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Valerie Mittenberg, Coordinator of Reference Services mittenbv@newpaltz

Where’s the Librarian? She’s on Blackboard! Using Blackboard to supplement or transfer face-to-face Library Instruction Online at SUNY New Paltz. Valerie Mittenberg, Coordinator of Reference Services mittenbv@newpaltz.edu Megan Coder, Information Access Team Leader coderm@newpaltz.edu

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Valerie Mittenberg, Coordinator of Reference Services mittenbv@newpaltz

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  1. Where’s the Librarian? She’s on Blackboard!Using Blackboard to supplement or transfer face-to-face Library Instruction Online at SUNY New Paltz Valerie Mittenberg, Coordinator of Reference Services mittenbv@newpaltz.edu Megan Coder, Information Access Team Leader coderm@newpaltz.edu Susan Kraat, Coodinator of Instruction kraats@newpaltz.edu

  2. “The Bb Librarian service is not only a practical alternative to many of the embedded librarian strategies, including co-teaching, learning communities, and collaboration (Frazier; Young; Ferrier-Vincent; Wijaysundara; and others). The service philosophically and pedagogically strengthens the connections between IL instruction and reference/ research services.” Chesnut, Mary Todd, et al. "Value-Added Library Resources & Services Through Blackboard." Kentucky Libraries 73.1 (Winter 2009): 6-12.

  3. Bb is the course management system at NP Used for On-Site & Online Courses

  4. Composition I & II • Composition Program in 2003 - 2005 • Created Tests, Tutorials, Guides Discontinued - but experience demonstrated potential for utilizing Bb for library instruction

  5. IL, STL, and Composition • Building Partnerships: IL a requirement first in Composition II (with related research assignment) and later in Composition I (no assignment) • comes to New Paltz!!!

  6. Inspiration • A Pre-Library Quiz on Bb to assess IL skills prior to the mandatory library session, using Blackboard… • AND a Post-Library Quiz to find out what they learned • Issues?

  7. The Control Panel • Teaching librarians as well as the instructor of record • One librarian? More? • Which librarian? How many sections? • Relationship w/English Faculty

  8. Sneaky Librarians? What Next?

  9. STL Student Assistance Webpage Tutorials, guides, forms, videos, links, etc.

  10. Blackboard Collaboration between Art Faculty & the Library Liaison Participate on Bb with 5 instructors • Art Criticism (undergraduate general education course in Art Ed dept.) Online course • Research in Art Education (graduate course) Online Course • Arts of Japan (undergraduate Art History course) Not Online

  11. Face-to-Face Course Instructor & Librarian communicate Librarian designs instructional session, guides, & exercise Librarian conducts session in library classroom: distributes guides, demos searches, gives exercise - completed in class Librarian available for face-to-face consultations, by appointment and email Online Course Instructor & Librarian communicate Librarian designs Bb LibraryContent Area for the Course Instructor’s course Area. Online students view Library Content Area: guides, video tutorials, & exercises, & complete exercise created using the Bb Test Manager Librarian’s Content Area includes introductory announcements, inviting research consultations via E-mail Art Criticism Library Instruction

  12. Teaching Tools • Files for Guides & Exercises • Videos to demo database & research process • Links to Resource Page • Announcements for Information • Test Manager for Exercises • Surveys for feedback

  13. Exercise PDF File

  14. Let’s Take a Look! • My Blackboard Course Site • Art Criticism • Arts of Japan

  15. Video Screen Capture Tutorials Art AbstractsChoose Art Education Databases Using Art Databases STL video tutorials

  16. Surveys • 'Arts of Japan' Library Questionnaire • 48 responses (1 Sophomore, 25 Juniors, 22 Seniors)

  17. Arts of Japan Library Questionnaire

  18. Arts of Japan Library Questionnaire • Although no student contacted the librarian for help with the Art Research Tutorial & Exercise, 33 students indicated that they did learn something new.

  19. Arts of Japan Library Questionnaire Art Abstracts Video • 27 students watched the Art Abstracts video • 19 students thought the video was helpful • “The video is useful for newer students. I already know how to use these system. The video would be great for newer non- experience user.”

  20. Arts of Japan Library Questionnaire

  21. Arts of Japan Library Questionnaire Comments “Was a nice balance between finding things easily and having to look around quite a bit. Useful.” “this is really helpful that i can search more information about this class.” “i can't learn when someone dictates to me i need to been shown privately in a one on one session or i get lost.” “By this point I'm comfortable doing research on my own and would probably not need another in-person library session, but the library sessions that I took when I first started doing research at NP were very helpful.”

  22. Arts of Japan Library Questionnaire Comments “I thought it was great! If in person or online at your own pace and time I truly thought the tutorial was effective.” “its always fun to learn new things, helps me better understand how to go about looking for certain things” “Not sure what to say... Its a great sources for all student. I have used this service several times. This isn't my first time to use this blackboard under Library.” “the school databases are really bad. I dont get why we have to use them, i can never get good information from them, sometimes i have to stretch out info so it looks better. Why cant anyhting have a layout like wikipedia. even though it is not a scholoraly website, the layout of information is way more productive. Get your information and get out.”

  23. Critical Issues • Face-to-Face & Online: similar issues Course-related vs. Integrated dependent upon partnership between course instructor & librarian Librarian Access to Control Panel Assessment • Online: asynchronous communication

  24. The Future • Continue to develop partnerships • Revisit Composition IL program? • Other Issues? • Questions?

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