Increasing informationliteracy at NTNU and St.Olavs Hospital

Implementation of an e-learning tool

Karen Johanne BusetSigvor KvaleNTNU Library, Trondheim, Norway

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Objektive

This session describes the implementation of the e-learning tool VIKO at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and at St.Olavs Hospital – Trondheim University Hospital

Program:

1. The tutorial VIKO

2. Strategies for implementation

3. Results

4. Future strategies

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NTNU• the second largest university in Norway• Students: 20000• Staff: 4300• 3000 degrees awarded each year

NTNU Library• Norway’s oldest academic library (1768-)• 2,7 mill volumes, 21000 eBooks• 10000 eJournals

St. Olavs Hospital –

Trondheim University Hospital• Regional hospital for the Central Norway

• Beds, somatic: 1053

• Beds, psychiatric: 313

• Staff: 8691

Photo: Hospital Development Project for Central NorwayPhoto: NTNU Info/Fjellanger Widerøe

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VIKO - Your Guide to Information Literacy

• an interactive course in information literacy

• designed for students at NTNU

• provides help in searching for information and writing papers

• can be implemented as part of other library and university courses

Part 1: VIKO

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Part 1: VIKO

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VIKO aims to

• Enhance information literacy at NTNU and St.Olavs Hospital

• Increase quality of students’ performance• Replace basic-level user education• Teach students essay writing and source evaluation

techniques• Support teachers in student tutoring• Prevent plagiarism

Part 1: VIKO

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Strategies for implementation

• Implement VIKO in user education at the NTNU Library

• Introduce VIKO for health care professionals at St.Olavs Hospital

• Make VIKO part of the Teaching Assistant Program at NTNU

• Integrate VIKO into NTNU’s e-learning platform

Part 2: Implementation

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Integration of VIKO in user education at the NTNU Library

• Promotional material distributed to all branch libraries• Demonstration of VIKO to all reference and subject

librarians

Forthcoming• Survey to incorporate systematic use of VIKO in

NTNU Library’s courses and classes

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VIKO for the healthcare professionals at St.Olavs Hospital

• Training based on EBP with systematic use of VIKO during the course – Regular library training classes– Courses at hospital departments

• Self-tuition– Promotion of VIKO and introductory courses

Part 2: Implementation

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Make VIKO part of the Teaching Assistant Program at NTNU

• Informal approach to key personnell ”word of mouth”

Outcome• Presentations at introduction and writing classes• Implementation in various programs

Part 2: Implementation

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Integration with it’s:learning – NTNU’s e-learning platform

VIKO is • linked from it’s:learning’s homepage• promoted as help in writing papers and literature

searches• recommended in it’s:learning classes for teachers

Teachers are offered help to link VIKO from their courses

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Results

• Improved quality of student papers • Increased use of VIKO during term

Part 3: Results

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Use of VIKO during term

Part 3: Results

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Experiences from the integration in courses and classes at NTNU

Evaluation of effects and benefits

Part 3: Results

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Future strategies

Develop subject guides Make VIKO accessible for students with disabilities

Part 4: Future

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Develop subject guides• Develop 2 pilot subject guides

– Scandinavian Studies– Health Education

• After completing the guide the student should:– Be familiar with the bibliographical sources within the subject – Be able to identify, analyse and critically evaluate

information resources, where to find them and how to use them

• The pilot project started this summer, and will be completed in 2007

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Make VIKO accessible for students with disabilities

• Web accessibility – people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate,

and interact with the Web. – Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), part of the World Wide

Web Consortium (W3C)

• VIKO accessible for all using WAI recommendations – accessibility statement – Review all VIKO web pages – Include users with disabilities in usability testing

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Conclusions• Response from students and teachers confirms that VIKO is

useful and meets the users needs• Integration in and co-operation with the teaching institution is

mandatory• A product that meets an important demand can enhance

collaboration between library and academic staff• VIKO frees time for academic staff in connection with

instruction by providing a tool for information retrieval and writing academic papers

• VIKO has freed library resources in reference work and user education