• No travel to campus required, totally online
• Next sessions:
  EDUC 744 940 Summer 2009
  3 graduate credits

Past participants' comments and pathfinder projects.

Topics include studies about collaboration, overcoming obstacles to collaboration and ways to make collaboration work in any type of learning environment. Discussions will explore how to plan with other teachers and work with administrators to create more adaptive schedules. Activities will explore an assortment of tools to create a learning environment where all students can become independent learners and researchers.

Each module provides opportunities for participants to share ideas and participate in discussion with the instructor and peers. Participants may work with one other participants as a team. Ongoing participation in engaged discussion is an important part of the class.

You will connect to learning modules and class discussion via the World Wide Web and retrieve readings, submit assignments, engage in discussion with other participants ,and interact with the instructor for frequent feedback of support.

At the conclusion of the course each participant will reflect about his/her role, the school library media program's role and develop approaches for program enhancement.

The course is conducted online with no travel to campus required. You may participate using your home or work computer..

Additional online classes are listed in the online catalog.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Apply current research and best practices for building effective classroom and school library collaborative relationships when designing instructional units. (WI DPI 10)
2. Apply information literacy teaching strategies with diverse teachers and varied curricular areas. (WI DPI 10)
3. Apply techniques to teach classroom research study skills including how to locate, access and evaluate information found in Web-based databases, take notes, prepare citations and build bibliographies. (WI DPI 4)
4. Create and organize pathfinders and reference guides for collaborative school library and classroom lessons. (WI DPI 7)
5. Model and teach legal and ethical practice related to copyright laws, citation of sources, and fair use policies. (WI DPI 4)
6. Design web based assessments for collaborative research projects in the classroom. (WI DPI 8)
7. Integrate school library print and non-print resources into all curriculum areas. (WI DPI 7)
8. Design developmentally appropriate research opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies. (WI DPI 7)
9. Develop a research project for implementation by librarian and teacher including collaboration responsibilities, overview, content area standards, time frame, pathfinder or wiki, culminating activity, assessment rubrics, and adaptations for the diverse needs of students’ developmental stages and learning styles. (WI DPI 7)
10. Collaborate with teachers to identify resources and cooperatively develop research projects utilizing a wide range of critical thinking activities and information processing strategies in a technology-enhanced environment. (WI DPI 10)
11. Facilitate technology-enhanced learning environments that support content standards, information literacy standards, and student technology standards. (WI DPI 4)

Alignment with Standards

Course objectives are aligned with the following standards:

Alignment with National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for Library Media Specialists: Standard II: Knowledge of Teaching and Learning

Accomplished library media specialists collaborate with teachers to identify resources and develop and teach a wide range of learning activities.

Accomplished library media specialists know how to deliver instruction and how to train and work with students and teachers in critical thinking, information processing, and emerging technologies.

Accomplished library media specialists establish an active and positive learning environment essential to the achievement of all learners.

Accomplished library media specialists, often in collaboration with the classroom teacher, develops effective group management strategies.

Accomplished library media specialists strengthen and support school, district and state curricula.

Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI) (4, 7, 8, 10)

International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers(NETS-T I, II, III, V, VI)

Course Outline

All required readings will be available online

It is recommended that you are familiar with the concepts presented in Information Power, the national school library media program guidelines. (American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. AASL and AECT, 1998).

Instructor
Jo Dervan - background information

You will need to be able to send and receive attachments, preferably with Microsoft Word or Appleworks. You may also need to receive and open PDF files and Microsoft Powerpoint files.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Complete the system checkup on this website, https://uwstout.courses.wisconsin.edu/
by clicking on the link that says: Check your system.

Review the list of compatible/recommended browsers and software programs for Learn@UWStout at the Online Help Desk.

If you have any questions about these preferences, please call one of the numbers listed below and indicate that you are a UW-Stout student needing help with Learn@UW-Stout . Help is available 7 days a week.

• 1-888-435-7589 select option 3
, or
• 1-608-264-4357 select option 3

Take a few minutes to review the Frequently Asked Questions, (FAQs).

Registration:
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Tuition is payable by university billing, MasterCard, or Visa.
Participants may select the payment plan option in fall and spring, but it is not available during summer session. Refund policy

Enrollment is limited to twenty participants; register online .

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For additional information, e-mail your comments or questions to: School of Education Online Professional Development
Online Professional Development Coordinator
School of Education
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
phone: (715) 642-0209 or 715-232-2253

Orientation Activities
After you are enrolled, review the orientation activities, Student Expectations and Responsibilities and Academic Expectations and Dishonesty Policy .