LIBR 233-01
LIBR 233-10
School Library Media Centers
Spring 2012 Greensheet

Dr. David Loertscher
E-mail
Phone (Home): 801-532-1165
Phone (Cell): 801-755-1122
Office Location: Salt Lake City UT
Office Hours: Available by email and telephone at any time.

We do not use D2L for this Course. The Instructor and Graduate Asst. will enroll you in the course website and grading program

Course Description

A seminar designed to explore the role of the teacher librarian and the school library media program/learning commons in the educational community. Emphasis will be on the creation of effective learning environment, involvement in the curriculum and teaching process, the role of technology in learning, as well as philosophies of service and management. 3 units.

Course Prerequisites: LIBR204

Course Objectives

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will know and understand the components of an effective learning commons program across a wide spectrum of programmatic and administrative topics.
2. Students will be expected to translate that body of knowledge into a working plan of action for an actual learning commons program in an elementary or secondary school. The two major programmatic thrusts of this course are developing a program for reading and enhancing learning through technology.
3. Students will be able to sort through and articulate practice as it reflects tradition in the field vs. the push into the future. One way this will begin to happen is through ahe emerging AASL documents of 2007/2008.
4. Students will understand and begin to build the competencies designed by the State of California for Teacher Librarians and demonstrate these competencies through a portfolio that will satisfy both the state and SJSU.
5. Students will create a Virtual Learning Commons, develop their own Personal Learning Envirnoment, be able to create a physical Learning Commons, and create a Vision Project detailing the concept of the Learning Commons and its impact on teaching and learning.

LIBR 233 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:

• articulate the ethics, values and foundational principles of library and information professionals and their role in the promotion of intellectual freedom;
• recognize the social, cultural and economic dimensions of information use;
• apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
• use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users;
• evaluate programs and services on specified criteria.

In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:

• compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice;
• apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
• design, query and evaluate information retrieval systems;
• demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other types of information providing entities;
• describe the fundamental concepts of information-seeking behaviors;
• understand the nature of research, research methods and research findings; retrieve, evaluate and synthesize scholarly and professional literature for informed decision-making by specific client groups;
• demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations;
• contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities.

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Course Requirements

Course Website
The content, assignments, and other directions for this course are at: http://www.davidvl.org Find the LIBR233 link there.

Technology Requirements
Please note that the School requires that all incoming students have computer access at home or work as detailed at: http://ischool.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm In addition, this class will employ a variety of web 2.0 aplications.

Communication
The communication part of this course will be conducted on two distance education programs. One is the class website mentioned above.  The other is Blackboard Collaborate. You will be participating in bi-weekly sessions on Collaborate. A new URL is required for reaching bi-weekly sessions. The list of URLs will be listed on the course website. Please visit the Collaborate website to familiarize yourself with the technology. There are a series of tutorials available on their site. You must obtain a microphone and earphones for your computer in order to participate in the weekly sessions.

Also, be sure you are on SLISADMIN so you can get all official messages from the School. Here are the directions: We use an electronic list to keep you informed about important school information. All students are required to be on the list; it is called slisadmin. To join: (1) Go into your email program and in the To: box enter listproc@listproc.sjsu.edu (2) Leave the subject line blank. (3) In the body of the message write subscribe slisadmin yourfirstname yourlastname. For example: subscribe slisadmin Linda Main. (4) send the message. You should receive a confirmation that you are subscribed. Please note: You cannot post to this list. It is merely a way for the faculty and the staff to distribute school-related information. For more information on all the school's electronic lists, please check out: http://ischool.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/electroniclists.htm 

You must also be a member of MySJSU and check your email from that account.

Course Calendar
Check the website for the official dates of online sessions, projects, and due dates.

Textbooks and Readings

Required Textbooks:

• Koechlin, C., Rosenfeld, E., & Loertscher, D. V. (2010). Building a learning commons. Hi Willow Press. Available through Amazon: 193317059X

• Loertscher, D., Koechlin, C., Zwaan, S., & Rosenfeld, E. (2011). The new learning commons where learners win (2nd ed.). LMC Source. Available from the publisher: LMC Source

Recommended Textbooks:

• Williams, R., & Loertscher, D. (2008). In command! Kids and teens build and manage their own information spaces. Hi Willow. Available through LMC Scource.

Grading Scale

The standard SJSU School of Information Grading Scale is utilized for all iSchool courses:

In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:

• C represents Adequate work; a grade of "C" counts for credit for the course;
• B represents Good work; a grade of "B" clearly meets the standards for graduate level work;
  For core courses in the MLIS program (not MARA) — INFO 200, INFO 202, INFO 204 — the iSchool requires that students earn a B in the course. If the grade is less than B (B- or lower) after the first attempt you will be placed on administrative probation.  You must repeat the class the following semester. If -on the second attempt- you do not pass the class with a grade of B or better (not B- but B) you will be disqualified.
  
• A represents Exceptional work; a grade of "A" will be assigned for outstanding work only.

Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA).

University Policies

General Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities of the Student

As members of the academic community, students accept both the rights and responsibilities incumbent upon all members of the institution. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with SJSU's policies and practices pertaining to the procedures to follow if and when questions or concerns about a class arises. See University Policy S90-5 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S90-5.pdf. More detailed information on a variety of related topics is available in the SJSU catalog at http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/LIS.html. In general, it is recommended that students begin by seeking clarification or discussing concerns with their instructor. If such conversation is not possible, or if it does not serve to address the issue, it is recommended that the student contact the Department Chair as a next step.

Dropping and Adding

Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drop, grade forgiveness, etc. Refer to the current semester's Catalog Policies section at http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/policies.html. Add/drop deadlines can be found on the current academic year calendars document on the Academic Calendars webpage at http://www.sjsu.edu/provost/services/academic_calendars/. The Late Drop Policy is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/aars/policies/latedrops/policy/. Students should be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for dropping classes.

Information about the latest changes and news is available at the Advising Hub at http://www.sjsu.edu/advising/.

Consent for Recording of Class and Public Sharing of Instructor Material

University Policy S12-7, http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S12-7.pdf, requires students to obtain instructor's permission to record the course and the following items to be included in the syllabus:

• "Common courtesy and professional behavior dictate that you notify someone when you are recording him/her. You must obtain the instructor's permission to make audio or video recordings in this class. Such permission allows the recordings to be used for your private, study purposes only. The recordings are the intellectual property of the instructor; you have not been given any rights to reproduce or distribute the material."
  • It is suggested that the syllabus include the instructor's process for granting permission, whether in writing or orally and whether for the whole semester or on a class by class basis.
  • In classes where active participation of students or guests may be on the recording, permission of those students or guests should be obtained as well.
• "Course material developed by the instructor is the intellectual property of the instructor and cannot be shared publicly without his/her approval. You may not publicly share or upload instructor generated material for this course such as exam questions, lecture notes, or homework solutions without instructor consent."

Academic integrity

Your commitment, as a student, to learning is evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University. The University Academic Integrity Policy F15-7 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/F15-7.pdf requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The Student Conduct and Ethical Development website is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/studentconduct/.

Campus Policy in Compliance with the American Disabilities Act

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 at http://www.sjsu.edu/president/docs/directives/PD_1997-03.pdf requires that students with disabilities requesting accommodations must register with the Accessible Education Center (AEC) at http://www.sjsu.edu/aec to establish a record of their disability.

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