Connect, Create, Collaborate: Supporting Teen Needs with Technology

This course is not currently being offered as part of this year’s course schedule; however, for groups who have 20 or more individuals interested in taking the course, we can offer it exclusively to your organization!

In this course, participants will learn why teens need librarians to integrate technology into every aspect of service from homework help to readers advisory to programming. They will also learn how libraries can integrate technology into the services they provide by using a wide-range of tools and devices including mobile technology and content creation hardware and software. Participants will complete the course knowing how, through technology integration, librarians can help teens to succeed in problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and learning. Over the past several years, technology has not only become a part of the every day life experience of teens, but it's also an integral part of the lives of the librarians that serve the age group. From Twitter to Vine and from coding to website creation, librarians and teens are using tech tools to connect, create, collaborate, and consume. Yet, for many librarians, technology remains an add-on to teen services and is not yet considered an integral part of service to adolescents.

Learning Outcomes

Students in the course will:

  • Learn how teen use of technology, even social use of technology, supports successful adolescent development and learning.
  • Understand how to advocate with administrators, colleagues, parents, and community members for full support of teen library technology integration.
  • Know how to integration technology in order to support a variety of traditional teen library services and functions including collection development, readers' advisory, homework support, and programming.
  • Get ideas on how to involve teens in the process of integrating technology into the full range of programs and services provided by the library.

Who Should Attend

  • Teen services librarians
  • Public librarians
  • School librarians
  • Teachers
  • Administrators
  • Literacy-focused professionals who work directly with teens and tweens

Instructor

Linda W. Braun

Registration

Cost

With a group offering, all registrants, regardless of membership status, will receive the YALSA member rate.

Group offering without CEUs - $155 per person
Group offering with CEUs - $175 per person

 

How to Register

This course is currently available only as an organization-exclusive offering. For inquiries about how employees at your organization can participate in an offering exclusive to your group, please contact Program Officer, Continuing Education Nicole Gibby-Munguia at nmunguia@ala.org or 1-312-280-5293.

Payment is accepted via check, money order, purchase order or credit card. Fax registrations are accepted for credit card and purchase orders only.

Tech Requirements

This e-course is hosted through Moodle.

CEUs

For organizations requesting an organization-exclusive offering of the course, an application for CEU credits may be filed upon request. This six-week course may be eligible for 1.5 CEU credits.

Contact

Contact Nicole Gibby-Munguia, YALSA's Program Officer, Continuing Education, at nmunguia@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5293.