Embracing the Digital Format in an Online Information Literacy Course
Type of Presentation
Poster Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 210
Abstract
This presentation will discuss the conversion of upgrading an existing online three-credit information literacy course from merely a copy of the face-to-face course, into a truly digital, interactive learning experience. Tips for optimizing the online learning experience will be outlined, with a focus on using the Blackboard “module” tool to combine the traditional reading, lecture, and homework classroom elements into cohesive online learning modules that suit the online learning experience.
Since the online-optimized version of this class was taught fall ‘15, discussion will be included of how the modified online course performed, lessons learned, and additional optimizations implemented for the fall ’16 course.
Attendees will learn how adapting existing course materials into online learning objects (and collecting those objects into modules) can improve teaching efficiency by increasing your ability to make additions/changes, adding increased flexibility in presenting course material, and making it faster to conduct grading. They will become familiar with specific Blackboard tools such as modules, assessments, and adaptive release, as well as learning general principles of online learning.
Presentation Description
This presentation will discuss the conversion of upgrading an existing online three-credit information literacy course into a truly digital, interactive learning experience. Tips for optimizing the online learning experience will be outlined, with a focus on using the Blackboard “module” tool to create cohesive online learning objects.
Keywords
Online learning, For-credit classes, Blackboard
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Ivins, Tammy, "Embracing the Digital Format in an Online Information Literacy Course" (2016). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 17.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2016/2016/17
Embracing the Digital Format in an Online Information Literacy Course
Room 210
This presentation will discuss the conversion of upgrading an existing online three-credit information literacy course from merely a copy of the face-to-face course, into a truly digital, interactive learning experience. Tips for optimizing the online learning experience will be outlined, with a focus on using the Blackboard “module” tool to combine the traditional reading, lecture, and homework classroom elements into cohesive online learning modules that suit the online learning experience.
Since the online-optimized version of this class was taught fall ‘15, discussion will be included of how the modified online course performed, lessons learned, and additional optimizations implemented for the fall ’16 course.
Attendees will learn how adapting existing course materials into online learning objects (and collecting those objects into modules) can improve teaching efficiency by increasing your ability to make additions/changes, adding increased flexibility in presenting course material, and making it faster to conduct grading. They will become familiar with specific Blackboard tools such as modules, assessments, and adaptive release, as well as learning general principles of online learning.