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Getting Started with the Course
Management SystemBest practices for academic
libraries
Lily Todorinova, Undergraduate Experience Librarian, Rutgers [email protected]
Lindsay Johnson, Public Services Manager & Subject Librarian, HSS & Law Libraries, University of [email protected]
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Overview๏ Why the CMS?๏ Designing your library’s approach
to the CMS๏ Project management tips &
lessons๏ Assessment
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Overview๏ 2 Question Breaks๏ Polls๏ Discussion & Q&A
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Background๏ ALA Annual in Las Vegas, 2014:
“Libraries in the Course Management System”
๏ ALA Midwinter in Chicago, 2015: “Assessing Integration of Library Services into Course Management Systems"
๏ ALA Annual in San Francisco, 2015: “Lessons Learned: Libraries, Course Management Systems, and Future Directions" ALA Webinar
Why the CMS?51%
11%
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+
Source: http://www.educationdive.com/news/12-learning-management-system-providers-and-what-they-bring-to-classrooms/97613/
7%
The CMS International Market
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POLL
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Which CMS platform does your institution use?
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A. Blackboard/Moodle
A. Blackboard/MoodleB. CanvasC. SakaiD. PearsonE. Other or homegrown
A. YesB. No
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Has your institution gone through the process of
reevaluating (or changing) their CMS?
“ Embedded librarianship occurs in the online space familiar to students who log in daily for course work...it delivers relevant library resources and services needed by students grappling with course-specific research assignments in the campus LMS. Undergraduates associate this familiar online environment with the academic world. They may conveniently log in 24/7.” - Tumbleson & Burke, 2013
Why the CMS?
“Blended learning is generally defined as, “an instructional approach that substitutes online learning for a portion of the traditional face-to-face
instructional time”. - Owston, York & Murtha (2013)
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Educause Report, The Current Ecosystem of Learning Management
Systems in Higher Education:Student, Faculty, and IT Perspectives
https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ers1414.pdf
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FINDINGS๏ 15% of higher learning institutions will replace
their CMS in the next 8 years๏ Faculty and students value the CMS, but rarely use
any of its advanced features and full capacity๏ User satisfaction is highest for the most basic of
CMS features and lowest for features that involve collaboration and engagement
๏ Although students’ general digital skills may be strong, they do not transfer to a proficiency in the use of the CMS
๏ 86 % of faculty and 83 % of students use the CMS
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“To meet users’ needs and expectations, the next-generation LMS
should be mobile friendly, personalized, customizable,
adaptive, intuitive, integrated, and designed to enhance student
learning.”
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QUESTION BREAK
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Designing your approach
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LESSON 1: Keep it simple
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Project name
๏ Students and faculty value traditional functionality
๏ Avoid flash, as well as page crowding
๏ Users do not want extraneous features. The more seamless the library content is, the less likely it is for users to view it as unnecessary
๏ Available by default is ideal. Opt-in works as a compromise
Project name
Example 1: Link to course guides (libguides)
Example 2: Simple “library
block”
LESSON 2: Relationship Building
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Important Questions
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What is the organizational, political, and technological context?
๏ Who maintains the CMS at your institution?๏ What is your existing relationship with that group?๏ What is the best way to establish contact with them? ๏ Buy-in from library administration & CMS administration.
Who should present a proposal on collaborating with the library?
๏ What CMS platform(s) does your institution use? ๏ Find your community of practice. Explore possibilities
for integration of library services.๏ What can you bring to the table?
Proposal Example
Poll
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Does your institution use more than one CMS platform?
a. Yes.b. No.
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LESSON 3: Scalability
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Scalability: Staffing & Technical Considerations
๏ Build on existing infrastructure - link to existing services (ex. Embed a chat widget. Is using a third party software inside CMS a problem for CMS developers?)
๏ Direct contact with librarians, service points, or both?๏ Features that instructors can add themselves (ex. customizable
block) OR librarian added to class OR option for both. ๏ How can instructor “enroll” a librarian in the course - librarian role
available? ๏ Mapping to library guides to push content (ex. Canvas) -- guides must
be of constant excellent quality๏buy-in from all staff
๏ What does the mobile interface look like?
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Scalability: Examples
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Scalability: Examples
Automatic library modules in every newly created CMS course (University of Chicago)
Introduction to the Libraries CMS course for all students (Nova Southeastern University)
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QUESTION BREAK
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Assessment
Assessment
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๏ Work with the course instructor to assess the impact of your presence in the course
๏ Analytics: Counting clicks, using LibGuide or Google Analytics
๏ Surveys๏ Case Study: University of Alberta
U of A Libraries: Current Stats on use of the Library Block in
Moodle๏ Total uses of block in all credit courses: 730
๏ Total number of eClass credit courses Fall 2015: 2231
๏ Library block is in ~30%
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Google Analytics: CMS to Library Website
Google Analytics: CMS to Library Ask Us page
Surveys
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What to Include in the Block?
Design update: new look!2013-2015 Current
Assessment: Use Study Survey
What Kinds of Questions Did We Ask?
General Survey Responses
Small Classes Visited by Librarian
31%68%
General Survey Responses
Small Classes Visited by Librarian
50%95%
DISCUSSION
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Questions๏ How do you plan to approach this project? What
information do you need to start?๏ What are the pros/cons of a wide-scale
integration of library resources for all CMS courses?
๏ How will faculty on your campus respond to this initiative?
๏ Is there a librarian at your institution who works with user experience issues, including the CMS? What expertise do you need to get this project on board?
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Questions๏ How do you plan to deal with scalability?
๏ What are your library’s measures of success for this project?
๏ Is the role of the library in the CMS worth assessing? In what ways can it contribute to showing the effectiveness of the library?
๏ What innovations in CMS design do you wish to see in the future?
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Resources
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UAlberta Libraries Bibliograpy and Examples:๏ Bibliography
Credit: Carlene Slobodian
๏ One-pager proposalCredits: Debbie Feisst, Angie Mandeville, and Lindsay Johnston
๏ Tips sheet for faculty/instructorsCredits: Kim Frail and Debbie Feisst
๏ Eclass promotional slideCredit: Hanne Pearce
Q & A
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