. ABC is an international not-for-profit organization helping children in need to break the cycle of poverty through education. ABC funds new school projects (11 to date in India, Nepal, Haiti, Cambodia & Laos) with schools providing nutrition programs (500,000+ free meals served) that would otherwise be out of reach for many children living in underserved communities and slums. Operating in the Netherlands, and Spain; ABC is funded by donations, sponsorships and proceeds from fundraising events.Troy and Heather worked together at Microsoft and figured out that they went to high school together at Wheaton Central High School, Wheaton IL during a 2004 European SharePoint Roadshow and have been friends and colleagues ever since.Troy and Heather caught up in person from Bangalore, India on a visit to The AlphaBet Club’s many schools and library projects there.Listen in as Heather talks with Troy about:Education impact projects in India & developing countries. Lessons learned and the value of strong partner ecosystems to bring quality education & nutrition to underserved children, families & communities. Transformational Bridge School & Libraries 4 Schools Programs & how donating birthdays online are impacting lives.Growing up in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois and a life of travel and cultural immersion.A sneak peek into Troy's forthcoming book, 'The 3 Knocks Rule', a simple tool to start recognizing and saying 'Yes' to growth experiences to transform your life and overall well-being.Troy Swanson Facebook |Instagram | Website | LinkedInCheck out Troy’s Burner Podcast – Episode 68: Breakfast at Troyfanny’sThe Alphabet Club | Facebook | Twitter | Website

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with journalist David Beard about his work at the Poynter Institute and Mother Jones and how librarians and journalists can thrive in the future and fight off fake news. David Beard is a contributing editor to Poynter and writes the Morning MediaWire. He is a former digital content editor of … Continue reading 143: David Beard

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Laura Saunders, an Associate Professor at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science. Laura Saunders is an Associate Professor at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, teaching and conducting research in the areas of reference and instruction, information literacy, and academic libraries. She also has a … Continue reading 141: Laura Saunders

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, an Associate Professor at the School of Information Sciences, at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and author of Fake News and Alternative Facts: Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era. Dr. Nicole A. Cooke is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Sciences, at the University of … Continue reading 139: Nicole Cooke

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Dr. Nathan Carpenter about social media literacy and fake news. Dr. Nathan Carpenter is the Director of Convergent Media for the School of Communication at Illinois State University. He is the principal architect and coordinator of the Social Media Analytics Command Center, manages instructional computing resources, and teaches courses … Continue reading 123: Nathan Carpenter

AlphaBet Club founder Troy Swanson sits with Arash and Tori to tell the story of how he manifested a life of granting wishes both on and off playa. The crew also chats about how an NGO comes together and the importance of listening for three knocks on the door of life.     Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio, Mixcloud or SoundCloud.  

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Laura Lauzen-Collins, professor at Moraine Valley Community College, about how and why our brains are wired to accept fake news. Read the transcript. Laura Lauzen-Collins earned her Masters and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh where she studied both health and social psychology. Her early work in … Continue reading 116: Laura Lauzen-Collins

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with William B. Badke, Associate Librarian at Trinity Western University, Canada, about fake news. William B. Badke is Associate Librarian at Trinity Western University, Canada, with responsibility for information resources and research training at the Associated Canadian Theological Schools. He is author of numerous articles and the widely used textbook, … Continue reading 113: William Badke

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Jeremy Shermak about differentiating journalism from “the media,”  professional ethics, and both recognizing and accepting our biases. Jeremy Shermak is a doctoral student in the School of Journalism and Moody College of Communication Doctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He has nearly 20 years of professional experience as … Continue reading 108: Jeremy Shermak

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Lane Wilkinson, Director of Library Instruction at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Lane Wilkinson is the Director of Library Instruction at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He blogs at http://senseandreference.wordpress.com. Troy A. Swanson is Teaching & Learning Librarian and Library Department Chair at Moraine Valley Community College. … Continue reading 104: Lane Wilkinson

Bill Droel has served as campus minister at Moraine Valley for over 30 years. Upon the announcement of his retirement, library department chair Troy Swanson sat down to talk with Bill. This conversation is a reflection on his time at Moraine Valley.

Bill Droel has served as campus minister at Moraine Valley for over 30 years. Upon the announcement of his retirement, library department chair Troy Swanson sat down to talk with Bill. This conversation is a reflection on his time at Moraine Valley.

Bill Droel has served as campus minister at Moraine Valley for over 30 years. Upon the announcement of his retirement, library department chair Troy Swanson sat down to talk with Bill. This conversation is a reflection on his time at Moraine Valley.

Bill Droel has served as campus minister at Moraine Valley for over 30 years. Upon the announcement of his retirement, library department chair Troy Swanson sat down to talk with Bill. This conversation is a reflection on his time at Moraine Valley.

Faculty members Jeremy Shermak and Troy Swanson mark this anniversary by discussing the assassination and the nature of conspiracy theories. This discussion was held as part of the library’s One Book Programming on World War Z.

Faculty members Jeremy Shermak and Troy Swanson mark this anniversary by discussing the assassination and the nature of conspiracy theories. This discussion was held as part of the library’s One Book Programming on World War Z.

Faculty members Jeremy Shermak and Troy Swanson mark this anniversary by discussing the assassination and the nature of conspiracy theories. This discussion was held as part of the library’s One Book Programming on World War Z.

Faculty members Jeremy Shermak and Troy Swanson mark this anniversary by discussing the assassination and the nature of conspiracy theories. This discussion was held as part of the library’s One Book Programming on World War Z.

MVCC librarians welcome faculty member Jason King to talk about zombie narratives. This discussion is a part of a series on Max Brooks novel Brooks' novel World War Z: an Oral History of the Zombie War, which is the 2013-2014 One Book, One College Text. Librarians Tish Hayes, Joe Mullarkey, and Troy Swanson ask Jason to review the highlights of the zombie stories and to outline themes that these stories address. For more information visit http://www.morainevalley.edu/wwz.

MVCC librarians welcome faculty member Jason King to talk about zombie narratives. This discussion is a part of a series on Max Brooks novel Brooks' novel World War Z: an Oral History of the Zombie War, which is the 2013-2014 One Book, One College Text. Librarians Tish Hayes, Joe Mullarkey, and Troy Swanson ask Jason to review the highlights of the zombie stories and to outline themes that these stories address. For more information visit http://www.morainevalley.edu/wwz.

MVCC librarians welcome faculty member Jason King to talk about zombie narratives. This discussion is a part of a series on Max Brooks’ novel Brooks' novel World War Z: an Oral History of the Zombie War, which is the 2013-2014 One Book, One College Text. Librarians Tish Hayes, Joe Mullarkey, and Troy Swanson ask Jason to review the highlights of the zombie stories and to outline themes that these stories address. For more information visit http://www.morainevalley.edu/wwz.

MVCC librarians welcome faculty member Jason King to talk about zombie narratives. This discussion is a part of a series on Max Brooks’ novel Brooks' novel World War Z: an Oral History of the Zombie War, which is the 2013-2014 One Book, One College Text. Librarians Tish Hayes, Joe Mullarkey, and Troy Swanson ask Jason to review the highlights of the zombie stories and to outline themes that these stories address. For more information visit http://www.morainevalley.edu/wwz.

Criminal justice faculty member Michelle Furlow sits down with library department chair Troy Swanson to discuss the college's new emergency preparedness certificate.

Criminal justice faculty member Michelle Furlow sits down with library department chair Troy Swanson to discuss the college's new emergency preparedness certificate.

Criminal justice faculty member Michelle Furlow sits down with library department chair Troy Swanson to discuss the college's new emergency preparedness certificate.

Criminal justice faculty member Michelle Furlow sits down with library department chair Troy Swanson to discuss the college's new emergency preparedness certificate.

As part of our February 16, 2012 TLC event, Dr. Troy Swanson discusses how the mythic creature Bigfoot can teach us about knowledge and belief.

As part of our February 16, 2012 TLC event, Dr. Troy Swanson discusses how the mythic creature Bigfoot can teach us about knowledge and belief.

As part of our February 16, 2012 TLC event, Dr. Troy Swanson discusses how the mythic creature Bigfoot can teach us about knowledge and belief.

As part of our February 16, 2012 TLC event, Dr. Troy Swanson discusses how the mythic creature Bigfoot can teach us about knowledge and belief.

What is the future of journalism featuring Jeremy Shermak, Rob Hart, Dan Lambert and Troy Swanson

What is the future of journalism featuring Jeremy Shermak, Rob Hart, Dan Lambert and Troy Swanson

What is the future of journalism featuring Jeremy Shermak, Rob Hart, Dan Lambert and Troy Swanson

What is the future of journalism featuring Jeremy Shermak, Rob Hart, Dan Lambert and Troy Swanson

Back in September I had the chance to interview Troy Swanson, an Associate Professor / Teaching and Learning Librarian at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL. In the interview we discussed a paper he published with Public Service Librarian Jeremy Green, also at Moraine Valley Community College. Here's the abstract from that paper published at ScienceDirect. In the Fall of 2009, the Moraine Valley Community College Library, using guidelines developed by Jakob Nielsen, conducted a usability study to determine how students were using the library Web site and to inform the redesign of the Web site. The authors found that Moraine Valley's current gateway design was a more effective access point to library resources than a mock-up site which incorporated a central-search box on the site homepage. This finding stands in contrast to the observed trends of library Web site design that emphasizes a “Googlized” search. Troy's findings are very interesting, especially if you are managing/mdifying an existing site or are considering creating one. Here's the links Troy refers to in the podcast. The Next Level (Blockbuster article)by James Surowiecki http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2010/10/18/101018ta_talk_surowiecki useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's Website http://www.useit.com/ The Googlization of Everything (book review) http://www.googlizationofeverything.com/   Why We Are Not Google: Lessons from a Library Web site Usability Study http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133311000280 (link to Elsevier's Science Direct)

Gordon talks with Dr Troy Swanson, an Associate Professor / Teaching and Learning Librarian at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL. In December Troy completed his PhD in Community College Leadership at Old Dominion University. His dissertation was titled The Administration of Community College Blogs: Considering Control and Adaptability in Loosely Coupled Systems. In the podcast, Troy discusses some of his findings.Here’s some dissertation background from Troy:Web 2.0 technologies present an unlimited potential for outreach to the public by college employees. This presents a conundrum for community college administrators that David Weinberger calls "the conundrum of control." This conundrum is that organizations need to find a way to organize people around technology to ensure that it is used to further the organization’s mission. Yet, in terms of 2.0 technologies, the more controls that are put in place, the less useful the tools become.  There is also a second conundrum around technology that challenges mangers. This is that the more controls that are in place around a technology, the easier it is to communicate and transfer that technology across the organization. But, the more difficult it is for organization members to adapt the technology to meet new needs. As one of oldest form of 2.0 technology, the management of blogs presents lessons that we can use for other, newer, 2.0 technologies. I interviewed administrators and blog authors at community colleges across the US to see how colleges were managing their blogs. The focus was on administrative blogs as opposed to course-related or faculty blogs that discussed their research.  The larger purpose of the study was to see how easily the technology could adapt to new needs and whether campuses were restricting the use of blogs. What kinds of guidance were campus leaders giving to bloggers who were representing the college? The study’s findings offer a peak into how the administrative structures of community colleges impact technology and Web 2.0. Links:Troy’s Email: swanson@morainevalley.edu Troy on Twitter: http://twitter.com/t_swanson Moraine Valley Library Link (includes blogs, podcasts, Facebook, etc): http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/