A Connected Class: Blended Learning in the Information Literacy Classroom Lauren Pressley, Instructional Design Librarian Kaeley McMahan, Arts Librarian Wake Forest University

Lauren Pressley, Instructional Design Librarian

Kaeley McMahan, Arts Librarian

Wake Forest University

outline ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ z. smith reynolds library information literacy program overview of the program, template course why we changed our course what we have learned, new technologies before and after changes, intentions fall 2007 implementation spring 2008 results

z. smith reynolds library information literacy program

overview of the program, template course

why we changed our course

what we have learned, new technologies

before and after

changes, intentions

fall 2007

implementation

spring 2008

results

zsr information literacy program ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 sections each semester librarians from each department teach template course easy to modify

12 sections each semester

librarians from each department teach

template course

easy to modify

template course ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 classes a semester introduce students to the library how to do research thinking critically about information 4 assignments, final project

14 classes a semester

introduce students to the library

how to do research

thinking critically about information

4 assignments, final project

changes: why? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

changes: what? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ individuals to groups chosen topics to assigned topics blackboard to blog word to google docs and google notebook new topics added: quizzing and clickers

individuals to groups

chosen topics to assigned topics

blackboard to blog

word to google docs and google notebook

new topics

added: quizzing and clickers

new: course implementation ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ fall 2007 17 students 4 groups of 3, 2 groups of 4 google docs google notebook quizzes clickers blog group work and presentation

fall 2007

17 students

4 groups of 3, 2 groups of 4

google docs

google notebook

quizzes

clickers

blog

group work and presentation

new: google docs ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ each student created their own same edit features as word edit and view in real time shared with instructors track updates and revisions grade on the doc all assignments in one location

each student created their own

same edit features as word

edit and view in real time

shared with instructors

track updates and revisions

grade on the doc

all assignments in one location

new: google notebook ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ created a notebook for each group collated individual work collaborative space visually appealing for final project

created a notebook for each group

collated individual work

collaborative space

visually appealing for final project

new: quizzes ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 1-point quizzes at the start of class 2-3 questions short answer, multiple choice, hotspot highlight important topics from the lectures

10 1-point quizzes at the start of class

2-3 questions

short answer, multiple choice, hotspot

highlight important topics from the lectures

new: clickers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ turningpoint software Rosalind Tedford created the powerpoint presentations not quizzes, not connected to students gauge students knowledge before and after lecture get feedback during lecture

turningpoint software

Rosalind Tedford created the powerpoint presentations

not quizzes, not connected to students

gauge students knowledge before and after lecture

get feedback during lecture

new: blog ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ main course page syllabus, assignments, contact information, etc… course updates, communication and reminders weekly discussion post extra credit

main course page

syllabus, assignments, contact information, etc…

course updates, communication and reminders

weekly discussion post

extra credit

new: group work and presentations ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ information and technology topics assigned research in individual assignments brought results together for group project 10 minute presentation peer-evaluation of group members

information and technology topics assigned

research in individual assignments

brought results together for group project

10 minute presentation

peer-evaluation of group members

results: google docs ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ easier for us to grade, easier for the students to get comments and feedback positive feedback in evaluations need to give more formatting information made a template for the individual assignment created each doc for consistency

easier for us to grade, easier for the students to get comments and feedback

positive feedback in evaluations

need to give more formatting information

made a template for the individual assignment

created each doc for consistency

results: google notebook ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ one technology too many, removed for January 2008 couldn’t see revisions, updates group google doc group project template some groups used for communication

one technology too many, removed for January 2008

couldn’t see revisions, updates

group google doc

group project template

some groups used for communication

results: quizzes ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ keeps the students engaged in the lectures immediate feedback emphasizes important points of the lecture google app?

keeps the students engaged in the lectures

immediate feedback

emphasizes important points of the lecture

google app?

results: clickers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ good interaction with the students can immediately gauge students understanding positive feedback, students liked the clickers some technical difficulties

good interaction with the students

can immediately gauge students understanding

positive feedback, students liked the clickers

some technical difficulties

results: blog ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ great as a central place more intuitive than Blackboard easy to update and modify weekly discussion post had a good response broke out sections of the syllabus embeded google calendar

great as a central place

more intuitive than Blackboard

easy to update and modify

weekly discussion post had a good response

broke out sections of the syllabus

embeded google calendar

results: group work and presentations ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ groups of 3 work well more explanation on presentation and project incorporate visual element sit in groups

groups of 3 work well

more explanation on presentation and project

incorporate visual element

sit in groups

questions? feedback? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ contact us Lauren Pressley, [email_address] Kaeley McMahan, [email_address] course blog, http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/lib100 mock course, http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/demo

contact us

Lauren Pressley, [email_address]

Kaeley McMahan, [email_address]

course blog, http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/lib100

mock course, http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/demo