Technology Infused Instruction for the Educational Community
A Guide for School Library Specialists
Published on 1. December 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-8108-5118-4 (ISBN)
Description
The school library is a high profile program, and the rest of the school community assumes that the library media specialists know how to use the technology within the library. Since the major barrier for technology integration remains lack of training, the library media specialist can serve as the ideal model of technology learning and teaching. By closely examining how instruction and learning interact with technology, library media specialists have the ability to facilitate and optimize technology's impact on a formidable audience. This guide opens by detailing learning and instruction, with a focus on adult learners. Farmer then outlines how learning changes with the incorporation of technology, discusses the planning and management aspects of professional development, and offers a series of professional development workshops and instruction that incorporate technology. Each chapter focuses on a unique audience or a unique technology. Targeted audiences include K-12 school faculty, volunteer library staff, parents, administrators, board members, and community members. The volume closes with a convenient glossary and bibliography.
Reviews / Votes
This is a very thorough treatment of embedding technology into the role of the teacher librarian....This book challenges teacher-librarians who have already achieved a high level of technical competence and encourages them to take on a leadership role. * Australian Library Journal * Library media teachers who provide staff development would do well to read this concise manual, which provides a welcome shortcut for the training of teachers and parents in the use of technology....Great professional-development reading to add to your repertoire. * School Library Journal, 10/1/2005 * Farmer's (California State U., Long Beach) library media specialists guide addresses the use of technology to provide professional development for adult learners. Coverage includes an overview of instructional design for adults; the impact of technology on adults and the learning process; planning content and delivery; the use of technology as a tool, and matching tools with instruction and learning; blending information literacy and technology literacy; and the concept of 'communities of practice.' The second half of the text features a series of professional development workshops incorporating technology, designed for specific audiences - K-12 faculty, paid and volunteer library staff, parents, administrators, board members, and community members. * Reference and Research Book News *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-5118-4 (9780810851184)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Lesley Farmer, professor at California State University, Long Beach, coordinates the Library Media Teacher Services Credential program.
Content
Part 1 The Context Chapter 2 1 Introduction Chapter 3 2 Instructional Design for Adults Chapter 4 3 The Impact of Technology on Adults Chapter 5 4 Management of Professional Development Chapter 6 5 Technology as a Tool Chapter 7 6 Melding Information Literacy and Technology Chapter 8 7 Communities of Practice Part 9 The Practice Chapter 10 8 Information Literacy Workshops for Elementary School Faculty Chapter 11 9 Information Literacy Workshops for Middle School Faculty Chapter 12 10 Information Literacy Workshops for High School Faculty Chapter 13 11 Library Procedures Coaching for Paid and Volunteer Library Staff Chapter 14 12 Supporting Student Learning for Parents Chapter 15 13 Supporting Library Programs for Administrators and Board Members Chapter 16 14 Supporting Library Programs for Community Members Part 17 Glossary Part 18 Bibliography Part 19 Index Part 20 About the Author