1. eLearning Task Force Update or What’s a DLO Anyway? Joan Kaplowitz, PhD Research, Instruction, and Collection Services Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library October 28, 2004

2. Why Now? Information literacy as part of Library Strategic Plan Information literacy as part of Library Strategic Plan Success of Information Literacy Initiative Success of Information Literacy Initiative Scaling issues Scaling issues

3. Information Literacy – A Review Information literacy is the ability to Identify an information need Identify an information need Locate information efficiently Locate information efficiently Evaluate information Evaluate information Use information effectively and ethically Use information effectively and ethically

4. DLOs to the Rescue – Part 1 Digital learning objects are Modular Modular Discrete chunks Discrete chunks Self-contained Self-contained

5. DLOs to the Rescue – Part 2 Digital learning objects are Sharable Sharable Combinable Combinable Accessible electronically Accessible electronically

6. UCLA Librarians Get into the Act Task Force formed Task Force formed Workshops held Workshops held Issues identified Issues identified Working definition developed Working definition developed

7. UCLA Librarians Agree Digital learning objects Are consistent with instructional design principles Are consistent with instructional design principles Have specific learning outcomes Have specific learning outcomes Incorporate assessment Incorporate assessment Are interactive and engaging Are interactive and engaging Follow metadata-tagging standards Follow metadata-tagging standards

8. IL Content for DLOs General or universal truths Primary versus secondary sources Primary versus secondary sources How to read a citation How to read a citation Intellectual property issues Intellectual property issues

9. IL Content for DLOs continued Local concepts Locating and accessing articles via UC-eLinks Locating and accessing articles via UC-eLinks Searching UCLA Library Catalog for books and/or journals Searching UCLA Library Catalog for books and/or journals

10. IL Content for DLOs continued Subject-specific concepts Identifying most important resources in a specific discipline Identifying most important resources in a specific discipline Developing effective and efficient strategies for using specific subject- focused databases (BIOSIS, ERIC, PubMed, PsycINFO) Developing effective and efficient strategies for using specific subject- focused databases (BIOSIS, ERIC, PubMed, PsycINFO) Searching Cambridge Scientific Abstracts databases at UCLA Searching Cambridge Scientific Abstracts databases at UCLA

11. Mix and Match General – Strategies for broadening or narrowing a database search General – Strategies for broadening or narrowing a database search Subject-specific – Selecting appropriate databases for topic Subject-specific – Selecting appropriate databases for topic Local – How to search UCLA’s version of specific database Local – How to search UCLA’s version of specific database Local – Accessing articles using UC-eLinks Local – Accessing articles using UC-eLinks

12. The Hungry Rats Syndrome: Library Anxiety, Information Literacy and the Academic Reference Process. The Hungry Rats Syndrome: Library Anxiety, Information Literacy and the Academic Reference Process. A Low-tech Example – DLO for Parts of a Citation Author. RQ 1993. :333-39. no. 3 32 Date. “Article Title.” Journal Title. Volume. Issue number. Pages. Keefer, Jane A.

13. Where Do We Go from Here? Part 1 Creation teams formed Creation teams formed Content determined Content determined Proposals submitted to task force Proposals submitted to task force IL DLOs created IL DLOs created Metadata tag standards developed and applied Metadata tag standards developed and applied

14. Where Do We Go from Here? Part 2 Center for eLearning built Center for eLearning built Public interface designed Public interface designed Usability testing Usability testing Peer review of completed DLOs Peer review of completed DLOs Outreach and marketing Outreach and marketing

15. It Takes a Village Members of the eLearning Task Force Joan Kaplowitz, Biomed (chair) Joan Kaplowitz, Biomed (chair) Aura Lippincott, Management Aura Lippincott, Management Sue Phares, OID Sue Phares, OID Louise Ratliff, Cataloging Center Louise Ratliff, Cataloging Center Stephen Schwartz, LIT Stephen Schwartz, LIT Pauline Swartz, College Pauline Swartz, College James Williamson, OID James Williamson, OID