Library Instruction for Hybrid Courses: An Experience with a DNP Program

Library Instruction for Hybrid Courses an experience with a DNP program Abby Bedford, MSI Health Sciences Librarian Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, MI

hybrid course:A course that has both online & classroom components.

the DNP program•DNP = Doctor of Nursing Practice•clinical equivalent to PhD•began fall semester 2009•one of 5 DNP programs in Michigan (AACN, 2010)•entirely a hybrid program

DNP students•currently 32 students•majority between ages 30 and 60•majority currently in full-time clinical practice•many commute from outside Grand Rapids

a need for library instruction“The DNP program prepares the graduateto [...] use information technology andresearch methods appropriately” (AACN, DNPEssentials Task Force, 2006, p. 11).

challenges:

challenges: when

challenges: when what

challenges: when what how

whenchallenge:

whenchallenge:Commuter students that only come toGrand Rapids for class & students thatwork full time.

whenchallenge:Commuter students that only come toGrand Rapids for class & students thatwork full time.solution:

whenchallenge:Commuter students that only come toGrand Rapids for class & students thatwork full time.solution:Three Saturday morning sessions afterThursday-Friday classroom sessions.

whatchallenge:

whatchallenge:Limited time-frame for instruction. Noknowledge of student’s informationliteracy levels.

whatchallenge:Limited time-frame for instruction. Noknowledge of student’s informationliteracy levels.solution:

whatchallenge:Limited time-frame for instruction. Noknowledge of student’s informationliteracy levels.solution:Start from the beginning. Eliminate task-based instruction as much as possible.

Session One• Library Basics• Basic SearchingSession Two• Advanced Searching• Cited Reference SearchingSession Three• RefWorks• APA Specifics

howchallenge:

howchallenge:Limited time for instruction. Highprobability of low retention.

howchallenge:Limited time for instruction. Highprobability of low retention.solution:

howchallenge:Limited time for instruction. Highprobability of low retention.solution:3 2-hour instruction sessions in acomputer lab with handouts.Asychronous instruction throughSlideshare and YouTube.

thoughts for the future

thoughts for the future•Focus on search

thoughts for the future•Focus on search•More structured in-class activities

thoughts for the future•Focus on search•More structured in-class activities•Strive for completely concept-based rather than task-based instruction

thoughts for the future•Focus on search•More structured in-class activities•Strive for completely concept-based rather than task-based instruction•Introduce grey literature

referencesAmerican Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2010). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. Retrieved from http:// www.aacn.nche.edu/dnp/dnpprogramlist.htmAmerican Association of Colleges of Nursing, DNP Essentials Task Force. (2006). The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ DNP/pdf/Essentials.pdf

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