Insinuating Library Instruction into Blackboard Courseware Presenters: Ciara Healy Suvanida Duangudom Rebecca Miller

Agenda  Background Information By the Numbers… By the Numbers…  No “new wheels” created; recycling “old wheels”  Building our “Golden Nugget”  Movin’ On… New Directions & Future Applications New Directions & Future Applications  Discussion Time

Wake Technical Community College  4 campuses & 4 library branches: Main Campus Main Campus Health Sciences Health Sciences Western Wake Western Wake Northern Wake (Fall 2007) Northern Wake (Fall 2007)  ~10,809 FTEs ( )  ~57,000 Annual Enrollment (2007)  Distance Education: Online Classes Online Classes 9 Degrees*9 Degrees* 1 Diploma1 Diploma 20 Certificates*20 Certificates* Off-Site Classes Off-Site Classes 6 Classes at Community Sites (Fall 2007)6 Classes at Community Sites (Fall 2007) *One or more courses are delivered in hybrid format - Degrees: Advertising & Graphic Design, Computer Information Technology - Degrees: Advertising & Graphic Design, Computer Information Technology - Certificates: C++ Programming, CISCO Certified Network Associate, Computer Forensics, - Certificates: C++ Programming, CISCO Certified Network Associate, Computer Forensics, Hardware Troubleshooting, IT Support Management, IT Support Technician Hardware Troubleshooting, IT Support Management, IT Support Technician

Wake Tech Libraries: Collections & Resources (’05-’06)  Print Volumes 64,723 (includes General Collection, Reference, Ready Reference, Oversize) 64,723 (includes General Collection, Reference, Ready Reference, Oversize) 74,928 (total for main campus location) 74,928 (total for main campus location)  Audiovisuals 6,356 (AV, Videos, Audiobooks) 6,356 (AV, Videos, Audiobooks)  Electronic Vendors/Databases NCLive (over 200 databases) NCLive (over 200 databases) SIRS (3 databases) SIRS (3 databases) JSTOR JSTOR History Study Center History Study Center Gale (3 databases) Gale (3 databases) EBSCOhost (Literary Reference Center) EBSCOhost (Literary Reference Center) ProQuest Company (Criminal Justice Periodicals) ProQuest Company (Criminal Justice Periodicals) Cochrane Library Cochrane Library Science Direct Science Direct Emerald Insight Emerald Insight  Electronic Books (NCLive) 24,262 (via NetLibrary) 24,262 (via NetLibrary)  Audio Books (NCLive) 1,636 (via NetLibrary) 1,636 (via NetLibrary)

Wake Tech Libraries: Reference & Instruction Statistics*  # Reference of Transactions : 15, : 15, : 16, : 16,210  # of Instruction Sessions : : : : 386  # of Instruction Participants : 7, : 7, : 7, : 7,985 *Note: Statistics for Wake Tech Main Campus Location Only

Prospecting for “Gold”  Avoid re-inventing the wheel, building a module from current instructional materials used with on-campus students  Fresh, new perspective on library resources from a UNC Library student/intern

Our “Golden Nugget”  Building a library tutorial module using Blackboard Boolean Operators & Evaluating Information Boolean Operators & Evaluating Information Boolean Operators & Evaluating Information Boolean Operators & Evaluating Information  Coverage: Library services and resources, focusing on electronic access  Audience: Serving the need for library instruction at off-site locations, module could also be a review for those who have received on-campus instruction.

Movin’ On…  Continue “Chunking up” the tutorial into individual modules  Camtasia: adding an audio component  elluminate vRoom: “Three for Free” Web Conferencing “Three for Free” Web Conferencing Discussion: Suggestions for other enhancements of tutorial? Discussion: Suggestions for other enhancements of tutorial?

Discussion Time  Questions?  Comments?  Suggestions?

Topic One  How can we work with instructors to get this content onto Blackboard courses?  How can we work with Distance Education to make a library presence of some kind mandatory for every Blackboard course?

Topic Two  How can you balance between highlighting your library’s automation/complete online access and maintaining a physical library presence?  How to make the physical library remain an inviting place for people to come for one-on-one help?

Topic Three  How do you keep that “outsider” perspective while designing or reinventing instruction materials?

Thank You for Your Attendance!  Comments?  Suggestions?