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Embracing the Digital Format in an

Online Information Literacy CourseTammy Ivins

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

UNC-W

● ~15,000 FTE● Wilmington, NC● Public institution

UNC-WRandall Library

● ~45 librarians & staff● ~10 instruction

librarians

UNC-WRandall Library

IL requirement

● 3 information literacy intensive courses

UNC-WRandall LibraryIL requirement

LIB 103

● Originally, part of a campus major

● Now an IL elective● Variants also taught

UNC-WRandall LibraryIL requirement

LIB 103LIB 103 online

● Asynchronous ● Ivins began Fall ‘15

Key Tools for Revision Process

● University Office of E-Learning

● Blackboard “Exemplary Course Rubric”

Core Principles for Revision

● Increased accessibility

● Increased efficiency for instructor○ Faster grading○ Easier reorganization of the content

● Increased efficiency for students○ More intuitive course content design

Traditional Course Content Design

Readings

In-class work

Home-workLecture Projects

“Blended” Course Content

Learning Content

Week 1 Graded Work

Learning Content

Week 2 Graded Work

Initial Techniques Used to Modify Course

Converted Course Content into Online Learning Objects

Broken down / converted into

Converted Course Content into Online Learning Objects

Why?

● More accessible● More flexibility in information

presentation● Easier to update● Easier to move / rearrange in course

Used modules to arrange weekly content

Used “modules” to arrange weekly content

Why?

● Organization is not dictated by the format of the items

Converted .pdf assessments to electronic

Converted into

Converted .pdf assessments to electronic

Why?

● More efficient for instructor to grade○ Particularly with rubrics

● More efficient for students to submit

Success? Yes!

★ Ease of instruction○ Particularly with rubrics

★ Ease of student use○ Feedback from experienced online

students

Demo of Redesigned Course

https://learn.uncw.edu

Next Steps: Fall ‘16

● Clearly stated learning outcomes

● Increased visibility of rubrics

● Non-graded self-assessments

Demo of Redesigned Course

https://learn.uncw.edu

Questions?

Tammy IvinsLIB 103 instructor

ivinst@uncw.edu910-962-2557

Download the Blackboard Rubric:

http://tinyurl.com/bb-course-rubric