LIBR 250-01
LIBR
250-11
Design and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Information Professionals
Summer 2008 Greensheet
Ann Riedling, Ed.D.
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Students need to self-enroll in this Blackboard course by June 2, when the course begins. An access code will be sent to all registered students via MySJSU. See instructions at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/blackboard/course_comm/class/mysjsu.htm.
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.
Prerequisites: none
LIBR 250 seeks to make information professionals activists in the teaching and learning process, beyond the mere storage and provision of information.
Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes
The student should:
- build an understanding of educational theories and practice, the foundations of curriculum and accountability, the role of collaborative planning, and the principles of information literacy;
- become adept at strategies for planning, executing, and evaluating units of instruction;
- become adept at integrating information literacy skills into instructional sequences;
- understand how to use technological tools to build skills needed to work and teach collaboratively both onsite and at a distance;
- compare and contrast how teaching/learning environments and organizational settings are similar and different in practice.
LIBR 250 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- design training programs based on appropriate learning principles and theories; and
- demonstrate oral and written communications skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations.
In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice;
- apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations.
Textbooks and Readings
Weekly Required Readings
There isn’t one textbook for this course. There will be weekly required readings and also a list of suggested resources regarding the types of information organization(s) or institutional environments that students select to research. Using the key words above, many books and articles are available and on reserve via SJSU’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library or through SLIS’ Restricted Readings. Other libraries can be used too.
After students narrow their area of concentration, they should purchase the relevant books. The books should be useful in the future because many information professionals instruct or train as part of their job requirements.
Required
- American Psychological Association (APA, 2001) Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), Washington, D.C.
See also http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/resources/apa.htm
For each assignment (exception: Introduction), 1 required reading and 1 additional relevant source of your choice will be required in APA format. Why? To help you stay focused on the course content and also to help you correlate the readings with your own ideas and thoughts.
Course Requirements
Course Participation
Students are expected to participate throughout the entire session. Contribute on the Discussion Boards that are of interest to you. Explain why you agree or disagree with others by sharing meaningful thoughts, ideas, resources, etc. (Do not just write: I agree.) As new concepts evolve, re-label the subject lines so that “threads” of information are easy to follow.
It is important to express your own opinions while also being respectful; suggest constructive ideas for improvement while evaluating other’s work; pose relevant questions; compare and contrast ideas; share and critique resources; communicate and collaborate!
Course Format
This course will be taught TOTALLY online via Blackboard.
Primary Requirements
The primary course requirements are that students will:
- have access to the computing environment as described at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm
- use Blackboard and refer to Tutorials as needed at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/blackboard/
- submit assignments via Blackboard’s Assignment Manager
- use APA style within assignments
Assignment Due Dates
(Dates are subject to change with fair notice.)
Assignments must be submitted before 11:59 pm on the date due. Plan ahead because Blackboard could malfunction at any time. Blackboard also has a downtime in the early morning. Assignments submitted up to one week after the due date will be subject to a 10% grade penalty. Assignments more than a week late will not be accepted.
Assignments
Each assignment will contain more details in Blackboard and also have a rubric with points. Click within the assignment to view the rubric. All assignments and course participation will equal 100 points.
| Introduction | 5 points | Due June 2-8 |
| Assignment 1 | 5 points | Due June 8 |
| Discussion Board 2 | 5 points | Due June 15 |
| Assignment 2 | 5 points | Due June 15 |
| Discussion Board 3 | 5 points | Due June 22 |
| Assignment 3 | 5 points | Due June 22 |
| Discussion Board 4 | 5 points | Due June 29 |
| Assignment 4 | 5 points | Due June 29 |
| Discussion Board 5 | 5 points | Due July 6 |
| Assignment 5 | 5 points | Due July 6 |
| Discussion Board 6 | 5 points | Due July 13 |
| Assignment 6 | 5 points | Due July 13 |
| Discussion Board 7 | 5 points | Due July 20 |
| Assignment 7 | 5 points | Due July 20 |
| Discussion Board 8 | 5 points | Due July 27 |
| Assignment 8 | 5 points | Due July 27 |
| Discussion Board 9 | 5 points | Due August 3 |
| Assignment 9 | 5 points | Due August 3 |
| Discussion Board 10 | 5 points | Due August 8 |
| Assignment 10 | 5 points | Due August 8 |
Assignment Requirements
Requirements for all assignments:
- Use the following class header on the top left-hand side of each page:
- LIBR 250-??_Last name_ Assignment name_Summer 2008
Example: LIBR 250-01_Riedling_Introduction_Summer 2008 - Name of the assignment (Creating your own title demonstrates originality.)
- Your first and last name
- Date
use this same class header for the file name when attaching the assignment in Blackboard’s Assignment Manager and also in the Subject line when you email your instructor - number pages in the upper right-hand corner (see APA)
- LIBR 250-??_Last name_ Assignment name_Summer 2008
Grading Scale
Rubrics with points will accompany each assignment in Blackboard. The total number of points for this course is 100. The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale will be used:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
| 70-72 | D |
| 67-69 | D- |
| Below 67 | F |
In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:
- C represents Adequate work; a grade of "C" counts for credit for the course;
- B represents Good work; a grade of "B" clearly meets the standards for graduate level work;
- A represents Exceptional work; a grade of "A" will be assigned for outstanding work only.
Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0.
Above standard work clearly displays one or more of the following criteria:
- originality in the approach to the assignment;
- greater depth of analysis by comparing articles and/or viewpoints within the required course readings and across the literature;
- ability to retrieve and organize relevant information for yourself and while collaborating with others; and
- creative or new ideas.
Grade Penalty
Errors in spelling, grammar and syntax will be subject to a grade penalty.
Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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Phone: 408-924-2490
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