Tammy S. Gruer
Library & Information Science (LIS) Department
Clinical Assistant Professor/School Library Program Coordinator
Email: gruert@uncg.edu
Office: 449 SOE Building
Phone: 336.334.3285
Research Interest
- technology integration
- digital librarianship
- information literacy instruction
- library value and impact
- outcomes assessment
Education
- M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- B.S. in Elementary Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Licenses/Certifications
- NBCT in Library Media/ Early Childhood through Young Adulthood
Biography
Tammy Gruer is a National Board Certified Clinical Assistant Professor in the LIS department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she is the coordinator for the Practicum in School Library Media and teaches Materials for Children and School Library Media Specialist and the Curriculum.
A 24-year veteran of Guilford County Schools (GCS), Tammy has served as classroom teacher, school level library media coordinator, district library media and technology specialist, and most recently the Director of Library Media Services. She provided professional development to GCS Library Media Coordinators (SLMCs) and was integral in implementing many district initiatives. In her leadership role in GCS, she designed and implemented the library instruction program and trained SLMC’s in instructional theory, technology integration and methods.