For entering School Library Media students, Fall 2009 (Cohort 9). Presented at Orientation session, June 27, 2009, University of Georgia.

1. Orientation
to UGA's SLM Program
Welcome, Cohort 9!
June 27, 2009

2. Preview
Introductions
UGA Bookstore at Gwinnett
Michael Law, Librarian, coming at 4pm
Program Basics
Your first semester
Things to do
Your questions

3. Introductions
Faculty
Staff
And you!

4. Degrees
• Degree and non-degree
• Diploma will say "Instructional Technology"
• SLM is your Emphasis Area
• M.Ed: 36 hours min.
• Ed.S.: 30 hours min. (for certification | already
certified)
• All must complete degree checklist AND
Certification Checklist
• For Year 1, most people will take all courses
alike regardless of degree

5. Our Program
Cohort based
• 25-30 people
• Students tend to graduate together: for you, Spring
or Summer of 2011
• Faster and slower rates are possible
• Social bond forms
• Basis of future professional network
Accredited by AASL and based on their standards

6. Team Work
Few, if any, tests!
Group projects,for the most part
• Ability to teamwork is an essential competency
• Professional life is now heavily team-oriented
• Collaboration is essential between school
librarians and teachers
• We understand that working in teams may not be a
preference for all learnersad of time
• You can begin forming teams now
• Size: two or three
• Teams can be permanent or fluid

7. Delivery
Flexible - doesn't quite fit what we've evolved into
Online - well-known problems with 100% online
Hybrid - more accurate descriptor for us
• Optimal mix of f2f, online, summer study, and
independent work - between and within courses
• Professor adjusts to suit
• Conscious of your time, schedule, responsibilities, and
commuting challenges (including weather and price of
gas)
• Online provides relief from commuting
• F2f provides social cohesion and opportunity to discuss
with peers
• Online professor visits f2f class occasionally

8. Courses
Paired: One f2f, one online
Saturdays
• 9a-3p (= double session)
• Here at Gwinnett
• Seven to eight dates
• Brown bag lunch; we can talk about more elaborate
plans later
Pattern for first year as above
Second year: < f2f time, > online time and independent
projects

9. Course Rotations

10. Internship
100 hours on site (nothing like student teaching)
Second year
Can stretch out over the year
Contract-based
Hours need not be contiguous
Lots of red tape
Lots of flexibility
Criminal Background Check required thru UGA
Liability insurance required (GAE or PAGE)
Don't worry about now; discuss Spring '10

11. Portfolio or Applied Project
M.Ed.: Portfolio
Ed.S.: Portfolio and Applied Project
Non-degree: Portfolio
Examples
Be sure to archive all of your work.
All students keep online Assignment Pages.

12. Communication
Too many channels! Add a few more:
SLM-L
Cohort 9 Blog
email
UGAMail
GoogleDocs
Google Calendar
Little or no paper; most materials are online
Skype: voice and chat

13. WebCT and eLC
• Course Management system
• WebCT morphing into eLC - so you may experience a
mix
• A communication challenge all of its own
• Each course will centralize itself here (usually)
• Has voice tools as well: team meetings, VOIP, chat
• Course will appear on your eLC homepage just before
semester begins - not after registration

14. Your ToDo List for Now
Immunization
Get your UGA MyID
Contact your advisor - again
Register
Pay
Order texts
Watch for communications - "quiet" for long periods
during summer

15. Advisement
Stadium Advisement
Advising Notes
Will repeat just before Registration each time
Your advisor must "clear" you to register each time
Registration Calendar
In Spring, you may register for Summer and Fall
Drop/Add
Payment of fees
Online tracking between advisors and advisees
Individual consultation available as necessary
Cross-advising happens informally often

16. Registration
my.uga.edu
• Check for "flags"
• Explore OASIS
• Communicate with advisor first
• Most Cohort 9 students should take EDIT 6300 and EDIT
6320
• Note the payment deadline carefully
• Your mentor can help you with OASIS puzzles
• For a technical problem in registering, contact Cathy
Dickson and copy your advisor.
• Not exactly sure when new students can register

17. UGA at Gwinnett
New Intellicenter
Wireless
UGA Bookstore branch
UGA Library branch
Fast food nearby

18. Save these dates
9a-3p
Aug 22
Sep 12, 26
Oct 3, 17, 31
Nov 21
Dec 5

19. Your Turn!
Questions?