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Bridging the Gap: Electronic Solutions for Distance Learning Courses at Nevada Library Association Conference 2004

Explore the journey of building electronic bridges for distance learning courses at Brigham Young University. Learn about the challenges faced, the innovative solutions implemented, and the future plans to enhance the online learning experience. Contact Allyson Washburn for more information.

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Bridging the Gap: Electronic Solutions for Distance Learning Courses at Nevada Library Association Conference 2004

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  1. No Student is an Island: Building Electronic Bridges for Distance Learning Courses 2004 Nevada Library Association Conference Allyson Washburn Brigham Young University

  2. Introduction • Institutional Background • Doctoral Extensive University • 12 colleges • 287 degrees • 30,000 students • Independent Study Courses • 369 courses • 26,751 enrollments • 1 online Bachelor’s Degree

  3. Independent Study Courses • Course Model • Faculty concern • Library concerns

  4. Problem: Bridging the Gap • Distributed Learning Coordinator • Authentication issues • Suzanne’s story • Vision • Funding • Pilot

  5. Planning the project • Planning and tracking method • Project team • Buy-in from stakeholders • Task definition and assignment • Timeline • Progress reports

  6. Building the Portal • Delivery mechanism • Design and construction • Resource selection and incorporation • Integration in courses

  7. Publicizing the Portal • Collaborative effort with IS marketing team • Students • Web page http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/index.dhtm • Flash tutorial • Inside course • Personal letter to each student • Articles • Icon in web, paper and CD catalogs

  8. Publicizing the Portal - 2 • Collaborative effort with CID • Faculty • English department faculty meeting • Individual faculty meetings

  9. A Look at the Portal

  10. Evaluating the Portal • Methods • Feedback link • Usage data • Surveys

  11. What we learned • General findings • Specific findings

  12. What’s Next? • Faculty Survey • Quality of assignments • Portal integration in course revisions • Upgrading and minor redesign of portal • Adding subject librarian pictures to contact information • Renaming sections • Adding instruction tutorials • Increasing number of databases available • Enhancing statistical reporting tool

  13. What’s Next- 2 • Planning for Phase 2 • Close out current project • Issues for phase 2 • How many courses can we do per year? • How do we decide which courses are next? • How will we handle updates to portal (new databases)? • How will federated searching affect the portal? • How can we better publicize the portal to both students and faculty?

  14. Allyson Washburn Brigham Young University allyson_washburn@byu.edu

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