librarians as partners: strategies for systematically embedding in online course development

Librarians as Partners:  Strategies for systematically embedding in online course

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Erin + Becky

Utah State University

POLL: At my institution, the Instructional Design Department (or equivalent) …

• …is part of the Library• …is separate from the Library, but we

work together• …is separate and we do NOT work

together• …there is no such department on

campus• …we have an actual Instructional

Design librarian!

Copyright & Coincidence: A tale of two

librarians

Inspired by the true story of: Erin Davis & Becky Thoms

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Services for distance faculty/students +

copyright education

= Opportunity

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It all began with a webinar

Virtual road trip

http://creativelibrariesutah.org/2013/10/

http://cidi.usu.edu/

Where’s the party?

There we met the cool kids

http://cidi.usu.edu/services/consultant-list.cfm

Taking it to the next level

The after party

Looking to the future

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Somewhere between here

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And here

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Beth University of North Carolina - Greensboro

POLL: What type of faculty support for online course development is on your campus?

• Faculty teaching & learning center• Instructional designer group/dept.• It falls in the academic department• All of the above• Other• Nothing /I don't know

Listen to library staff

Volunteer for committees

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stake

hold

ers

Student surveys

Support ofstudent services

Reach out to online faculty

Follow faculty

senate

Connect w/ ITCs

Discuss w/ lib liaisons

Existing DE plans?

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FACULTY

STUDENTS

LIBRARIANS

Listen to library staff

Volunteer for committeesDeter

min

e

stake

hold

ers

Surveys

Support ofstudent services

Reach out to online facultyFollow

faculty senate

Connect w/ ITCs

Discuss w/ lib liaisons

Existing DE plans?

2012 SURVEY!

Online Resources + Support

Video Announcement: http://youtu.be/qHao0SmRkNc

May 2013

Capped at 40+ people!

Attended embedin “All Star Courses”

“This workshop was incredible!! I

learned so much and have so many

ideas swirling around in my head

that I can't wait to implement in my

teaching.”

REPEAT!

Hybrid online + one day

3-PEAT!

Hybrid online + 2 days

2013/14

FACULTY

FELLOW!

Jenn

Johns Hopkins University

Excelsior College Library

Baltimore, Maryland

Albany, New York

• None, but I wish we were!• Less than 25%• About 50%• About 75%• Nearly all of them!

POLL: At your institution, approximately what percentage of courses being created/revised are librarians involved with?

• Completely online• Non-profit• Middle States accredited• 36,000+ students• Non-traditional, part-time

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Course Development Team

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Program DirectorLibrarian

Subject Matter Expert

Instructional Designer

Anatomy of a kick-off call

Pre• Invitation• Prep script/resources

During

• Adobe Connect & conference call

• Library shares first!

After

• Follow up email (template)• Course development work

begins!

Integration at a glanceType of Involvement FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014

(thru Feb 2014)

Course development calls 57 48 127 95

Assignments 21 24 31 10

Instructional resources(PDFs, tutorials and course LibGuides)

35 9 21 19

Literature/multimedia searches(Sources identified for faculty for course integration)

45(870

sources)

78(1,533

sources)

108(2,041

sources)

114(1,665

sources)

Calls integration

Since January 2012

Courses that resulted in li-brary inte-gration Courses that did not result in integration

47%

Total= 188 kick-off calls

Scalable integration

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Behind the scenes

Content tracking

Linking vs. uploading

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Annual maintenance plan

Coming soon!Videos for faculty in each subject area

Welcome! I’m Jennifer, and I’m the library’s liaison for History.

Please watch this <5 minute video that outlines how we can work together

on this course!

POLL: What is one thing you learned today that you can do at your institution?

Questions?Jennifer HillDistance Education Librarian/Electronic Resources ManagerJohns Hopkins UniversityEntrepreneurial Library Program Excelsior College Libraryjennifer.hill@jhu.edu

Becky Thoms Scholarly Communication & Copyright LibrarianMerrill-Cazier LibraryUtah State Universitybecky.thoms@usu.edu

Erin DavisCoordinator of Regional Campuses and Distance

Education Library Services

Merrill-Cazier LibraryUtah State University

erin.davis@usu.edu

Beth Filar WilliamsCoordinator of Library Services

for Distance Learning University of North Carolina

Greensboroefwilli3@uncg.edu