Creating Tutorials in a Collaborative Environment

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Creating Tutorials in a Collaborative
Environment
WLA Annual Conference October 25-28, 2005 La
Crosse, Wisconsin
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Todays Objectives

• Describe process of collaborative discovery and
  development
• Outline challenges faced
• Define assessment tools used
• Demonstrate end products
• Discuss lessons learned
• Assess future impact
• First, a little background...

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Traditional Library Instruction

• General Characteristics
• F2F, synchronous approach
• Enhancement to the curriculum
• Limited interaction with instructional staff
• Reactive, not proactive
• Short ramp-up time
• Difficult to schedule

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Winds of Change in the

• New library director
• New organizational structure
• New building
• New library liaison program
• Liaison with distance learning certification
• Catalyst to set the spark and make the plan
• Mature instructional technologies

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Winds of Change in the

• Increased use of online learning tools
• Increased familiarity with digital resources
• Clinical faculty ready to embrace new models for
  library instruction
• Welcomed flexibility for multi-section courses
• Student expectations changing

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New Goals and Expectations

• Produce asynchronous learning objects
• Design generic, multi-purpose objects
• Create re-useable library components

• Provide flexibility and portability
• Achieve satisfaction for students/faculty
• Produce on-demand learning at point of need

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Project Planning

• Determined topics to be covered in tutorials
• Based on traditional instruction models
• Created a representative development team
• Matched skills/interests to development tasks
• Chose appropriate technologies
• Defined a realistic timeline
• Set meeting schedule

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Mechanics of the Process

• Collaborative dynamic
• Communication
• Technology
• Evaluations/Assessments

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Development Team
Communication between Diverse Groups
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What We Discovered Along the Way

• Generic instruction is not good enough
• We needed a translator
• We all assumed too much
• Librarians didnt understand curricular needs
• Faculty didnt understand library resources
• Wow! You do what?

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Unexpected Turn

• Joined by School of Nursing librarian
• Bridged both groups
• Brought us closer to changed goals
• Helped to translate intent into actions
• Defined assignment segments clearly
• Resulted in more proactive questions

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Improved Communication/Collaboration

• Talking/Listening whuzzzup?!
• Language/vocabulary differences
• Learn each others languages
• Evaluation
• Assessment
• nursing care of
• Need for both medical and nursing resources
• Dichotomy/Tension

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Project Challenges

• Create customized yet reusable resources
• Integrate medical and nursing information
• Be modular yet build sequential learning blocks
• Tap the right staff
• Conquer design and technology issues
• Timing beginning of fall semester

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Products Producedhttp//ebling.library.wisc.edu/n
ursing/index.cfm

• Virtual Tour of Library Website (revised)
• Information Literacy in Nursing MDConsult (new)
• Expanding Knowledge of Databases (revision in
  progress)
• Clinical Prep Library Tutorial (revision in
  progress)
• All assignment based
• All 15-20 minutes
• All web-based

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Project Assessments

• Surveyed ALL stakeholders
• Students
• Faculty
• Development team
• Student input varied
• Faculty interest increased
• Collaboration process deemed successful

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Impact of Collaboration

• Gained mutual and increased understanding
• Heightened awareness of information literacy
• Supported informatics across curriculum
• Increased demand for online learning objects
• Other collaborative endeavors
• Publications
• Presentations
• More online development

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What we Learned

• Collaboration is a major investment
• Librarians need to cross the divide
• We misread each other -- for years!
• Not every idea has legs
• Technology skills are critical
• Project management skills are critical
• Rapid prototyping saves time
• Plan on twice the time you think you need
• Patience is more than a virtue

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The Team
Back Denise Dipert, SoN Librarian Paula
Jarzemsky, Clinical Faculty Ulrike Dieterle, SoN
Library Liaison Lee Kornstedt, Clinical
Faculty Front Diana 22, Clinical Faculty, Chris
Hooper-Lane, Instruction Coordinator Ann Combs,
Reference Research Coordinator
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The Future

• Librarian seen more as partner in teaching,
  learning and course development
• Mutual respect and trust are earned
• Closer collaboration with School of Nursing
• Success will increase demand
• Creation of online learning objects in other
  disciplines by other librarians

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Questions?

• Thank You!
• Ulrike Dieterle,
• Distance Services Outreach Coordinator
• udieterle_at_wisc.edu