Presentation on how libraries can embed themselves and integrate information literacy instruction in learning management platforms; given at the 2018 Leading Edge Libraries Conference, sponsored by the Florida-Caribbean Chapter of the Special Libraries Association.

1. Librarians in
Learning
Management
Systems

2. What is a
Learning
Management
System?
▪ A software application for creating,
managing, and delivering educational
content
▪ Runs on an internet-connected server to
allow logins by students and instructors
from multiple locations
▪ LMS for short
▪ AKA Course Management System (CMS)
and Online Learning Environment (OLE)
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3. Popular
Learning
Management
Systems
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4. Uses for
Learning
Management
Systems
▪ Delivery of completely online courses with
synchronous and asynchronous
components
▪ Delivery of the asynchronous online
component for hybrid courses that have
synchronous face-to-face meetings
▪ Professional training site
▪ Any situation that involves learning in a
community context
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5. Ways
Academic
Librarians
Approach
Learning
Management
Systems
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MACRO micro

6. Embedding
Library
Services in
Learning
Management
Systems
Links to the Library
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7. Embedding
Library
Services in
Learning
Management
Systems
Library Catalog Search
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8. Embedding
Library
Services in
Learning
Management
Systems
Course-Specific Library Links
… More possibilities with RSS and APIs!
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9. Embedding
Librarians in
Learning
Management
Systems
Participating in online instruction
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10. Embedding
Librarians in
Learning
Management
Systems
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11. Embedding
Librarians in
Learning
Management
Systems Suggestions for Micro-Level Embedded Librarianship
▪ Be strategic about which courses
▪ Start with faculty allies
▪ Set clear and realistic expectations with the professor
and students
▪ Maintain balance, boundaries, and priorities
throughout the course --> time management!
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12. Librarian as
Administrator
of the
Learning
Management
System
What is involved:
▪ Liaison between vendor and administration
- Contract negotiation
- Major/minor upgrades
- Troubleshooting
▪ Oversee design and customization of the site
▪ Maintain user accounts
▪ Create course shells
▪ Establish enrollment pathways
▪ Training and documentation for end users
▪ Providing or organizing front line support for end users
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13. Librarian as
Administrator
of the
Learning
Management
System
How it happened at Lancaster Seminary:
▪ Previously supported by off-campus contractor
- No system upgrades since 2012
- Sporadic, inconsistent responsiveness
▪ Change in curriculum --> hybrid courses
▪ Needs: an updated system and in-house front line
support
▪ Seminary Librarian = logical choice to lead transition
- Experienced overseeing migrations
- Experienced negotiating vendor contracts
- Experienced in site design
- Attuned to both student and faculty needs
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14. New Frontier
for Integrated
Information
Literacy
▪ System administration offers new insight into teaching and
learning
▪ Advocate for developing literacy skills in multiple ways
throughout a student’s degree program
▪ Lancaster Seminary’s plan for integration:
- Presentations at faculty meetings to raise awareness
- Faculty survey on Framework knowledge practices as
related to our Master of Divinity goals and outcomes
- Pilot integration of a selected frame: develop learning
outcomes and activities
- Assess results of pilot
- Develop a curriculum map for all six frames
- Begin integration of remaining frames
- Assess and refine
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15. New Frontier
for Integrated
Information
Literacy
▪ Benefits and Opportunities of the Librarian as System
Administrator
- Awareness and knowledge of how course sites are
constructed
- Easier to tailor embedded library/librarian services
- Leverage newer features in the learning
management system, e.g., Moodle’s competency
frameworks
- Ease of access to student artifacts for assessment
purposes
- Relate to and support teaching and learning on a
new level
- Embedded librarianship for online and hybrid
pedagogy
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Thanks!
Any questions?
Myka Kennedy Stephens
mkstephens@lancasterseminary.edu
Facebook: mykakennedystephens
http://mission-information.org