Transcript Seeing the Big Picture: Technology Coordinators and Librarians Working Together Dr. Odin Jurkowski MOREnet Instructional Technology (MITC) Conference Session 5 ∙ 10.16.07 ∙ 8:45 –

Seeing the Big Picture:
Technology Coordinators and Librarians
Working Together
Dr. Odin Jurkowski
MOREnet Instructional Technology (MITC) Conference
Session 5 ∙ 10.16.07 ∙ 8:45 – 9:45 am
http://faculty.ucmo.edu/jurkowski/MITC2007
Last updated 10.12.07
What this Presentation is all About
Awareness
Promotion
Making connections
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Agenda
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Introduction
Information Power
Technology Coordinators
Commonalities
Working Together and Making those
Connections
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Introduction
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We compliment each other
Need to know what others are doing
Varies greatly from school to school
Impacts student learning
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School Librarians
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Gayla Parks – LMS
My day doesn’t just consist of checking out books to kids – I
am constantly meeting the needs of teachers by making sure one
has the overhead projector she needs, another has a video
projector and the coaxial cable necessary to reach from her
computer, that the laptop cart is ready to be wheeled to a
classroom, that a math teacher knows where to find a video clip
on estimation on United Streaming, and that another math teacher
has access to the library computer lab to do a drill-and-practice
multiplication exercise. (I did all of this today, by the way).
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Information Power:
Collaboration – Leadership – Technology
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Technology Coordinators
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The technology coordinator/facilitator, as partner:
The district/building technology coordinator and library media specialist
must coordinate to provide support and expertise to teachers, students, and
administrators in an effort to seamlessly integrate technology skills into the
curriculum.
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collaborates with the LMS in planning long- and short-range technology
goals, including budgets for networking, equipment, and resources;
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acts as a consultant and facilitator for the LMS to incorporate the use of
technology to enhance teaching and learning;
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supports and facilitates the inservice and professional development
activities in the area of technology;
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promotes the effective and efficient use of information retrieval skills and
media production as tools for learning; and
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keeps the equipment and network in operation.
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School Administration – School Library
Media – Instructional Technology
Academically in the same College, often the same Department, but separate
programs
Marian the Librarian
Tech Nerd
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LMS and Technology Coordinators
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Versatility in serving students and staff
Familiarity with the curriculum
Public relation skills
Creatively work with reluctant faculty
Interact closely with the school administrator
Provide leadership
Heavy users of technology
Provide professional development
Jacks-of-all trades
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Administrators – Librarians – Technology
Coordinators
What do we have in common?
 Graduate school courses
 Leadership and management skills
 A commitment to our student’s welfare and
progress
 Total grasp of the curriculum
 A view of the big picture
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Working Together
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Equipment
Informal teacher support (educational peer)
Formal professional development
Collaboration
Technology planning
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Continued…
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One Laptop Per Child Project
http://www.xogiving.org
Grants
Building a community of learners
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Continued…
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Accidental Technology Steward
(ATS): You know you might be
an ATS when everyone asks you
about the latest social
networking tool they hear kids
talking about, or how to
download the latest thing from
the Web that they want to use.
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Make Those Connections
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Serve on committees together
Meet over lunch
Find time to collaborate
Go to a conference together
Work on a grant together
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References
American Association of School Librarians [and] Association for Educational
Communications and Technology. (1998). Information power: Building
partnerships for learning. Chicago: American Library Association.
Anderson, M. (2002). The value of staff development: Librarians should play a
leading role in technology training. School Library Journal, 48(11), 34-5.
Joiner, S. (2005). Birds of a feather? School Library Journal, 51(5), 42-4.
Snyder, T. (2000). Getting lead-bottomed administrators excited about school
library media centers. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
White, N. (2007). The accidental technology steward: Or, how you can gamble
very little and gain a lot. Knowledge Quest, 35(4), 32-5.
Wilson, P., & Lyders, J. (2001). Leadership for today’s school library: A
handbook for the library media specialist and the school principal.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
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Contact Information
Dr. Odin Jurkowski, Associate Professor &
Program Coordinator, Educational Technology
Department of Educational Leadership & Human Development
College of Education
University of Central Missouri
Lovinger 4200B
Warrensburg MO 64093
phone 660.543.8387
[email protected]
http://faculty.ucmo.edu/jurkowski
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