Canvas Commons: Scaling Library Instruction in the LMSFrancesca MarineoInstructional Design LibrarianNevada State College

Nevada State College

☁ Located in Henderson, Nevada☁ Opened in 2002 as the first 4-year

institution in the state☁ Spring 2016 enrollment:

3,500+☁ Highly diverse student

population

The Marydean Martin Library☁ First cloud-based library in Nevada

• 1.4 million ebooks and counting!• 2 million physical volumes

through partner institutions

☁ Incredible Library Team

☁ Data-driven

decision making

Scaling Library Instruction: A CEP Case Study☁ First-year experience course

☁ Required library component One-shot

☁ Shift to online instruction

• First Library Guide in Canvas• Integrated assessments• Collaboration with

Director of CEP• Ongoing project

Why the Learning Management System?Centrality of the LMS for coursework

delivery and class interaction

Proactive approach to instruction using available technologies and

enabling a 24/7 presence

Single online arena to foster intellectual inquiry and

empower information-seeking

Designated space for academic interchange

Canvas and the NSC Library

Canvas Commons☁ Learning object repository (LOR)

☁ Optional Canvas feature

☁ Alternatives to Canvas:

• Blackboard Open Content (formerly xpLor)

• Brightspace (D2L) Learning Repository

• ANGEL LOR• Open source

repositories

☁ Fall 2015 Case Study:

• 11 total sections (374 total students)

• 5 sections imported Library Guide (130 student)

• 3 of the 5 sections also had in-person instruction (63 students)

CEP Library Guide

Students who participated in the module achieved higher grades on their research assignment

Did not Participate Participated

65.07%

80.61%

AVERAGE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT GRADE BY MODULE PARTICIPATION

Students who completed more sections of the library module used online library resources more

0 1 2 3 40

5

10

15

20

25

30

Online Library Sessions

Module Sections Completed

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Sess

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Students who used the library more achieved higher grades on their research assignment

0 5 10 15 20 25 300%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

STUDENT GRADES ON RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT BY ONLINE LIBRARY USE

Online Library Sessions

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Next Steps

☁ Integration into course templates

☁ Additional course-specific guides and assessments

☁ Required participation in CEP Library Guide

☁ 3-Credit CEP for TRIO-SSS

☁ Additional use of

Canvas to scale

and measure IL

The College

Thank You!Francesca Marineo

francesca.marineo@nsc.edu

Instructional Design Librarian

Marydean Martin Library

Nevada State College

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