University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Curriculum Proposal Form #4A
Change in an Existing Course
Type of Action (check all that apply)
Course Revision (include course description & former and new syllabus)
Contact Hour Change and or Credit Change
Diversity Option
General Education Option
area: Select one: *
Grade Basis
Repeatability Change
Other:
* Note:
For the Gen Ed option, the proposal should address how this course relates to specific core courses, meets the goals of General
Education in providing breadth, and incorporates scholarship in the appropriate field relating to women and gender.
Effective Term: 2111 (Spring 2011)
Current Course Number (subject area and 3-digit course number): EDFNDPRC 411
LIBRARY PRACTICE
Current Course Title:
Sponsor(s):
E. Anne Zarinnia and Eileen Schroeder
Department(s):
Ed Foundations
College(s):
Education
List all programs that are affected by this change:
Any student in the university may choose this minor, but it is largely taken by students in Letters
and Sciences, specifically English, History and Public History. Students in the College of Education
may add public library certification to a K-12 school library license by adding this course.
If programs are listed above, will this change affect the Catalog and Advising Reports for those
programs? If so, have Form 2's been submitted for each of those programs?
(Form 2 is necessary to provide updates to the Catalog and Advising Reports)
NA
Yes
Proposal Information:
I.
They will be submitted in the future
(Procedures for form #4A)
Detailed explanation of changes (use FROM/TO format)
FROM:
EDFNDPRC 411 LIBRARY PRACTICE
2u
Offered on a satisfactory / no credit grade basis only. Planned to supply actual
experience in area libraries to blend theory and practice for library media minors who
do not intend to become school librarians. Prereq: LIBMEDIA 350, LIBMEDIA
351, LIBMEDIA 451, LIBMEDIA 454 or consent of instructor.
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TO:
EDFNDPRC 411 PUBLIC LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION PRACTICUM
3u
Students combine study of public library governance and law, financial management,
collection development and programming and knowledge and skills from prior library
coursework with experience in a small public library to apply theory to practice.
Prereq: LIBMEDIA 350, 451, 454 or consent of instructor. Offered on a satisfactory
/ no credit grade basis only.
II.
Justification for action
The roles of the public library director have changed over the years to incorporate greater
contact with library boards and outside agencies, increased emphasis on fiscal management,
development as a community learning center with access to a wide range of resources, and
programming for a wide range of audiences. Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction
is currently putting through changes to public library certification for grades II and III. This
change is designed to address these two factors.
Previously students completed a 100 hour practicum experience at the end of other
coursework for the minor. With the elmination of the course on collection development in
the minor and shifting of this content into other courses and the need to incorporate
additional competencies on these new roles, the final practicum experience has been changed
to focus both on knowledge development in a few key areas and application of theory to
practice in an extended time in a public library.
This course will know include knowledge development through a web-based course
combined with 150 hours in a public library under the supervision of a cooperating librarian
and a university supervisor. Specific projects in the practicum will focus on course
competencies and identified weaknesses of each student, resulting in a practicum portfolio
that will be judged by the university supervisor. This additional work supports the change
from 2 to 3 credits. Students in the minor will be required to take 7 additional courses
instead of the 8 currently required, so they will go from a 26 credit minor to a 24 credit
minor.
III.
Syllabus/outline (if course revision, include former syllabus and new syllabus)
See attached
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Library Practice (OLD SYLLABUS)
LIBMEDIA 411
Instructor: Eileen E. Schroeder
Office: 1005 Winther Hall, UW-Whitewater
Telephone: 262-472-2837
Email: schroede@uww.edu
Course Description:
Catalog description: Offered on a satisfactory / no credit grade basis only. Planned to
supply actual experience in area libraries to blend theory and practice for library media
minors who do not intend to become school librarians. Prereq: LIBMEDIA 350, 351, 451,
454 or consent of instructor.
At the end of coursework for public library certification, each student will do a supervised
practicum in a public library. The goals of this experience are:
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Use the new skills and knowledge you have acquired in the coursework;
Further develop knowledge and skills in those areas where you have weaknesses;
Examine a real-world library program and reflect on the experience;
Develop a relationship with a practitioner; and
Further develop your own philosophy of librarianship.
The practicum experience is 100 hours long. This is 13-14 days, assuming a full day to be eight
hours.
The College of Education conceptual framework, The Teacher is a Reflective Facilitator, is the underlying structure in our teacher preparation
program at UW-Whitewater that gives conceptual meanings through an articulated rationale to our operation. It also provides direction for our
licensure programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, faculty scholarship and service, and unit accountability. In short, our teacher
education program is committed to reflection upon practice; to facilitation of creative learning experiences for pupils; to constructivism in that all
learners must take an active role in their own learning; to information and technology literacy; to diversity; and to inquiry (research/scholarship)
and assessment. The program supports the code of ethics published by the American Library Association.
The library media program requires a set of competencies based on the content competencies
defined by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in PI 34 in the standards for initial
and professional licensure as a library media specialist and those approved by NCATE in the fall
of 2002, the ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Programs for School Library Media Specialist
Preparation. All assessment points in the program are based on these competencies.
Procedures
See the practicum website (http://academics.uww.edu/libmedia/practicum_req.html) for specifics
on setting up the practicum. This must be done by the deadlines listed on the site. Meet with
the supervisor before starting the practium (via phone, email or in person).
Present your portfolio to the university supervisor. The supervisor will examine you ratings from
each course as well as the areas you have identified for further work. These areas will provide
the basis for development of your practicum plan.

Complete a field project / practicum proposal form:
o Develop a set of goals and a practicum proposal for accomplishing them during the
experience based on your portfolio goals. Describe areas (competencies) that need
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
improvement. If none are identified, select those that would benefit you most
professionally. Any competencies with less than a Proficient rating must be addressed
in the practicum.
o Use the checklist of potential activities for ideas
o Have at least one major goal in each of the five different areas agreed upon with your
supervisor.
o Ask the cooperating librarian to provide feedback if possible and determine if the
goals are attainable during this time.
o Develop a plan for accomplishing goals along with projected products
o Discuss the goals and plan with the university supervisor. This should include details
on the timeline for the practicum and a description of the format for the final product /
report demonstrating achievement of the goals.
o The university supervisor must approve the form
Carry out the activities detailed in the practicum proposal during the experience. This will be
done during the on-site hours with additional work possibly done outside of the actual time
on site as appropriate to reach the goals.
Send periodic updates (log with reflections) via email to the supervisor (time period to be
determined by supervisor based on length of practicum).
Visit with the supervisor twice on-site. One of these may be the initial goal-setting meeting.
Complete a final report demonstrating achievement of the goals by the week before the end
of the semester in which the practicum is completed. This become part of your portfolio
which is reviewed for licensure.
Textbook

There is no required textbook.
Assessment
Evaluation of student performance is based on the program competencies defined for initial
licensure. Specific areas for work will be determined in the practicum plan and evaluated
through:
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
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Two visits by university supervisor
Evaluation completed by cooperating library media specialist
Review of final report by university supervisor
Review of portfolio by university faculty members will take place after practicum
experience
Specifics on evaluation of the practicum are found on the practicum agreement that is agreed to
at the beginning of the experience.
University Policies
Attendance:
This is a field-based experience so regular attendance is crucial to successful performance and
evidence of professional behavior. Both the university supervisor and the cooperating library
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media specialist should be notified of any absences. It is the student’s responsibility to make up
lost time and to reflect all practicum time in the log.
Religious Beliefs Accommodation:
Board of Regents policy states that students' sincerely held religious beliefs shall be reasonably
accommodated with respect to scheduling all examinations and other academic requirements.
Students must notify the instructor, within the first three weeks of the beginning of classes
(within the first three weeks of summer session and short courses), of the specific days or dates
on which they will request accommodation from an examination or academic requirement. For
additional information, please refer to the section in the University Bulletin and the Timetable
titled, Accommodation of Religious Beliefs.
Academic Misconduct:
The University believes that academic honesty and integrity are fundamental to the mission of
higher education and of the University of Wisconsin System. The University has a responsibility
to promote academic honesty and integrity and to develop procedures to deal effectively with
instances of academic dishonesty. Students are responsible for the honest completion and
representation of their work, for the appropriate citation of sources,and for respect of others'
academic endeavors. Students who violate these standards are subject to disciplinary action.
UWS Chapter 14 identifies procedures to be followed when a student is accused of academic
misconduct. For additional information, please refer to the section in the Student Handbook
titled, Student Academic Disciplinary procedures.
Absence for University Sponsored Events:
University policy adopted by the Faculty Senate and the Whitewater Student Government states
that students will not be academically penalized for missing class in order to participate in
university sanctioned events. They will be provided an opportunity to make up any work that is
missed; and if class attendance is a requirement, missing a class in order to participate in a
university sanctioned event will not be counted as an absence. A university sanctioned event is
defined to be an intercollegiate athletic contest or other such event as determined by the Provost.
Activity sponsors are responsible for obtaining the Provost's prior approval of an event as being
university sanctioned and for providing an official list of participants. Students are responsible
for notifying their instructors in advance of their participation in such events.
Student Authorization to Release Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) is
a federal law that afford students certain rights with respect to their educational records. Under
FERPA, school officials, including instructors, university supervisors, and cooperating library
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media specialists, are prohibited from disclosing educational records or discussing a student’s
performance in a course or in any field experience without signed authorization from the student.
The written statement of reference written on behalf of a student by a cooperating library media
specialist or university supervisor does not provide that person with authorization to discuss the
student’s performance with anyone other than the student or a university supervisor or other
faculty member who has demonstrated a professional need to know, even if the letter is given
directly to the student and even if the letter welcomes telephone calls or other inquiries about the
student.
Therefore, all students must provide the cooperating library media specialist and university
supervisor with a completed and signed Student Authorization for Release of Education Record
Information form if they wish to authorize these individuals to disclose educational records or
discuss their performance. For information about FERPA and to obtain a copy of the Student
Authorization form, go to the website of the UW-Whitewater Office Of The Registrar
(http://www.uww.edu/registrar/). Near the bottom left side of the screen, under the heading
FERPA, links are provided to an overview, basic rules and the form. Questions on this should be
directed to the Registrar’s Office (262-472-1570). It is the student’s responsibility to obtain a
signed form. The cooperating library media specialist and university supervisor should keep a
copy of the signed form.
Public Library Administration Practicum (new syllabus)
LIBMEDIA 411
Instructor: Eileen E. Schroeder
Office: 1005 Winther Hall, UW-Whitewater
Telephone: 262-472-2837
Email: schroede@uww.edu
Course Description:
Students combine study of public library governance and law, financial management, collection
development and programming and knowledge and skills from prior library coursework with
experience in a small public library to apply theory to practice. Prereq: LIBMEDIA 350, 451,
454 or consent of instructor.
At the end of coursework for public library certification, each student will do a supervised
practicum in a public library. The goals of this experience are:




Understand public library structure, working with the library board, applicable state and
federal laws and policies;
Review development of a public library budget, financial procedures, record keeping, and
funding sources;
Conduct a collection and needs assessment and develop a set of suggested resources and
webpage / site for a particular need;
Examine needs of various populations potentially served by the library (e.g., youth, elderly,
diverse population) and develop a library program to meet the needs of one group;
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



Use the new skills and knowledge you have acquired in the coursework;
Further develop knowledge and skills in those areas where you have weaknesses;
Examine a real-world library program and reflect on the experience;
Develop a relationship with a practitioner; and
Further develop your own philosophy of librarianship.
The practicum experience requires 150 hours in the library setting plus additional time in a webbased seminar. This is 18-19 days actually in the library, assuming a full day to be eight hours.
A portfolio demonstrating the goals of the practicum is required as the final product.
The College of Education conceptual framework, The Teacher is a Reflective Facilitator, is the underlying structure in our teacher preparation
program at UW-Whitewater that gives conceptual meanings through an articulated rationale to our operation. It also provides direction for our
licensure programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, faculty scholarship and service, and unit accountability. In short, our teacher
education program is committed to reflection upon practice; to facilitation of creative learning experiences for pupils; to constructivism in that all
learners must take an active role in their own learning; to information and technology literacy; to diversity; and to inquiry (research/scholarship)
and assessment. The program supports the code of ethics published by the American Library Association.
The library media program requires a set of competencies developed from the Wisconsin Grade
II and III certification for public library directors from the Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning and the proposed
changes from the Public Librarian Certification Workgoup (August 2009). All assessment
points in the program are based on these competencies.
Procedures
See the practicum website (http://academics.uww.edu/libmedia/practicum_req.html) for specifics
on setting up the practicum. This must be done by the deadlines listed on the site. Meet with
the supervisor before starting the practicum (via phone, email or in person).
Present your portfolio to the university supervisor. The supervisor will examine your ratings
from each course as well as the areas you have identified for further work. These areas will
provide the basis for development of your practicum plan.

Complete a field project / practicum proposal form:
o Develop a set of goals and a practicum proposal for accomplishing them during the
experience based on your portfolio goals and the goals of the course. Describe areas
(competencies) that need improvement. If none are identified, select those that would
benefit you most professionally. Any competencies with less than a Proficient rating
must be addressed in the practicum.
o Use the checklist of potential activities for ideas
o Have at least one major goal in each of the five different areas agreed upon with your
supervisor.
 Library administration, policies, structure and laws
 Budgeting, financial management, and resource sharing
 Collection development and management
 Community needs assessment, programming, and marketing
 Other (as determined from portfolio)
o Ask the cooperating librarian to provide feedback if possible and determine if the
goals are attainable during this time.
o Develop a plan for accomplishing goals along with projected products
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



o Discuss the goals and plan with the university supervisor. This should include details
on the timeline for the practicum and a description of the format for the final product /
report demonstrating achievement of the goals.
o The university supervisor must approve the form
Carry out the activities detailed in the practicum proposal during the experience. This will be
done during the on-site hours with additional work possibly done outside of the actual time
on site as appropriate to reach the goals.
Send periodic updates (log with reflections) via email to the supervisor (time period to be
determined by supervisor based on length of practicum).
Visit with the supervisor twice on-site. One of these may be the initial goal-setting meeting.
Complete a final portfolio demonstrating achievement of the goals by the week before the
end of the semester in which the practicum is completed.
Textbook


There is no required textbook.
Desire2Learn will be used for course content, readings, and discussion.
Assignments and Assessment
Evaluation of student performance is based on the program competencies defined for
certification. Specific areas for work will be determined in the practicum plan and evaluated
through:



Two visits by university supervisor
Evaluation completed by cooperating library media specialist
Review of final portfolio by university supervisor including
o Projects:
 Library administration, policies, structure and laws
 Budgeting, financial management, and resource sharing
 Collection development and management
 Community needs assessment, programming, and marketing
 Other (as determined from portfolio)
o Logs
o Final reflection
Specifics on evaluation of the practicum are found on the practicum agreement that is agreed to
at the beginning of the experience. Grading is satisfactory / no credit.
University Policies
Attendance:
This is a field-based experience so regular attendance is crucial to successful performance and
evidence of professional behavior. Both the university supervisor and the cooperating library
media specialist should be notified of any absences. It is the student’s responsibility to make up
lost time and to reflect all practicum time in the log.
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Religious Beliefs Accommodation:
Board of Regents policy states that students' sincerely held religious beliefs shall be reasonably
accommodated with respect to scheduling all examinations and other academic requirements.
Students must notify the instructor, within the first three weeks of the beginning of classes
(within the first three weeks of summer session and short courses), of the specific days or dates
on which they will request accommodation from an examination or academic requirement. For
additional information, please refer to the section in the University Bulletin and the Timetable
titled, Accommodation of Religious Beliefs.
Academic Misconduct:
The University believes that academic honesty and integrity are fundamental to the mission of
higher education and of the University of Wisconsin System. The University has a responsibility
to promote academic honesty and integrity and to develop procedures to deal effectively with
instances of academic dishonesty. Students are responsible for the honest completion and
representation of their work, for the appropriate citation of sources,and for respect of others'
academic endeavors. Students who violate these standards are subject to disciplinary action.
UWS Chapter 14 identifies procedures to be followed when a student is accused of academic
misconduct. For additional information, please refer to the section in the Student Handbook
titled, Student Academic Disciplinary procedures.
Absence for University Sponsored Events:
University policy adopted by the Faculty Senate and the Whitewater Student Government states
that students will not be academically penalized for missing class in order to participate in
university sanctioned events. They will be provided an opportunity to make up any work that is
missed; and if class attendance is a requirement, missing a class in order to participate in a
university sanctioned event will not be counted as an absence. A university sanctioned event is
defined to be an intercollegiate athletic contest or other such event as determined by the Provost.
Activity sponsors are responsible for obtaining the Provost's prior approval of an event as being
university sanctioned and for providing an official list of participants. Students are responsible
for notifying their instructors in advance of their participation in such events.
Student Authorization to Release Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) is
a federal law that afford students certain rights with respect to their educational records. Under
FERPA, school officials, including instructors, university supervisors, and cooperating library
media specialists, are prohibited from disclosing educational records or discussing a student’s
performance in a course or in any field experience without signed authorization from the student.
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The written statement of reference written on behalf of a student by a cooperating library media
specialist or university supervisor does not provide that person with authorization to discuss the
student’s performance with anyone other than the student or a university supervisor or other
faculty member who has demonstrated a professional need to know, even if the letter is given
directly to the student and even if the letter welcomes telephone calls or other inquiries about the
student.
Therefore, all students must provide the cooperating library media specialist and university
supervisor with a completed and signed Student Authorization for Release of Education Record
Information form if they wish to authorize these individuals to disclose educational records or
discuss their performance. For information about FERPA and to obtain a copy of the Student
Authorization form, go to the website of the UW-Whitewater Office Of The Registrar
(http://www.uww.edu/registrar/). Near the bottom left side of the screen, under the heading
FERPA, links are provided to an overview, basic rules and the form. Questions on this should be
directed to the Registrar’s Office (262-472-1570). It is the student’s responsibility to obtain a
signed form. The cooperating library media specialist and university supervisor should keep a
copy of the signed form.
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