CAPACITY BUILDING IN FUTURE LIBRARIANSHIP IN E-LEARNING: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
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E-learning has grown significantly in recent years and librarians must build skills to support it. Issues include keeping up with changing technologies, developing digital literacy in users, and providing online learning resources and support. Librarians need leadership to develop teams that can conduct training, manage e-resources and copyright, and modernize libraries to meet e-learner needs. Adopting emerging technologies requires skill building, strategic planning, and convincing administrators of the importance of qualified librarian support for e-learning.
CAPACITY BUILDING IN FUTURE LIBRARIANSHIP IN E-LEARNING: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
- 1. CAPACITY BUILDING IN FUTURE LIBRARIANSHIP IN E-LEARNING: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Dr. R N Mishra Associate Professor Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Science Mizoram University (A Central University) Aizawl, Mizoram E-mail: [email protected]
- 2. Introduction • E-learning represents analogous to web-based learning, virtual learning, internet based learning, computer based learning, digital learning, on-line learning etc. • Assorted with the Advanced Learning Technology (ALT) dealing with both the technologies and associated methodologies in learning using networked and multimedia technologies • Extended domain in ICT platform • Reaches the learners from source (Library) without intervention en-route
- 3. Scope of learning as reported by the On-line Consortium previously known as Sloan Consortium reached to 1.9 million in 2003 in US. Enrolment percentage of on-line learners according to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) increased 11% between 1991 and 2001, 32% between 2001 and 2011 which comes from 15.9 million to 21.0 million where, the number of full-time students ascended to 38 % while, 23% as part-time students within the age group of 18 to 24
- 4. • According to Babson Survey Research Group 7.1 million of higher education students are taking at least one online course. • Thus, there is 6.1% growth rate which represents over 400,000 additional students who undertake at least one online course. • While making an assessment it could be visualized that, there is a stupendous growth of on-line learners from 57% in 2003 to 74% in 2013 • According to e-learning industry.com India tops by 55% followed by China52%, Malaysia 41%, Romania 38%, Poland 28%, Czech Republic 27%, Brazil 26%, Indonesia 25%, Colombia 20% and Ukaraine 20%
- 5. Associated Technologies in E-learning Screen casts E-portfolios EPSS (Electronic Performance Support System) Web-based Teaching Materials Multimedia CD-ROMs Hypermedia Discussion Boards Website, Web 2.0 Collaborative Software E-Mail Blogs Wikis Text Charts Computer Aided Assessment Animition Simulations and Games
- 6. Types of e-learning Synchronous Concerned with the direct participation or interaction with the faculty over a class room which operates in virtual mode. It is like real time on-line classroom where, the e-learners and the faculty interact directly. Instant messaging, chat, audio, video conferencing are some of the examples of such synchronous learning. Asynchronous It is based on web-based Faculties interact with the e-learners through message boards, bulletin boards and discussion forums Blended Learning Both synchronous and asynchronous learning operates
- 7. Properties of e-learning Student-student interaction Student-teacher interaction; Student-resource interaction and Student-computer interaction.
- 8. Prototype of E-Learning Resources Table of contents created or converted into machine readable form for online access; Scanned images, images of photographic or printed texts etc; Online, and CD-ROM Databases Computer storage devices such as optical discs, juke boxes, CDROM/DVD-ROM; Databases accessible through INTERNET and other networks Meta Documents Digital Audio, Video Institutional Repositories Training, Software
- 9. E-resources- The Advantages • Accessibility • Convenient search • Speed • Interactive • Links • Added Value • Cost-Effective • Flexibility
- 10. Digital Literacy • Creates a platform for co-operative learning in a group • Required for capturing information in electronic form • It is shareable, exchangeable. • It facilitates the learners to interact with the organization • Visual literacy, Co-operative literacy and Academic literacy are the basic elements of digital library contd..
- 11. • It combines with a number of metaphors • Metaphor is concerned with in creating an online learning environment. • Visual metaphors add substantial value in Graphical User Interface in digital environment • It endows with the learners a podium to put forth innovative concepts along with the grasped ideas into a new cognitive synthesis. • Amalgamated knowledge in digital form enhances the quality of visual metaphors for the distance learners
- 12. Academic Literacy • Required for the learners for innovative thinking and deriving knowledge • It is an amalgamated and transferable skills developed through academic study and research • The Intersegment Committee of the Academic Senates of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California in 2002 viewed academic literacy where the learners come across with lively discussions with others in an informal manner suitable to the college thinking, reading, writing, and speaking which are inter-related. • Awareness of various logical, emotional, and personal appeals leads the learners to cultivate new academic skills for academic perspectives
- 13. Learners Support in e-learning Basic skills to access and use of networks; Computer skills; Use of software packages for data analysis; Presentation techniques and use of communication tools including e-mail, electronic bulletin board, video conferencing and use of learning support software such as, virtual learning environment Up-loading of assignments, use of computer aided assessment and awareness of plagiarism, copyright and appropriate referencing skills etc.
- 14. Librarian’s Initiative • Responsible for maintaining database, disseminating resource, providing guidance for searching e-resources and developing repositories and archiving the reading materials • Planners develops the technology suitable to the environment, the educators make aware of the technology to the learners and the librarians implements the same for managing of e- resources, content management, marketing of the products, multimedia products etc. • Takes dynamic action in selection, evaluation, scaling, describing, annotating and provide intelligent access to electronic information in a digital environment.
- 15. Challenging Features of Future Librarianship Future librarianship needs developing the following features for users in general and e-learners in particular strictly according to the copyright principles.
- 16. Resolving the Issues • Unceasing update in the field of technological advancements; • Life-long learner, Alertness in the field of library services; • Innovative thinking; • Expertise in using emerging technologies in website designing • Providing web-based applications services to the e-leaners; • Leadership in developing professional committed and dedicated team in the library to meet the challenges and providing qualitative resources to the e-learners; • Conduct of information literacy programs both in-house, on-line and off-line to the e-learners; • Imparting continuing education and training programs to the library staffs;
- 17. • Liaison with the publishers, consortia providers; • Sound collection development policy putting emphasis on e-resources; • Emphasis on development of user-centric resources; • Convincing the administrator and other authorities of the organization in policy change; • Modernizing the library with the latest infrastructures, • Developing willpower and change in the mind setup to accept the challenges. • Strictly adhering to copyright principles.
- 18. Conclusion • Adoption of emerging technologies in library services are based on the ability of the librarians to provide the up-to-the-minute and qualitative services including assisting the educators, researchers and the learners for various academic purposes. • Skill and capacity building among the librarians have become pertinent to ensure that the learners, educators are provided with qualitative services to equip with e-learning materials and strengthen the research. • Strategic planning also requires to be initiated by the librarians in the next librarianship so as to develop the e-resources in anticipation under the purview of intellectual property rights and copyrights which however, requires committed involvements.