Bee Gallegos, Dennis Isbell, Lisa Kammerlocher, Virginia Pannabecker

1. Mixing It Up: Librarian-Faculty Collaboration to Develop and Implement a Digital Learning Badges Program Promoting Information Literacy Bee Gallegos, Dennis Isbell, Lisa Kammerlocher, Virginia Pannabecker LOEX 2014 May 10, 2014

2. LOEX 2014 Lake Havasu - Virtual Library https://havasu.asu.edu/virtuallibrary

4. What are Learning Badges?

5. Are you considering implementing a digital learning badge system at your library? Poll link

6. ASU Libraries Digital Badges Project Transfer Students and the ASU Libraries

7. Why Badges? Badges are • Flexible • Sequenced • Scalable • Sustainable • Fun • Beneficial

8. Why Consider Badges @ASU? • Decreasing resources • Increasing student enrollment • Decreased library instruction opportunities • Large number of transfer students • Accountability standards • Employers who want information literate workers • Student retention and success

9. Getting StartedProject Plan • Project Goal and Parameters • Define and develop an online learning program for all students that builds information and research skills and promotes student success.  The program must include: • interactive learning components and multimedia presentations; • modular, individually identified skill and activity based components; • multiple learning options when possible; • self-generating recognition for satisfactory completion of modules and packages; • an authentic, self-sustaining model of learning outcomes assessment • Resources Needed • Dedicated team of librarians to develop content, create the individual learning modules and the complete program (curriculum) of sequenced modules • Dedicated or contracted instructional technology staff to construct the platform and web-based modules, assessment interface and digital badge design. • Dedicated IT staff to keep interface operational and to update as needed. • Technologies Goals-Vision Resources Timeline Assessment

10. Four Pilot Badges • Explorer • Introduction to ASU Libraries • Research Starters • Research Guidance • Citation • Scholar • Introduction to University Research • Scholarly Journals • Web vs. Research Database Searching • Researcher • Topic Selection & Identification • Developing and Refining • Research Questions • Background Research • Locator • Article Finder

11. What concepts would you like your badge program cover? Poll link

12. Technology Lessons Learned • Take advantage of what is in place & past experiences • Select software that meets your specific needs • Hire an expert who is knowledgeable in your area of need • In house technology support is often best

13. Creating Modules Pilot Modules – Explorer Badge – Module 3 Badge Name Module/Section Title Black Bar at Bottom of Title Page Includes Logo & Badge Learning Outcomes Follow Title Page & Again Before Final Page

14. Creating Modules Pilot Modules – Explorer Badge – Module 3 1stSL Version PowerPoint Current SL Version

15. Assessments

16. Resources and Research

17. Questions?