Strengths and Weaknesses of the Information Technology Curriculum in Library and Information Science Graduate Programs

Vandana Singh; Bharat Mehra

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Vol. 45, No. 3 (September 2013) pp. 219–231

This research highlights the status of the information technology (IT) skills and competencies being taught at LIS schools in the United States. Results list specific IT topics that the library schools are teaching and the ones that are missing from ...

Who’s Teaching Whom? Scientist/Teacher Teams and Administrative Strategies

Sharon Comstock; Delwyn Harnisch; Bharat Mehra

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 342–343

As one of the research university teams participating in the National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 Fellowship Program, site educators and scientists are realizing collaborative, technology-rich learning environments that have implications for...

Topics: Professional Development, Evaluation

Fostering Inquiry-based Learning in Technology-rich Learning Environments: The Inquiry Page in the GK-12 Fellowship Program

Bertram Bruce; Sharon Comstock; Delwyn Harnisch; Bharat Mehra

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 340–341

This paper analyzes the uses of the Inquiry Page in the National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellowship Program, where scientist-fellows and K-12 teachers partner to integrate the use of computer-based modeling, scientific visualization, and...

Topics: Computer Sciences, Science