ALISE '97

Changes in Curriculum



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Curriculum revision was the topic of several juried papers at ALISE '97. This section features presentations on curricular change and its impacts, especially at those schools that benefited from inclusion in the HRISM program of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.


The Showcase

Schools in the Human Resources for Information Systems Management (HRISM) program
Drexel University, Florida State University, University of Illinois, University of Maryland, University of Michigan

Curriculum presentations from HRISM schools

Thomas A. Childers, Drexel University
"Structured Curriculum Change: Information Science and Technology at Drexel University"
 
Leigh S. Estabrook, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Educating for Cognitive Flexibility in LIS Education"
 
Gene Sherron, Florida State University
"Reinventing the Bachelor's Degree! Call It 'Information Studies'"

Curriculum revision at other schools

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, University of Denver
"Educating Information Professionals for a Changing Environment"
 
Christine Pawley, College of St. Catherine
"Hegemony's Handmaid? LIS Education from a Class Perspective"
 

Related Presentations...

Geoffrey Bowker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"The Use of Hyperlinked Case Studies in the Training of LIS Professionals"
 
Amy Warner, University of Michigan
"Experiential Learning in Specific Applications: The Applications Area Component at the University of Michigan"


This page last updated 4/28/97. Please send any questions or comments to ALISE