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From: dcMoon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 12:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Distance Education for LibrariansHello Moira,I'd like to ask why he wants to take distance courses?I am currently enrolled in one for the MLIS. They are a trend now and pushed extremely hard, to the suppression of any negative feedback from students or faculty. In effect, they are being forced on us. I have not heard a single person say they prefer this format, but there must be one or two. We are not in the middle of nowhere, we are in a metropolitan area, but still we have distance courses. It's good for the University's bottom line.All contact is by discussion board and email. No networking. No mentoring by faculty. No contact with other students. If that's what he wants, then he can certainly find programs who will gladly take his money for this kind of format.I am looking for non-distance programs to finish my degree.D. McGowanAt 1:05 PM -0500 11/4/04, Moira Steven wrote:Greetings all!
One of the students here at the ACA is interested in pursuing a library career (either music or fine arts, he can't decide yet) and I am trying to encourage him to do so. He would like to take a program via distance ed. I'd love your feedback on the following:
- any personal experience with this kind of program
- examples of good and bad qualities of one like this
- experience hiring staff with this background
- recommendations for the best schools offering this kind of program
- other comments.
Thanks in advance for your help.Moira
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Moira Steven, Head Librarian
Atlanta College of Art Library
1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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