Hans RoesBielefeld / February e-learning and libraries current situation and strategic opportunities Hans Roes Library Tilburg University / Ticer

Hans RoesBielefeld / February e-learning / context current situation USA and Holland strategic opportunities institutional strategy and library strategy content

Hans RoesBielefeld / February growing demand for higher education different types of students combining learning and work trend towards lifelong learning competencies / ‘learning to learn’ accommodate different learning styles e-learning / context (1)

Hans RoesBielefeld / February increasing competition in higher education market ongoing budgetary pressures students now critical customers job-hopping staff too many dropouts e-learning / context (2)

Hans RoesBielefeld / February e-learning / the idea educational material through the internet, anytime, anywhere, modular cooperation through group ware continuous logging / market research opportunity to offer education on a global scale

Hans RoesBielefeld / February e-learning / vision student-centered interactive and dynamic group work on real life problems multiple learning routes emphasis on competencies supporting lifelong learning

Hans RoesBielefeld / February e-learning and libraries (1) libraries are mostly struggling educational innovators are re- discovering the library discussion on many levels increasing importance of licenses what about the institution’s learning materials?

Hans RoesBielefeld / February e-learning and libraries (2) portals / integration becoming important increasing competition, a.o. e-books, MLE vendors, gateways information literacy is critical competence no vision yet, technical approach prevalent

Hans RoesBielefeld / February strategic opportunities for libraries digital libraries and MLEs digital portfolio’s information literacy participation in course design teams virtual and real learning environments

Hans RoesBielefeld / February digital libraries and MLEs precondition: active learning styles DLs are natural complements to MLEs approaches –small scale / course level –large scale / central repositories integration is not trivial

Hans RoesBielefeld / February digital portfolio’s precondition: students manage their own learning process portfolio’s now mainly used as assessment tools but: why not re-use components of portfolio’s ? library responsible for institution’s KM

Hans RoesBielefeld / February core competence knowledge economy often combined with critical thinking skills –recognise information need –develop search strategy –evaluate results –synthesise –apply newly acquired knowledge information literacy

Hans RoesBielefeld / February course design teams teacher no longer absolute ‘king’ course development in multidisciplinary teams learning environments supporting active learning styles integrating learning with use of domain specific resources

Hans RoesBielefeld / February virtual AND real complements rather than substitutes social component of learning challenge: group work and multimedia library becomes learning center buildings user-centered rather than collection-centered

Hans RoesBielefeld / February John Seely Brown ‘Libraries are the meeting place for teachers and students outside class.’ (Educause 2001) Read his book ‘The Social Life of Information’!

Hans RoesBielefeld / February institutional strategy and library strategy need for a shared - administrators, educators and librarians - vision emphasizing active learning library not a cost center, but an investment library as partner in educational innovation

Hans RoesBielefeld / February e-learning and libraries current situation and strategic opportunities Hans Roes Library Tilburg University / Ticer