ERIC Number: EJ1064850
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov
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"Changing the Way We Talk": Developing Librarians' Competence in Emerging Technologies through a Structured Program
Pegrum, Mark; Kiel, Ralph
College & Research Libraries, v72 n6 p583-598 Nov 2011
This article reports on the implementation of a professional development program in emerging technologies for librarians at the University of Western Australia. Set up in 2008 to address a lack of pedagogically grounded training in this area, it has now graduated three cohorts. A qualitative analysis of participants' online contributions and course projects, complemented by quantitative survey data, reveals that most librarians acquired new understandings of both pedagogy and technology; many were able to apply newly gained skills in the workplace; and some went on to create pedagogically grounded, technologically enabled resources of ongoing value to the library. A more intangible change in the discourse around new technologies was also observed. Limitations and challenges are identified and discussed.
Descriptors: Librarians, Competence, Competency Based Education, Capacity Building, Professional Development, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Graduate Surveys, Participant Satisfaction, Learning Experience, Librarian Attitudes, Technology Education, Technological Literacy, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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