41. Questions for Academic Libraries Today: Are your priorities right? Are learning, research, discovery changing materially and what is actually changing? Books. Meh. What is the role for librarians in the real future (that is not an extension of the past)?
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44. Students are focused at the lesson and event (essay, test, exam) level
53. The new bibliography and collection development KNOWLEDGE PORTALS KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, INFORMATION & RESEARCH COMMONS
54. Chefs, counsellors, teachers, magicians Librarians play a vital role in building the critical connections between information , knowledge and learning.
145. 71% of instructors that rated student engagement levels as “high” as a result of using technology in courses.
146. 71% of students who are employed full-time and 77% of students who are employed part-time prefer more technology-based tools in the classroom.
147. 79% of instructors and 86 percent of students have seen the average level of engagement improve over the last year as they have increased their use of digital educational tools.
148. 87% of students believe online libraries and databases have had the most significant impact on their overall learning.
149. 62% identify blogs, wikis, and other online authoring tools while 59% identify YouTube and recorded lectures.
150. E-books and e-textbooks impact overall learning among 50% of students surveyed, while 42% of students identify online portals.
151. 44% of instructors believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.
152. 32% of instructors identify e-textbooks and 30% identify interactive homework solutions as having the potential to improve engagement and learning outcomes. (e-readers was 11%)
153. 49% of students believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.
164. “Strategy is a Choice. . . To be a victim and feel these changes are fated and blamestorm OR Create the future we need and take collective responsibility for the conversation and development of the future.” Find Reasons not Excuses.