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e-learning and libraries

e-learning and libraries. current situation and strategic opportunities Hans Roes Library Tilburg University / Ticer. content. e-learning / context current situation USA and Holland strategic opportunities institutional strategy and library strategy. e-learning / context (1).

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e-learning and libraries

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  1. e-learning and libraries current situation and strategic opportunities Hans Roes Library Tilburg University / Ticer Bielefeld / February 2002

  2. content • e-learning / context • current situation USA and Holland • strategic opportunities • institutional strategy and library strategy Bielefeld / February 2002

  3. e-learning / context (1) • growing demand for higher education • different types of students • combining learning and work • trend towards lifelong learning • competencies / ‘learning to learn’ • accommodate different learning styles Bielefeld / February 2002

  4. e-learning / context (2) • increasing competition in higher education market • ongoing budgetary pressures • students now critical customers • job-hopping staff • too many dropouts Bielefeld / February 2002

  5. e-learning / the idea • educational material through the internet, anytime, anywhere, modular • cooperation through group ware • continuous logging / market research • opportunity to offer education on a global scale Bielefeld / February 2002

  6. e-learning / vision • student-centered • interactive and dynamic • group work on real life problems • multiple learning routes • emphasis on competencies • supporting lifelong learning Bielefeld / February 2002

  7. e-learning and libraries (1) • libraries are mostly struggling • educational innovators are re-discovering the library • discussion on many levels • increasing importance of licenses • what about the institution’s learning materials? Bielefeld / February 2002

  8. e-learning and libraries (2) • portals / integration becoming important • increasing competition, a.o. e-books, MLE vendors, gateways • information literacy is critical competence • no vision yet, technical approach prevalent Bielefeld / February 2002

  9. strategic opportunities for libraries • digital libraries and MLEs • digital portfolio’s • information literacy • participation in course design teams • virtual and real learning environments Bielefeld / February 2002

  10. digital libraries and MLEs • precondition: active learning styles • DLs are natural complements to MLEs • approaches • small scale / course level • large scale / central repositories • integration is not trivial Bielefeld / February 2002

  11. digital portfolio’s • precondition: students manage their own learning process • portfolio’s now mainly used as assessment tools • but: why not re-use components of portfolio’s ? • library responsible for institution’s KM Bielefeld / February 2002

  12. information literacy • core competence knowledge economy • often combined with critical thinking skills • recognise information need • develop search strategy • evaluate results • synthesise • apply newly acquired knowledge Bielefeld / February 2002

  13. course design teams • teacher no longer absolute ‘king’ • course development in multidisciplinary teams • learning environments supporting active learning styles • integrating learning with use of domain specific resources Bielefeld / February 2002

  14. virtual AND real • complements rather than substitutes • social component of learning • challenge: group work and multimedia • library becomes learning center • buildings user-centered rather than collection-centered Bielefeld / February 2002

  15. John Seely Brown ‘Libraries are the meeting place for teachers and students outside class.’ (Educause 2001) Read his book ‘The Social Life of Information’! Bielefeld / February 2002

  16. institutional strategy and library strategy • need for a shared - administrators, educators and librarians - vision • emphasizing active learning • library not a cost center, but an investment • library as partner in educational innovation Bielefeld / February 2002

  17. e-learning and libraries current situation and strategic opportunities Hans Roes Library Tilburg University / Ticer Bielefeld / February 2002

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