EDF5446 - Librarianship education A

Leader: Ms R Winter (Clayton)

Offered

Clayton First semester 2007 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to evaluate children's texts in relation to their suitability for different ages, linguistic ability, learning styles and curriculum applications; use appropriate selection tools to choose materials which support curriculum implementation; suggest fiction titles for individual readers, as well as reading lists for different ages and units; discuss with colleagues the resources implications of units of work, including school-based resources, broader community resources and web-based information; and give detailed information about and instructions on how to find information.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to evaluate children's texts in relation to their suitability for different ages, linguistic ability, learning styles and curriculum applications; use appropriate selection tools to choose materials which support curriculum implementation; suggest fiction titles for individual readers as well as reading lists for different ages and subjects; discuss with teaching colleagues the resources implications of units of work including school-based resources, broader community resources and web-based information; given detailed information about and instructions on how to find information.

Assessment

A Children's Literature reading diary: 50% (2000 words)
A Reading list (print or web document): 10% (approx 400 words)
Web page for publishing to library site: 40% (web document 1600 words)

Contact hours

3 hrs per week

Prerequisites

A degree or major study (48 credit points) in Library / Information Management studies