BCK2SKOL - A NETWORKED LEARNING-MODEL CLASSROOM

This paper describes one aspect of collaborative professional developm ent in the design and delivery of a course of instruction for libraria ns on the applications, tools, and potential for research on the Inter net. Using computer-mediated communication technologies in a networked learning environment, the authors (a university librarian and a unive rsity systems analyst) collaborated across campus and departmental lin es to create and deliver the course, first as a distribution listserv over the Internet and then as a resource page on the World Wide Web. I n this paper, the authors discuss the need for such efforts, share the ir experience as collaborators, assess the strengths and weaknesses in herent in their approach, and offer advice to those interested in deve loping similar programs or in adapting this program to their own purpo ses.