[Libs-Or] SJSU SLIS Congratulates WISE Faculty of the Year Award Recipients

[Nicole Purviance]

SJSU SLIS Instructors Recognized for Online Teaching Excellence

 

The Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) consortium presented
three faculty members from the School of Library and Information Science
(SLIS) at San Jose State University with the Excellence in Online Teaching
Award. SLIS instructors Meredith Farkas, Dr. Michelle Holschuh Simmons, and
Ellen Greenblatt received this national award, which recognizes their
accomplishments as online educators. 

 

Meredith Farkas teaches courses in Web 2.0 participatory technologies.
Students in her courses not only learn about Web 2.0 technologies, but use
them to interact with classmates throughout the semester. Learning
activities incorporate blogs, wikis, screencasts, social bookmarking, and
other participatory technology. "It's wonderful seeing my students continue
to connect with one another (and the topics from class) via Twitter, blogs
and other Web 2.0 technologies once the class is over," said Farkas.

 

Dr. Michelle Holschuh Simmons uses a wide range of online learning tools to
create a lively, interactive learning experience for students in her
Information Literacy and Reference and Information Services courses. "I find
that teaching in an online environment is incredibly rewarding," said
Simmons, "but it requires significant efforts to establish and foster a
learning community." Students praise her enthusiasm, accessibility, and
dedication. "She creates a dynamic online space where all students feel
comfortable contributing," said one of her students.

 

Ellen Greenblatt teaches courses in Library Resources and Information
Services, where students explore methods of enhancing services and
evaluating resources for traditionally underserved groups of library users.
"Communication and collaboration are core components of my teaching style,
and I strive for both active and authentic learning experiences," said
Greenblatt. A student in one of her recent courses is grateful for
Greenblatt's emphasis on challenging students to "consider the many facets
of librarianship."

 

All three instructors teach in the ALA-accredited Master of Library and
Information Science (MLIS) program at the San Jose State University School
of Library and Information Science.  

 

Awards were announced by WISE at the Association for Library and Information
Science Education (ALISE) 2012 conference in Dallas, Texas.

 

As a member of the WISE consortium, SLIS students can take online courses
from LIS graduate schools in the United States and Canada. The School's
faculty can also take advantage of the online pedagogy resources offered by
WISE, helping them excel as online educators.  

 

For more information about the School's collaboration with WISE, please
visit http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/classes/wise/

 

The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science
offers two fully online master's degrees, a fully online certificate
program, and a doctoral program: Master of Library and Information Science
(MLIS), Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), Post-Master's
Certificate in Library and Information Science, and the San Jose Gateway PhD
Program. For more information, please visit: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu
<http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/> 

 

 

 

 

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