Syllabus

Content

The course will be divided into five weeks as follows:

• Week 1: Aug. 3 – 9        Blogs & RSS
• Week 2: Aug. 10 – 16    Flickr & Social Bookmarking
• Week 3: Aug. 17 – 23    Social Networking and Twitter
• Week 4: Aug. 23 – 30    Wikis & LibGuides
• Week 5: Aug. 31 – Sept. 6     Web 2.0 @ Your Library

Structure

Each week, students will be presented with:

• An Introduction to the topic and suggested learning outcomes for the week;
• A Screencast explaining the technology with step-by-step instructions on its use;
• Links for further learning and Examples of libraries/librarians using the featured tool;
• An Assignment containing activities designed to give students hands on experience with each tool.

Communication

• Each enrolled student will be assigned to a small group consisting of several other students and a facilitator. The facilitator will be the primary contact for students throughout the course. He/she will participate in the weekly activities along with the students and will schedule weekly live chat or teleconference sessions to discuss the content presented each week.
• Students are also invited to participate in the forums which will be available for each weekly topic.

Participation

• Enrolled students will be expected to actively participate in the course by reading, viewing & completing the weekly assignments. Expected level of commitment is approximately 1-3 hours per week.
• Students will also create and maintain a blog wherein they can share their thoughts about Web 2.0 technologies. A minimum of one blog post per week is required.
• It is also expected that students communicate weekly with their facilitator and other members of their small group.
• The final project is to submit a proposal for implementing one of the Web 2.0 technologies covered in this course.

Grading

Although your facilitator will be assigning you grades, they will only be evaluating your effort – not necessarily the outcome.

Grades will be assigned as follows:

• 100% for a complete assignment & weekly blog post
• 50% for partial completion
• 0% for no work

Only those who have received 100% are eligible for the weekly and grand prizes.

Incentives

• Students who complete all work for the entire course will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize. To be eligible for the grand prize drawing, all work must be completed on or before Friday, September 11, 2009.
• Each student who completes the course will be presented with a certificate of completion.