EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Faculty - Library Collaboration

Publishing Undergraduate Research Electronically

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:37 -0500

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania has as a goal expanding opportunities for undergraduates to conduct significant research and promoting the products of this research. CUREJ, the College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal, was developed in collaboration with the Penn Libraries to achieve this goal.

The Embedded Librarian Program: Librarians and Faculty Partnering to Serve Online Students

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:48 -0500

Each semester, Community College of Vermont faculty members and librarians work together to "embed" personalized, meaningful library assistance into online classes. This presentation will track the genesis and rapid growth of the program, as well as the benefits and challenges. Future directions such as RSS feeds, video conferencing, and NetMeeting will be discussed.

Building an Online Learning Community for "Blended" Librarians

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:34 -0600

Learn how two librarians collaborated with three national organizations to develop and promote a "blended librarian" online learning community that enables academic librarians to adopt instructional design and technology skills that can facilitate the further integration of the library and librarians into the teaching and learning process.

Transformations: Mount Holyoke's Class Project Becomes a Digital Archive

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:30 -0600

Mount Holyoke College will present a case study of a faculty-initiated and grant-funded digital project that was developed into a sustainable digital resource by multiple departments. The panelists (representing an archivist, library systems manager, and network manager) will offer a successful tale of open and collaborative work using minimal resources.

When is Multimedia Not the Answer? When Faculty Expertise and Instructional Design Fundamentals Unite!

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:27 -0600

Librarians have expertise in reference, research, and faculty support, but not necessarily in instructional design, writing for the Web, or multimedia development. Are multimedia tutorials the solution to frequently asked questions about library resources? Not necessarily, especially when library faculty expertise can converge with instructional and Web design fundamentals for timely, targeted, cost-effective virtual answers.

A Cat-Herding Tale: Forging a Single Course Management System

drupal — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:59:32 -0600

For the past three years an effort has been under way at Harvard to consolidate best-of-breed instructional tools from around the university into a single, integrated course management system. Harvard's schools are sharing resources; librarians and instructional technologists are cooperating; faculty are enthusiastic. How did we accomplish this? This tale will tell all.

A Working Model of Proactive Interdepartmental Academic Support

drupal — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:11:54 -0500

We present a proactive, collaborative approach by instructional technologists, reference librarians, and oral communication experts to provide coordinated academic support services that are tightly integrated into course designs. Our interdepartmental coordination fulfilled needs driven by curricular change and increased our ability to anticipate support workloads.

Simple Strategies for an Effective Online Tutorial

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:16:54 -0500

Discover the strategies used to develop an award-winning information literacy tutorial that capitalizes on effective technologies, faculty-librarian collaboration, curriculum-integrated instruction, and outcomes-based assessment. Join this panel discussion to gain insights from multiple perspectives about what you really do--and really do not--need to build a successful tutorial for a large user group.