| Course: |
LTA
190 Soaring to Excellence
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| Code: |
17077 (needed
to register)
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Dates: |
November 16, 2001, January 18, 2002 & March 22, 2002
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| Tuition: |
US$111
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Location: |
Students are responsible
for confirming their viewing location. Contact your
local library system to determine if they will be subscribing to the
series or call 1-800-3-LINKUP (1-800-354-6587) to determine your closest viewing
location. If room permits, Soaring students in the College of DuPage
area may be able to view the teleconferences live on the set. Space
is limited so if you are interested please choose this option when
completing your course booklet request form.
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Credit: |
Three quarter hour credits may be earned. For those enrolled in
College of DuPage's Library Technology program, these teleconferences
can fulfill your "Selected Topic" requirement.
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| Time: |
All
teleconferences air from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Textbook: |
| 1. |
No traditional textbook purchase is required.
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| 2. |
Students will receive a free, required course booklet.
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| 3. |
Students will create their own unique
textbooks by completing these assignments.
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| General Overview of Assignments |
View
View each of the three teleconferences. Ask your site coordinator to provide a tape of the
teleconference if you miss a session or wish to review material.
Read
Four articles are required for each of the three teleconferences. Two articles will be
suggested by the presenter, and two articles will be selected and located by the student.
Reflect
Consider these questions:
- How might you use what you've learned at your library (or at a library in the future)?
- What did you learn that was new, surprising or that you agree or disagree with?
Write
Record the bibliographic information using samples provided. Record your reflections
beneath the citation. You will be creating an annotated bibliography.
Create
Create a chapter of each of the teleconferences consisting of:
- Title of the teleconference.
- Presenter outline.
- Student notes.
- Annotated bibliography of three readings related to the subject.
- Copies of the articles.
- Any supplementary materials you wish to include.
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Final Project
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The
final project involves applying one concept or practical idea you learned from
Soaring
to Excellence to a library you choose. Detailed information is included in the course
booklet.
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| Materials |
Each
registered student receives:
- an introductory letter,
- a course booklet including:
- the name of the course instructor,
- directions on submitting assignments,
- a course syllabus,
- teleconference outlines and bibliographies,
- three quarter hours of college credit upon successful completion of assignments.
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