the networked student: connectivism
Kelly Fann, MLS
K-LIRT
Lawrence Public Library
July 22, 2011
Statistical Evidence
The Networked Student
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA
knowledge creation vs knowledge consumption
Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
Learning:
• has an end goal: the increased ability to "do something".
• is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.
• can rest in a community, a network, or a database.
• is facilitated by nurturing and maintaining connections.
• and knowledge rest in diversity of opinions.
• happens in many different ways.
• requires different approaches and personal skills to be effective in
society.
• Currency the intent of all connectivist learning.
• is a knowledge creation process...not only knowledge consumption.
Principles of Online Education
Good practice in undergraduate education:
 encourages contact between students and faculty,
 develops reciprocity and cooperation among students,
 encourages active learning,
 gives prompt feedback,
 emphasizes time on task,
 communicates high expectations, and
 respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
so that’s the theory behind it...
HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT IT?
LibGuides
• Subject and course guides created by librarians for students:
– http://libguides.asu.edu/
– http://libguides.bc.edu/
– http://libguides.emporia.edu/
– http://www.springshare.com/libguides/
Tutorials
• Video tutorials with voice overlays:
– http://www.asu.edu/lib/tutorials/research-topics/
– http://www.youtube.com/lawrencepubliclib
– http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/instruction/pubchem/index.htm
– http://www.techsmith.com/Jing/
– http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/
Outreach: The Embedded Librarian
• In the classroom:
– http://www.uri.edu/library/hottopic/distancelearning.html
• Through Chat & IM
– http://www.textalibrarian.com/
– http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference
– http://www.library.okstate.edu/services/im.htm
– http://www.rockhurst.edu/services/library/reference/ruchat.asp
Meeting Students on their Ground
• Facebook
– http://www.facebook.com/manchesterlibraries
– http://www.facebook.com/lawrencepubliclibrary
– http://www.facebook.com/KULibraries
– http://www.facebook.com/greenlibrary
• Twitter
– http://twitter.com/#!/lawrencelibrary
– http://twitter.com/#!/BSULibrary
– http://twitter.com/#!/GtownLawLib
– http://twitter.com/#!/USCLibraries
• Google+
– http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2011/07/googleplus.html
Online Instruction
• Any educational process in which Internet technology is used to
facilitate a student’s ability to access and interact with course content
and activities, and to communicate and interact with the instructor
and other students.
Any educational process in which Internet
technology is used to facilitate a student’s
ability to access and interact with course
content and activities, and to communicate and
interact with the instructor, the library, and
other students.
QUESTIONS?