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Course Outline

Evaluation & Grading

Assignments:

* Annotations
* Quizzes
* Hypermedia Project
* Presentation
* Discussion

Assigned Readings

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LSC 528

Instructional Technology in Library and Information Services
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Herb Carson
5 Rodman Hall

Phone: (401) 874-4646
FAX: (401) 874-4964
E-mail: chcarson@uri.edu

Any student with a documented disability is welcome to contact me as early in the semester as possible so that we may arrange reasonable accommodations.  As part of this process, please be in touch with Disability Services for Students office at 330 Memorial Union. 874-2098.

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to instructional design, development, and motivation theories and their application in producing instructional materials, including emerging technology in library and information environments.

Course Objectives

As a result of this course, you will:

1. define, describe and discuss theories and principles of human learning, teaching, and instructional design. (GSLIS: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*
2.  design effective, efficient, and appealing instruction using instructional design principles. (GSLIS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*
3.  discuss the characteristics of text, graphics, photographs, audio, amd video and associated hardware in instructional and informational settings. (GSLIS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11)*
4.  plan, produce and evaluate a hypermedia presentation for instructional or information purposes. (GSLIS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*
5.  plan, produce, present, and evaluate a lesson using a systems approach. (GSLIS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*
6.   discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both traditional and emerging technologies in providing (a) information, (b) education, (c) culture, and (d) recreation to users of libraries and media centers; (GSLIS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*

* Numbers in parentheses refer to relevant University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Educational Outcomes and Rhode Island Department of Education Beginning Teacher Standards.

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