WISE courses available for Summer 2006 Term:

1. Electronic Materials for Children and Young Adults
   Indiana University - Indianapolis
   Summer 2006 Annette Lamb
   From educational software to informational websites, a wide range of electronic materials are available for children and young adults. These materials can help parents entertain and motivate. They can also assist teachers in meeting the individual learning needs of children. This three-credit hour graduate focuses on the evaluation, selection, management, and use of electronic materials for children and young adults including web and computer-based materials. Learners will explore categories of resources and develop materials such as pathfinders and webquests to facilitate access and promote learning. Issues such as copyright, technology planning, and grant writing will also be explored.
   
   
   
2. Managing the Academic Information Enterprise
   The University of Maryland
   Summer 2006 Ann Prentice
   Using the college/university environment as an example, the purpose of this course is to identify the many information resources needed to support each of these areas, to review existing organizational structures developed to manage these resources, and within this review to examine the role of the CIO. Students will identify and explore management issues within the context of the academic enterprise. Pre-Requisite: A basic management course. Topics to be Covered (Tentative List) Information technology and how it has changed the campus information structure Information communities and cultures within the academic setting and how they interact The evolving role of the CIO The roles of the campus information leaders; the library director, computer center director, administrative information director, etc. The role of central administration in planning and structuring information Impact on students, faculty, and staff of the organizational structure of information and the ease of access. Looking beyond the campus to information connections regionally, statewide, and beyond. Evaluation and assessment of academic information systems as part of overall college/university assessment. The role of accrediting agencies. Problems and issues in managing information in academia e.g. privacy How can new ways of thinking about academic information transform current structures?
   
   
   
3. Information Books and Resources for Youth
   The University of Illinois
   Summer 2006 Georgeann Burch
   Evaluation, selection and use of information books and other resources for young people (ages 0-18) in public libraries and school media centers; explores standard selection criteria for factual print and nonprint materials in all formats and develops the ability to evaluate and promote nonfiction books and resources according to their various uses (personal and curricular) and according to young people's various needs (intellectual, emotional, social and physical).