how the library moved a community pre-baccalaureate information literacy course to an online,...
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How the Library moved a community pre-baccalaureate
information literacy course to an online, flipped environment
Maryska Connolly-Brown, MLISKim Mears, MLIS, AHIPPeter Shipman, MLIS
Georgia Regents University (GRU)• 9000 students; 1000
faculty• MCG name retained
by medical school• MCG diversity office
administers the Student Educational Enrichment Program (SEEP) pipeline program
GRU
Georgia Health
Sciences University
Augusta State
University
Library Seminar
• Ten, 17/18 year-old commuting students• Five weekly, two-hour sessions• Conversion to online learning management
system in 2013• Pre-test and post-test
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Flipped Rationale• Students will learn and test
online in higher education• Librarians gain experience
creating online content and creating online tests
• Educators believe flipped instruction increases student knowledge and retention
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Methods
• Desire2Learn (D2L) learning management system
• Pre-test online• Online lecture and handouts• Post-test online (graded)
2013 vs 2014 Experience
2013• Unable to register all
students for online access• Not all had D2L access• Tried dual online/paper
system, but reverted to paper
2014• All students online• All sessions flipped• Shared access to grades and
content with SEEP administrators
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2014 Online History22 visits / 2 hr. 42 m.
11 visits / 45 m.
28 visits / 1 hr. 3 m.
23 visits / 3 hr. 30 m.
32 visits / 49 m.
19 visits / 2 hr. 4 m.
29 visits / 5 hr. 22 m.
32 visits / 1 hr. 45 m.
24 visits / 1 hr.
10 visits / 1 hr. 27 m.
• Met primary objectives• More time needed to create test instruments
and more examples for live class• No correlation between online activity and
test grade
Future Seminar Plans• Re-evaluate class
content and test instrument
• Offer all online course for Savannah Pre-College SEEP
• Revisit weekly testing of online content
Savannah
Postscript: CDM flipped
• Converted GRU dental class to flipped• Incorporated game into live class and D2L