LET’S COLLABORATE! WORKING WITH DISTANCE EDUCATION FACULTY

WITHIN A DE COURSE

JENNIFER EASTER

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH-HUMBER

SHARON BAILEY

CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH (CAMH)

Course Website: Strategic Placement

Discussion Board: Collaborative Approach

Discussion Board: Collaborative Approach

Question from a student from the Research Assistance thread

Discussion Board: Collaborative Response

Librarian response

Instructor response

Course Website / Research Guide

From the course outline:

Collaborative Content: Research Guide

Collaborative Content: Research Guide

Outcomes: Discussion board & LibGuide

• Students did not create posts!– 11% of students posted

• Students did read posts, however!– 58% read at least one post– 10.4 views for each post

• Students used our LibGuide!– LibGuide visits doubled and database clicks tripled

over previous year

Student outcomes

• Citations– Of the almost 50% who had no citation errors,

65% read at least one post– 28% of students had major citation errors – less

than 20% read any posts• Grades– More A grades and less D grades than the previous

year

Strategies for collaborative partnerships

• Work with faculty:– With whom you have an established relationship– Who create opportunities within the course– Allow access to the entire course

• Effective partnerships:• Trust, communication, shared goal(s) • A “genuine partnership”• Go beyond traditional faculty/librarian roles -- faculty in

librarian “space” and vice versa

Further reading

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