Jessica Thompson, Ed.D.
SLM Program Coordinator/Lecturer
678-839-6558
jessicat@w estga.edu
Education Annex
Office Hours
By Appointment
Dr. Jessica Thompson has worked in the field of education since 1999 and has developed a love of learning and sharing knowledge with her students. She is a lecturer in the University of West Georgia’s Educational Technology and Foundations Department and serves as the Program Coordinator for the School Library Media program. She is interested in how the self-efficacy of school librarians affects student learning. She loves all things school library related, especially when it comes to collection development and children's and YA literature. She is a member of ALA, AASL, ALSC, VAASL, and GLMA. She also serves on the editorial board for School Library Research. Jessica authored the 2021 Knowledge Quest article "Cultivating Our Self-Efficacy as School Librarians", co-authored the 2021 School Library Research article “School Librarians’ Teacher Self-Efficacy: A Predictor of Reading Scores?” and authored the 2015 School Library Connection article “Ladies and Fairies and Cats, Oh,My!: Innovative Library Promotion.”
- B.A., Social Science/Education Concentration, Ashford University, 2009
- M.A., Educational Technology Leadership, Ashford Universtiy, 2011
- M.S., Elementary Education - School Library Media, Old Dominion University, 2016
- Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Liberty University, 2020
- MEDT-7451 (Admin of School Media Center)
- MEDT-7452 (Multiple Literacies for SLM)
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP)
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat)
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des)
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr)
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr)
- MEDT-7487 (Practicum School Library Media)
- MEDT-8461 (Diffusion of Innovations)
Spring 2025 Sections
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E13 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E14 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7487 ( Practicum:SchoolLibraryMedia) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E09 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E11 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr) Section: E14 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7487 (Practicum) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- MEDT-7454 (Promoting Child Lit in SLMP) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7487 (Practicum School Library Media) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- MEDT-7452 (Multiple Literacies for SLM) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7452 (Multiple Literacies for SLM) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7455 (Selectn, Org, & Curatn of Mat) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-8461 (Diffusion of Innovations) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- MEDT-7452 (Multiple Literacies for SLM) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7461 (Instructional Tech,Media&Des) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7476 (Assess Lrn in Tech-Enh Instr) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- MEDT-7451 (Admin of School Media Center) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Thompson, J. (2021). Cultivating our self-efficacy as school librarians. Knowledge Quest, 50(2), 50-52.
Thompson, J., Barthlow, M. Paynter, K. School librarians’ self-efficacy: A predictor of reading scores? School Library Research. 24. www.ala.org/aasl/slr/volume24/thompson-barthlow-paynter [View Publication External Resource]
Thompson, J. & Haslam, A. (2015) Snowy visit to the windy city. VAASL Voice, 4(1), 10-11.
Thompson, J. (2015) Ladies and fairies and cats, oh, my!: Innovative library promotion. School Library Connection, 1(1), 18-19.