Insinuating Library Insinuating Library Instruction into Instruction into

Blackboard CoursewareBlackboard Courseware

Presenters: Presenters: Ciara HealyCiara Healy

Suvanida DuangudomSuvanida DuangudomRebecca MillerRebecca Miller

AgendaAgenda

Background InformationBackground Information By the Numbers…By the Numbers…

No “new wheels” created; recycling “old No “new wheels” created; recycling “old wheels”wheels”

Building our “Golden Nugget”Building our “Golden Nugget” Movin’ On…Movin’ On…

New Directions & Future ApplicationsNew Directions & Future Applications Discussion TimeDiscussion Time

Wake Technical Community CollegeWake Technical Community College 4 campuses & 4 library branches: 4 campuses & 4 library branches:

Main CampusMain Campus Health SciencesHealth Sciences Western WakeWestern Wake Northern Wake (Fall 2007)Northern Wake (Fall 2007)

~10,809 FTEs (2005-2006)~10,809 FTEs (2005-2006) ~57,000 Annual Enrollment (2007)~57,000 Annual Enrollment (2007) Distance Education:Distance Education:

Online ClassesOnline Classes• 9 Degrees* 9 Degrees* • 1 Diploma1 Diploma• 20 Certificates* 20 Certificates*

Off-Site ClassesOff-Site Classes• 6 Classes at Community Sites (Fall 2007)6 Classes at Community Sites (Fall 2007)

**One or more courses are delivered in hybrid formatOne or more courses are delivered in hybrid format - - DegreesDegrees: Advertising & Graphic Design, Computer Information Technology: Advertising & Graphic Design, Computer Information Technology - - CertificatesCertificates: C++ Programming, CISCO Certified Network Associate, Computer Forensics, : C++ Programming, CISCO Certified Network Associate, Computer Forensics, Hardware Troubleshooting, IT Support Management, IT Support TechnicianHardware Troubleshooting, IT Support Management, IT Support Technician

Wake Tech Libraries: Wake Tech Libraries: Collections & Resources (’05-’06)Collections & Resources (’05-’06)

Print VolumesPrint Volumes 64,72364,723 (includes General Collection, Reference, Ready Reference, Oversize)(includes General Collection, Reference, Ready Reference, Oversize) 74,92874,928 (total for main campus location)(total for main campus location)

AudiovisualsAudiovisuals 6,3566,356 (AV, Videos, Audiobooks)(AV, Videos, Audiobooks)

Electronic Vendors/DatabasesElectronic Vendors/Databases NCLiveNCLive (over 200 databases)(over 200 databases) SIRS SIRS (3 databases)(3 databases) JSTORJSTOR History Study CenterHistory Study Center GaleGale (3 databases)(3 databases) EBSCOhostEBSCOhost (Literary Reference Center)(Literary Reference Center) ProQuest CompanyProQuest Company (Criminal Justice Periodicals)(Criminal Justice Periodicals) Cochrane LibraryCochrane Library Science DirectScience Direct Emerald InsightEmerald Insight

Electronic Books (NCLive)Electronic Books (NCLive) 24,26224,262 (via NetLibrary)(via NetLibrary)

Audio Books (NCLive)Audio Books (NCLive) 1,6361,636 (via NetLibrary)(via NetLibrary)

Wake Tech Libraries: Wake Tech Libraries: Reference & Instruction Statistics*Reference & Instruction Statistics*

# Reference of Transactions# Reference of Transactions 2005-2006: 15,9982005-2006: 15,998 2006-2007: 16,2102006-2007: 16,210

# of Instruction Sessions# of Instruction Sessions 2005-2006: 3832005-2006: 383 2006-2007: 3862006-2007: 386

# of Instruction Participants# of Instruction Participants 2005-2006: 7,3022005-2006: 7,302 2006-2007: 7,9852006-2007: 7,985

*Note: Statistics for Wake Tech Main Campus Location Only*Note: Statistics for Wake Tech Main Campus Location Only

Prospecting for “Gold”Prospecting for “Gold”

Avoid re-inventing the Avoid re-inventing the wheel, building a wheel, building a module from current module from current instructional materials instructional materials used with on-campus used with on-campus studentsstudents

Fresh, new Fresh, new perspective on library perspective on library resources from a resources from a UNC Library UNC Library student/internstudent/intern

Our “Golden Nugget”Our “Golden Nugget”

Building a library tutorial Building a library tutorial module using Blackboardmodule using Blackboard

Boolean Operators & EvaluatinBoolean Operators & Evaluating Informationg Information

CoverageCoverage: Library services : Library services and resources, focusing on and resources, focusing on electronic access electronic access

AudienceAudience: Serving the need : Serving the need for library instruction at for library instruction at off-site locations, module off-site locations, module could also be a review for could also be a review for those who have received those who have received on-campus on-campus instruction.instruction.

Movin’ On…Movin’ On… Continue “Chunking up” the Continue “Chunking up” the

tutorial into individual tutorial into individual modulesmodules

Camtasia: adding an audio Camtasia: adding an audio component component

elluminate vRoom: elluminate vRoom: http://www.elluminate.com/http://www.elluminate.com/ ““Three for Free” Three for Free”

Web Conferencing Web Conferencing

Discussion: Suggestions for Discussion: Suggestions for other enhancements of other enhancements of tutorial?tutorial?

Discussion TimeDiscussion Time

Questions?Questions?Comments?Comments?Suggestions?Suggestions?

Topic OneTopic One

How can we work with instructors How can we work with instructors to get this content onto to get this content onto Blackboard courses?Blackboard courses?

How can we work with Distance How can we work with Distance Education to make a library Education to make a library presence of some kind mandatory presence of some kind mandatory for every Blackboard course?for every Blackboard course?

Topic TwoTopic Two

How can you balance between How can you balance between highlighting your library’s highlighting your library’s automation/complete online access automation/complete online access and maintaining a physical library and maintaining a physical library presence?presence?

How to make the physical library How to make the physical library remain an inviting place for people to remain an inviting place for people to come for one-on-one help?come for one-on-one help?

Topic ThreeTopic Three

How do you keep that How do you keep that “outsider” perspective while “outsider” perspective while designing or reinventing designing or reinventing instruction materials?instruction materials?

Thank You for Your Attendance!Thank You for Your Attendance!

Comments?Comments?Suggestions?Suggestions?