re-engineering academic libraries for digital natives and beyond
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The slides are from the 2011 ACRL e-learning webcast that focused on the capability of digital learning materials (i.e. interactive learning objects, open educational resources, learning materials (i.e. interactive tutorials, simulations, and games) to engage learners and be essential resources for enhancing student learning across all disciplines, both in the classroom and online and the role the library should play in collecting, sharing, disseminating, and using these resources.TRANSCRIPT
Re-engineering Academic Libraries for
Digital Natives and Beyond:
John D. ShankInstructional Design Librarian
Associate Director of the Center for Learning & Teaching @ Berks
Digital Learning Materials (DLMs) &
The ‘Teaching Machine’ of the Future
Reimagini
ng
Getting to Know You
“We thought for many years that we were in the wine business. In fact, we were in the bottling business. And we don’t know a damned thing about wine.”
John Perry Barlow – ASIS 1994
The Information Business
Shift Happens
From This To This
A mix will exist
Disruptive Innovation
1967 Film
2011 App
What is the
difference?
X Engaging
Any tim
e Any
where
Flexible/Mobile
Collaborative
In
form
atio
n
Experience
Intersection of Opportunity
DLMs & the Library
•What are DLMs?
• Why use them?
• How to find & select
• The libraries role
What are DLMs?… any web-based, interactive, multimedia, instructional resource used to teach a specific learning objective or discrete set of objectives.
Guessing Game
Tutorial
Activity
Video
Game Simulati
onAnimati
on
Why use DLMs?
Imagine…The library can measure and demonstrate how it enhances
student:
Success, Retention,
& Satisfaction
Student Perception of DLM
“It was very easy and
helpful.”
Before
After
Student Performance
Discovering DLMs
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
Albert Einstein
Identify the
Subject
Identify related Keywor
ds
Identify Seach
Sources
Browse the
Collection
Search the
Collection
Review the Result
s
The Process
The Process
What DLM?Subject/
Discipline
Key Words
Type
Tech. Format
Audience
Language
Date
A Role to Play
Higher Education (.edu)
2500 +
How many at PSU?
Open Educational Resources (.org)
30,000 +&
96,000 + members
39,000 +
Where To Start? OERs
International Repositories (.org)
12,500 +
3,000 +
Publishers
Entertainment Media (.com)
Museums, Government, other Professional Organizations (.gov)
Search Engines
DLMs &
Collection Development
• interactivity that requires learners to actively participate in comprehending the content
• several modalities in presenting the content (i.e. audio, visual, kinesthetic)
• assessment component that tests and/or informs the learner
3 Critical Components
Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction
http://eet.sdsu.edu/eetwiki/index.php/Gagne's_Nine_Events_of_Instruction
DLMs Reference & Instructional
Services
Library DLM Repository
The Team
Assess
1. Identify Instructional Goals & Objects (ask an ID)What are the outcomes for your students?
2. Locate & Select Possible DLMs (ask a Librarian)OERs & Libraries
3. Utilize: plug it into the course (IT – LMS)It must enhance students’ ability to perform desired outcomes.
Critical Issues
• Acquisition Challenges
• Access Challenges
• Preservation Challenges
• ADA compliance
• Others?
Actions to Take
• Instructional (Info. Lit/fluency)
• eLearning opportunities
• Institutional Repositories
• DLM Discovery Library Service
• Become a Blended Librarian
• Others?
Higher Education
Higher education thought it was in the teaching business
Today, higher education is increasingly viewed as in the learning business
THE RESULT OF THIS SHIFT
Scott Bennett
“In the twenty-first century, we need constantly to affirm that the most important educational function of physical library space is to foster a culture of intentional learning.”
Libraries and Learning
Academic Libraries
College & research academic libraries are becoming more essential facilitators of learning through their services and collections, thus enabling knowledge enrichment and intellectual inquiry
Imagine the Future
Providing Space and Access to DLMs in the 21st Century Library
Meyer Library - Stanford
Steelcase
Q & A
Show and Tell