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Study in London this summer!
An exciting opportunity to earn six
graduate LIS credits while living in central London is being offered by the
Florida State University School of Library and Information Studies. Two
multimedia production courses, taught by Dr. Nancy Everhart from July 3 to July
24, 2012 at the FSU London Centre, will use this dynamic city and the
surrounding areas as a backdrop for creating projects such as podcasts, social
networking sites, blogs, short films, and digital photography. No prior
experience with these media is required. All classes will be field trip based.
There are online requirements before and after the time in London.
Other pertinent information:
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The two courses being offered are: LIS 5313 -Digital Media: Concepts
and Production and LIS 5362 – Design and Production of Networked Multimedia.
Participants must take both courses and they will be focused on application of
media to libraries and teaching and learning. Students will have the
opportunity to apply course material to their current work situation if desired,
or to build a professional portfolio.
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The FSU London Centre is housed in a 17th century building that FSU
owns in the heart of 'literary London' and within walking distance to the
shopping district and to the West End theater district. It is less that
one block from the British Museum. Students are housed in flats at the
Centre or in nearby Bloomsbury.
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Day trips to Paris, Stonehenge and Salisbury, and Oxford are
included. In Paris we’ll visit the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Louvre,
enjoy French cuisine and a cruise on the Seine.
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Many field trips are tied to settings of children’s stories
like Harry Potter, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and Mary
Poppins.
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The Summer Olympics will be taking place in London directly
following the course. We will be
privy to Olympic preparations and will visit the site. You may wish to extend
your stay on your own to attend the Olympics.
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Cost is $5745 for both in-state and out-of-state participants.
The fee includes all registration and instructional costs for 6 graduate credit
hours; travel on the Eurostar from London to Paris; all admissions to program
social/cultural activities; welcome and farewell meals; health insurance;
international student ID card; T-shirt; full-time academic and administrative
support.
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Airfare, other meals, books and supplies are not included in the
cost.
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Credits earned in this program may be later transferred into the
master’s degree program at FSU for students who may be accepted at a future
date. These offerings are regularly offered graduate courses.
· Extra time is
budgeted for travel on your own.
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Deadline to register is December 7, 2011. ($100 deposit is needed to
reserve your spot.)
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The program is open to students from other universities who may wish
to transfer the credits, or to non-students (school librarians, teachers, other
librarians or IT professionals) who are interested in this exciting summer
opportunity for professional development CEUs.
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Dr. Everhart and former student participants will present a program,
“Social Media Professional Development with a British Flair,” at the AASL
Conference in Minneapolis on October 28 at 1 p.m.
For more information (including
accounts from this past summer's participants) and to apply online, visit the
website: http://slis.fsu.edu/London.
Contact: Dr. Nancy Everhart, ([log in to unmask]) with any
questions.
Dr. Nancy Everhart
Past-President, American Association of School Librarians
Director, School Library Media Program
Director, PALM (Partnerships Advancing Library Media) Center
School of Library and Information Studies
Florida State University
252 Louis Shores Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306
(850)644-8122
