It’s All About Connections: Utilizing Webinars and Online Learning to Enhance Education Diane Fulkerson dfulkerson@usf.edu University of South Florida Charleston Library Conference November, 8, 2012
Overview of Online Learning Fall 2010 6.1 million students take one online class 31% of all university students take 1 online class Online enrollment Substantially faster growth Higher than overall enrollment in higher education 10% growth rate for online enrollment (Allen, Elaine I. & Seaman, Jeff. (November, 2011) Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States, 2011. Retrieved from: http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/goingthedistance.pdf )
Online Learning and Higher Education 89% of four-year public colleges/universities offer online classes. (Taylor, Parker, Lenhart & Patten (2011) The Digital Revolution and Higher Education Pew Internet & American Life Project, August 28, 2011. Accessed from http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/College-presidents.aspx October 15, 2012 ) 66% of students use a mobile device to access course or learning management systems. (Dahlstrom, Eden, with a forward by Charles Dziuban and J.D. Walker. ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012 (Research Report). Louisville, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, September 2012, Accessed from: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1208/ERS1208.pdf
Online Learning and Libraries Synchronous and Asynchronous Instruction Tutorials Embedded Librarians Reference Services Library Liaison programs Outreach Faculty Workshops Assessment USF Library website: http://www.lib.usf.edu/
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