emerging trends in distance education and information literacy

Emerging Trends in Distance Education & Information

Literacy

Angela Wacker, MA, MSISDecember 2010

North Carolina A & T University

The Big Question

“How do we as information professionals effectively increase these literacy skills with such a diverse audience of students that we may never meet?”

Emerging Trends & Ideas Embedded Librarianship Web 2.0 Evaluation & Assessment

Embedded LibrarianshipGOOD START

WHAT IS MISSING?

Library website On-line chat Access Reference

Library orientation

Skill development

Engagement Interaction

The Example Engage with instructor Develop customized class plan Reference assistance

• Research skills• Evaluation of resources• Citation guidance• Tools available

Web 2.0 Right tool Instruct faculty/students Promote student creation

Evaluation

Evaluation Specify goals and objectives How will you measure? What do you do with the results? What are plans for ongoing

assessment?

Online PortfolioBlogPrezi Presentation

Slide Share

Thank you!

Web 2.0

•Facebook

•MySpace

•Ning*

Networking•Googl

e Talk•Skyp

eChatting

•Google Sites

•Blogger

•Wordpress

Blog/Web

Web 2.0

•Wordle & Visuwords

•Mindomo

•EyePlorer

Visual Learning

•Toondoo

•Sumopaint

•Posterous

Creation

•Google Docs

•Scribblar

•PBWorks

Collaboration

Web 2.0

•Jing•Camt

asia*

•FlashDemoBuilder*

Tutorials•Prezi•Powe

rPoint•Scrib

dPresentations

•SAILS•WASS

AIL•Other

online assessments

Info Lit Evaluation