1. NCNMLG 2011
Taking a Block Curriculum Online: Moving Integrated Library Instruction for a Nursing Curriculum to an Online Environment
Xan Goodman, University of Southern Nevada
February 24, 2011

2. Presentation
Background
Collaboration
Technology
Challenges

3. Background University of Southern Nevada
Relatively new, private non-profit university founded in 1999
Offering only four areas of study: Pharmacy, Nursing, Business and a residency, intern program in Orthodontics
Two campuses in two states Nevada and Utah
Enrollment as of Fall ( this number does not include our new ABSN students)

4. Block System
Each cohort of students pass through one course (block) at a time.
In order to move to the next course students must pass each course with a 90%
Students are given an opportunity to reassess if they do not pass
Library instruction is not included on assessments in the nursing program but is included in pharmacy.
So for example in our nursing program there is a didactic portion to the course and the clinical portion. In the didactic portion this is where library instruction is integrated into the classroom. And because of the block structure we normally receive more face-to-face instruction time with students because of the block system

5. TimeLine to Course Creation
Activity
Dates
Initial Meeting
April 2010
Module Discussion
June 2010
Deadline for course
September 3, 2010
ABSN Library Orientation
October 4, 2010
Online Courses Live
October 5, 2010
Recording
August 20 – September 21st
Weekly meeting with course developers
Mid June, every Thursday for 1 hour
Scheduled recording dates on my calendar
August 20, :30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
August 20, :00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
August 23, :30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
August 26, :00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
September 9, :00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
September 21, :00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
I alloted an hour and half for each recording
Recording required writing a script for each module including the module created by our Director of Library Services
Preparation time for each module

6. Technical Challenges
Learning Captivate Software without formal training
Sharing 3 laptops with Captivate Software
Finding time in my work schedule to record
Special challenges with recording
I share an office at my university. I needed to reserve study room space at my library to record.
A new learning management system- ANGEL
Transferring files using FTP

7. Recording Times – Partial Schedule
June 2010
Complete APA Captivate – hours not recorded
8/20/2010
1.5 hours
2 hours
8/23/2010
8/26/2010
9/20/2010
6 hours
9/21/2010

8. Modules Nursing Module Block Number Library Corresponding Module
Introduction to the Profession
1.0
Module 1
Library Orientation
Module 2
APA Instruction
Nursing Research
7.0
Module 3
Nursing Database Research
Nursing Leadership
12.0
Module 4
Nursing Theorists Resources
Maternal Child Nursing
8.0
Module 5
Pending Nursing Legislation
Module 6
Google Searching & Evaluating Websites

9. Pre-Test and post-test
Library Corresponding Module
Test
Module 1
Library Orientation
Pre and Post Test
10 questions
Module 2
APA Instruction
12 questions
Module 3
Nursing Database Research
6 questions
Module 4
Nursing Theorists Resources
No pre and post test
Module 5
Pending Nursing Legislation
8 questions
Module 6
Google Searching & Evaluating Websites

10. Class Participation ABSN One
Number of Students 27
Total Number of Access
October 5, 2010 – January 24, 2011
186

11. Collaboration Getting all the stakeholders together Nursing Library
Orbis
Challenges
Learning new software
A new LMS
Recruiting pre-testers before content went live.

12. Course Development
Challenge of moving in-class active learning activities to an online environment
Moving planning curriculum elements from USN model to Orbis model

16. Library Orientation Module
Element
Accesses
Submissions
# of Questions on Quiz
Pre-Test 22 5 10
Element
Accesses
Submissions
# of Questions on Quiz 8 2 10

17. APA Module Element Accesses Submissions # of Questions on Quiz
Pre-Test 21 5 3
Post Test 1

18. Hurdles Meeting weekly deadlines
Learning a new tool Adobe Captivate 4.0
Time crunch
Converting lessons and coming up with ideas
in the end because of time we stuck with a heavy text based model
Recruiting pre-testers to thoroughly test the course before the go live date

19. Lessons Learned Online is not the same as face to face
What’s in it for me? This is ultimately what students want to know what is in it for them when they register for a class
Even though face to face