Libraries in Distance Education - Meeting Students and Faculty at their Point of Need

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Meeting Students and Faculty at their Point of Need LIBRARIES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION

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Presented December 9, 2012 at SACS COC Annual Conference in Dallas, TX.

Transcript of Libraries in Distance Education - Meeting Students and Faculty at their Point of Need

  • 1. LIBRARIES IN DISTANCE EDUCATIONMeeting Students and Faculty at their Point of Need

2. NATALIE CLEWELLDISTANCE EDUCATION LIBRARIANNORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE [email protected] 3. EXTENDED LEARNING INSTITUTE (ELI) Virtual Campus 21,000+ students annually 400+ courses in over 60 academic disciplines 4. HAVE YOU EVER TAKENAN ONLINE CLASS? 5. WHY STUDENTS CHOOSEDISTANCE EDUCATION Flexibility Convenience 6. BEST PRACTICES FORELECTRONICALLY OFFERED DEGREE ANDCERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 4c appropriate services must be available for studentsof electronically offered programs, using the workingassumption that these students will not bephysically present on campus. 7. BEST PRACTICES FORELECTRONICALLY OFFERED DEGREE ANDCERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Library user and information literacy instruction Reference and research assistance Remote access to database materials 8. LIBRARY USER INSTRUCTION Library Orientations / Instruction Sessions Live Using a webinar software Videos On the website or linked in classes 9. LIVE LIBRARY ORIENTATIONS 10. LIVE INFORMATION LITERACYINSTRUCTION 11. FOLLOW UP IS KEYEmail a link to the recording Ask if they have further questions Act as a point of contact Survey to assess 12. VIDEO LIBRARY INSTRUCTION 13. VIDEO LIBRARY INSTRUCTION 14. REFERENCE AND RESEARCHASSISTANCE Embedded Librarian Research Guides 24/7 Ask a Librarian Service 15. EMBEDDED LIBRARIANDefinition A librarian who takes an active role insidethe online CMS (course managementsystem) classroom.York & Vance, 2009 16. WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? 17. WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? 18. WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? 19. EMBEDDED LIBRARIANBY THE NUMBERS 33 Individual Courses 100 Sections 38 Faculty Almost 2500 students 4100+ views to date 20. RESEARCH GUIDES 21. 24/7 ASK A LIBRARIAN 22. REMOTE ACCESS TO MATERIALS Databases Journals, Encyclopedias, etc. E-Books Streaming Videos 23. DATABASES Consortia purchasing through the Virginia CommunityCollege System (VCCS) and the Virtual Library ofVirginia (VIVA) 150 + Databases Represent distance education in purchasing decisions 24. E-BOOKS Remote access Possible to set-up multiple users Can be integrated into the course management system 25. STREAMING VIDEOS Enhance course content Multiple-use Can be integrated in the course management system 26. BOTTOM LINE Provide a similar experience to what students wouldhave on campus Remove barriers to student access Provide faculty with similar resources to what isavailable on campus Student engagement and point of contact Advocate from the distance education point of view 27. QUESTIONS?NATALIE [email protected]