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Susan Ariew Academic Services Librarian for Education and Philosophy University of South Florida Jim Eison Professor of Higher Education University of South Florida Megan Sheffield, Sciences Librarian Voice of the Chat University of South Florida
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We Assume That Learning will be maximized by the sharing of ideas & experiences
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Poll: Tell Us About Yourselves Are you: Academic Librarian (University) Academic Librarian (College) Academic Librarian (Community College) School librarian Other
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Session 1 Objectives Identifying characteristics of librarian-faculty collaborative relationships Looking at collaborative strategies for planning library instruction sessions
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Collaboration or Why You Should Get Out of Your Office!! Three Ways to Get Out of Your Office –Networking –Coordination –Collaboration
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Networking/Outreach Exchanging information for mutual benefit Networking is the least formal type of connection
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IL Outreach It is difficult to find a consensually agreed upon definition of "outreach" Outreach is defined by the specific activities that are undertaken by librarians Outreach means going beyond or surpassing the boundaries of traditional on-site services (http://nnlm.gov/pnr/eval/marshall.html)http://nnlm.gov/pnr/eval/marshall.html
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Networking/Outreach What kind of Networking/Outreach experiences have you had recently? Please type responses into the chat box now.
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Responses From the Chat Megan Sheffield, Voice of the Chat
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Outreach, Networking and Marketing Tools Creating promotional/instructional materials outlining what you do and what you can do for faculty Business Cards Library Web Site Video Blogging/Tweeting/Facebook Brochures/Posters/Publicity Podcasts/Vodcasts
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Outreach/networked activities by individual librarians Conducting information interviews with individual faculty Getting invited to departmental faculty meetings Attending department, college and campus events relevant to library services
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More Networking/Outreach Examples for Librarians Attending/offering workshops on campus Being appointed to department & college level committees Taking new faculty to lunch
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Coordination Coordination builds upon networking Coordination implies that two or more parties will work toward the solution to a common problem In the past, library sessions were at best coordinated efforts rather than collaborative efforts
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Coordination Examples Basic one-hour, non-integrated library instruction sessions “Research rescue”clinics Creation of course guides Library orientations or tours Other examples?
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The Collaboration Continuum How do we move from one to the other? Networking/ CooperationCollaboration Outreach
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How is Collaboration Unique? How is collaboration different than networking or cooperation? What are some characteristics of effective collaboration?
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General Components of all Collaborations Sharing of mutual goals Creation of a common structure Sharing of mutual benefit Long term as opposed to short term
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Collaboration Examples Designing learning activities for library instruction sessions Designing assessments to measure student learning outcomes Becoming embedded in course management systems Becoming part of campus learning communities or credit classes
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Planning Instructional Sessions with Faculty How can planning sessions with your faculty move you from cooperation to collaboration?
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Planning and Collaboration Asking (insisting on) to see course syllabi and assignment material when asked to do a guest session Meeting with faculty in person to discuss learning A. Objectives for the instructional session B. Content for the library session.
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Negotiating for More Time How can we get to do more than the one shot instruction session? Suggestions Anyone? Please type responses into the Chat Box
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Responses From the Chat Megan Sheffield, Voice of the Chat
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Suggestions for Asking to Do More than One Shot Library Instruction
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After reviewing her/his course syllabus, offer the faculty member a menu of instructional possibilities With one class session, I could..... With two class sessions, I could.... With additional time, I could.....
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Suggestions for Asking to Do More than One Shot Library Instruction Model all aspects of instructional excellence whenever you teach If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters Colin Powell
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Suggestions for Asking to Do More than One Shot Library Instruction After students complete their assignments, follow up with the faculty member to identify the specific information literacy skills the class shows adequate proficiency with does not show adequate proficiency with; then negotiate for more class time in subsequent semesters
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Next Week & Beyond Please fill out our four item survey to be completed by April 20th (our next session is April 21 st ) at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BZWXF65 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BZWXF65 TLT Resource Page: http://tlt.gs/ILcollabimp http://tlt.gs/ILcollabimp Guide to Faculty-Librarian Collaboration http://guides.lib.usf.edu/content.php?pid=1709 09
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Additional Questions for the Time Remaining Please type your questions into the chat box. If we don’t have time to address all questions today, we will try to address them in subsequent sessions.
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Thank You! Next week: identifying strategies for integrating library resources into course management systems Discussing the relationship between collaboration and assessment
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