SCCC Librarians Create Cool Objects for the Virtual Learning Commons (VLC)

1. SCCC Librarians Create Cool Objects for the Virtual Learning Commons (VLC) SUNYLA Annual Conference, SUNY FIT, June 6-8, 2012

2. Susan P. Lieberthal, Campus Head Librarian, Ammerman Campus, SCCC, liebers@sunysuffolk.edu • Jennifer Farquhar, Associate Professor, Ammerman Campus Library, SCCC, farquhj@sunysuffolk.edu

3. Suffolk County Community College Title III Grant Principal Investigator: Dr. Shaun McKay, President, SCCC • What is a Title III Grant? • A federal program that helps eligible institutions of higher education to expand their capacity to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability. • What is the goal of SCCC’s five year (2010-2015) Title III Grant? • To increase student engagement through informed support. The activities in the current grant will dramatically improve student success and engagement at Suffolk County Community College. 

5. What is the Library’s role in the grant? To provide information literacy learning objects to students through the Virtual Learning Commons.

6. What is a learning object? Online learning material that is: • Based on a single learning objective. • Self contained and reusable. • Concise, but rich in content. • Self paced and stand alone.

7. SCCC VLC Page

8. Library VLC Page

9. Learning object – Searching:Keywords tutorial

10. Learning object – PlagiarismPlagiarism & Academic Integrity LibGuide

11. Learning object – Citation Guides:Guide to MLA format

12. Assessment • Visits to learning object • Student votes: • Future plans – quizzes built into select learning objects

13. Outreach to Students • College Seminar and Gateway course professors will demonstrate the VLC in their classes • VLC screensavers on all computers in the Academic Computing Centers • VLC posters in all campus buildings

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