Subject: Call for ALA-ALCTS Instructors
From: "Gammon,Julia A" <jgammon_at_uakron.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:04:10 -0400
Pardon the duplication:
Call for Instructors for ALA-ALCTS Web Courses
ALCTS needs knowledgeable librarians from all kinds of libraries to
teach additional sections of its popular online courses. ALCTS offers
three continuing education courses over the Web and is in the process of
developing several more. We would like to offer multiple sections of
some courses targeted to participants from the same type of library.
We are recruiting knowledgeable librarians to teach additional sections of
· Fundamentals of Acquisitions Web Course
· Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions Web Course
· Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management Web Course
· New courses in areas of collections and technical services
Please visit the ALCTS Web site for additional information about the
courses at
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/index.cfm
Courses are provided over a five or six week period. They are composed
of self-paced modules and include interaction with the instructors and
classmates. This typically involves four weeks of instruction with one
week of wrap up; there is no final class grade. The courses are already
developed and ready to use; no additional editing is needed. Instructors
would participate in evaluations and have the opportunity to recommend
updates to the course content as needed.
To ensure consistency of instruction and a high value experience for
participants, course instructor training has ordinarily had several
components:
1. Take the course as a participant.
2. Repeat the course shadowing the instructor, with access to the
instructor interface.
3. Team-teach the course with an experienced instructor.
4. Teach the course solo.
A modest honorarium will also be paid for solo teaching each session.
If enough qualified applicants are identified, we would be able to
create special “train the trainer” sections of the course that would
allow us to accelerate the instructor training process.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in becoming an instructor for an ALCTS Web Course,
please complete the online instructor application at
http://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-web-course-instructor-application/.
You will be asked to:
· Include a statement of interest (300 words maximum)
· Specify the areas in which you are interested in teaching
(acquisitions, collection development, serials, preservation, etc.)
· Attach a copy of your resume.
Upon submission, the application will be send to Julia Gammon, chair of
the ALCTS Education Committee. Review will be completed by the
appropriate section level committees.
The deadline for applications is May 4, 2009.
Julia Gammon
Head, Acquisitions Dept. University Libraries
& Interim Marketing Manager University of Akron Press
University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1708
330.972-6254 (p)
330.972.5132 (f)
jgammon_at_uakron.edu
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