Insinuating Library
Instruction into
Blackboard Courseware
Presenters:
Ciara Healy
Suvanida Duangudom
Rebecca Miller
Agenda
 Background
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Information
By the Numbers…
 No
“new wheels” created; recycling “old
wheels”
 Building our “Golden Nugget”
 Movin’ On…
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New Directions & Future Applications
 Discussion
Time
Wake Technical Community College
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4 campuses & 4 library branches:
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Main Campus
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Health Sciences
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Western Wake
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Northern Wake (Fall 2007)
~10,809 FTEs (2005-2006)
~57,000 Annual Enrollment (2007)
Distance Education:
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Online Classes
• 9 Degrees*
• 1 Diploma
• 20 Certificates*
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Off-Site Classes
• 6 Classes at Community Sites (Fall 2007)
*One or more courses are delivered in hybrid format
- Degrees: Advertising & Graphic Design, Computer Information Technology
- Certificates: C++ Programming, CISCO Certified Network Associate, Computer Forensics,
Hardware Troubleshooting, IT Support Management, IT Support Technician
Wake Tech Libraries:
Collections & Resources (’05-’06)
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Print Volumes
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64,723 (includes General Collection, Reference, Ready Reference, Oversize)
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74,928 (total for main campus location)
 Audiovisuals
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6,356 (AV, Videos, Audiobooks)
 Electronic Vendors/Databases
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NCLive (over 200 databases)
SIRS (3 databases)
JSTOR
History Study Center
Gale (3 databases)
EBSCOhost (Literary Reference Center)
ProQuest Company (Criminal Justice Periodicals)
Cochrane Library
Science Direct
Emerald Insight
Electronic Books (NCLive)
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24,262 (via NetLibrary)
 Audio Books (NCLive)
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1,636 (via NetLibrary)
Wake Tech Libraries:
Reference & Instruction Statistics*
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# Reference of Transactions
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# of Instruction Sessions
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2005-2006: 15,998
2006-2007: 16,210
2005-2006: 383
2006-2007: 386
# of Instruction Participants
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2005-2006: 7,302
2006-2007: 7,985
*Note: Statistics for Wake Tech Main Campus Location Only
Prospecting for “Gold”
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Avoid re-inventing the
wheel, building a
module from current
instructional materials
used with on-campus
students
 Fresh, new
perspective on library
resources from a
UNC Library
student/intern
Our “Golden Nugget”
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Building a library tutorial
module using Blackboard
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Boolean Operators &
Evaluating Information
Coverage: Library services
and resources, focusing on
electronic access
Audience: Serving the need
for library instruction at
off-site locations, module
could also be a review for
those who have received
on-campus instruction.
Movin’ On…
Continue “Chunking up” the
tutorial into individual
modules
 Camtasia: adding an audio
component
 elluminate vRoom:
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http://www.elluminate.com/
“Three for Free”
Web Conferencing
Discussion: Suggestions for
other enhancements of
tutorial?
Discussion Time
 Questions?
 Comments?
 Suggestions?
Topic One
 How
can we work with instructors
to get this content onto
Blackboard courses?
 How can we work with Distance
Education to make a library
presence of some kind mandatory
for every Blackboard course?
Topic Two
 How
can you balance between
highlighting your library’s
automation/complete online access
and maintaining a physical library
presence?
 How to make the physical library
remain an inviting place for people to
come for one-on-one help?
Topic Three
How
do you keep that
“outsider” perspective while
designing or reinventing
instruction materials?
Thank You for Your Attendance!
 Comments?
 Suggestions?