If you're seeking quality, online graduate courses taught by experienced distance educators, consider our course offerings for Spring 2006.
L533: Library Materials for Children & Young Adults
L551: Information Inquiry for Teachers
L552: Audio & Video Information Sources & Delivery
L595: Electronic Materials for Children & Young Adults
L595: Flash Multimedia
L595: Grant Writing
L597: Consumer Health Infomatics
L620: Resources & Technologies for Patrons with Special Needs
Our courses are designed to address the interests and needs of a wide range of professionals in both education and librarianship including school library media specialists, as well as public, special, and academic librarians. Classroom teachers (pre-service and in-service) and technology coordinators will also find courses of interest.
This three-credit hour graduate course focuses evaluation and use of books, magazines, recordings, films, radio and television broadcasts, and other sources of information and recreation.
Instructor:Marilyn Irwin, Ph.D.
Flash Multimedia (1.5 credit hour workshop)
Instructor: Larry Johnson, Ph.D.
Whether you're exploring ideas for your next vacation, pondering choices for political office, or examining history or science topics, information inquiry plays an important role in lifelong learning, personal growth, and many aspects of the K12 curriculum.
This three-credit hour graduate course is an introduction to the inquiry process and the methods, techniques, and concepts useful in teaching students and other educators the skills associated with information literacy, media literacy, creative thinking, and critical thinking.
Instructor: Annette Lamb, Ph.D.
In an era of shrinking budgets and expanding needs, grant writing is an essential skill for librarians and other non-profit leaders who want to continue to offer essential and innovative programs and services.
This 1.5 credit hour workshop will help you develop the skills necessary to identify potential and relevant grant funders, develop grant projects to address demonstrable areas of need, and write high quality grant proposals.
Instructor: Carol Tilley, M.L.S.
Explore ideas and resources to help you grow as a multimedia user, developer, technology coordinator, educator, collection developer, or librarian.
This three credit hour course focuses on decision making in the digital audio and video information environment. This includes collection development, management, and organization with emphasis on the evaluation, selection, and use of a wide range of low to high tech audio and visual media. Issues such as access, organization, promotion, multimedia copyright, and censorship will be discussed. Multimedia literacy as well as integration of multimedia resources into the K12 and higher education curriculum and public library environment will be explored. Tools and techniques for sharing and disseminating audio and visual elements will be examined. Finally, remote and emerging technologies will be highlighted.
Instructor: Larry Johnson, Ph.D.
From educational software to informational websites, a wide range of electronic materials are available for children and young adults. These materials can help parents entertain and motivate. They can also assist teachers in meeting the individual learning needs of children.
This three-credit hour graduate focuses on the evaluation, selection, management, and use of electronic materials for children and young adults including web and computer-based materials. Learners will explore categories of resources and develop materials such as pathfinders and webquests to facilitate access and promote learning. Issues such as copyright, technology planning, and grant writing will also be explored.
Instructor: Annette Lamb, Ph.D.
National and state initiatives related to people with disabilities increasingly stress maximization of their independence, whether in school, employment, or daily living environments.
This three-credit hour graduate focuses on access to information as a critical element to sustained independence. Topics include specific materials, services, and assistive technologies available to meet the needs of various types of disabilities.
Instructor: Marilyn Irwin, Ph.D.