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A Tale of Two Collaborators: Successful Collaboration Between IT and Library Services Pat Kohrman Deena Morganti John Shank

We are…Penn State

Penn State Berks 2500 FTEs 108 Full-time Faculty 81 Adjunct Faculty 11 Unique baccalaureate degrees 7 Associate degrees First two years for most University degrees

The Collaborators and Their Mission The Head Librarian: Deena Morganti The CIO: Pat Kohrman The Mission: Convince the Chancellor that instructional design services were needed and that it was time for a new approach.

Historical Background Project Vision Conception and Birth of a Position 1997

Questions Could we find a librarian with the technical skills we needed? Did it make sense to combine the positions? What would be the benefits of making it a faculty position?

Information Commons Instructional Design services Idea Lab New CMS at Penn State Impact teaching & learning New Opportunities

A New Model: The Instructional Design Librarian Instructional Design skills Library skills Faculty status Dual reporting line Create a teaching & learning resource Budget resources IT & Library collaboration Collaborate with Academic Affairs

Instructional Design Librarian Director of the Center for Learning Technologies –Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Grants –Basic Educational Technology (BET) Grant from Fall 2002-Fall 2004 thirty-three faculty over thirty TLAs have directly impacted over fifty courses and approximately thirteen hundred students

Faculty PartnerContentExpert TLA Student Perspective Student Perspective CLT Design and Tech. Design and Tech. Expert BKLV Course Content B asic E ducational T echnology Project Benefits for Student Internship/work experience Paid $10/hr for 50hrs One Credit Course Instructor Approved BET Grant Recipient Benefits for IDS Reach more faculty/semester Greater focus on more advanced issues BKLV 297 Emerging Instructional Technology BKLV 297 Emerging Instructional Technology Benefits for Faculty Personalized one-on- one consultations Student does labor intensive work Use of IDea Lab Course Instructor Project Based Learning

BET Satisfaction Survey –Results (On a rating scale of 1 (not at all) – 5 (very/greatly) 80% of faculty respondents selected a rating of 4-5 when asked how satisfied they were with the overall results of their BET grants 70% of faculty respondents selected a rating between 4-5 (with 60% selecting 5) when asked how likely they would be to apply for another BET grant

BET Satisfaction Survey –Results, cont. (On a rating scale of 1 (not at all) – 5 (very/greatly) 80% of faculty respondents selected a rating of 5 when asked how likely they were to continue to use/apply what they learned as a result of the BET grant 80% of faculty respondents selected a rating between 4-5 (with 50% selecting 5) when asked to what extent did receiving this grant facilitate their use and adoption of instructional technology

BET Example Team Dynamic Module

Penn State’s Course Management System Adoption Rate for ANGEL –CLT Annual Survey 2005/06 85% of faculty use ANGEL in their course 44% Most Important (If you had access to any/all software based instructional technology resources, what would you rate most important?)

Berks Campus Berks Campus (course sections) Fall % to Spring %

The Center for Learning Technologies Instructional Technology Faculty Survey Results

Asst. Librarian Faculty Status Advantages –Tenure Track Research & Publications (expertise) Faculty Status –Peer to Peer (collaboration) –Library/IT connection in partnership with the Academic Dean (professional development)

Asst. Librarian Faculty Status Challenges –The Penn State System (Univ. Libraries, Univ. ITS, Berks Library, Berks IT) #’s of Resources available Communication across the university –Tenure Expectations (R&P) 12 month Contract vs. 9 month Traditional Tenure process vs. Innovative Position –The Blended Librarian (

Hybrid learning model Expanded & enhanced use of CMS Training opportunities for faculty Classroom enhancement Online course development Expand instructional design services New & Future Collaborations

Benefits for the College Flexibility Additional student service venues Technology potential on the radar screen Heightened awareness of digital learning materials Library and IT are active partners in the teaching and learning process Strengthened & expanded IT/Library cooperation

Contact Information Pat Kohrman Deena Morganti John Shank