Thirteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies

Abstract

Academic librarians, as partners in the educational process, strive to provide support to faculty and students with a wide range of skills, from bibliographic support and research data management to information literacy and digital literacy skills. However, as higher education institutions increasingly adopt online learning models, academic librarians are struggling to find established processes to meet the needs of online students to ensure that they are making a difference in students’ learning. This lightning talk addresses the issue of instructional design in academic libraries, and specifically discusses the design process of online Information Literacy programs for transferable students’ skills and mechanisms to measure the impact of these instructions on online students to ensure their success and transfer of learning. It addresses such strategies as problem-based student-centred learning, collaboration with the faculty, follow-up opportunities for librarians, and the issue of human connection in digital learning environments.