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>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:13:33 -0500
>From: "David Pankratz" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Lab Design Kit and IALL Management Manual
IALL (International Association for Language Learning Technology) offers a =
variety of publications to educators and media center directors. Two very =
important publications are the IALL Lab Design Kit and the IALL Management=
Manual. Those products are now being revised, and your help is needed!
These very practical publications consist of modules in various content =
areas. Some interesting changes will be seen in the new versions. IALL is =
now looking for writers to revise and in some cases rewrite the modules. =
Writers should be familiar with the organization, have experience in the =
particular content area, and consider themselves good writers. Writers =
will also need to be very responsive in terms of sticking to due dates for =
writing, revising, etc.=20
If you are interested in revising/writing a module in either publication, =
and you feel qualified to do so, please contact the editor directly=AFeithe=
r Mike Ledgerwood or Kathleen Ford, depending on the publication. In your =
inquiry, please give a short explanation of your qualifications and why =
you would like to contribute to this project, and be sure to specify which =
module you are interested in revising/writing. Please send your application=
as soon as possible, but no later than November 15th. The names of the =
proposed modules, as well as the editors' email addresses, appear below.
IALL Lab Design Kit
Editor: Mikle Ledgerwood, Tenured Professor of French and Technology and =
Education, Director of the Language Learning and Research Center, State =
University of New York at Stony Brook
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Ron Bergman, Associate Editor
Kathleen Ford, Associate Editor
Introduction: The editor will do an overview of the volume and discuss =
past volumes as well as the philosophy and intent of the revised work...=20=
Module One: Needs Analysis.
This volume will include a discussion of the types of questions and =
answers that will be raised in the creation of a new facility or renovation=
of an existing facility*
Module Two: Basic Elements of Space and Design.
This module will include descriptions of types of space used by Language =
Centers/Labs, types of labs, types of furniture, types of equipment *
Module Three: Special Considerations in Space and Design--Physical Aspects =
and Layouts
This module will treat the variety of specific equipment and configurations=
that designers need to consider* (networking, electrical, ADA, examples =
of specific lab layouts, etc. )
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Module Four: Special Considerations in Space and Design=AFDifferent Usages
Beyond the Basic Lab or Labs. .. (studios, study spaces, development =
spaces, teaching labs, classrooms, wireless labs, etc.)
Module Five: Turnkey Labs.
In this module labs available from the major vendors such as Tandberg, =
Sony, and ASC will be treated*=20
Module Six: Variations on a Theme: Different Centers for Different Needs.
This module will take up the issues of the first module and present =
different centers that address specific needs*(including model secondary =
school lab, small college lab, research University center, separate =
non-North American labs)
Module Seven: The Virtual Language Center and the Future. =20
This will be a discussion of why Language Centers need to be around in the =
future..
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Module Eight: Price Lists.=20
*examples of recent prices their Centers were charged for items mentioned =
in this kit* Anonymity can be guaranteed for private institutions =
participating in this module.
Finally, this kit will include (will have in common with the IALL =
Management Manual) a bibliography with articles, journals, listservs, =
websites, etc, a list of consultants (perhaps just a link to the IALL web =
page of consultants) and a glossary. All authors will be expected to =
contribute a list of ten to twenty terms to be included in the glossary.
New IALL Management Manual
Editor: Kathleen Ford, Manager of the Media Lab, University of California =
at Los Angeles
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Mike Ledgerwood, Associate Editor
1. Media Center Management: An Overview
The name game: What is a media center? * What do media center =
managers do? * What are the functions of a media center? * How does media =
relate to teaching learning, and research?
2. Management Roles, Styles, and Philosophies
The many and varied roles of a media center manager * Recognizing =
and developing your managerial traits * Understanding your administrative =
organization * Establishing policies and procedures * Effective decision =
making
3. Strategic Planning for Media Center Programs and Services
Who should be involved in planning? * Conducting environmental =
scans * Looking at the media center's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,=
and threats * Setting strategic direction * Developing or updating the =
mission, vision, and values statements * Action planning * Writing and =
communicating the plan * Monitoring, evaluating, and deviating from the =
plan
4. Staffing the Media Center: Finding and Keeping Excellent Employees
Recruiting * Interviewing techniques * Orientation and training * =
Functional areas of responsibility * Performance review * Disciplinary =
action
[Examples for this section: job descriptions; pay scales; employment =
applications; interview questions; performance review forms; record of =
disciplinary action; etc.]
5. Managing Media Equipment
Types of equipment distribution operations * Writing equipment =
specifications * Evaluating equipment * Technical processes (e.g., =
inventory) * Writing user-friendly instructions * Policies and procedures =
for scheduling and circulating equipment * Maintaining equipment * =
Developing an equipment replacement plan
6. Managing Media Materials
Determining collection needs * Developing an acquisition strategy =
* Locating resources * Evaluating materials * Technical processes (e.g., =
cataloging, labeling, barcoding) * Integrating media materials and the =
curricula * Circulation procedures * Maintaining the collection
7. Copyright
What is a copyright? * What works are governed by copyright? * =
What is a work in the public domain? * What is fair use? * When is copying =
allowed by fair use provisions of the law? * How to minimize the liability =
risks for the media center * How and from whom to request permission to =
copy * How to protect works you create
8. Computers and the Media Center
Managing technological change * Purchasing hardware, licensing =
software * Building networks * Providing computing services * Administrativ=
e computing applications
9. Managing the Media Center Budget
Needs assessment * Funding sources * Budgeting systems * Allocation=
systems * Accounting systems * Developing a budget * Monitoring the =
budget
10. Promoting the Media Center
Communication within the media center (e.g., continuing education, =
staff meetings) * Political relations * Building cooperative relationships =
with other campus units (e.g., libraries, computer labs, dormitories, =
distance learning centers) * Developing constructive client relationships =
* Handling complaints * Strategies for promoting media center programs and =
services
11. Evaluating Programs and Services
Why evaluate the media center? * What should be evaluated? When? =
By whom? * Communicating and using evaluation results
12. Resources for the Profession
IALL Management Manual/Lab Design Kit glossary * Selected =
bibliography * Online references (e.g., journals, listservs, websites) * =
Professional organizations and associations
[This section to be largely compiled by the authors of the previous =
sections.]
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Thank you for your consideration--your expertise and contribution are =
needed! If you have any questions, please contact either of the editors or =
David Pankratz, IALL President-Elect, at [log in to unmask]
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