SCCC Librarians Create Cool Objects for the Virtual Learning Commons (VLC) SUNYLA Annual Conference, SUNY FIT, June 6-8, 2012

Susan P. Lieberthal, Campus Head Librarian, Ammerman Campus, SCCC, Jennifer Farquhar, Associate Professor, Ammerman Campus Library, SCCC,

Suffolk County Community College Title III Grant Principal Investigator: Dr. Shaun McKay, President, SCCC What is a Title III Grant? A federal program that helps eligible institutions of higher education to expand their capacity to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability. What is the goal of SCCC’s five year ( ) Title III Grant? To increase student engagement through informed support. The activities in the current grant will dramatically improve student success and engagement at Suffolk County Community College.

Our Title III Grant: Student Engagement through Informed Support Enable An electronically enabled enrollment, advising, and intervention system. Enhance Academic support for 20 gateway courses using online learning objects to increase student success. EnrichA Virtual Learning Commons (VLC) that provides a unified delivery system for enrollment, advisement, the gateway course and library learning objects, and the academic skills centers.

What is the Library’s role in the grant? To provide information literacy learning objects to students through the Virtual Learning Commons.

What is a learning object? Online learning material that is: Based on a single learning objective. Self contained and reusable. Concise, but rich in content. Self paced and stand alone.

SCCC VLC Page

Library VLC Page

Learning object – Searching: Keywords tutorial

Learning object – Plagiarism Plagiarism & Academic Integrity LibGuide

Learning object – Citation Guides: Guide to MLA format

Assessment Visits to learning object Student votes: Future plans – quizzes built into select learning objects

Outreach to Students College Seminar and Gateway course professors will demonstrate the VLC in their classes VLC screensavers on all computers in the Academic Computing Centers VLC posters in all campus buildings

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