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Education for the Common Good: A Student Perspective on Including Social Justice in LIS Education
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Helkenberg, Davin; Schoenberger, Nicole; Kooy, S. A. Vander; Pemberton, Amanda; Ali, Karim; Bartlett, Sarah; Clair, Jillian; Crombleholme, Sydney; Dee, Alison; DePierro, Kristy; Greenwood, Timothy; Lobzun, Meagan; Petersen, Cassandra; Saunders, Sabrina Redwing; Tarzi, Mary; Ward, Kristyn; Zip, Stacey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper was produced as a collaborative project by a Progressive Librarianship class at an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program located in Canada. Recent research in LIS has identified a need for issues of social justice to be discussed more prominently in LIS education. From a uniquely student perspective,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Information Science Education, Library Science
Enabling Gender-Inclusivity in LIS Education through Epistemology, Ethics, and Essential Questions
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Fox, Melodie J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2014
Epistemology, or the study of knowledge and knowing, is foundational for Library and Information Science (LIS) programs, as the recognition of different conceptions of how people "know" can help LIS professions handle diversity, especially gender diversity. The incorporation of epistemology can provide LIS students with more…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science Education, Library Education, Gender Differences
Collaborative Learning in Wikis
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Chang, Yun-Ke; Morales-Arroyo, Miguel Angel; Than, Hla; Tun, Zarchi; Wang, Zhujun – Education for Information, 2011
Wikis are a supporting tool for pupils' learning and collaboration. Tasks such as cooperative authoring, joined workbooks creation, document review, group assignments, reflection notes and others have been tried out using wikis as a facilitating tool [1]. However, few studies have reported how students actually perceive some well-claimed benefits.…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Learning Experience
A Survey of Digital Library Education.
Saracevic, Tefko; Dalbello, Marija – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Presents results from a survey on the current state of digital library education in academic institutions. Examines the rationale and orientation for digital library education. Suggests several models that have emerged in the teaching of digital libraries and in incorporation of relevant topics into various curricula. (AEF)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Science, Information Technology
Technology and New Directions in Professional Development: Applications of Digital Video, Peer Review, and Self-Reflection
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Collins, James L.; Cook-Cottone, Catherine P.; Robinson, Judith Schick; Sullivan, Roberta R. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2004
Pedagogical applications of technology--including digital video, course management systems, online discussion forums, and CD-ROM com-pilations--for development of professional skills were tested in three distinct professional graduate programs. Role-playing, peer review, and self-reflection instructional methods were technologically enhanced by…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Management Systems, Professional Development, Library Science
The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Reference Service and Bibliographic Instruction. Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science, Number 87.
Pitkin, Gary M., Ed. – 1995
Librarians need to be aware of the technologies involved with change and the ways in which technologies will impact the total organization and its provision of services. The library school curriculum must be restructured in order to prepare future librarians for the reality of technological change and help them become able to manage information in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Global Approach