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Mass Producing a Masterpiece: Designing a Required One Credit, Distributed Learning Information Literacy Course
Sharon VerbaHead, Research, Instruction, & Reference
University of South [email protected]
Karen BrownInformation Literacy & Instruction Librarian
University of South [email protected]
Learning OutcomesParticipants will:Be able to apply backwards design process in
order to design and develop a distributed learning information literacy course
Be able to describe challenges associated with transforming a skill based, face to face curriculum into a distributed learning environment in order to design lesson plans and other learning materials
Be able to identify the necessary infrastructure in order to develop and maintain large-scale delivery of a credit bearing information literacy course
When your provost calls…What was needed
◦Information Literacy instruction for 2000 transfer students annually to meet a Carolina Core (General Education) requirement
What we couldn't do (not what the provost wants to hear)
What could be done, and how we could possibly help
Answers were in the problemsNot enough space—
◦put it onlineInformation Literacy is practice
driven, cannot be self or automatically assessed◦Can still be online, but will need
instructorsNot enough librarians to be
instructors◦make the content set, use adjuncts
to grade & give feedback
What could Research, Instruction, & Reference do?
Create the contentGive a home to the program
◦Hire & supervise a program coordinator
◦Hire, supervise & share an instructional media person
◦Hire and supervise (through the program coordinator) the adjuncts
And then it would run itself, and we would just assist when curriculum needed updating……
With that as the idea, we moved ahead
Creating the Curriculum
Backward DesignBegin at the end—• Determine what you want the students
to learn (rather than what you want to teach) and work from there
Stages of Backward Design
From: Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. Understanding by Design Expanded 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2005
1. Identify Desired Result2. Determine Acceptable
Evidence3. Plan Learning Experiences
and Instruction
Identify Desired ResultFor the course overallFor each weekly moduleFor each module segment
Created the outline of the course(the whiteboard wall: 8 feet high & 10 feet wide)
Determine Acceptable EvidenceFor the course overallFor each weekly moduleFor each module segment
Evidence (almost) equals Assessment
Plan Learning Experiences and InstructionFor the courseFor each weekly moduleFor each module segment
‘Recruited’ Research, Instruction & Reference librarians to work on segments in teams
Set up a blackboard site
Hired a program coordinator & a media designer
Jack Turner, experience in teaching online (religion) and in managing a university program (testing)
Jordan Thompson, experience in setting up courses in Blackboard, and creating media for them (U of SC School of Medicine)
Piloted the course in Spring 20132 time frames, Spring I & Spring
II10 sections, capped at 15
students eachInstructors ranged from
experience in online, experience in LIBR101, and general instruction experience
Be able to describe challenges associated with transforming a skill based, face to face curriculum into a distributed learning environment in order to design lesson plans and other learning materials
Instructional Delivery ChallengesFace-to-face
sections make heavy use of active learning for instructional delivery
Instructional delivery is tied to learning management system technological capabilities
Instructional Delivery ChallengesShifted to lecture format
◦Self assessment activities included at the end of most lectures
Instructional Delivery ChallengesSelf assessment activities
◦Lectures and associated self assessment activities registered in gradebook
Instructional Delivery Challenges• Self assessment activities • Individual student results can be
viewed by instructor
Instructional Delivery ChallengesInstructional delivery method is
tied to student computing availability
Assessment Design ChallengesGraded assessments consist of:
◦ Four assignments (Research Strategies, General Article Databases, Subject Article Databases, Newspaper Databases)
◦ Final Project: Annotated Bibliography and Research Reflection
◦ Two Quizzes
Overarching factor: ◦ Assessments must be designed to foster
academic integrity 875 students enrolled simultaneously in 35 sections
starting Fall 2014
Assessment Design ChallengesAssignments
◦ Instructors may or may not be librarians◦ Instructors may or may not be familiar with
available library resources◦Number of assignments limited due to
instructor grading time needed
Quizzes◦Multiple choice◦Randomized◦Large question bank needed
Assessment Design Challenges
Developing authentic assessments◦ Current assignments, with
the exception of the annotated bibliography and research reflection, consist of guided worksheets.
◦ Current assignments are structured.
◦ Current assignments and quizzes are not realistically contextualized
◦ Quizzes are multiple choice and assess at times seemingly unrelated bits of knowledge.
Lessons LearnedDevelop expert knowledge of your
learning management systemTest, test, test, and test more both as
instructor and student◦Multiple computers, multiple operating
systems, multiple devices, multiple browsersDevelop relationships with campus
technology services responsible for providing learning management support
Develop relationships with campus teaching excellence centers staff
Be able to identify the necessary infrastructure in order to develop and maintain large scale delivery of a credit bearing information literacy course.
Administrative
InstructorMentoringAssisting with
academic integrity and other student issues
University policies and procedures
Training and keeping updated
Technical support if distributed delivery
Student
Policies and procedures
Communication
Technical support
Course Management
Course evaluationsCourse scheduling Student registration queriesCollecting and compiling
statistical dataAdvertising and hiring of adjuncts
Curriculum DevelopmentWhoHowWhat When
Questions
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