Dear Lauren
Dear Lauren,
I've been thinking about what form this BLOG should take. I decided to go with the Dear Lauren thinking that the format could be a dialogue between us and that way we would each sign our entries as well. It sets an informal tone I hope.
What I also realized was how the format (design) mirrors much of my attempts this past semester at instructional design. I designed a shared journal project with my intern this semester that basically was an email conversation as she did her practicum with me. The shared journal provided a space for each of us to learn from the experience and from each other. I'm in the process of pairing our school staff with our rising fourth graders as pen pals to encourage writing and build community. And I have been a part of some wonderful email conversations with my teachers.
So I guess what I'm realizing is that this is a format for learning that works for me and it has a feeling of innovation as well. It will be fun to see what we do here. In fact, let's not make it work. At least not yet - save that for when we want academic credit. But maybe this is the form our independent study takes as well.
I'm excited about exploring the concept of information literacy with you. I'm coming at it from a school library angle and you will be coming from an academic angle. Between the two of us we can cover preschool-college and beyond. Because among the questions that interest me are whether we, the information professionals, are information literate? Do we really understand what that means and do we walk the talk? And as I write that I realize that this has also been an emerging instructional design question for me as well. Are we models/mentors for the subjects we teach?
Don't take this too seriously! Let's have fun with it.
Do vegans eat chocolate?
In Friendship,
Sue
I've been thinking about what form this BLOG should take. I decided to go with the Dear Lauren thinking that the format could be a dialogue between us and that way we would each sign our entries as well. It sets an informal tone I hope.
What I also realized was how the format (design) mirrors much of my attempts this past semester at instructional design. I designed a shared journal project with my intern this semester that basically was an email conversation as she did her practicum with me. The shared journal provided a space for each of us to learn from the experience and from each other. I'm in the process of pairing our school staff with our rising fourth graders as pen pals to encourage writing and build community. And I have been a part of some wonderful email conversations with my teachers.
So I guess what I'm realizing is that this is a format for learning that works for me and it has a feeling of innovation as well. It will be fun to see what we do here. In fact, let's not make it work. At least not yet - save that for when we want academic credit. But maybe this is the form our independent study takes as well.
I'm excited about exploring the concept of information literacy with you. I'm coming at it from a school library angle and you will be coming from an academic angle. Between the two of us we can cover preschool-college and beyond. Because among the questions that interest me are whether we, the information professionals, are information literate? Do we really understand what that means and do we walk the talk? And as I write that I realize that this has also been an emerging instructional design question for me as well. Are we models/mentors for the subjects we teach?
Don't take this too seriously! Let's have fun with it.
Do vegans eat chocolate?
In Friendship,
Sue
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