Event Title
Concurrent Session 1: Internships
Location
UCF Library, Rm 235C
Start Date
12-5-2011 1:00 PM
End Date
12-5-2011 1:30 PM
Description
Dr. Linda B. Alexander is faculty in the School of Information at the University of South Florida. Along with coordinating fieldwork for the school, she also teaches a course in Young Adult Materials and a course she developed in 2004, called Multicultural Materials for Children and Young Adults. Until 2001, Dr. Alexander taught and coordinated a program of information literacy to university students for 16 years at 2 different universities. These skills were offered in the form of required credit courses both online and face-to-face. During that time, Dr. Alexander personally taught over 10,000 students. Additionally, she taught an online YA Lit course to library science and education students via the Kentucky Virtual University for several years before coming to Florida. Her publications include topics such as library instruction, LBGTQ collection development, use of multicultural Cinderella versions in elementary schools, ADA resources for librarians, intellectual freedom, librarian stereotypes in YA Literature, and KY education reform. Her 2010 edited book with Dr. Nahyun Kwon, is entitled Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens, published by YALSA. This book is a professional resource for librarians and includes programs showcasing the work of past students in her class who are now practicing librarians in Florida and nationwide.
Internships presentation: She will be discussing the value of the fieldwork course at USF in the School of Information. A period of Q and A will follow.
Concurrent Session 1: Internships
UCF Library, Rm 235C
Dr. Linda B. Alexander is faculty in the School of Information at the University of South Florida. Along with coordinating fieldwork for the school, she also teaches a course in Young Adult Materials and a course she developed in 2004, called Multicultural Materials for Children and Young Adults. Until 2001, Dr. Alexander taught and coordinated a program of information literacy to university students for 16 years at 2 different universities. These skills were offered in the form of required credit courses both online and face-to-face. During that time, Dr. Alexander personally taught over 10,000 students. Additionally, she taught an online YA Lit course to library science and education students via the Kentucky Virtual University for several years before coming to Florida. Her publications include topics such as library instruction, LBGTQ collection development, use of multicultural Cinderella versions in elementary schools, ADA resources for librarians, intellectual freedom, librarian stereotypes in YA Literature, and KY education reform. Her 2010 edited book with Dr. Nahyun Kwon, is entitled Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens, published by YALSA. This book is a professional resource for librarians and includes programs showcasing the work of past students in her class who are now practicing librarians in Florida and nationwide.
Internships presentation: She will be discussing the value of the fieldwork course at USF in the School of Information. A period of Q and A will follow.