high tech high touch: online instruction
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High Tech, High Touch:
Online Instruction
Meredith Farkas
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Online instruction doesn’t have to be “less than”
• Not limited by the librarian’s or faculty member’s schedules
• Instruction can take place at logical points in a class instead of all at once
• We can cover so much more than we could in a one-shot
• Students can customize their learning experience based on what they already know
• We can create multiple learning experiences that appeal to different learning styles
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictureperfectpose/76138988/
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Blogs
Wikis
LibGuides
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhoadeecha/37420595/
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BlogsWikis
delicious
LibGuides
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakh/337938459/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbar2/4843218127/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/andercismo/2349098787/
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Before I start looking at tech
• Talk to faculty and look at syllabi
• Develop learning outcomes
• Find out what technologies students use and faculty teach with
• Find out how students communicate with faculty and other students
• Find out if distance learners have synchronous components to their classes
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Evaluating Tech
•Find the right balance between
•high impact/low impact
•high cost/low or no cost
•more effort/less effort
•Consider long-term sustainability of the project
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Some Options for Online Instruction
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Subject and course guides/pages
LibGuides
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Library a la Carte
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Drupal
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Other options for subject/course guides• Other open source library guide software:
Research Guide, Subjects Plus, Libdata, MyLibrary.
• Wordpress blog, Scriblio (Wordpress fork)
• Wikis (PBWorks, MediaWiki)
• delicious (syndicate RSS feeds of bookmarked content on web page)
• Create inside of course management system
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Subject and course guides/pages
• Pros
• Easy to create, tailored to specific courses and subjects, consistent look and feel, often offer places to connect with a librarian
• Cons
• No interactivity, text heavy, as number of guides grows it require significant staff time to update, usability of guides rarely assessed
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Static HTML Tutorials
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Static HTML Tutorials
• Pros
• Relatively easy to create; easy for students to skim, scan and skip around; easy for students to try out resource while looking at screenshots and instructions; easy to update screenshots and text when interfaces change
• Cons
• No interactivity, text heavy, less engaging, doesn’t appeal to aural learners and those who prefer to watch a demonstration
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Screencast Tutorials
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Screencast Tutorials
• Pros
• Appeals to diverse learning styles, visually engaging, interactivity can be integrated, quizzes can be integrated
• Cons
• Time-consuming to create and update; have to be short; difficult for students to skim, scan and skip around; difficult for students to apply what they’re learning while they watch; accessibility issues
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Teaching Through Web Conferencing
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Teaching Through Web Conferencing
• Pros
• Live interaction with a librarian builds a sense of connection, students can ask questions, can be archived for people to watch later, not limited by classroom size
• Cons
• Staff time, cost of technology, possible technology issues for attendees and presenters, not the best idea if distance learning program has no synchronous components
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Online Assessment• Quizzes and assignments
• Requires collaboration with faculty
• Best when integrated into course
• Librarian or instructor-graded?
• Open-ended or multiple choice questions?
• Also worth assessing what students think of the learning objects.
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Other (less ideal) options
•Videotape live sessions
•Most won’t have attention span to watch
•Embedded librarian
•Librarian on discussion boards in courseware
•Information literacy electronic game
•BIG investment of time/effort
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Modular Research Toolkit Approach
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Modular Research Toolkit Approach
• Pros
• Can provide a variety of learning experiences using different tools, doesn’t need to be done in a single class session, easy for faculty to integrate into their course
• Cons
• Cons largely dependent on technologies chosen, requires close collaboration with faculty
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Important Considerations
• Working closely with faculty is critical
• Working closely with academic computing is ideal
• Even with unmediated instruction, make it easy for students to get help from a librarian
• Design with learning styles in mind
• Think about accessibility
• Think about mobile device compatibility
• Place instruction at users’ points of need
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Important Considerations
• Give students choices - let them determine the order in which they wish to learn things
• Integrate active learning as much as possible
• Required instruction is ideal, but if not, get faculty on-board to market to their students
• Information literacy instruction does not need to be provided by a librarian
• Also think about instructing faculty!