E-Learning Initiatives to Enhance Information & Digital Literacy

Kim Duckett, NCSU Lauren Pressley, WFU

Beth Filar Williams, UNCG

Lilly Conference 2012

Session Objective: to highlight a variety of ways librarians can support online learning through use of technologies

Three case studies:1) Synchronous online instruction, a workshop

model; asynchronous tutorial.2) Videos being used both synchronously &

asynchronously, point-of-need and incorporated into instruction

3) Asynchronous, interactive, semester-long, instruction course

Getting started @ UNCG Libraries

• Why? 12-15% growth last year in online in student credit hours

• Getting a virtual room (Blackboard Collaborate)• Internal training• Technologies:

– workshop webpage – google calendar – google form – slideshare

• Marketing/outreach

Types of online sessions

• Orientations• One shot class sessions• Webinars/Online Workshops• Holding office hours• Post conference round-ups• Meetings

Webinar Topicshttp://library.uncg.edu/info/distance_education/onlineworkshops.aspx

• Introduction to EndNote • Google for Research• Scholarly Management: Staying Current with

your Research • Introduction to Creative Commons• 30 min tool sessions: RTM, Jing, Twitter,

Dropbox, etc.

Library Orientations

• For students, faculty– 30 minutes– Open, no rsvp

• For specific programs– Liberal Studies, Business,

Public Health– Scheduled

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Virtual AttendanceRegistered Attended

General (open) Orientations (offered 18 sessions)

4/total

Program-specific orientations (1/semester) 8/average

Scholarly Management 36 23

Google for Research 41 20

Remember the Milk 13 9

Intro to Creative Commons 19 11

Note – cannot get stats for each recorded session, overall only

Marketing• Library’s workshop page• Teaching & Learning Center

calendar• Academic Program

Coordinators• Instructional Tech Consultants• Direct emails to DE students &

faculty• Through library liaisons to their

faculty• Word of mouth/positive

experiences

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Collaboration

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA circa 1939 by LOC on Flickr

• Cross departmental within library

• With students – Especially Library

Studies grad students• Include non-librarians

– Find people with skills to share

• Outside your university

Lessons Learned - Marketing

• Email reminders– Requiring sign-ups

helps• Key: buy-in from

instructors/programs• Target sessions to

specific programs

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Lessons Learned - Tech

• Include contact for tech support before/during session

• Best to include second person

• Be cautious about audio for participants

Laptop Cat by By wabisabi2015 on flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]

Lessons Learned - Engaging• Active Learning is just as important online as it

is in person!

– Ask questions every3-5 minutes

– Use polling yes/no or A-E choices

– Multiple voices a plus– Use tools like breakout rooms, app sharing,

students as moderators

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NCSU Libraries

Big Picture Videos

Kim DuckettPrincipal Librarian for Digital Technologies and Learning

North Carolina State University Libraries

Co-presenter slides not included

Teaching Students “In” and “On”Today’s Information Environment

Lauren Pressley

Head of Instruction, ZSR Library

Co-presenter slides not included