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Information Fluency Task Force Report: Training
1999
Group members:
Donna Cohen Library Director, Rollins College-Moderator
Barbara Halbert Director of Library Services, ACS
Frank Molinek Head of Serials and Government Documents, Davidson College-Moderator
Mary Barrett Associate Professor of Geology, Centenary College
Karen Fraser Academic Computing Support Specialist , Hendrix College
Christopher Nolan Head of Reference, Trinity University
Joan Parks Head, Reference Services, Southwestern University
Vicki Sells-Lewallen Director of the Instructional Tech Workshop, University
of the South
Ronnie C. Swanner Asst. Director for Instructional Media Services, Trinity
University
Fran White Academic Technology Services Coordinator, University of Richmond
Geri Worley System and Account Manager, Birmingham-Southern College
Report submitted by: Barbara Halbert, Director of Library Services, ACS
Strategies : Self
Choices of what to train yourself for "Which way are we going in the future?"
Students can train
Range of student knowledge
Establish basis comfort level
Students up or faculty down?
Range of skill levels/Assumption of skill levels
Student Tech Fellows - mini sessions
Evaluate tools for each group
Organized instruction (workshops) for faculty: wide range of skills and abilities? How to address?
Discipline specific? Mac/ PC user?
Boot Camp for Faculty?
Informal training
Weekly faculty meeting
Once a year: Tech Fair
Infrastructure in classrooms? Scheduling?
Carts-mobile: computer, VCR, WEB, etc. network (portable)
Strategic Planning? for technology and integration of resources
Give tools and training when the are ready
Training each other in what we do: Brown bag lunch/library and IT
Consortium Sharing: Summary
Discussion on between IT and Library
Availability of equipment:
Consortium-wide initiative/discussion
Basic standard for training
Faculty buying/input on what they want
student help, etc.
Library consortium in area once a year
bring in trainers from consortium
Schedule regular classes: drop-in
Partnership with faculty and librarian
Redesign existing courses
Offer workshops showing how technology improves courses-how to integrate that
Design considerations?
Distance education for ACS training?
Video Conferencing
Follow-up on campus
Training
Has to have a problem: Way students learn? Problem Solving
Training out of context of issue and problem is ineffective
Technology around educational philosophy
Instructional and curriculum design
Project based training
How often do we reinvent the wheel?
More communication between ACS schools
Libraries
How do we find out about these projects?
Discourse with other trainers, share handouts, etc.
LOEX: pool resources in clearing house
Web site - ACS
Identify individuals who would be willing to share: Virtual Projects Department
Created together modules and share?
Example: Library instruction module?
Blackcoard.com
WebCT
Women's Studies, ejournal
Websites for training modules ACS server?
How would we identify training areas and people to work together?
Survey?
Next Steps
ACS generated survey
Faculty, ITS, Library member come with standards in place
Go back to institutions as evangelists
Curriculum, standards, assessment
Tools to start our own programs
E-mail or discussion group to disseminate information
Speaker sponsored by ACS
Institutional commitment from Deans, faculty agreement
Speaker at 2 day seminar for faculty/staff/students
Driving force will be faculty
Brown bag lunches: can speak on any topic
Instructional Development Center - technology topics
Meet with Academic Deans?
Good information skills are across media: behaviors are critical evaluation
national level issue?
Standards?
ACS database?
Lack of penetration - How can ACS improve outreach?
