Course Review (Blog Post 10)
What a great semester! I have learned so much over the course of the semester, and really enjoyed working with everyone. I thought it was especially valuable to take this course in conjunction with SLIS 742 because I was able to see a little bit more of how what we are learning would be implemented in the classroom. I was impressed in this course with how much we focused on technological tools that I did not realize existed - many of which are free and easily available online. These tools could be a wonderful asset to classrooms and engage students in ways that are overlooked in typical coursework. Using digital tools and collaboration between students is important given that students will be expected to use those skills when they enter the workforce, and often teachers don't engage with these skills just because they aren't aware of the tools available and don't have time to research them. That's a great way for the librarian to become involved a...
