Teaching with Technology. An Academic Librarian's Guide

✍ Scribed by Joe Williams and Susan Goodwin (Eds.)

Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 171
Series: Chandos Information Professional Series
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This practical book introduces readers to the current technology topics and issues facing today's academic instruction and reference librarians. The book provides up-to-date overviews of cutting edge technologies, offers an insight on current educational uses and applications of these new tools, and discusses common problems and pitfalls librarians may encounter when incorporating current technologies into their instruction services. Chapters are written by experienced practitioners, providing detailed information on best practices and common pitfalls using today's technologies. Topics include teaching with streaming video, chat-based virtual reference services, wireless networking, weblogs and course management software.

Describes concrete applications of technology for todays academic library instruction programs
Discusses the academic librarian's role as both educator and technology innovator
Evaluates new technologies from an instructional (rather than a reference or access) services viewpoint

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of figures and tables, Pages ix-x
About the contributors, Pages xi-xiv
List of acronyms, Pages xv-xvi
Introduction, Pages xvii-xviii, Joe M. Williams
1 - Screencasting 101: online video tutorials for library instruction, Pages 1-22, Susan P. Goodwin
2 - Blogs, wikis, RSS and podcasting: Web 2.0 tools for academic librarians and educators, Pages 23-64, B. Lynn Eades, Barrie E. Hayes
3 - Virtual reference and instruction, Pages 65-86, Amy VanScoy, Megan Oakleaf
4 - Mobile computing, Pages 87-99, Joe M. Williams
5 - Beyond the keyboard: optimising technology spaces for collaborative learning, instruction and service, Pages 101-123, Jennifer Sharkey
6 - Libraries in the course management systems learning environment, Pages 125-138, Jane Quigley, Barbara Knauff, Susan Fliss
7 - Academic librarians in the age of videoconferencing: tools for teaching, collaboration and professional development, Pages 139-154, Susan Fliss, Colleen Wheeler, Calvin Williams
Conclusion, Pages 153-154, Joe M. Williams
Index, Pages 155-157

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