Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Technique – Register NOW!
Posted on May 19, 2010 by ebrennan | No Comments
By Joan Kaplowitz, Instructor of IS 448 – Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Technique. A blended Instruction Approach.
Are you interested in enhancing your understanding of information literacy and improving your teaching and presentation skills? Does the idea of a blended approach to learning that combines face-to-face (F2F) meetings with online instruction intrigue you? Then the 10 week long summer 2010 offering of UCLA’s IS 448 is for you. F2F meetings will be held on 3 Saturdays during the summer. The rest of the course will be conducted online. Since this is a summer course, enrollment is not restricted to UCLA students; anyone can register.
The course will make heavy use of Moodle. All course materials (except for the course’s required and optional textbooks) will be posted to the course site. Students will be expected to monitor the site each week for assignments, exercises, activities, and discussions. Completed assignments will be posted to the site or submitted directly to the course instructor via email. Some assignments will be peer –reviewed as well as instructor graded.
F2F sessions will concentrate on community building, brainstorming, discussions, and exercises and activities that engage learners with the course material being addressed.
F2F sessions will be held on the following dates. Attendance at F2F sessions is mandatory.
Saturday June 26: 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM with a lunch break from noon to 1 PM
Saturday July 17: 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM with a lunch break from noon to 1 PM
Saturday August 14: 9:30 AM to noon or 1 PM to 3:30 PM
NOTE: On August 14 students will have the option of attending either the morning (9:30-noon) or the afternoon (1 to 3:30) session.
Regardless of the type of library you are headed for or the type of library work you plan to pursue, IS 448 can provide you with the skills, knowledge and ability to
- Help your users become information literate
- Train you co-workers in the use of new resources and/or technologies
- Make persuasive presentations that “sell” your ideas to colleagues, administrators, your user community etc.
- Prepare for professional presentations at conferences and meetings.
The course instructor is Joan Kaplowitz, a leading expert in the field of information literacy instruction and co-developer of IS 448 with Esther Grassian. Their textbooks are considered the definitive ones in the field. Learn more about Joan at Transform Your Teaching.
Contact Joan at joan@joankaplowitz.com if you have any questions regarding this course and/or about information literacy instruction in general.
For information about enrolling in this course visit the UCLA Summer Sessions webpage.
Posted 5/19/10
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