Abstract
The 2019 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference was held in Knoxville, Tennessee from September 24-26th.This year’s conference theme is Exploring Learning in a Global Information Context.
Highlights
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) commits to serve as the international leader in both education practice and research for established and emerging career opportunities in the information professions
She is Associate Professor and Head of the Library and Information Studies Centre at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her talk is “Shaping LIS Education for Blended Professionals in a Pluralist Information Environment: Global Reflections.”. She emphasized the importance for LIS professionals to be equipped with both technology and pedagogical skills in a digitized information environment
Librarians must blend traditional skills with hardware/software skills, and the educational designers’ ability to apply technology appropriately to teaching and learning. She drew on findings from research on curriculum development directed at the hybrid LIS professional in a pluralist information environment which requires cross-disciplinary competencies spanning LIS, IT, Teaching and Learning, and other relevant areas
Summary
ALISE 2019: Exploring Learning in a Global Information Context The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) commits to serve as the international leader in both education practice and research for established and emerging career opportunities in the information professions. Its 2019 annual conference was held in Knoxville, Tennessee from September 24-26th. This year’s conference theme is Exploring Learning in a Global Information Context.
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