Strengthening Information Literacy Instruction Through New Campus Partnerships Pamela Jackson, Information Literacy Librarian San Diego State University SCIL Works February 5, 2010

Trends in Higher Education Shrinking budgets Expanding class sizes Increasing hybridization and completely online courses Heavier reliance on technologies for teaching

San Diego State University Apx. 33K students Average Age: Undergraduates: 22.4 years Graduates: 30 years 89% smart classrooms Blackboard Use: 94% of faculty; all students 1300% increase in the number of online summer classes in past 2 years

Key Players

Why Collaborate? Strengthen student learning and effective teaching practices Leverage resources and expertise for pedagogical design and instructional materials selection/development Move toward common goals for student learning and faculty development Infusing collaboration into planning, delivery, and support embodies the approach we want faculty to take with their peers and students

Changes in Roles for Faculty Credit: Jim Julius, Associate Director of ITS From…To… “Sage on the stage”“Guide on the side” TeachingLearning Instructor as gateway to knowledgeInstructor as manager of learning opportunities “Covering content”Developing student capabilities, competencies, and capacities

E-Learning’s Impact on Libraries Move from mediated to embedded resources Collaborative integration of services and resources Growing roles for librarians from curator to mediator to partner

Evolution of Roles for the 21st Century Library Librarian-As-Curator [Anticipates Needs] collect resources provide access

Evolution of Roles for the 21st Century Library Librarian-As-Mediator [Intervention for students] teach research skills reference (in-person and online) point-of-need guidance curator

Evolution of Roles for the 21st Century Library Librarian-As-Partner [Integrated Curriculum Design Collaborator] embedded into classes constructing curriculum with faculty and instructional designers scaffolding information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum mediator curator

Evolution of Roles for the 21 st Century Library Librarian-As-Curator [Anticipates Needs] collect resources provide access Librarian-As-Mediator [Intervention for students] teaching research skills reference (in-person and online) point-of-need guidance curator Librarian-As-Partner [Integrated Curriculum Design Collaborator] embedded into classes constructing curriculum with faculty and instructional designers scaffolding information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum mediator curator Librarian-As-Curator [Anticipates Needs] collect resources provide access Librarian-As-Mediator [Intervention for students] teaching research skills reference (in-person and online) point-of-need guidance curator Librarian-As-Partner [Integrated Curriculum Design Collaborator] embedded into classes constructing curriculum with faculty and instructional designers scaffolding information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum mediator curator

What Librarians Bring to the Table Expertise in: research methods and the vast world of information helping people manage their information (information consultants) a variety of learning styles and less-traditional teaching methods observing students and their research habits collaborating with administrators, faculty, staff, and students web 2.0 technologies

Teaching and Learning Collaborations at SDSU

Course Design Institute (CDI) ITS, pICT, CTL, the College of Education and the Library work together to shape and deliver the annual SDSU Course Design Institute, an intensive fellowship program that assists faculty in redesigning their courses to include blended, and occasionally fully, online instruction. The CDI includes: hands-on workshops; sustained coaching on course design from ITS Infrastructure, motivation, and management of the design process Resources and materials, ongoing workshops and webinars Stipends to help defray the cost of presenting or publishing results from their course design project

Course Design Institute (CDI) Goals for Library Involvement: Actively construct curriculum with faculty and instructional designers Embed library resources and services into classes Scaffold information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning units

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Cross-disciplinary groups of subject faculty, library faculty, and instructional designers Explore course design in a semi-structured way Explore how we can improve the design and delivery of our courses Librarians co-facilitated the pilot PLCs and subject librarians regularly participate in the communities

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Goals for Library Involvement: Facilitate more librarian involvement in campus teaching & learning endeavors Actively construct curriculum with faculty and instructional designers, including the use of appropriate technology Embed library resources and information literacy instruction into classes Scaffold information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum

Center for Teaching & Learning Lunch and Learning Networks Series A series of 12 to 15 Lunches on Learning each semester. Categorized into six tracks: Provost's Lunches on Learning Learning 2.0 Student Diversity and Success Architecture of the Curriculum Learning Stories: Adventures in Course New Faculty Lunches Librarians serve on steering committee partner with ITS to lead the Learning 2.0 track.

Center for Teaching & Learning Lunch and Learning Networks Series Goals for Library Involvement: Provide outreach to faculty and staff about library resources and services Facilitate more librarian involvement in campus teaching & learning endeavor Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning units

Research Guides and Learning Management Systems Librarians collaborate regularly with ITS to determine which methods are best for including library services and resources on Blackboard, and work to understand the numerous third-party software packages that integrate with Blackboard.

Research Guides and Learning Management Systems Goals for Library Involvement: Embed library resources and services into classes Develop SDSU's students‘ information literacy skills Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning units

Virtual Worlds Librarians work with pICT to explore Second Life and to evaluate the teaching and learning possibilities in a variety of other virtual worlds. Goals for Library Involvement: Explore new collaborative and social technologies Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning units Actively construct innovative curriculum with faculty and instructional designers

Informal Partnerships Collegial bonds / Networks Community built around the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning

Challenges Collaborations of this magnitude take time Less time for traditional “core library functions” Educational values Organizational culture/structure

Tips Rethink traditional library roles Appoint a library liaison to campus teaching and learning units Inject yourself into teaching and learning Read up on instructional design and trends in higher education Attend campus events and professional organization meetings Make yourself visible

Thank You Pamela Jackson