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Linda C. Smith
GSLIS, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
LEEP, WISE, CPLA, MOOC: Expanding Access to LIS Education
Alternative subtitle: 20 years in 20 minutes
LEEP=Library Education Experimental Program
Online enrollment option for GSLIS MS and CAS
degrees
WISE=Web-based Information Science Education
Consortium of 16 LIS programs for course sharing
CPLA = Certified Public Library Administrator
Voluntary post-MLS certification program
MOOC = Massive Open Online Course
Unlimited participation, open access via the Web
North American LIS Education Landscape
59 ALA-accredited programs
29 programs fully online
22 primarily face-to-face with select online courses
offered
Accreditation standards: “The requirements of these
Standards apply regardless of forms or locations of
delivery of a program.”
A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Agehttp://www.hybridpedagogy.com/Journal/files/Online_Learning_Bill_of_Rights.html
(January 22, 2013)
“We believe that online learning represents a
powerful and potentially awe-inspiring opportunity to
make new forms of learning available to all students
worldwide, whether young or old, learning for credit,
self-improvement, employment, or just pleasure. We
believe that online courses can create ‘meaningful’
as well as ‘massive’ learning opportunities.”
Expanding Access: LEEP
1996 LEEP Library Education Experimental Program
31 students, primarily from Illinois
3 courses per semester
developed technology in-house for instruction
2015 LEEP enrollment option
~300 students from across the U.S.
Also “community credit” and on-campus
students
~100 online course sections per year
Moodle and Blackboard Collaborate
Expanding Access: WISE
An online consortial initiative dedicated to the
quality and accessibility of online LIS education
Established in 2004 by Illinois and Syracuse,
emphasizing quality metrics, faculty development,
and course share
Currently 16 institutions in 4 countries (US,
Canada, New Zealand, and Australia) are members
http://www.wiseeducation.org
Expanding Access: WISE (cont.)
Member schools list spaces in online courses for
students from other WISE schools
Once approved to enroll by the WISE coordinator,
the student registers at his/her home school but
participates in the course via the host school’s
online learning environment
Official registration, payment of tuition, and
recording of grades take place at the home school
Students gain access to specialized courses
Expanding Access: CPLA and WISE+
Using technology to offer non-credit continuing
education opportunities: CPLA 6-week short
courses to satisfy competencies in areas such a
Budget and Finance
WISE+ partnerships with professional associations
WISE member schools partner with LIS
organizations to develop and offer courses
suitable for both graduate credit and continuing
education (e.g., ATLA)
Benefits of WISE/WISE+
WISE: students and instructors enjoy the benefits
of a diverse class environment, with students
contributing unique perspectives from various
schools, professional experiences, and geographic
locations
WISE+: model for professional schools to partner
with professional associations for mutual benefit—
support education for special areas within the
profession
Expanding Access: MOOCs
http://www.simmons.edu/news/school-of-library-and-information-
science/2014/march/behind-moocs
Jeffrey Pomerantz (UNC) offered a Coursera MOOC
on “Metadata: Organizing and Discovering
Information” in 2013—taught more students in one
MOOC than he had throughout his 12-year career in
academia.
Given this ability to connect with students
worldwide, are MOOCS worthwhile for universities to
invest in?
Revisiting: A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age
“We are aware of how much we don’t know: that we
have yet to explore the full pedagogical potential of
learning online, of how it can change the ways we
teach, the ways we learn, and the ways we connect.”
“Our broad goal is to inspire an open, learner-
centered dialogue around the rights, responsibilities,
and possibilities for education in the globally-
connected world of the present and beyond.”