[LM_NET] YALSA offers four online courses this fall

[Stephanie Kuenn <skuenn@ALA.ORG>]

YALSAis offering four online courses this fall: “Booktalks Quick and
Simple,” “New Technologies and New Literacies for Teens,” “Reaching
Teens with Gaming” and “YALSA Competencies Live.” “Booktalks Quick and
Simple” and “Reaching Teens with Gaming” will run October 1 to October
31; “New Technologies and New Literacies for Teens” and “YALSA
Competencies Live” will run October 1 to November 9. Registration opened
on August 27, 2007.
“Booktalks Quick and Simple” participants will learn what a booktalk is
and how to booktalk with teens. Sessions will focus on how to create
hooks for books, share the talks with teens and experiment with a
variety of booktalking techniques. Nancy Keane will teach this course.
Participants in “New Technologies and New Literacies for Teens” will
have the opportunity to talk with others about teen use of technology
and how that use improves literacy skills. They will also have the
chance to create a framework for a program or service at their library
that supports teen technology-based print literacy. Linda Braun will
teach this course.
The main focus of “Reaching Teens with Gaming” is to educate non-gamers
about what video games are, to eliminate stereotypes and fears about
video games and to introduce librarians to a medium that engages the
free time of more than 80 percent of their teen clientele. Beth Gallaway
will teach this course.
“YALSA Competencies Live,” an introduction to YALSA’s Competencies for
Librarians Serving Youth, program will show participants how all of the
aspects of good service to young adults work together, as well as how to
plan for growing teen services in school or public libraries. Amy
Alessio will teach this course.
Course registration is available online from August 27 to September 17
at www.ala.org/yalsa. The cost for each four-week course, the equivalent
of a one day face-to-face workshop, is $135 for YALSA members, $175 for
ALA members and $195 for non-members.  The cost for each six-week
course, the equivalent of a one-and-one-half-day face-to-face workshop,
is $149 for YALSA members, $195 for ALA members and $215 for
non-members. More tips on taking online courses can be found on the
YALSA Web site at: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/onlinecourses/info.htm.
For 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books,
videos, and audiobooks for teens. For more information about these
awards or for additional lists of recommended reading, go to
www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists. For more information about YALSA, please
contact us via e-mail, yalsa@ala.org; or by phone at 1-800-545-2433 ext.
4390.

 
Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
Young Adult Library Services Association
American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
skuenn@ala.org 
(v) 312.280.2128
(f) 312.280.5276
Register for Teen Read Week! 
www.ala.org/teenread

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
  You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings
  by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book.
To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET  2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
3) SET LM_NET MAIL  4) SET LM_NET DIGEST  * Allow for confirmation.
 * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
 * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
 * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/
 * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html
 * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/
--------------------------------------------------------------------