The Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) consortium presented the Auraria Campus Library’s Ellen Greenblatt, associate professor, with the organization’s Excellence in Online Teaching Award. Greenblatt was named along with two faculty colleagues from the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University. This national award recognizes accomplishments as online educators.
Greenblatt teaches courses in Library Resources and Information Services, where students explore methods of enhancing services and evaluating resources for traditionally underserved groups of library users. “Communication and collaboration are core components of my teaching style, and I strive for both active and authentic learning experiences,” said Greenblatt. A student in one of her recent courses is grateful for Greenblatt’s emphasis on challenging students to “consider the many facets of librarianship.”
The other honorees are Meredith Farkas and Michelle Holschuh Simmons. All three instructors teach in the ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science.