Copeland

CARL eLearning Report & UpdateCARL eLearning Report & Update

Lynn Copeland

Simon Fraser University Library

CARL/ARL Ottawa May 17, 2006

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

IntroductionIntroduction

“A university is defined by the quality of its academic conversations, not by the technologies that service them.”

Diana Laurillard

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

Why librarians’ involvement slow to comeWhy librarians’ involvement slow to come

Traditional role not course-specific

Librarians as a whole haven’t made their case

Administrators and educators haven’t bought in

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WebCT/Blackberry etc.

Teaching Online

Online guides

Online tutorials

Services to fac include

Interactive Online tutorial

Services to online users

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CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

A very few Canadian examplesA very few Canadian examples

Univ. Victoria SFU Library UBC Library U Calgary Library York U Library …

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

Library resources: core value Library resources: core value

In 2002/03, CARL academic libraries subscribed to 297,108 electronic journals, representing 46% of their serials subscriptions, and the number is growing.

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

Librarian involvement: core valueLibrarian involvement: core value

“... the average essay grade is … a whole 2 grade points improved over last year. I suspect this is in no small part due to you and your excellent orientation.”

330,000 students at CARL institutions receive instruction

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

Librarian involvement core value (2)Librarian involvement core value (2)

Library instruction searching self-efficacy

Frequent use of library databases self-efficacy

Posttraining self-efficacy grade point up

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

Reasons for library/CMS integrationReasons for library/CMS integration

‘Value of going back’ esp. for EAL students; students learn at own pace

Students preference to stay inside domain (webct); students ‘live’ in WebCt; learning is contextual

Avoid reinvention of library wheel

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

General issues:General issues:

Student preference for familiar Extend DE model, f2f model Library should be in context not just a ‘resource’ Building content within course:

– Information dates and must be re-copied– Multiple static copies of the same material – Quiz content not easily imported

Student evaluation is within course Authentication/authorization Cross-course referral/link/eval within one platform

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

OCLC Best Practices: Technical and Functional OCLC Best Practices: Technical and Functional

Information windows Aggregate access Provide bibliographic tools: easy

searching and reference completions Provide content in user-customized

formats Integrate plagiarism software

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

OCLC Best Practices: Technical and CulturalOCLC Best Practices: Technical and Cultural

Embed library resources in course management systems

Integrate commercial information services Customize personal preferences Provide virtual reference at point of need Embed information seeking training modules

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

IMS Resource List interoperabilityBest practice and ImplementationIMS Resource List interoperabilityBest practice and Implementation

First focus – reading lists (ie ereserves) Content Packaging: Create/read/delete

– Copyright issues– Time sensitive

Digital repositories: Search/expose, gather/expose, submit/store, request/deliver, alert/expose

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

IMS Stakeholders:IMS Stakeholders:

Learners: Faculty: in their course environment Instructional designers:working with

an authoring tool Librarians: a combination of library

services

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

IMS Use casesIMS Use cases

Resource List Is Created Online Public Access Catalog Records for Course Reserves Resource List Is Shared Supplying the Learner with a Course Reading List Resource List is Created from Harvested Meta-data Resource List can include Local Content Extensibility for Vendor Specific Needs Propagate changes Harvesting and Reusing Facilitating Reuse via Annotations (References) Library digital repository archives selected resource lists Resource list can be empty

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

JISC/ELF Framework: Library rolesJISC/ELF Framework: Library roles

Application Services: 6,8 of 17 Common Services: 13,9 of 38

Library roles are closely or somewhat tied to 36 of 55 services in the ELF framework

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

SFU Library: ‘Our Library is where YOU are’SFU Library: ‘Our Library is where YOU are’

Liaison Librarian model: – Discipline based partnership– Collections, instruction, reference

Strong systems division– Local development

Presence on key committees, decisions

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

Reasons for optimism wrt LMS’sReasons for optimism wrt LMS’s

SAKAI, WebCT features JISC/ELF: library components in

framework DEST CARL position paper shows librarians’

engagement; Pamphlet, web site will enable libraries

to engage faculty, admin locally

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

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MIT: – integrate library content, – Integrate librarian functionality– eReserves via News tool

Yale: via new librarian role & library toolkit– Integrate links via individual course resources tool– Pre- and post-tests– Guides, contact info, chat ref etc.

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

WebCT CE v.6; VistaWebCT CE v.6; Vista

Powerlinks potential to include library resources

‘guest’ accounts

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OtherOther

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CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

Report RecommendationsReport Recommendations

Make connections Advocate Educate

Local National International

CARL/ARL 2006: CARL eLearning Report & Update -- Lynn Copeland, SFU -- May 17, 2006, Ottawa

UpdateUpdate

Report, pamphlet distributed CARL represented on CanKNOW STC CARL represented at CCL Strat. Pl. Web ‘best practices’ site will shortly be

developed Presenting at eLearning conferences Cdn gov’t investment

“Why should we put up with overcrowded classes & facilities”--- Len Norris