Distributed Learning: Pedagogy and Technology in Online Information Literacy Instruction

by Tasha Maddison, Maha Kumaran

Overview

The field of distributed learning is constantly evolving. Online technology provides instructors with the flexibility to offer meaningful instruction to students who are at a distance or in some cases right on campus, but still unable to be physically present in the classroom. This dynamic environment challenges librarians to monitor, learn, adapt, collaborate, and use new technological advances in order to make the best use of techniques to engage students and improve learning outcomes and success rates. Distributed Learning provides evidence based information on a variety of issues, surrounding online teaching and learning from the perspective of librarians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780081005989
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	10/12/2016
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tasha Maddison is a Librarian with Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Previously she worked as a Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan. She has been active on many committees involving online library instruction, including a team that looked at integrating library learning objects into Desire2Learn, and a task force studying the first year experience and how best to meet students needs. She spent several years researching and implementing flipped classrooms into undergraduate engineering courses, and has also explored teaching effectiveness of online tutorials when compared to in-person instruction. She completed a B.A. in English and Drama at the University of Saskatchewan, and the M.L.I.S. program at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI in 2012, where she specialized in academic libraries, reference and instruction.

Maha Kumaran is currently the Liaison Librarian for the Colleges of Nursing and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. As the liaison librarian she collaborates with faculty to teach undergraduate and graduate students. Students from the College of Nursing are located all over the province, the country and beyond. Depending on the locality of the students, she either teaches in-person or via Web-Ex, Skype, Blackboard Collaborate or by using the Remote Desktop Connection. She has recorded videos using Camtasia and has made it available for students through her nursing research guide. She would like to continue to explore how best to teach nursing students in a distributed learning environment. Her academic interests are in the area of multiculturalism, minorities and currently distributed learning environment.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Section I: Foundations of Distributed Learning

Chapter 2. Literature Review of Online Learning in Academic Libraries

Chapter 3. Using Theory and Practice to Build an Instructional Technology Tool Kit

Section II: Pedagogy

Chapter 4. Designing Online Asynchronous Information Literacy Instruction Using the ADDIE Model

Chapter 5. Enhancing Kuhlthau’s Guided Inquiry Model Using Moodle and LibGuides to Strengthen Graduate Students’ Research Skills

Chapter 6. A Model for Teaching Information Literacy in a Required Credit-Bearing Online Course

Chapter 7. Engaging Learners Online: Using Instructional Design Practices to Create Interactive Tutorials

Chapter 8. Developing Best Practices for Creating an Authentic Learning Experience in an Online Learning Environment: Lessons Learned

Section III: Technology

Chapter 9. Delivering Synchronous Online Library Instruction at a Large-Scale Academic Institution: Practical Tips and Lessons Learned

Chapter 10. Making Library Research Real in the Digital Classroom: A Professor–Librarian Partnership

Chapter 11. Forging Connections in Digital Spaces: Teaching Information Literacy Skills Through Engaging Online Activities

Chapter 12. Innovation Through Collaboration: Using an Open-Source Learning Management System to Enhance Library Instruction and Student Learning

Chapter 13. From Technical Troubleshooting to Critical Inquiry: Fostering Inquiry-Based Learning Across Disciplines Through a Tutorial for Online Instructors

Chapter 14. Embedding the Library in the LMS: Is It a Good Investment for Your Organization’s Information Literacy Program?

Chapter 15. A Decade of Distributed Library Learning: The NOSM Health Sciences Library Experience

Chapter 16. Parallel Lines: A Look at Some Common Issues in the Development, Repurposing, and Use of Online Information Literacy Training Resources at Glasgow Caledonian University

Section IV: Case Studies

Chapter 17. Concept to Reality: Integrating Online Library Instruction Into a University English Curriculum

Chapter 18. A Successful Reboot: Reimagining an Online Information Literacy Tutorial for a First-Year Experience Program

Chapter 19. Rethinking Plagiarism in Information Literacy Instruction: A Case Study on Cross-Campus Collaboration in the Creation of an Online Academic Honesty Video Tutorial

Chapter 20. Adapting to the Evolving Information Landscape: A Case Study

Section V: Innovations

Chapter 21. Gaming Library Instruction: Using Interactive Play to Promote Research as a Process

Chapter 22. Implementing Flipped Classroom Model Utilizing Online Learning Guides in an Academic Hospital Library Setting

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This book provides evidence based information on a variety of issues surrounding online teaching, including tactics for those studying remotely

Editorial Reviews

"Distributed Learning: Pedagogy and Technology in Online Information Literacy provides a thorough investigation of how higher education institutions are incorporating web-based tools and distributed learning strategies to promote and support IL [information literacy]. ...Distributed learning information literacy resources and support have the potential to touch all students within higher educational institutions, and continued research, such as this volume, is needed to help make this happen." —ROLE

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