CARL eLearning Report & Update Lynn Copeland Simon Fraser University Library CARL/ARL Ottawa May 17, 2006

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Introduction “A university is defined by the quality of its academic conversations, not by the technologies that service them.” Diana Laurillard

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Why librarians’ involvement slow to come Traditional role not course-specific Librarians as a whole haven’t made their case Administrators and educators haven’t bought in

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa A very few Canadian examples n Univ. Victoria n SFU Library n UBC Library n U Calgary Library n York U Library n …

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Library resources: core value In 2002/03, CARL academic libraries subscribed to 297,108 electronic journals, representing 46% of their serials subscriptions, and the number is growing.

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Librarian involvement: core value n “... the average essay grade is … a whole 2 grade points improved over last year. I suspect this is in no small part due to you and your excellent orientation.” n 330,000 students at CARL institutions receive instruction

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Librarian involvement core value (2) Library instruction  searching self-efficacy Frequent use of library databases  self-efficacy Posttraining self-efficacy  grade point up

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Reasons for library/CMS integration n ‘Value of going back’ esp. for EAL students; students learn at own pace n Students preference to stay inside domain (webct); students ‘live’ in WebCt; learning is contextual n Avoid reinvention of library wheel

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa General issues: n Student preference for familiar n Extend DE model, f2f model n Library should be in context not just a ‘resource’ n Building content within course: –Information dates and must be re-copied –Multiple static copies of the same material –Quiz content not easily imported n Student evaluation is within course n Authentication/authorization n Cross-course referral/link/eval within one platform

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa OCLC Best Practices: Technical and Functional n Information windows n Aggregate access n Provide bibliographic tools: easy searching and reference completions n Provide content in user-customized formats n Integrate plagiarism software

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa OCLC Best Practices: Technical and Cultural  Embed library resources in course management systems  Integrate commercial information services  Customize personal preferences  Provide virtual reference at point of need  Embed information seeking training modules

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa IMS Resource List interoperability Best practice and Implementation n First focus – reading lists (ie ereserves) n Content Packaging: Create/read/delete –Copyright issues –Time sensitive n Digital repositories: Search/expose, gather/expose, submit/store, request/deliver, alert/expose

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa IMS Stakeholders: n Learners: n Faculty: in their course environment n Instructional designers:working with an authoring tool n Librarians: a combination of library services

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa IMS Use cases n Resource List Is Created n Online Public Access Catalog Records for Course Reserves n Resource List Is Shared n Supplying the Learner with a Course Reading List n Resource List is Created from Harvested Meta-data n Resource List can include Local Content n Extensibility for Vendor Specific Needs n Propagate changes n Harvesting and Reusing n Facilitating Reuse via Annotations (References) n Library digital repository archives selected resource lists n Resource list can be empty

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa JISC/ELF Framework: Library roles n Application Services: 6,8 of 17 n Common Services: 13,9 of 38 Library roles are closely or somewhat tied to 36 of 55 services in the ELF framework

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa SFU Library: ‘Our Library is where YOU are’ n Liaison Librarian model: –Discipline based partnership –Collections, instruction, reference n Strong systems division –Local development n Presence on key committees, decisions

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Reasons for optimism wrt LMS’s n SAKAI, WebCT features n JISC/ELF: library components in framework n DEST n CARL position paper shows librarians’ engagement; n Pamphlet, web site will enable libraries to engage faculty, admin locally

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa SAKAI n MIT: –integrate library content, –Integrate librarian functionality –eReserves via News tool n Yale: via new librarian role & library toolkit –Integrate links via individual course resources tool –Pre- and post-tests –Guides, contact info, chat ref etc.

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa WebCT CE v.6; Vista n Powerlinks potential to include library resources n ‘guest’ accounts

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Other n Moodle n CREE

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Report Recommendations n Make connections n Advocate n Educate n Local n National n International

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa Update n Report, pamphlet distributed n CARL represented on CanKNOW STC n CARL represented at CCL Strat. Pl. n Web ‘best practices’ site will shortly be developed n Presenting at eLearning conferences n Cdn gov’t investment

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