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Internet Learning Volume 2 Issue 2 Autumn 2013 Table of Contents Academic(Libraries(&(Others:(Hunting(for(the(Overlooked(in(Online( Learning(( 1( Fred Stielow ! ! Current(Issues(with(Copyright(and(Higher(Education:(Lawsuits,(Legislation,( and(Looking(Forward( 4( Kay Cunningham( ! ! Virtually(Yours:(Online(Embedded(Librarianship(in(Higher(Education( 21( Denise Landry-Hyde, Laureen P. Cantwell! ! ! Continuous(Improvement(and(Embedded(Librarianship(in(Online(Learning( Environments:(A(Case(Study( 38( Jeneen LaSee-Willemssen, Lisa Reed “MOOL”(in(a(MOOC:(Opportunities(for(Librarianship(in(the(Expanding( Galaxy(of(Massive(Open(Online(Course(Design(and(Execution( 47( Laureen P. Cantwell MOOCs(for(LIS(Professional(Development:(Exploring(New(Transformative( Learning(Environments(and(Roles( 83( Michael Stephens Efficiency,(Economy,(and(Social(Equity(in(Online(Education(at(America’s( Community(Colleges( 100( Marco Castillo Mindful(Meditation(for(Online(Learning:(Lighting(the(Fire(by(Dimming(the( Lights:(Helping(College(Students(Relax(and(Focus(to(Prepare(for(Online( Learning( 111( Brenda Freshman, Carol A. Molinari Curriculum(Design(for(Flexible(Delivery:(An(Assessment(of(EYLearning( Approaches( 121( Jayanath Ananda Rethinking(Distance(in(an(Era(of(Online(Learning( 138( Jennifer Glennie, Tony Mays Internet Learning––Volume 2––Number 2––Autumn 2013 Academic Libraries & Others: Hunting for the Overlooked in Online Learning Fred Stielow, Ph.D., M.L.S.1 igher education is ensconced in a Web skills to assist with such looming is- communication revolution and re- sues as: defnition. Despite a spate of rele- Hvant scholarship, an inherent fog continues t*OTUSVDUJPOJOOFXSFTFBSDIQBSBEJHNTBT to cloud understanding of online educa- tailored to individual disciplines. tion. On the pedagogical beat, literature de- t&OTVSJOHBQSPQFSJOKFDUJPOPGQFFSSF- constructs primarily as transitions from es- viewed/professional literature. tablished practice—albeit adapted for both t3FEVDJOHUIFDPTUTGPSDPVSTFNBUFSJBMT asynchronous and synchronous settings. and textbook dependency. Methods for lectures and media inclusion t.BJOUBJOJOHDVSSFODZJOUIFSBQJEMZ remain featured along with calls for em- changing Web environment. bellishing with new Internet applications. Measurement surfaces from the ether as About this Issue a yet unstandardized force for addressing the chimera of educational evaluation, as his issue of Internet Learning is di- well as proactive engagement to enhance vided into two sections. As suggested the classroom. MOOCs rapidly rise in dis- above, the frst embraces academ- turbing fashion to command the conversa- Tic libraries. It joins at a pivotal moment in tion, but remain in an unsure position. On the development of online education and the practical side, modes of delivery and prospects for library sustainability. Te con- intellectual property rear to prominence. tributions ofer a sample of current issues. Schools struggle to cope with textbook in- Most come from a call to the pens of dis- fation and look to OER (open educational tance education librarians—practitioners resource) substitutes. long consigned to the fringes of the main As displayed in this issue of Internet campus library, but now with an increasing- Learning, I take personal delight in helping ly pertinent narrative. Te second provides to stretch that impressive list of topics. In a sampler of pieces with diferent global and keeping with someone engaged by a fully institutional perspectives, but also surface online university, diferent and emergent as primary research and opinion pieces in types of educational institutions need to be preparation for hypothesis testing by future increasingly taken into account. From my investigators. position on the U.S. Commission to UNES- Reinventing Libraries for Online CO, globalization and cross-cultural values Education certainly must be considered. As a librarian Te section also was designed to provide and archivist, I feel especially compelled to counterpoint contemporaneous with the surface almost unconscionable oversights. release of my Reinventing Libraries for On- Te most traditional of academic support line Education by ALA Publishing. Tat units ofer tailored subject knowledge and book lends full scope to the preceding de- 1 APUS VP/Dean of Libraries, Electronic Course Materials & ePress, U.S. Commission to UNESCO 1 Internet Learning bate. Its CRIS (Classroom/Research In- line public access catalog) frst introduced formation Services) approach argues for many college students to computers. Cita- a reversion to Sorbonne’s original model. tion analysis began to leave its mark as a Tis applied theory calls for the universi- metric. Libraries blazed related openings ty library to place a premium on actively on the Internet. Tey followed in the 1990s engaging and populating the classroom. with pioneering presences that remain as Librarians assert their unquestioned Web and subject-specialist skills to work in con- major treasure troves of trusted material on cert with the faculty. Tey combine unique the World Wide Web. knowledge of licensed and all-important Te web itself is wreaking funda- peer-reviewed literature out of the library mental change in libraries with direct im- with exceptional abilities to vet related plications for online education. Today’s resources, social networking, and meth- facilities extend to a look and feel unlike odological sources on the Open Web. Te anything in the past. Users are no longer results enhance the quality and curren- tied to a chain of physical engagement— cy of classroom readings, provide trusted dedicated visits, catalog/stack searches, launching pads for student research, and physical retrieval, and opening materials for lower costs for students. reading. Travel and parking have become Prelude to Academic Libraries optional. Hours of operation have vanished and library walls disappear before a virtu- bit of historical reminding may be al interface. By the early 21st century, the in order for the start of this issue. automated catalog has meshed with newly Robert Sorbonne led the way in digitized hordes of content. Search engines Athe mid-13th century. His lasting reforms have replaced the reference desk. Patrons created the faculty-driven institution. Tey anticipate anytime and anywhere access to also extended to the invention of a univer- full text on devices from desktop computers sity library. Tat creation was a socialis- to smart phones. tic operation in support of a higher good. While altered, the web did not ob- Te library was designed to alleviate costs viate the academic library. Tat institution for students, as well as serve the academic continues as intermediary to impact and community at large by sharing knowledge defne scholarly practice. 21st-century ac- with qualifed scholars. Tis model drifed ademics now need to master the intrica- somewhat in the afermath of Guttenberg. cies of library-accessed databases to engage It took renewed importance in the 19th their trade, but also to prepare their suc- century with the German “New Universi- cessors. Yet, such new skills appear largely ty” and American land-grant movement. underappreciated in the literature of online Te modern university library emerged as a education. Oversight is doubly so for pop- campus landmark—albeit with an enhance ulating online courses. OER proponents research mission in support of burgeoning and textbook afcionados have studiously bands of new PhDs and the purchase of avoided the obvious. How can one discuss their monographic and journal outputs. upper-division and graduate level online Although easily overlooked, the courses without active recourse to peer-re- modern research library led the way in viewed content? Why turn to commercial automating information resources and de- producers and electronic textbooks without veloping contemporary forms of scholarly exploring the full range of university ser- research. In the early 1980s, the OPAC (on- vices—and, not incidentally, looking to the 2 Academic Libraries & Others fnancial wellbeing of one’s students? More- Te Other over, who is better informed on the univer- sity’s holdings and more expert with the he second section holds a small pot- new medium than professional librarians? pourri of “Other” articles. Tese had Kay Cunningham begins such investiga- been scheduled before the librarian tions with “Current Issues with Copyright Ttopic elbowed its way into the production and Higher Education.” Intellectual prop- schedule, but ironically match the theme of erty issues and overlapping balance with overlooked prospects. For example, Marco handicapped accessibility have taken front Castillo suggests the importance and need- stage with the Web. To me, academic librar- ed research agendas for two-year institu- ies cannot escape engagement and have an tions with his “Efciency, Economy, and expanded role to play for their university Social Equity in Online Education at Amer- community. ica's Community Colleges.” Molinari goes Te parallel redefning of roles in the even further out-of-the-box with “Mindful Web Age is on display in the form of faculty Meditation for Online Learning: Lighting partnerships and information literacy spe- the Fire by Dimming the Lights: Helping cializations. Discussion unfolds within two College Students Relax and Focus to Pre- complimentary articles: Denise Landry- pare for Online Learning.” Hyde and Laureen P. Cantwell: “Virtually Global perspectives steps forward Yours: Online Embedded Librarianship in in the fnal two essays. Australia’s