LEEP Online Education

LEEP Online Education is a distance learning program offered by the UIUC Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The LEEP program provides students who are not able to relocate to the Urbana-Champaign area a means to attend the university's ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Science or Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) program.

History

The acronym LEEP originally stood for Library Education Experimental Program. Founded in 1995, the program is no longer considered experimental.[1]

Coursework

LEEP differentiates itself from other distance learning library and information science (LIS) programs through the integration of brief periods of on-campus participation, Internet instruction through synchronous sessions, and independent learning. Off-campus students attend classes via the school's Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VIS) and the Blackboard Collaborate platform.

References

  1. ↑ Catherine A. Thompson, "LEEPing to an Advanced Library School Degree," New England Libraries, Vol. 2, No. 5 (June, 2006)

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