Distance Learning & Academic Libraries The Changing Landscape Paul Mascareñas CoALA Spring Workshop WSCU

Overview Identify the distant student Define distant education Identify growth/trends Identify potential obstacles & opportunities for outreach Reference Instruction Materials Integration Resource Sharing Social Media and technology Collaborate

Distant Student Non-traditional Employed Family Geographically disadvantage or isolated Military personnel Tech savvy Similarities to on-campus students Learn & apply skill set Equal access Get what they pay for Diverse Learners

What is Distant Education? Define: Distant Education Time & space? Asynchronous/Synchronous 100%, 80%-70%, 50% hybrid/blended (NCES) 80% online & 30% - 79% are considered blended/hybrid (Babson survey) How many institutions teach online? Courses: 66% or two-thirds offer distance education courses Programs: 32% offer degree/certificate programs

“Survey says…” How many students learn online? Surveyed 1,600 with 90% response Out of 4,200 eligible Title IV degree granting post-secondary institutions 4.3 million students took at least one distant ed. course

“Survey Says…” How many students learn online? Surveyed 2,800 colleges & universities Data retrieved from chief academic officers 6.7 million students took at least one distant ed. course 32% percent of higher ed. students took at least one class online How many institutions teach online? 87% offer online programs and coursework 38% offer just coursework

Go long… Reasons Institutions choose distance Increase student enrollment Course & degree additions Students need flexible schedules Increase access to education Response to the needs of employers/business

CMU goes long… Reasons why CMU wants to expand the distant ed program Increase educational access for our region and our state Enhance the quality of online program & service delivery Contribute to the university’s long- term funding model

Traditional services for the non-traditional student – Reference Access point – reference desk Reference Interview IM, phone, LibGuides – Biol. 105 Math 301 Adobe Connect Screen Capture software – Free Screencast – o – matic Jing Skype Handouts – making them available online Interlibrary Loan service

Outreach & Collaboration Making our presence known to on- campus and off-campus can be a challenge Target faculty who teach online Campus wide s Materials Services for de students Syllabus statements Course Reserves “What do Distance Education Faculty want from the Library” (2006) – Schrnehl Hines… Awareness of library materials & services available They can promote to their students Influence assignments Copyright Visual aids – handouts & tutorials

Outreach & Collaboration Develop relationships with other departments on campus Extended Studies – distance education dept. Target outreach Match services/materials Academic Support Services Tutorial Learning Center TRiO Career Services Montrose & WCCC campus

Faculty Access Seminar & Information Literacy Faculty Access Seminar - Campus wide invite & introduction – not many takers Embedded librarian Create research guides Information Literacy based assignments Open house – live instruction Adobe connect Skype

Embedded Librarian Course design process Co-instructor rights (micro) Static links & research guides (macro)

Research Guides Topic Development Search tips & techniques Search strategies when using specific library databases Evaluating materials (popular vs. scholarly, websites) Finding books/ebooks Plagiarism and how to avoid Annotated Bibliographies Citation guides

Information Literacy Work with faculty to create research based assignments that can include: Meeting with librarian for one-on- one research Develop assignments that require use of online library resources Created an Information Literacy guideInformation Literacy

References Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. Changing course: Ten years of tracking online education in the United States. Retrieved from survey/changing_course_2012. Association of College & Research Libraries (2008). Standards for distance learning library services. Retrieved from Betty, P., & Garnar, M. (2011). One university, two approaches: The Regis experience with embedded librarianship. In C. Kvenild & K. Calkins (Eds.), Embedded librarians ( ). Chicago: Association of College Research Libraries. Hines, S.S. (2006). What do distance education faculty want from the library? Journal of Library Administration, 45(1/2), Johnson, K., & Fabbro, E. (2013). The role of academic libraries. In M.G. Moore (Ed.), Handbook of distant education ( ). New York: Routledge. Mann, B. J., Arnold, J. L., & Rawson, J. (2013). Using LibGuides to promote information literacy in a distance education environment. In A.W. Dobbs, R.L. Sittler, & D. Cook (Eds.), Using LibGuides to Enhance Library Services ( ). Chicago: American Library Association. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011). The Condition of Education 2011 (NCES-033), Indicator 43. Washington, DC: Author Willis, B. (n.d.). Strategies for learning at a distance. Distance Education at a Glance. Retrieved from

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