Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June e-learning and libraries trends and opportunities Hans Roes Tilburg University / Ticer

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June e-learning elements present situation USA & Netherlands strategic opportunities for libraries implications for library staff contents

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June student-centered, anytime, anywhere web-based, interactive and dynamic promoting active learning styles group work on real life problems customized learning routes emphasizing competencies e-learning elements

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June is it really happening?

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June on the other hand... e-learning at traditional universities is growing enormously (source: Katrina Meyer, Educause Quarterly, Number 2, 2003)

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June e-learning and libraries (1) libraries are struggling with the idea educational innovators rediscover the library and its importance in learning discussion still very scattered licensing of content more important no awareness of rights management of content produced by institutions

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June e-learning and libraries (2) integration through portals coming growing competition: e-books, content suppliers and DLE vendors, gateways information literacy is more and more seen as a crucial competency vision still lacking, stress to much on technology

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June digital libraries / digital learning environments digital portfolios information literacy collaborative course design real and virtual learning environments strategic opportunities for libraries

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June precondition: active learning styles DLs are natural complements to DLEs two approaches –small scale / distributed on course level –large scale / centralised repositories integration of DLs and DLEs is not trivial digital libraries / digital learning environments

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June precondition: students manage their own learning process personal assessment tools shareable components institution as a knowledge organization digital portfolios

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June key skill for the knowledge economy often combined with critical thinking skills –recognize information need –develop search strategy –evaluate –synthesize –make effective use of acquired information information literacy

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June educator no longer ‘king’ course design becomes multidisciplinary building learning environments suited for active learning / real problems integrating with help on information organization in specific subject areas collaborative course design

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June example: DEsite decision making in Europe complex legal process jungle of information sources DEsite is developed by library staff and teaching staffDEsite introduces information sources in context shows opportunities of synergy

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June complementary rather than competitive social component of learning facilitating group and multimedia work library evolves towards learning center client- rather than collection-centered real and virtual learning environments

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June John Seely Brown ‘Libraries are the meeting place for teachers and students outside class.’ (Educause 2001)

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June resistance...

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June library as a learning organization lifelong learning librarians developing partnerships with faculty changing organizational culture new, hybrid types of jobs possible organizational consequences implications for library staff

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June need for shared vision on education emphasis on active learning promote the library as an asset remember your basic mission: how can you help to support education and educational innovation institutional strategy and library strategy

Hans Roes / IATULAnkara / June e-learning and libraries trends and opportunities Hans Roes Tilburg University / Ticer