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Enhancing Online Education: The Partnership Between The Library and WebCT

This overview discusses the collaboration between The Library and WebCT at Lee College, Baytown, TX, highlighting the roles of instructional designer Brenda and distance education librarian Jeannie. It explores their strengths, including a supportive atmosphere, shared missions, and administrative access to WebCT. However, challenges like outdated institutional websites and traditional conflicts between IT and libraries are also addressed. By utilizing resources effectively and overcoming obstacles, the partnership aims to improve online student experiences and library resource accessibility.

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Enhancing Online Education: The Partnership Between The Library and WebCT

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  1. The Library + WebCT = A Perfect Partnership

  2. The Library + WebCT • Brenda • Hired to be the Instructional Designer/Director of the Course Design Center. Due to staffing issue, also became WebCT Administrator for one semester.

  3. The Library + WebCT • Jeannie • Hired to be Distance Education Librarian: provide library resources and services for students in online courses.

  4. The Library + WebCT • Lee College • Baytown, TX • Community College • Student population: 5,361 • Number of students enrolled in online classes • Fall 07 • Spring 08

  5. The Library + WebCT • Strengths • Brenda & Jeannie hired same day with similar missions • Supervisors who allowed us the freedom to try new things • Library colleagues with good ideas and flexibility • Brenda had admin access to WebCT

  6. The Library + WebCT • Weaknesses • Institutional website…. • No webmaster • No updating • No adding • No editing….

  7. The Library + WebCT • Opportunities • “Can do” attitudes • Brenda! • WebCT (and freedom!)

  8. The Library + WebCT • Threats • Traditional animosity between IT departments and Libraries • Access issues (pop-ups, Java) • Relevance vs. “Cool” • Assessment • Time!!! Challenges

  9. The Library + WebCT • Student perspective • All students at Lee are “enrolled” in the Library Resources course • Fall, 2007: 8,245 logins, >131 hours • Spring, 2008 (through 2/12/08): 2,079 logins, >24 hours

  10. The Library + WebCT • Student’s perspective

  11. Old fashioned handouts – with live hyperlinks! • Webliographies • Links • Pre- and Post-tests (or not…) • Tutorials

  12. The Library + WebCT • Librarians’ (instructor’s) perspective

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