SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
INLS 214: USER EDUCATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Spring 2002

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"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. "
--Samuel Johnson, 1775

"Personally I'm always ready to learn, althouygh I do not always like being taught. "
--Winston Churchill, 1952

"If a man will begin with certainties he shall end in doubts but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. "
-- Francis Bacon, 1605

This course is intended for LIS students (both LS and IS) who wish to prepare to provide a formal training program of some kind. The course will examine the history and context of LIS training programs (variously called bibliographic instruction, information literacy, user education, information management education, short courses in information technology use, and the like) through reading and speakers. Pedagogy and teaching skills will be directly addressed as well as practice and evaluation of others. Students will have the opportunity to tailor one or more learning projects to their particular interests.

Evelyn Daniel, Instructor

Revised Jan. 24, 2002.