Maximizing the Library Presence in Course Management Systems Susan Fliss Jeff Bohrer Dartmouth College October 28, 2004
Common Facilities
Integrating the Library and CMS Why? Dartmouth Examples How? Our Next Steps What We Learned
Why Integrate Library into CMS? Just-in-time support Reach students and faculty where they already are learning and teaching According to Pew study*, 73% of students report using Internet more than library; 9% of students report using library more than Internet for information searching Increased visibility Another door into the library * Steven Jones, et al. The Internet Goes to Collge: How students are living in the future with today's technology. Pew Internet & American Life Project, 9/15/
Why Integrate Library into CMS? Golden opportunity as CMS use increasing (ECAR study*) 75% of students are positive or very positive about CMS The more students use CMS, the more they like it Dartmouth usage * Educause Center for Applied Research. Study of Students and Information Technology, 2004: Convenience, Connection, and Control
CMS Usage at Dartmouth
Specific Ideas Use a “hook” to capture faculty attention Cox’s article* has many good suggestions *Cox, Christopher Becoming Part of the Course: Using Blackboard to Extend One- shot Library Instruction. College & Research Libraries News. Chicago : 63 (1)
Dartmouth Examples Librarian contact info posted in course
Dartmouth Examples Use of quiz tool for assessment
Dartmouth Examples Librarian participation in class discussion board
Dartmouth Examples Guest speaker resources Personal bio Bibliography Links to related sites
Dartmouth Examples Librarian is available in student groups’ work areas
Dartmouth Examples Library content posted as follow-up to classroom session
Dartmouth Examples Library-developed model site
How Does it Happen? Get-to-know-you meetings Help each other connect with faculty CMS training sessions for librarians Each has personal practice Bb site Promote library integration in faculty workshops
How Does it Happen? Partner on other projects (reserves & copyright) Invite each other’s participation in CMS projects Bb oversight group includes Susan Academic Computing approached Library on “My Research” tab project
Our Next Steps New “My Research” portal tab in Blackboard Investigate integration of RefWorks and Bb Investigate integration of electronic reserves and Bb Possible auto-population of library content into course sites
What We Learned Both librarians and instructional technologists are keenly interested in teaching, learning and research Keep the ultimate goal of serving the teaching and learning process at forefront of all efforts