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Emerging Trends in Distance Education & Information Literacy Angela Wacker, MA, MSIS December 2010 North Carolina A & T University

Angela Wacker, MA, MSIS December 2010 North Carolina A & T University

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Emerging Trends in Distance Education & Information

Literacy

Angela Wacker, MA, MSISDecember 2010

North Carolina A & T University

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The Big Question

“How do we as information professionals effectively increase these literacy skills with such a diverse audience of students that we may never meet?”

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Emerging Trends & Ideas Embedded Librarianship Web 2.0 Evaluation & Assessment

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Embedded LibrarianshipGOOD START

WHAT IS MISSING?

Library website On-line chat Access Reference

Library orientation

Skill development

Engagement Interaction

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The Example Engage with instructor Develop customized class plan Reference assistance

• Research skills• Evaluation of resources• Citation guidance• Tools available

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Web 2.0 Right tool Instruct faculty/students Promote student creation

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Evaluation

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Evaluation Specify goals and objectives How will you measure? What do you do with the results? What are plans for ongoing

assessment?