1. Library + LLC
A Partnership Story

2. Librarians and LLCs Living Learning Communities at Ball State
Outreach vs. Engagement
A new plan - collaboration and partnership!
What are LLCs?
Librarians are assigned to LLCs - purpose is to provide support for academic peer mentors, academic success, to assist with programming
Communication is outreach model, one way – difficult to get true engagement and traction
Examples of outreach – workshops, paper clinics, trivia night, presentations about resources
New project - true collaboration with faculty to promote the value of the library to students and show how the resources impact learning
Two years – liaison – working to transform the info lit teaching in ETRC
Issues - closed collection of 3-D objects - barrier to use and lack of awareness of existence of useful items in the collection

3. The Project
MakerStudio located in the residence hall for the living learning community
Students create educational materials, lesson plans, activities
Librarian and faculty office hours
“Play dates”
Library materials in the space
The information literacy component
Partnership with faculty in elementary/early childhood education – Kate and Dixie
Maker studio for LLC students – pilot - What is a maker studio?
Purpose – explore design thinking in teacher education students, encourage students to play, explore teaching and learning materials from the library
Goal is to move the library materials out to the maker studio, put them in front of students, allow them to experiment with them, suggest new items they need, etc.
Designed to increase student engagement, be able to collect data about the maker studio and the use of the collection in the space
Collecting use statistics, comments from students on questionnaire - about how use of the items. space informed their lesson/activity plans
Larger research project - focus groups with students about the space, the LLC activities, and the connection to their work in EDEL 100 and other courses.
Fall 2016
Space completed during summer 2016
Graduate assistant hired, meeting with LLC coordinator (student)
Final meetings with HRL to ensure security of the library items and other checkout-able items in the space.
Office hours and activities in the space - orientation, “fireside chats”
The info lit component – framework – what parts are most relevant to new students in teacher education – also model of how to work with library media specialists

4. Consumable craft materials for use by students

5. Dry erase paint

6. Example of library material use - people counters - modeling activity plans/flow of the class

7. Closed collection

8. Examples of items that are “hidden away”

9. Locker system for items on loan

10. For suggestions

11. Forging the Partnership
Seek out active, engaged faculty members
Sell yourself as a partner Do you have the same goals?
Say yes and work out the details later!
Details are important!
Seek out active, engaged faculty members
Selling yourself as a partner – have the same goals, be on the same team
Say yes and work out the details later
The details are important - security of items, able to track and keep stats

12. Demonstrating Library Value
Exposure of the closed collection to students
Research study investigating the impact of the space on performance in EDEL 100
Continued funding of the space and the collection
Justification for opening the library’s teaching materials collection
Assessment
Use of library materials in the space - now often, how long, what materials are used
Student perceptions and feedback about resources - what we have, what they would like to have
Does the exposure in the LLC drive traffic in the unit?
Does the presence of the librarian drive questions and research help?
Does the space and its resources lead to increased creativity and innovativeness in students? In better projects and more success in the EDEL 100 course?
How are we measuring this? - Research study - focus groups with students about the space and the materials
Results of student work - faculty perception of quality of work
Desired Outcomes
Continued funding for space in the LLC
Increased funding for teaching materials collection
Justification for opening the collection in the library

13. Thank you!
Questions?