NCLA2013, WSNC 2013.10.16

Audiences with Library

Reaching New

MOOCs Kyle Denlinger | @kyledenlinger Wake Forest University | zsr.wfu.edu

FOR THE

UNINITIATED…

LIBRARIES: THE CURRENT CONVERSATION

&

LIB-100

WE NEED THAT CLASS! COLLEGE BOARD OF VISITORS:

value we saw

opportunity &

to

HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS

(read: potential donors)

to

CRITICAL 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES

to

THE VALUE & EXPERTISE OF LIBRARIANS

so we asked ourselves:

WHY DON'T WE JUST BUILD IT?

so that's what we did.

TO FOSTER WEB LITERACY IN PARENTS & ALUMNI

A FOUR-WEEK OPEN ONLINE COURSE

SEARCH STRATEGIES ADVANCED SEARCHING PRIVACY & FILTERS INFO MANAGEMENT

LOTS OF CONTENT BUT A FOCUS ON CONNECTION

candy dish

We called it: ZSRx: THE CURE FOR THE COMMON WEB

BUILT WITH FREE TOOLS BY ONE GUY OVER A FEW MONTHS

then something amazing happened.

BY THE NUMBERS:

WE WERE HOPING

INSTEAD, WE GOT:

FOR 100.

total registrations

continents (thanks for nothing, Antarctica)

states in the US

(we thought this was pretty cool)

(we thought this was pretty cool)

(we thought this was pretty cool)

(we thought this was pretty cool)

(we thought this was pretty cool)

from the class of 1954 to the class of 2012

of current & former students

even our

was an enthusiastic lurker

all of whom were

to us in a new way

how we did it:

GOOGLE SITES

GOOGLE GROUPS

303 MEMBERS ~300 POSTS ALL TIME

GOOGLE+ COMMUNITY

82 MEMBERS 183 POSTS ALL TIME

DOCS FORMS

YouTube

how we did it:

how we did it:

lessons

surprises

feedback

“I have been moving about the course in a somewhat random pattern, but it is a wonderful learning experience. And it is stimulating sharing ideas at home and at work. Thank you.”

“As an alumnus, it made me feel reconnected to WFU as a place of learning. As alumni, we can easily stay connected socially, but this sparked an excitement in that we could be students again and feel a part of the academia at our beloved school.”

“Thank you. I enjoyed the course, learned a lot, and hope to take another one.”

“Please consider doing more of these! I think they will just grow in popularity as word of mouth spreads. Thank you so much for putting this together. It was fun being in 'college' again at the same time as my daughter!”

“I've been very impressed by the thoughtful comments from group members and the willingness to share and help others. This is a new on-line experience for me and I'm glad I am participating.”

“Just wanted you to know that I've learned a lot from the course--and since at 81, I'm what you could call a computer dinosaur, no one is more surprised than I am about that!”

“The course showed me so much that I did not know and now I am much better equipped. I’ve learned and already used something from every module… I’ll continue to explore and make use what I’ve learned in the course. A great experience!”

“If I ever need a new name for my rock band, I'm gonna go with ‘Kyle's Beard.’”

“opportunities”

opportunities!

ZSRx Parents & Families

Digital publishing (Winter 2014)

Social media

(Spring 2014)

Genealogy? (Someday?)

More info: zsr.wfu.edu/zsrx

Thank you! Questions?

Image Credits Lightbulb photo by user gaymay on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/52746562@N00/7943706608/ Spice Drops photo by user Cape Cod Cyclist on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80949849@N00/273440780/ Swimming Lessons photo by user City of Olathe, KS on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olathegovnews/6936149983/ Motorcycle & Sheep photo by user peretzp on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68877611@N00/5324565888/ Amplifier photo by user maury.mccown on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51342146@N00/582178380/ Trainwreck photo by user e r j k p r u n c z y k on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24842486@N07/8283222347/ Rainbow photo by user jermudgeon on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35474089@N00/2669650598/