Neal-Schuman Electronic Classroom Handbook

by Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke

• ISBN13: 9781555704070
• ISBN10: 1555704077
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Author Biography

Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is the Library Instruction Coordinator and Assistant Professor at Milner Library, Illinois State University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
Foreword--By Lizabeth Wilson	xi
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xix
PART ONE: PREPARATION AND PLANNING	1	(40)
Background	3	(10)
Definition	3	(1)
For Teaching and Learning	3	(1)
Classroom Types	4	(2)
Demonstration Classrooms	4	(1)
Hands-On Classrooms	5	(1)
Justifications	6	(7)
Improve Student Learning	6	(1)
Transference of Skills	7	(1)
Active Learning	7	(1)
Focus	7	(1)
Responsive Instruction	8	(1)
Modeling Research as an Integrative Process	8	(1)
Facilitate Training and Development	8	(1)
Appeal to the Larger Institution	9	(1)
Alignment with Institutional Objectives	9	(1)
Partnership Opportunities	9	(1)
Outreach to Other Groups	10	(1)
Benchmarking	11	(2)
Planning	13	(6)
Planners	14	(4)
Project Leader	14	(1)
Planning Team	14	(2)
Resource People	16	(1)
Consultant	17	(1)
From Gathering Information to Moving In	18	(1)
Gathering and Analyzing Information	19	(22)
Instructional Needs Assessment	19	(2)
Situational Audit	21	(7)
Financial Variables	21	(5)
Library Variables	26	(1)
Institutional Variables	27	(1)
Education Variables	28	(1)
Take a Tour	28	(6)
Assumptions	34	(1)
Prioritize the Issues	35	(3)
Timeline	38	(3)
PART TWO: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION	41	(72)
Space	43	(20)
Location	43	(5)
Size	48	(1)
Layout	49	(9)
Boardroom/Seminar	50	(2)
Rows, Parallel (Middle Aisle)	52	(1)
Rows, Parallel (Side Aisles)	53	(1)
Rows, Perpendicular	54	(1)
Clusters	55	(1)
U-Shaped (In)	56	(1)
U-Shaped (Out)	56	(2)
Entrances/Doorways	58	(1)
Windows	59	(1)
Walls and Ceilings	60	(1)
Flooring	60	(1)
Storage and Security	61	(1)
Aesthetics	62	(1)
Infrastructure	63	(6)
Data Network	63	(3)
Disk Space on the Network	64	(1)
A Word About Wireless	65	(1)
Electricity	66	(1)
Lighting	66	(2)
HVAC	68	(1)
Software	69	(10)
Types	69	(5)
Operating Systems	69	(1)
Library Resources	70	(1)
Personal Productivity	70	(2)
Data Analysis	72	(1)
Accessories	72	(1)
Control/Collaboration Systems	73	(1)
Security	74	(2)
Licensing Agreements	76	(1)
Remote Access	76	(3)
Equipment and Furnishings	79	(20)
Student Workstations	79	(5)
Equipment	80	(1)
Computers	80	(1)
Monitors	81	(1)
Furniture	82	(1)
Tables and Desks	82	(1)
Chairs	83	(1)
Instructor Workstation	84	(5)
Equipment	85	(1)
Media Display	86	(1)
Accessories	86	(1)
Furniture	87	(2)
Writing Surfaces	89	(1)
Projection System	90	(1)
Sound System and Acoustics	91	(1)
Source Switching/Control Panels	92	(1)
Printer Station	93	(1)
Assistive Technologies	93	(2)
Ergonomics	95	(1)
Audience Response System	96	(1)
Mobile Classrooms	96	(1)
Distance Learning Technologies	97	(1)
Accommodating Print Materials	97	(1)
Wrap-Up	97	(2)
Budgets and Expenditures	99	(6)
What Will This Cost?	99	(1)
Prepare Your Budget	100	(2)
Grants and External Funding	102	(1)
Impact of Budget Limitations	103	(1)
Phased Implementation	103	(2)
Construction and Occupancy	105	(8)
An Architect and/or a Project Manager	105	(1)
Drawings and Schedules	106	(2)
Construction Drawings	106	(1)
Clarification and Shop Drawings	107	(1)
Schedules	107	(1)
Bidding	108	(1)
Pre-Bid Meeting	108	(1)
Reviewing Proposals and Awarding the Bid	108	(1)
Building	109	(2)
Change Orders	109	(1)
Inspections	110	(1)
Moving In	111	(2)
PART THREE: DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS	113	(50)
Classroom Administration	115	(20)
Personnel	115	(1)
Ongoing and Ancillary Expenditures	116	(2)
Maintaining, Refurbishing, and Upgrading	118	(2)
Policies and Procedures	120	(3)
Marketing and Promotion	123	(4)
Requesting Instruction	127	(1)
Scheduling	127	(6)
Statistics	133	(1)
Other Instructional Spaces	133	(2)
Teaching and Learning Strategies	135	(16)
Transforming the Learning Experience	135	(1)
A Word of Warning and a Guiding Principle	136	(1)
Teaching Methods	137	(4)
Lecture/Demonstration	138	(1)
Active and Collaborative Learning	138	(3)
Individualized Instruction	141	(1)
Classroom Competencies	141	(6)
Developing Electronic Classroom Teaching Skills	142	(2)
The Flow of an Instructional Session	144	(1)
Managing Instruction in an Electronic Classroom	144	(3)
Instructional Materials	147	(4)
Evaluation	151	(8)
The Needs Assessment	151	(1)
Logbook	152	(1)
Observation	152	(2)
Focus Group	154	(1)
Student Evaluation Form	155	(1)
Instructor Survey	155	(2)
Individual Conversations	157	(2)
The Future	159	(4)
The Embracing of Information Literacy	159	(1)
New Understandings of Teaching and Learning	160	(1)
Proliferating Data Types and Formats	160	(1)
Advances in Technology	161	(1)
Focusing on Teaching and Learning	161	(2)
Appendix A: Reproducible Figures	163	(8)
Appendix B: Laws, Codes, Regulations, Standards, and Guidelines	171	(4)
Appendix C: Directory of Suppliers	175	(12)
Appendix D: Library Classroom Web Sites	187	(4)
Appendix E: Sample Instructional Materials--The Research Process	191	(12)
Appendix F: Sample Instructional Materials--Evaluating Information	203	(14)
Appendix G: Case Studies: School, Public, and Special Library Examples	217	(18)
References	235	(14)
Index	249	(8)
About the Author	257