Course Description
Course Objectives
Textbooks
Office Hours
Grading
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LIBR 250 -
Design and Implementation of Instructional
Strategies for Information Professionals
Summer 2003
David V.
Loertscher
Important Note to all
students taking this course Fall 2002: The communication part of this
course will be conducted on a distance education program known as a
BLOG.
Here is how to log on:
- Go to
http://caribbean.sjsu.edu/loertscher/
- Under DISCUSSION,
click "Create a New Topic.
- Find the login
button and up will come the login page.
- Create your own
account and you should be able to login thereafter. Be sure to
record your password somewhere so you will not forget it.
- Group one on the
blog will be for school librarians
- Group two will be
for academic librarians
- Group three will
be for all other types of librarians
- You will be able
to join in the discussion for any of the groups, so don't hesitate
moving around.
Also, be sure you are
on SLISADMIN so you can get all official messages from the School.
Here are the directions: We use an electronic list to keep you
informated about important school information. All students are
required to be on the list it is called slisadmin. To join: (1) Go
into your email program andin the To: box enter
listproc@listproc.sjsu.edu (2) Leave the subject line blank. (3) In
the body of the message write subscribe slisadmin yourfirstname
yourlastname. For exampe: subscribe slisadmin Linda Main. (4) send
the message. You should receive a confirmation that you are
subscribed.. Please note: You cannot post to this list. It is merely
a way for the faculty and the staff to distribute school-related
information. For more information on al the school's electronic
lists, please check out: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/comps/lists.htm
Summer Class Dates and
times: (attendance required - you may attend either north or south
each month)
Class #1
May 31, 9am-12
noon San Jose Campus, D403
South: June 1: 10am-1:00pm Fullerton
Campus PLS69
Class #2
North:
July 5, 9am-12 noon San Jose Campus
South: July 6, 10am-1:00pm
Fullerton Campus
Class #3
North
Aug. 9. 2, 9am-12 noon San Jose Campus
South: Aug. 10,
10am-1:00pm, Fullerton Campus
Locations of the 2nd
through 3rd classes may vary. The professor likes to move the classes
to interesting libraries as a field trip. Class members may extend
invitations to visit. This may cause class members to travel shorter
or longer journeys to class, but there will always be classes in
northern and southern California.
Course Description
Examination of concepts of instruction in the use of
information technologies, information services, and sources. Includes
investigation of learning theory and instructional design. Emphasis
on application of theory through development of instruction and
instructional resources in various media for use in a broad array of
institutional environments.
Course Objectives
Upon
completion of this course, the student will have:
- Build a strong understanding current educational
theory and practice, the foundations of curriculum and
accountability, the role of collaborative planning, and the
principles of information literacy.
- Become adept at planning, executing, and evaluating
units of instruction as a partner with a teacher or professor in an
academic setting K-20 or in any organization doing training.
- Become adept at integrating information literacy into
instructional sequences or using information literacy models as the
design structure of inquiry-based (constructivist) education.
- To build technology tool skills needed to work and
teach collaboratively both locally and at a distance.
- To be a strong component of the mission of the School
of Library and Information Science: In support of the San Jose
State University Mission, the School of Library and Information
Science educates professionals to address the information needs of
their community, the nature of information and its uses and its
supporting technologies through teaching, research, service, and
leadership. LIBR 250 is at the core of this mission as it seeks
to make librarians activists in the teaching and learning process,
beyond the mere storage and provision of information.
Textbooks
The
following textbooks are not in college bookstores. Please order from
your favorite bookseller such as Amazon.com or directly from the
publisher. The instructor will bring copies of most to the first
class where you can purchase them at a discount.
New
addition for everyone: Recommended highly for those who want a good
popularized introduction to the field of learning and information
literacy, read the following book created for the popular adult
market:
Rose, Colin and Malcolm J. Nicholl. Accelerated
Learning for the 21st Century: The Six-Step Plan to Unlock Your
Master-Mind. Dell, 1997. $12.95.
For those working in the public
schools:
California School Library Association. From
Library Skills to Information Literacy: A Handbook for the 21st
Century. 2nd ed. Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 1997.
$22.00 (the instructor will bring copies to class)
Loertscher, David V. and Blanche Woolls.
Information Literacy: A Review of the Research: A Guide for
Practitioners and Researchers. Hi Willow Research &
Publishing, 2nd ed. 2002. $20.00 (the instructor will bring copies to
class)
Koechlin, Carol and Sandi Zwaan. InfoTasks for
Successful Learning: Building Skills in Reading, Writing and
Research. Stenhouse, 2001. $17.50
Information Power: Building Partnerships for
Learning. American Library Association, 1998. $35.00.
For those working in academic
libraries:
Raspa, Dick and Dane Ward. the Collaborative
Imperative: Librarians and Faculty Working Together in the
Information Universe. American Library Association, 2000. (order
online at (http://www.ala.org)
Kelly, Maurie Caitlin and Andrea Kross. Making the
Grade: Academic Libraries and Student Success. American Library
Association, 2002.
Breivik, Patricia. Student Learning in the
Information Age. Oryx Press, 1997. $38.00. Order online at
http://www.oryxpress.com
Information Literacy Standards for Student
Learning. American Library Association, 1998 $20.00
Recommended:
Loertscher, David V. and Blanche Woolls.
Information Literacy: A Review of the Research: A Guide for
Practitioners and Researchers. Hi Willow Research &
Publishing, 2nd ed. 2002. $20.00 (the instructor will bring copies to
class)
For those working in public and special
libraries:
Information Literacy Standards for Student
Learning. American Library Association, 1998 $20.00
Goad, Tom W. The First-Time Trainer: A
Step-by-Step Quick Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and New Training
Professionals. American Management Association, 1997.
Goad, Tom W. Information Literacy and Workplace
Performance. Quorum Books, 2002.
Recommended:
Breivik, Patricia. Student Learning in the
Information Age. Oryx Press, 1997. $38.00. Order online at
http://www.oryxpress.com
Office Hours
For
Summer 2002, the professor is best reached through email at
davidl@wahoo.sjsu.edu. This is the best way to make an appointment.
Consultations are best when classes meet in either the north or
south.
Grading
Students will be responsible to create assessment
strategies for the course with the help of the professor.
Preliminary notion of assessment:
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Engaging Problem #1
(reading)
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40%
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Engaging Problem #2 (theory
vs. practice)
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10%
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Engaging Problem #3 (do
it!)
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30%
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Participation -face to
face
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10%
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| Online Particpation |
10% |
- Class participation (face to face) 10% - missing
participation points for a single class will automatically lower your
grade to a B. Students may earn participation points during the class
period each month located in Northern or Southern California.
- Online participation points 10% -communication on
Blackboard with small groups and the class as the whole constitute
online participation. Points are given for regular and continuous
participation across the semester.
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