What would good online LIS education look like?
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This movie is my post to the Australian Library and Information Association's Sydney blog for 17 June 2011. For #blogjune information professionals are blogging daily throughout June.
I talk about what I think online learning would...
This movie is my post to the Australian Library and Information Association's Sydney blog for 17 June 2011. For #blogjune information professionals are blogging daily throughout June.
I talk about what I think online learning would look like if the Spirit of Ranganathan waved his magic wand and made it work. I start with what I think we aim to do when we teach information professionals at university and then look at what online learning could do to reach those goals.
On my wishlist is - teachers using online video easy to use self-managed online content management systems for those who know how more remote involvement by people with international and professional expertise more self-marking exercises better peer marking systems easier ways for students to share their discoveries with each other and automatic assessment metrics (like Google analytics for course material usage). I also wish for more opportunities for face to face contact among online students in ways that promote genuine social learning rather than fake conversations for assessment purposes.
During the movie I mention three resources that I say I will add here:
1. Chris Anderson talking about the revolution in communications brought on by video: http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_how_web_video_powers_global_innovation.html
2. Kate Davis using Wordpress in LIS education: http://virtuallyalibrarian.com/2011/06/09/the-social-classroom-presentation-on-teaching-in-social-media-spaces/
3. Michael Stephens and Kenley Neufeld using Wordpress in LIS education: http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2011/05/buddypress-libraries-and-higher-education-an-interview-with-kenley-neufeld-and-michael-
3. Australian Teaching and Learning Council "Re-conceptualising and re-positioning Australian library and information science education for the twenty-first century" project site: http://www.liseducation.org.au/
Barbara Craig
I'm getting more excited about what I want to do with the online learning and what we can use to get information and keep in touch with our patrons and their needs and wants. Plus keeping in touch with other librarians and professionals.
Thank you!