WISE COURSES FOR WINTER SESSION
2006, TERM 1 [SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2006]
- Please remember than only 3-5 spaces in total are available
in each course for WISE students in All the
participating institutions. There is no guarantee that there
will be space for you in any of these courses.
- You should not request a space in a WISE course unless you
are reasonably sure you will actually take the course. It causes
logistical problems to "take up" a space then drop
the course at the last minute.
- All courses have
the four MLIS Core Courses as required pre-requisites: LIBR
500, LIBR 510, LIBR 540 & LIBR 560. Other
required pre-requisites are noted in the individual course descriptions.
If you are in the MAS program you should ask Mary Sue Stephenson
[MLIS Chair] about whether or not you have taken the relevant
equivalent courses in the MAS program.
- Students who wish to take one of the available courses will
be registered in LIBR
593: Seminar
- Students may take a maximum of two WISE courses [6 credits]
as part of their MLIS or Joint MAS/MLIS program
- Student must agree to the course parameters of the host institution
including course management tools, grading, and dates of term
- Student must have access to technology necessary for completion
of course
- Student must have the technical knowledge to complete course
successfully
- If you wish to take a course please send Mary Sue Stephenson
an e-mail [mss@interchange.ubc.ca]
with the name of each course you wish to take.
- Female
Voices in Historical Narratives [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- From
picture books to teen novels, from history to folktale,
this course will examine the voices of women and girls
as they tell their own stories and as stories are told
about them. We will work from a list of titles, most
published within the past five years, and will read
and discuss some of them together and some as individual
projects. The emphasis in the course will be on reading
widely and on intense engagement with the texts. Students
will have the opportunity to create book lists, book
talks, and/or Web pages to explore their interpretations
of this literature. Prerequisites: coursework in children's
literature plus experience working with children and
literature; experience using email and basic World
Wide Web searching techniques; your own reliable Internet
account; and the hardware and software required for
an online course (see Technical Requirements at http://rutgersonline.net).
- Institution: Rutgers University
- Class Number: 17:611:543
- Faculty: 17:611:543
- Start Date: 9/5/2006
- End Date: 12/15/2006
- Last Add Date: 9/8/2006
- Syllabus Link: coming soon
- High Tech Learning [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program
in December 2006]
- The
Internet is overflowing with resources that help
educators connect books with technology-rich
resources. Unfortunately, it's often difficult
to locate worthwhile resources and build effective,
efficient, and appealing curriculum materials.
This three-credit hour graduate examines how
Internet resources, educational software, and
technology tools can be used to engage learners
through motivating and meaningful learning environments.
Explore trends in teaching, learning, and technology
including online reading resources, technology-rich
literature circles, and book-based webquests.
Learn to create interdisciplinary, thematic,
web-based units that address common standards
and benchmarks in reading/literacy, as well as
other subject areas. Includes blogging, wikis,
and other hot topics.
- Institution: Indiana
University - Indianapolis
- Class Number: L595
- Faculty: Annette
Lamb
- Start Date: 8/23/2006
- End Date: 12/11/2006
- Last Add Date: 8/16/2006
- Syllabus Link: coming soon
- Human Interaction
with Computers [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- Institution:Syracuse University
- Class Number: IST
649
- Faculty: Thomas
Martin
- Start Date: 8/28/2006
- End Date: 12/8/2006
- Last Add Date:
- Syllabus Link: coming soon
- Information Industry
Strategies [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- Institution: Syracuse
University
- Class Number: IST
775
- Faculty: Ian
MacInnes
- Start Date: 8/28/2006
- End Date: 12/8/2006
- Last Add Date: 8/18/2006
- Syllabus Link: coming soon
- Information Inquiry & Literacy
for K-12 [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- 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.
- Institution: Indiana
University - Indianapolis
- Class Number: L551
- Faculty: Annette
Lamb
- Start Date: 8/23/2006
- End Date: 12/11/2006
- Last Add Date: 8/16/2006
- Syllabus Link: http://eduscapes.com/info
- Information Use [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program
in December 2006]
- Nature and use of
information and knowledge; model of information/knowledge
cycle; information transfer systems in society; structure
and functions of information systems; information users
and their needs. Methods of inquiry and problem solving.
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, students
will: Understand fundamental concepts in the study of
information and its use. Appreciate the role of institutions
and individuals in generating and disseminating information
to users ?? Be acquainted with methods of inquiry for
the study of information and information use. Be familiar
with some of the past and current research in information
use. Understand components and functions of information
systems and services and how they relate to users' needs.
Be aware of current issues pertaining to information
access. Appreciate the role of technology in information
use Be prepared for further study in information needs,
information generation, information transfer, and information
systems
- Institution: The
University of Maryland
- Class Number: LBSC
601
- Faculty: Marianne
Ryan
- Start Date: 8/30/2006
- End Date: 12/20/2006
- Last Add Date: 8/15/2006
- Syllabus Link: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/The%20University%20of%20Maryland-LBSC%20601-Fall%202006(3.20.2006).doc
- Managing
Information Systems Projects [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program
in December 2006]
- Covers the issues necessary for successful management
of information systems projects. Technical and behavioral
aspects of project management are discussed. Major topics
include:
- Managing the project adoption issues such as selection
and approval of projects, cost/benefit
analysis and requirements analysis;
- Planning for systems development and estimation;
- Scheduling and implementation issues such as project
organization, implementation, and
control;
- Project closure
- Institution: Syracuse
University
- Class Number: IST
645
- Faculty: Robert
Emborski
- Start Date: 8/28/2006
- End Date: 12/8/2006
- Last Add Date: 8/18/2006
- Syllabus Link: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/Syracuse
University-IST575 M002 37862-Spring 2006(8.10.2005).pdf [previous
offering]
- Motivational Aspects
of Information Use [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- Theories
of motivation and behavior affecting information
use in learning, workplace, and virtual environments.
Emphasis on applying motivational theories and
models to management practices in information
organizations and to the design of information
resources and presentations.
- Institution: Syracuse
University
- Class Number: IST
617
- Faculty: Ruth
Small
- Start Date: 8/28/2006
- End Date: 12/8/2006
- Last Add Date: 8/18/2006
- Syllabus Link: coming
soon
- Organizational
Information Security
[should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- Personnel/organizational
skills for information security managers and officers:
staffing, training, certification, incentives, and
evaluation of information security personnel, non-security
IT personnel, etc.; organizational development related
to security awareness, threats, and responses; and
ethics/codes of behavior in information security.
- Institution: Syracuse University
- Class Number: IST
629 M001
19902
- Faculty: Saira
Haque
- Start Date:
12/8/2006
- End Date:
12/8/2006
- Last Add Date:
12/8/2006
- Syllabus Link: coming soon
- Poetry for Children and Young
Adults [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- This course will assist teachers and librarians in
selecting, evaluating, and encouraging the
informed enjoyment of poetry written for children and
young adults. We will cover poetry written in the twentieth
century only. In this course you will look closely at
poetic structures and language, engage in close readings
of poems by a variety of poets, and expand upon their
understanding of the relationship of poetry and illustration.
Other topics to be studied will include the poetry of
under-represented people, and the room for inventiveness
and self-expression within a single verse form (such
as the haiku). Assignments will consist of developing
lesson plans and/or web pages to support poetry in the
curriculum, compiling a short anthology of poems for
a specific grade, and creating original illustration
or illustrations (can be computer art, pen and ink, crayon,
or other media) for a selected poem. You will also prepare
several short critical essays and participate in web-based
discussion. Prerequisites: coursework in children's literature
plus experience working with children and literature;
experience using email and basic World Wide Web searching
techniques; your own reliable Internet account; and the
hardware and software required for an online course (see
Technical Requirements at http://rutgersonline.net).
- Institution:Rutgers University
- Class Number: L595
- Faculty: Saira
Haque
- Start Date: 9/5/2006
- End
Date: 12/15/2006
- Last Add Date: 9/8/2006
- Syllabus Link: coming soon
- The
School Library Media Specialist [should
not be taken by students completing their SLAIS program in
December 2006]
- A
school is a learning community. Each teacher and child
comes with a unique set of experiences that contribute
to the community of learning. The school library media
center offers a wide variety of resources and opportunities.
However, the enthusiastic leadership of a teacher librarian
is essential to bring the potential of information
and learning resources alive for both teachers and
students. This three credit hour course focuses on
the role of the school library media specialist as
an educational leader and center administrator. Emphasis
is placed on the evolving role of the teacher librarian
as a critical player in the learning community including
manager, collaborator, collection and curriculum developer,
facilities designer, fiscal agent, planner, advocate,
promoter, and evaluator. In addition to building professional
knowledge and skills in traditional areas, this course
explores accountability, administration, and advocacy
aspects of the media specialist's critical leadership
role in the learning community.
- Institution:
Indiana
University - Indianapolis
- Class Number:
L553
- Faculty: Larry
Johnson
- Start Date:
8/23/2006
- End Date:
12/11/2006
- Last Add Date:
8/16/2006
- Syllabus Link:
http://eduscapes.com/sms
