The Library’s Role in Teaching and Learning Pamela Jackson, Information Literacy Librarian Jim...

The Library’s Role in The Library’s Role in Teaching and Teaching and

LearningLearningPamela Jackson, Information Literacy LibrarianPamela Jackson, Information Literacy Librarian

Jim Julius, Associate Director of Instructional Technology Services Jim Julius, Associate Director of Instructional Technology Services (ITS)(ITS)

SDSU Library ForumSDSU Library ForumApril 2, 2009April 2, 2009

AgendaAgenda

Teaching and Learning ScenariosTeaching and Learning Scenarios

What’s happening in higher What’s happening in higher education and in libraries?education and in libraries?

Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning Collaborations at SDSUCollaborations at SDSU

Learning SpaceLearning Space

"Redevelop the library as the primary "Redevelop the library as the primary informal learning space on the campus.  In informal learning space on the campus.  In the process partnerships with other the process partnerships with other campus units that support research, campus units that support research, teaching, and learning should be teaching, and learning should be developed" (4). developed" (4).

Lewis, David W. "A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the Lewis, David W. "A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the First Quarter of the 21st Century." First Quarter of the 21st Century." College & Research College & Research LibrariesLibraries 68, no. 5 (2007): 418-434. 68, no. 5 (2007): 418-434.

Scenario 1Scenario 1

Library

Library

Library Library Hi-Tech Teaching & Learning Center

Media Center

Faculty

ITS

LibrarianIDT

Student

Key

FIT Center

Integrate Services & Integrate Services & ResourcesResources

"Library facilities and services will "Library facilities and services will become increasingly integrated with become increasingly integrated with research, teaching, and learning research, teaching, and learning programs across campus, including programs across campus, including those housed in information technology those housed in information technology program and student services program and student services programs" (5)  programs" (5) 

ACRL Research Committee, ACRL Research Committee, Environmental Scan 2007.Environmental Scan 2007. Chicago: Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2008. Association of College and Research Libraries, 2008.

Scenario 2Scenario 2

Faculty

ITS

LibrarianIDT

Student

Key

Media Center

Librarian’s Office

Library Teaching & Learning Lounge

FIT Center

Key PlayersKey Players

Why Collaborate?Why Collaborate? Strengthen student learning and effective teaching

practices

Leverage resources and expertise for pedagogical design and instructional materials selection/development

Move toward common goals for student learning and faculty development

Shrinking budgets, expanding class sizes, hybridization

Infusing collaboration into planning, delivery, and support embodies the approach we want faculty to take with their peers and students

E-Learning’s Impact on E-Learning’s Impact on LibrariesLibraries

Move from mediated to embedded resources

Collaborative integration of services and resources

Growing Roles for librarians from curator to mediator to partner

New Roles for FacultyNew Roles for Faculty

“ “It could well be that faculty members of the It could well be that faculty members of the twenty-first century college or university will twenty-first century college or university will find it necessary to set aside their roles as find it necessary to set aside their roles as teachers and instead become designers of teachers and instead become designers of learning experiences, processes, and learning experiences, processes, and environments.” environments.”

-- former University of Michigan president -- former University of Michigan president James Duderstadt, in James Duderstadt, in Higher education in the Higher education in the digital age: Technology issues and strategies digital age: Technology issues and strategies for American colleges and universitiesfor American colleges and universities..

NSSE Benchmarks of Effective NSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational PracticeEducational Practice

Level of Academic ChallengeLevel of Academic Challenge Active and Collaborative LearningActive and Collaborative Learning Student-Faculty InteractionStudent-Faculty Interaction Enriching Educational ExperiencesEnriching Educational Experiences Supportive Campus EnvironmentSupportive Campus Environment

Shift in Emphasis of Accrediting Shift in Emphasis of Accrediting AgenciesAgencies

From…From… To…To…

““Sage on the stage”Sage on the stage” ““Guide on the side”Guide on the side”

TeachingTeaching LearningLearning

Instructor as gateway Instructor as gateway to knowledgeto knowledge

Instructor as manager Instructor as manager of learning of learning opportunitiesopportunities

““Covering content”Covering content” Developing studentDeveloping student capabilitiescapabilities competenciescompetencies capacitiescapacities

Issues with “covering Issues with “covering content”content”

Twigg notes three problems with Twigg notes three problems with retention of skills and knowledge retention of skills and knowledge from large lecture courses:from large lecture courses:– Amnesia (forgetting)Amnesia (forgetting)– Fantasia (misunderstanding)Fantasia (misunderstanding)– Inertia (not knowing how to use the Inertia (not knowing how to use the

skills/knowledge)skills/knowledge)

The Role of Educators in a The Role of Educators in a Networked WorldNetworked World

Atelier Learning (John Seely Brown)Atelier Learning (John Seely Brown) Network Administrator (Clarence Fisher)Network Administrator (Clarence Fisher) Concierge Learning (Curtis Bonk)Concierge Learning (Curtis Bonk) Curatorial Learning (George Siemens)Curatorial Learning (George Siemens)

From George Siemens, From George Siemens, Handbook of Emerging Technologies for LearningHandbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning

http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/etl/index.php/Handbook_of_Emerging_Technohttp://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/etl/index.php/Handbook_of_Emerging_Technologies_for_Learninglogies_for_Learning

Librarian-As-Curator Librarian-As-Curator     

[Anticipates Needs]  [Anticipates Needs]  collect resources   collect resources   provide access     provide access    

Evolution of Roles for the Evolution of Roles for the 21st Century Library21st Century Library

Librarian-As-Mediator Librarian-As-Mediator 

[Intervention for students]     [Intervention for students]     teach research skills   teach research skills   reference (in-person and online)  reference (in-person and online)  point-of-need guidance       point-of-need guidance       curator  curator 

Evolution of Roles for the Evolution of Roles for the 21st Century Library21st Century Library

Librarian-As-Partner Librarian-As-Partner [Integrated Curriculum Design Collaborator] [Integrated Curriculum Design Collaborator] embedded into classes embedded into classes

constructing curriculum with faculty and constructing curriculum with faculty and instructional designers instructional designers

scaffolding information literacy & 21st century scaffolding information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum skills into curriculum

mediator mediator

curator curator

Evolution of Roles for the Evolution of Roles for the 21st Century Library21st Century Library

Evolution of Roles for the 21Evolution of Roles for the 21stst Century LibraryCentury Library

Librarian-As-Curator

[Anticipates Needs]

• collect resources

• provide access

Librarian-As-Mediator

[Intervention for students]

• teaching research skills

• reference (in -person and online)

• point -of-need guidance

• curator

Librarian-As-Partner[Integrated Curriculum Design Collaborator]

• embedded into classes

• constructing curriculum with faculty and instructional designers

• scaffolding information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum

• mediator

• curator

Librarian-As-Curator

[Anticipates Needs]

• collect resources

• provide access

Librarian-As-Mediator

[Intervention for students]

• teaching research skills

• reference (in -person and online)

• point -of-need guidance

• curator

Librarian-As-Partner[Integrated Curriculum Design Collaborator]

• embedded into classes

• constructing curriculum with faculty and instructional designers

• scaffolding information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum

• mediator

• curator

What Librarians Bring to the What Librarians Bring to the TableTable

Expertise in:Expertise in: research methods and the vast world of research methods and the vast world of

information information helping people manage their information helping people manage their information

(information consultants) (information consultants) a variety of learning styles and less-a variety of learning styles and less-

traditional teaching methods traditional teaching methods observing students and their research observing students and their research

habits habits collaborating with administrators, faculty, collaborating with administrators, faculty,

staff, and students staff, and students web 2.0 technologies web 2.0 technologies

Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning Collaborations Collaborations

at at SDSUSDSU

Course Design Institute Course Design Institute (CDI)(CDI)

ITS, pICT, CTL, the College of Education and the Library work together to shape and deliver the annual SDSU Course Design Institute, an intensive fellowship program that assists faculty in redesigning theircourses to include blended, and occasionally fully, online instruction.

The CDI includes:

hands-on workshops; sustained coaching on course design from ITS

Infrastructure, motivation, and management of the design process

Resources and materials, ongoing workshops and webinars

Stipends to help defray the cost of presenting or publishing results from their course design project

Course Design Institute Course Design Institute (CDI)(CDI)

Goals for Library Involvement:

Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning units

Actively construct curriculum with faculty and instructional designers

Embed library resources and services into classes

Scaffold information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum

Center for Teaching & Learning Center for Teaching & Learning Lunch and Learning Networks Lunch and Learning Networks

SeriesSeries A series of 12 to 15 Lunches on Learning A series of 12 to 15 Lunches on Learning

each semester. each semester. Categorized into six tracks: Categorized into six tracks:

– Provost's Lunches on LearningProvost's Lunches on Learning– Learning 2.0Learning 2.0– Student Diversity and SuccessStudent Diversity and Success– Architecture of the CurriculumArchitecture of the Curriculum– Learning Stories: Adventures in Course Learning Stories: Adventures in Course – New Faculty Lunches New Faculty Lunches

Librarians serve on steering committee Librarians serve on steering committee partner with ITS to lead the Learning 2.0 partner with ITS to lead the Learning 2.0 track. track.

Center for Teaching & Learning Center for Teaching & Learning Lunch and Learning Networks Lunch and Learning Networks

SeriesSeriesGoals for Library Involvement:

Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning units

Facilitate more librarian involvement in campus teaching & learning endeavors

Provide outreach to faculty and staff about library resources and services

Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)Communities (PLCs)

Two cross-disciplinary groups of subject Two cross-disciplinary groups of subject faculty, library faculty, and professional faculty, library faculty, and professional staff staff

Explore course design in a semi-structured Explore course design in a semi-structured way way

Explore how we can improve the design Explore how we can improve the design and delivery of our coursesand delivery of our courses

Librarians co-facilitated the pilot PLCs and Librarians co-facilitated the pilot PLCs and subject librarians regularly participate in subject librarians regularly participate in the communities.the communities.

Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)Communities (PLCs)

Goals for Library Involvement:

Facilitate more librarian involvement in campus teaching & learning endeavors

Actively construct curriculum with faculty and instructional designers, including the use of appropriate technology.

Embed library resources and services into classes

Scaffold information literacy & 21st century skills into curriculum

ITS Faculty RoomITS Faculty Room

ITS Faculty RoomITS Faculty Room

Concept for the New Faculty Concept for the New Faculty Instructional Technology (FIT) Instructional Technology (FIT)

CenterCenter

Concept for the New Faculty Concept for the New Faculty Instructional Technology (FIT) Instructional Technology (FIT)

CenterCenter

Research Guides and Learning Research Guides and Learning Management SystemsManagement Systems

Librarians collaborate regularly with ITS to determine which methods are best for including library services and resources on Blackboard, and work to understand the numerous third-party software packages that integrate with Blackboard.

Research Guides and Learning Research Guides and Learning Management SystemsManagement Systems

Goals for Library Involvement:

Embed library resources and services into classes

Develop SDSU's students‘ information literacy skills

Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning units

Virtual WorldsVirtual Worlds

Librarians work with pICT to explore Librarians work with pICT to explore Second LifeSecond Life and and to to

evaluate the teaching and learning possibilities in a evaluate the teaching and learning possibilities in a variety variety

of other virtual worlds. of other virtual worlds.

Goals for Library Involvement:Goals for Library Involvement:

Explore new collaborative and social technologiesExplore new collaborative and social technologies

Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & Develop strong partnerships with campus teaching & learning unitslearning units

Actively construct curriculum with faculty and instructional Actively construct curriculum with faculty and instructional designersdesigners

ICT LiteraciesICT LiteraciesLibrarians work with other units to develop programs Librarians work with other units to develop programs

and and services that support undergraduates' 21st century services that support undergraduates' 21st century

skills. skills.

Goals for Library Involvement:Goals for Library Involvement: Develop SDSU students' 21st century skillsDevelop SDSU students' 21st century skills

Strengthening Our EffortsStrengthening Our Efforts Further develop the Media CenterFurther develop the Media Center SkillsoftSkillsoft Technology Research GuidesTechnology Research Guides Collaborating with faculty and instructional Collaborating with faculty and instructional

designers around teaching & learning endeavorsdesigners around teaching & learning endeavors

Call to ActionCall to Action

"...libraries must prove their value by supporting the "...libraries must prove their value by supporting the teaching, learning, and research programs of the teaching, learning, and research programs of the institution in ways that inform the learning outcomes institution in ways that inform the learning outcomes of these programs (4)     "...this demands a renewed of these programs (4)     "...this demands a renewed awareness of pedagogical practices in general as awareness of pedagogical practices in general as well as an understanding of how teaching, well as an understanding of how teaching, learning, and research are changing.  Librarians also learning, and research are changing.  Librarians also need to be aware of how the student population in need to be aware of how the student population in particular is changing and how this affects student particular is changing and how this affects student learning" (6)  learning" (6) 

Wawrzaszek, Susan, and David G. Wedaman. Wawrzaszek, Susan, and David G. Wedaman. The Academic The Academic Library in a 2.0 World.Library in a 2.0 World. Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2008.Applied Research, 2008.

Scenario 3Scenario 3

Faculty

ITS

LibrarianIDT

Student

Key

Reference DeskRWS Faculty Office

Library

FIT Center

Library Classroom

What the heck is going on with

RWS100?

Conversation at a GlanceConversation at a Glance

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