7/29/2019 Will it Blend? Information Literacy Program Innovation Using Blended Learning Course Redesign Models

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Informa(onliteracyprograminnova(onusingblendedlearningcourseredesignmodels

Will it Blend?AndrewColgoni,KathyBallandInesPerkovic,McMasterUniversityLibrary

ProjectObjec(ve:design,develop,implement,communicate,assess,andscholarly

disseminateapilotmodelforthedeliveryof

blendedlearninglibraryinstruc(oninfive

undergraduatecourses

BlendedLearning:apedagogicalapproachthatcombinestheeffec(venessand

socializa(onaspectsoftheclassroomwiththe

technologicallyenhancedac(velearning

possibili(esoftheonlineenvironment1

BasedonNCATReplacementmodelsomein-class(mereplacedwithout-of-class,online,

interac(velearningac(vi(es2

Goals:toenhancelearningoutcomesandreduceface-to-faceILinstruc(onby50%

Recogni(onthatwith(ghtbudgetsandreducedstaff,onlinelearningwillcon(nue

tobeofincreasedimportance;willrequireupda(ngandimprovements

Benefitstoefficiencybypartneringwithcampusteachingandlearningsupport

Studentsgenerallyposi(vetowardonlinelearning,butnotoverwhelminglyso

Facultywillingtoexperiment,butcau(ousaboutbenefitstolearning/course

Feedbackwasobtainedbytwomethods:onlinesurveyof

studentsinpilotcoursesand

focusgroupswithcourse

instructorsandinstruc(onal

assistants

CollectedinDec.2011,a]eronetermusingthemodules

Studentsurvey:N=145;responserate:~3%

Focusgroups:Included4ofthe5par(cipa(ngcourses

Wegratefullyacknowledgetheworkdonebymembersofthesteeringcommiee:JulianneBagg,KarenNicholson,John

MacLachlanandSusanVajoczki

Thanksalsogotolibrarystaffthathelpedcreatemodulecontent,includingOlgaPerkovic,KristaGodfreyandGordBeck

Finally,thankstoEvelynChanforpungthemodulestogether,AlessandroErasmiforthenarra(on,KrisKnorrforsurveyhelp,

andJakeTarkowskiforadministra(vesupport

Instructorswanttocustomizewhichtopicstheyusefortheircourses;keepdifferenttopicsseparate

Recogni(onthatofferingonlinetutorialsnot

enough;theyneedtobesupportedinthecourse

Workwithcourseinstructorstocreate,improve,reviseandeditcontent

Involvementoflibrariansin-classiss(llvalued

Putmodulesinapublic,accessibleloca(on

Interestinmodulesformoreadvancedtopics

BackgroundAssessment Methods

Project Process

Results

Conclusions0

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Overall,Iamconfidentinmyabilitytolocateanduse

informaonusingtheresources,servicesandtoolsprovided

throughMcMasterUniversityLibrary

SelectedStudentSurveyResponses

Acknowledgements

ThemesfromFocusGroups

Interac(vityimportant Desireforshortermodules Considerpace,concisionduring

crea(on

Self-testques(onsshouldbechallenging

Avoidmonotonedelivery Valueselfpacedlearning,ability

tomovearoundmodules

References1. EDUCAUSECenterforAppliedResearchECAR).2004).Blended

Learning.ECARResearchBulle0n,p.3

2. Twigg,C.A.2003).Improvinglearningandreducingcosts:Newmodelsforonlinelearning.EducauseReviewSept/Oct),p.

33.

Targetedfivelarge-enrollment,firstyearcoursesSociology,Geography,SocialScience

Inquiry)withexis(nglibraryrela(onships ASteeringCommieeoversawtheprojectwithseveralworkingcommiees:Assessment,

Communica(on,plusacommieeforeach

course

Usedprojectmanagementtechniquese.g.projectplanwith(melineandmilestones,

communica(onplan,iden(fiedkey

stakeholders,successfactors,obstacles/

barriers

Acollabora(veprocessthatinvolvedmanypartners:teachingfaculty,librarians,librarystaff,instruc(onaldesigners,instruc(onal

technicians

Contentcreatedbysubjectexpertslibrarians,librarystaff,geographers)

Courseinstructorsgivenfrequentopportunitytoprovidefeedbackonprogress

Challenges:Short(meline,shi]inggoals,instructorbuy-in,staffshortages

ThemesfromStudentComments

View tutorials at library.mcmaster.ca/online-tutorials Project Outcomes PowerPointandnarra(oncombinedtocreateonlinetutorialsinCap(vate

Twocourse-specificILtutorialscreated,coveringtopicsthatincluded:choosing

sources,librarydatabases,findingbooks,

evalua(ngsources,ci(ngandmore

Onegeospa(al/mapskillstutorialcreated TutorialsplacedinLMSforeachcourse