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Reaching out to external students online

Sally Cummings

Liaison LibrarianCharles Darwin University

@CDUniLibrary@sallysetsforth http://www.flickr.com/photos/g-ratphotos/3498764856/

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Charles Darwin University

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Three quarters of higher education students at CDU study fully or partly online

Studying happens online

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Flexible delivery

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikol/543480391/

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Synchronous training

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcjohn/74907741/

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Asynchronous training

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wgreller/260560053/

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Challenge: developing and delivering engaging, relevant information literacy training in the online environment

Training that engages

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lar-f/6870270207/

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Challenge: getting information literacy resources to students at the right time, in the right place and in the right format

Right place, right time

http://www.flickr.com/photos/86530412@N02/7987532186/

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Online classrooms

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Online tutorials

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LibGuides (subject guides)

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Library website

Visits to the CDU Library website:

• 39% are from the Northern Territory

• 61% are from students who are interstate or overseas

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Mobile website

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Directly into LMS (Blackboard) units

Embedded learning objects

http://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/6555466127/

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Limitations

Doing the best we can with limited resources

•Staff•Time•Budget

http://www.flickr.com/photos/capsicina/361735510/

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Free tools online

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YouTube channel

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Social media

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bulius/4088894193/

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Orientation online

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Where to from here?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepicturedrome/6334628811/