e-Learning from ACRL
ACRL offers a number of online learning opportunities to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. If you have a question about an e-Learning opportunity, contact Jon Stahler, jstahler@ala.org.
New! ACRL announces Frequent Learner Program details.
Note to CACUL members: ACRL is now offering its nonmember rates to CACUL members in Canadian dollars (the rates are stated in Canadian dollars but charges will be made in US dollar equivalents). The discount does not apply to opportunities where ACRL is partnering with another organization to offer e-learning.
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Registration for all ACRL e-Learning opens approximately one month prior to seminar/Webcast start dates.
Online Seminars (multi-week, delivered through Moodle)
Web Design and Construction for Libraries Part 1: XHTML and CSS (September 7 - October 2, 2009)
This course focuses on the basics of Web site planning and design and content development with a concentration on academic libraries. The course will also examine Web standards, usability, and accessibility. XHTML and CSS (external) will be introduced. Students will be expected to be able to create a basic HTML Web page before beginning the course. However XHTML/HTML basics tutorials will be provided for those who need more practice. Students will plan and design a representative site during the course.Introduction to Website Usability (September 14 - October 2, 2009)
For very little investment in staff hours and training you can reap tremendous benefits by connecting with the users of your library website and web based applications through usability testing. This three-week course is designed for the librarian or library IT staff person who is interested in setting up a usability program but doesn’t know where to begin.Instructional Design for Online Teaching and Learning (October 5-31, 2009)
In this four week hands-on course the intellectual focus will be on using good instructional design and Web page design principles. Participants will also be introduced to Web-based Teaching techniques and materials using standard Web pages and the Moodle LMS. This course requires a significant amount of hands-on learning-activities , project work, and readings. This work will result in a completed instructional design plan for an instructional unit - course/workshop/tutorial - of the participants choice for a learner group of their choice with teacher guidance and approval.Copyright and the Library Part 1: The Basics Including the DMCA (October 5 - 23, 2009)
In this course, students will learn to think in terms of U.S. copyright law. Students will focus on building understanding of current copyright law, creating a “copyright palette” for their libraries, and assessing a library’s legal risk with regard to current U.S. copyright law. Additionally, students will build an understanding of the Fair Use clause, as well as how to legally apply fair use in the library, classroom, and broader campus environments.Implementing Online Teaching and Learning: Using Moodle and Other Web 2.0 Features (Nov 9 - Dec 5, 2009)
In this four week hands-on course we will overview of the state-of-the-art of online teaching and learning technology and its applications. We will review the use of teaching materials created with multi-media plug-ins and classroom communications tools and specifically the Moodle LMS. This course requires a significant amount of hands-on learning-activities , project work, and readings. This work will result in a completed instructional unit e.g., short course/workshop/tutorial implemented on the teachers Moodle LMS or on an LMS or simple Web site of students' choice.Electronic Collection Development for the Academic E-Library (Nov 9 - Dec 5, 2009)
In this hands-on course you will learn to create an academic e-library collection development plan for free and fee-based Web-accessible resources for a patron community of your choice. Students will focus on developing a collection plan for one library patron group of their choice. Patron groups may include: faculty, students, researchers, general public, subject specialists, etc. This collection plan will be developed in five parts. Each part includes lecture, discussion and hands-on activities that will step participants through creating or assessing a collection plan for developing a e-library collection.
Live Webcasts (one to two hours, delivered through online classroom)
Webcasts take place in an interactive, online classroom environment with one user/one login. If you select the group rate, one person must register, login, and keyboard during the event. A group registration allows an institution to project the Webcast to participants in the same location.
Academic Librarianship by Design: Enhancing the Libraries Integration into Course/Learning Management Systems (July 28, 2009)
This webcast will explore the various methods that libraries can employ to further integrate their services and information literacy programs into Course/Learning Management Systems(e.g. Blackboard, ANGEL, eCollege). This integration is crucial because students and faculty are increasingly using these systems as a primary means to deliver course content. It is vital that the library be fully integrated into this environment to take advantage of the resources sharing, communication, and assessment tools that these systems offer. Using Blended Librarian principles, the webcast will also explore and examine current ‘case studies’ that demonstrate how to appropriately identify and design library services for a Course/Learning Management System environment both at a course-level and a system-level.Cyber Zed Shed Webcast Series 1: Facebook, Twitter, and Sprout (August 18, 2009)
Miss the ACRL 2009 National Conference in Seattle or one of the Cyber Zed Shed presentations? Now is your chance to check out what you may have missed! Learn how librarians are using new technologies in innovative ways! Cyber Zed Shed Webcast presentations, similar to their in-person National Conference versions, are 20 minutes in length each, including 5-10 minutes for participant questions and answers. In our first online series of the Cyber Zed Shed webcasts, we will be presenting three topics: Facebook, Twitter, and Sprout. Learn how other libraries and librarians are using these technologies in their own libraries and how to apply these technologies in your library!Information Commons 101 (September 22, 2009)
Is your institution in the planning phase for a library renovation or addition that includes a space that will serve as an information or learning commons? If so, this webcast will provide an overview of some of the key planning components you should take into consideration as you develop a program for the facility. Today’s information or learning commons combine access to digital and print content, access to technology, access to expert assistance, and often access to other campus services. Many institutions focus on selecting furniture and choosing equipment as they plan their commons, and they postpone discussion of some of the elements that can actually be key to the success of their facility – namely, the kinds of services that will be offered and the kinds of staff expertise that will be available.Podcasting for Libraries ( October 1, 2009)
Podcasting is like an Internet radio show, or a blog with audio. It uses the power of RSS syndication to automatically deliver new episodes to listeners. There are millions of podcasts available, covering nearly any topic imaginable. Any library can produce a podcast using free software and inexpensive hardware. If you can post to a blog and talk into a microphone, you can create a podcast. How can your library use podcasting as a tool for teaching, promotion, outreach and programming?Next Generation Information Commons: Retooling and Refining the Vision (October 13, 2009)
Some information commons are now more than ten years old and are in need of refreshing in terms of conception, configuration, technologies, and services. Others are so popular that additions are planned, either adjacent to the existing commons, on other floors, or in other buildings on campus. Through the use of principles and practical examples, participants will learn about trends in information and learning commons. A wide variety of photos will be used to illustrate the presentation.The Role of the Librarian in Combating Student Plagiarism (October 20, 2009)
Like other educators, librarians are aware of the growing instances of student plagiarism and academic dishonesty that take place on college campuses. Librarians frequently anecdotally discuss discipline faculty’s revulsion toward the growth of student plagiarism that has seemingly grown in tandem with our society’s dependence on digital texts found on the Internet. We acknowledge that this problem is often an effective hook to convince reluctant faculty to bring students into the library for instruction. However once we get these professors and students into our library classrooms, we typically have a hard time presenting curricular content that focuses on anti-plagiarism student learning outcomes and/or developing additional outreach techniques that can be included in information literacy outreach and instruction to both faculty and students.Introduction to Taxonomy Development (November 10, 2009)
ACRL/TLT Group Online Information Literacy Seminar Series
ACRL and TLT Group have partnered to offer a multipart seminar series on information literacy. Seminars consist of multiple live Webcasts coupled with online readings.
Information Literacy and Assessment
An ACRL/TLT Group Online Seminar
Wednesdays, May 6, 13, and 20 2009 at 1-2 pm EDT
Debra Gilchrist, Pierce College, and Anne Zald, University of Washington.
How can you assess Information Literacy?
Should you assess the process or what students find? How do we determine the effectiveness of our information literacy programs? How do we know as teaching librarians we are making the impact we want in the classroom? Educators often ponder these questions and others connected with IL programs. Bring your questions and opinions to this seminar for lively discussion in a search for answers.
More Information and workshop feesCheck your institution's current TLT Group subscriber status.
REGISTER HERE for workshops and/or Individual Membership and FridayLive!
All of The TLT Group's online offerings always include use of "low threshold" tools, examination of controversial issues, options for participants with a range of experience, and suggestions for assessment as you integrate what you've learned into your repertoire.Be sure to visit the TLT Group's schedule calendar to view a full list of offerings.