Harrington School GSLIS Faculty Meeting, Spring 2013

Graduate Program in Library and Information Studies
Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of Rhode Island
Saturday, April 26, 2013
#URIGSLIS
#library

Objectives
1. Share the vision of the Harrington School of Communication
and Media
2. Describe the progress we have made with GSLIS curriculum
renewal
3. Generate new ideas for GSLIS program development
4. Imagine the future of the GSLIS program
5. Develop concrete and practical steps to advance GSLIS
curriculum renewal process

Legend in
Leadership
Award
-Yale University

Challenging You to
Think, Create & Communicate
Working together, we use the power
of information and communication to
make a difference in the world.

• Engaged faculty offer small classes and personalized attention
• Faculty are motivated to collaborate and see personal benefits
to raising the reputation of the school
• Students are optimistic about the future and feel loyal to URI
• Cost of tuition makes URI a good value
• Core courses build traditional skills of expression, relationship
development, and advocacy
• Opportunities for program flexibility are embedded in the
existing infrastructure
• Faculty, alumni and friends of the School are well-placed
regionally and nationally and many have the time, talent and
treasure to assist in building the the future of the school
The Current Situation

• Faculty feel overwhelmed by the rapidly changing cultural,
technological and business environment
• Concern about an unpredictable future as many fields are
transforming
• Historic tension between disciplines and between the creative
arts, technological and social science branches of the field
• Widespread perceptions of some programs as not rigorous or
not relevant to contemporary 21st century realities
• Rigid university bureaucracy and outdated business practices
and systems
• Technology infrastructure, facilities and learning spaces are
outdated
• Some faculty lack relevant expertise to prepare students for
communication and media fields
• Some current graduates lack core competencies and
knowledge required for career success
The Challenges

Our Vision
The Harrington School of Communication and Media prepares
graduates who are effective thinkers, creators, collaborators and
communicators, well-prepared for citizenship, careers, and life in a
rapidly changing global economy.
MISSION
Working together, we use the power of information and
communication to make a difference in the world.
Accelerate
Curriculum Reform
Interdisciplinary
Clusters Advance
Research & Teaching
Get Street Smart
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
Attract the Best
Become a
First-Choice
Destination for
Students & Faculty
1 2 3

Interdisciplinary Clusters
Digital Media
We use the power of communication to explore new forms of
expression and communication, helping people develop the full range of
competencies required to participate and succeed in a digital age.
Communicating Science
We use the power of communication to support the creation of
environmentally sustainable communities, translating science in ways that
enable public participation, collaboration and conflict resolution through
environmental campaigns, social marketing, rhetoric and discourse.
Collaboration, Leadership and Advocacy
We use the power of communication as a form of civic action,
working with local and global communities to address issues of equity and
social justice, using leadership, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking to
help improve the quality of life for people across the region and around the
globe.

Communicating Science
NOV 1: Event: New Research in
Science Communication
OCTOBER 18: Event: Teaching
Science Communication Roundtable
APRIL 13: From Ocean Tales to Tick
Encounters: Communicating Science
to Non-Experts
MARCH – AUGUST: Social Media
SWAT Team supports Tick Encounter
Resource Center (TERC)

Digital Media
SEPT 7: E-Portfolios and Media Literacy
SEPT 28: Launch of THE HUB
OCT 17: Teaching with the iPad
OCT 22: Give Me Five Teacher Lab
NOV 5: Using Screencasts in Education
NOV 14 & DEC 11: Digital Literacy
Hangouts with ALA
NOV 14: Information Literacy 2.0
FEB 20: Digital Engagement Workshop
FEB 21: Analyze Honey Boo Boo
MARCH 26: Open Access Seminar

Collaboration, Leadership and Advocacy
OCT 21: Support Breast Cancer Walk
OCT 31: Gallery of Global Photography
NOV 5: PR Summit: Crisis Communication
SEPT 20: Expert Panel on Public Relations
MARCH 23: Student ALA Conference
APRIL 18: Ground Truth: Reporting in
Afghanistan
APRIL 24: Baby Shower to Support the
Johnnycake Center in Wakefield
MAY 1: Media and Civic Engagement
Showcase

100% of Students
Get Real-World Experience
…On Campus
…In the Community
…Around the Globe
 Cultivate Student Leadership: Harrington Rangers and
Student ALA
 THE HUB: Just-in-Time Digital Learning
 Urban Immersion Program in Providence
 Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
 Field-Based Learning Integrated into Curriculum
 A Robust and Independent Student Media Network
Make Real-World
Learning
an Integral Part of
the School
Real-World Learning
2

 Develop Selective Admission Programs
 Offer a Variety of Certificate Programs
 Camp Harrington: Faculty Continuously
Improve the Curriculum & Increase
Interdisciplinary Connections
 Develop Blended, Low Residency and
Online Graduate Programs
First-Choice Destination
We offer a quality program with
relevance and flexibility
Attract the Best
Become a
First-Choice
Destination for
Students & Faculty
3

Harrington School of Communication & Media
FULL-TIME TENURE
STREAM FACULTY
ALUMS AND FRIENDS
OF GSLIS
PER-COURSE
INSTRUCTORS
Supporting & Challenging CURRENT
& FUTURE STUDENTS
WHY CURRICULUM RENEWAL IS NECESSARY

WHY CURRICULUM RENEWAL IS NECESSARY

HOW TO DO IT?

Convergence & Community
Invitational Conference January 16 – 17, 2013

Harrington School
GSLIS CURRICULUM RENEWAL PROCESS

Harrington School
GSLIS CURRICULUM RENEWAL PROCESS
RECOGNIZE OUR STRENGTHS

Theory
Skills
Application
IDENTIFY WHAT’S ESSENTIAL

CORE COURSES
1. Document, Assess, & Evaluate
2. Search & Inquire: Users & their Needs
3. Lead, Connect & Manage
4. Organize, Retrieve & Access
5. Apply and Reflect
Theory
Skills
Application
A SKETCH OF FIVE NEW CORE COURSES

LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
CORE COURSES

CORE COURSES
Certificate Track

LIBRARIES IN
K- 16 EDUCATION
CORE COURSES

LIBRARIES IN
K- 16 EDUCATION
CORE COURSES
Certificate Track

DIGITAL MEDIA
CORE COURSES
LIBRARIES IN
K- 16 EDUCATION

DIGITAL MEDIA
CORE COURSES
LIBRARIES IN
K- 16 EDUCATION
Certificate Track

DIGITAL MEDIA
CORE COURSES
LIBRARIES IN
K- 16 EDUCATION
Certificate Track
AIMING FOR EXCELLENCE
Certificate Track
Certificate Track

DIGITAL MEDIA
WHAT WILL WE BE KNOWN FOR?
Preparing information professionals and librarians as community leaders
who use the power of information and communication to make a difference in the world
CORE COURSES
LIBRARIES IN
K- 16 EDUCATION

We Need Your Help
Working in a small group:
Organize the existing courses into 5 groups
1. Essential core courses
2. Courses that develop leadership, advocacy &
community service
3. Courses that develop competencies for
librarianship in K – 16 education
4. Courses that develop digital media knowledge
and skills
5. Other courses

We Need Your Help
Working in a small group:
Brainstorm 3 – 5 great ideas for new courses
1. Give the course a title and describe key
elements:
 Theory
 Skills
 Real-world application
2. Provide a rationale for why the course is
needed or valuable to students

FULL-TIME TENURE
STREAM FACULTY
ALUMS AND FRIENDS
OF GSLIS
PER-COURSE
INSTRUCTORS
CURRENT AND
FUTURE STUDENTS

HOW WILL WE IMPROVE?
Expect More
Share, Learn and Play
 Curriculum renewal and program
development
 More
reading, writing, speaking, listening, thinki
ng & collaborating
 More digital and technology assignments
& activities
 Increase student leadership
 Build relationships with alums and
community leaders
 Informal social interaction deepens
relationships across departments and
programs
 Interdisciplinary clusters talk, plan & take
action

SEPTEMBER
Creating Innovators
By Tony Wagner
OCTOBER
The End of Growth
By Richard Heinberg
NOVEMBER
Flatland
By Edwin Abbott
FEBRUARY 2013
Heart, Smart, Guts & Luck
By Anthony Tjian,
Dick Harrington, Tony Hsien
MARCH 2013
The Public and its Problems
By John Dewey
Harrington School Book Club
WED MAY 1 1 - 2:30 p.m. URI Kingston Campus, Davis Hall 101
Present Shock by Doug Rushkoff

Summer Institute
in Digital Literacy
July 14 – 19, 2013
URI-CCE Campus, Providence RI
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Doug Rushkoff of Codacademy.com,
author of Present Shock and Program or
Be Programmed
GRADUATE CREDIT IS AVAILABLE
FACULTY LEADERS
Julie Coiro & Renee Hobbs

http://historyofml.wordpress.com
Conference
Organizer
Sarah Bordac
Brown
University
Email:
Sarah_Bordac
@brown.edu

GSLIS 50th Annual Gathering
Coming in October 2013

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