1. Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education What are we talking about here? Challenges & Solutions Focus on Webinars Questions? Comments? Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian Globe University/ Minnesota School of Business esettergren@msbcollege.edu http://library.msbcollege.edu

2. Challenges No face-to-face classroom time Need to engage students with many learning styles Many students to reach with small/busy staff & limited time/budget Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

3. Many Solutions Static guides –PDF, Videos, Podcasts, HTML (interactive too?) Interactive tutorials –Flash – Captivate, Camtasia, etc. = $$$ –Other fancy technology? One-on-one instruction/reference –Chat/IM, phone, email Webinars Other options? Blogs or Wikis? Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

4. Free Webinar Software Elluminate Vroom http://www.elluminate.com/vroom/index.jsp http://www.elluminate.com/vroom/index.jsp WiZiQ http://www.wiziq.com/http://www.wiziq.com/ Dimdim http://www.dimdim.com/http://www.dimdim.com/ Palbee http://www.palbee.com/http://www.palbee.com/ Vyew http://vyew.com/site/http://vyew.com/site/ Yugma: http://www.yugma.com/http://www.yugma.com/ Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

5. Webinar Features Audio, video, and chat Whiteboard & tools PPT and image uploads Application/desktop sharing File transfer Polling & emoticons for instant feedback Recordable for use as asynchronous teaching Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education Learning styles: visual auditory tactile

6. Audio, Video, & Chat Feedback File Transfer

7. Whiteboard & Tools PPT & Image Sharing

8. Application & Desktop Sharing

9. Additional Features Presentation mode Breakout rooms/ group work Web Tour Polling & Quizzes –yes/no, multiple choice, short answer Timer Graphing calculator Announcements Notes window – exportable Assign moderators Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

10. Recordings No longer interactive  Asynchronous = available to more students Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

11. Contact me: Elaine Settergren esettergren@msbcollege.edu esettergren@msbcollege.edu Favorites & References: –iLibrarian - http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/ –LITA blog http://litablog.org/category/top-technology- trends/http://litablog.org/category/top-technology- trends/ –Elluminate Live! http://www.elluminate.com/http://www.elluminate.com/ Thanks! Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education