bring the library into the online classroom with curriculum builder
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Bring the Library into the Online Classroom with
Curriculum Builder
Alicia VirtueSanta Rosa Junior College
The Digital Shift 2014
What it is…
Curriculum Builder is a hassle-free bridge between the library and the classroom.
What it does…
The tool allows instructors to search, select, and teach using library materials from within their classrooms.
What it fixes…
It eliminates barriers that prevent seamless access to quality academic resources.
Knowledge not required...
•Permalinks•Proxy Strings•Session-based URLs•Self-hosted document downloads
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Creating a Reading List with Curriculum Builder
Three steps
1. Search the discovery layer from within the Learning Management System.2. Click “Add to Reading List” and your selections are saved.3. Annotate reading list items with instructions for your students.
The set-up
The set-up occurs from within the online class. In the Moodle LMS, add an external tool…
The set-up
…and name the reading list and specify the tool type.
Build your list!
Enter search terms.
Start selecting
Click to add.
A closer look
Familiar and fully functional facets are available to manipulate a search.
Make additional changes
Add a website orAdd a comment.
Change sort order.
You can…
• Add external websites you want students to visit• Write notes to students about each document• Change the sort order of readings• Remove and replace readings
The student view
The student selects the reading list link.
The student view
The student clicks on an item to read.
The student view
The student is taken to the item record and the document.
How is the Curriculum Builder Being Used?
Instructional applications
The Curriculum Builder reading list is used as the basis for a class project to build a shared glossary of scientific terminology.
Class collaboration
Class discussion
Weekly reading lists from the Curriculum Builder are correlated to unit themes to spark class discussion.
Class participation
Students share evaluations of websites selected from a Curriculum Builder list using the class wiki.
Class reflection
Students upload writing exercises based on articles assigned in the reading list.
Unanticipated uses
Reaching new disciplines
Unanticipated uses
Not just digital content! One instructor creates a reading list of library videos for students to view.
Opportunities to collaborate
• LibGuides, videos, training materials• Workshops at Professional Development days• Partnerships with Distance Education training• One-on-one “for credit” sessions• Instructors make their reading lists public
and share them
Opportunities to collaborate
Contact Information
Alicia VirtueElectronic Services Librarian
Santa Rosa Junior College
www.santarosa.edu/~avirtue