Student Learning Objectives: Inclusion and accessibility
The student designs services to meet the information needs of all users and communities
Artifacts for Inclusion and accessibility
“If we do not ensure that our libraries have frontline professionals who reflect the nature of the communities with which they work, then we will lose valuable patrons. They will turn instead to their neighbor who looks just like them, regardless of whether or not they receive valid information from that person”. - Dr. S.K Hastings, Library Quartley
In LIS 610: Collection Management course, I learned the importance of having diverse materials and services that reflects the diverse communities the library services. I learned how to create and design library collections free from personal implicit bias because It is imperative to have a collection that showcases both points of views on various subjects. It is my duty as a Librarian to make sure my collection has material that covers different cultures, religions and beliefs , sexual orientation, disability, authors of color, and more. In this course, I also had an opportunity to create a virtual writing center with my team members. It is called, " The North Carolina Center for Creative Writing" , this center offers research digital collection in five subtopics within the broader discipline of literature: American Wartime Poets and Writers, Black Women Poets and Writers, Chicana Writers and Poets, LGBTQ+ Writers and Poets, and Mystery Writers. It was important to create a collection that supported a diverse users.
In LIS 672: Instructional Design, I learned about several instructional design models for all learning types: Gagne's Nine Events, Bloom's Taxonomy of learning and the ADDIE model. I used these models to develop lessons and to create e-learning modules for diverse users. I designed an e-learning module called, " How to Send a Professional Email". The e-learning module included interactive assessments. I explained the importance of sending an professional email to a professor and provided examples, and compiled a list of pros and cons, coupled with an assessment and an assignment. I also had the opportunity to create a Information Literacy digital curation tool for beginners. I incorporated tutorials, games, and articles. In conclusion, my coursework and projects I learned how to successfully design services to meet the information needs of all users and communities.
In LIS 672: Instructional Design, I learned about several instructional design models for all learning types: Gagne's Nine Events, Bloom's Taxonomy of learning and the ADDIE model. I used these models to develop lessons and to create e-learning modules for diverse users. I designed an e-learning module called, " How to Send a Professional Email". The e-learning module included interactive assessments. I explained the importance of sending an professional email to a professor and provided examples, and compiled a list of pros and cons, coupled with an assessment and an assignment. I also had the opportunity to create a Information Literacy digital curation tool for beginners. I incorporated tutorials, games, and articles. In conclusion, my coursework and projects I learned how to successfully design services to meet the information needs of all users and communities.