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PDA Series: Mind the Gap: Transactional Distance and Access to Human Support in Academic Libraries in Florida

PDA Series: Mind the Gap: Transactional Distance and Access to Human Support in Academic Libraries in Florida Online

Session: 

Christine Woods will share the results of the study published in the Florida Libraries Journal and presented at the Florida Library Association Conference. The purpose of the research study was to determine the transactional distance of access to human support in academic libraries in Florida. Transactional distance is defined as the gap between the learner and the teacher in online classes. In other words, how far away does the learner feel from the teacher or the ability to get help. This definition was applied to how far away the learner feels from the library or the ability to get help.

This study focused on the premise that transactional distance for students increases as the number of steps to reach the library and library support increases.

  1. Participants will learn about transactional distance relating to supporting students in academic libraries.  
  2. Participants will learn about strategies or best practices to mitigate the gap in transactional distance in academic libraries.  
  3. Participants will learn about the importance of library websites and support services such as virtual reference to close the gap of transactional distance and the digital divide. 

 

 

Presenter:

Dr. Christine E. Woods, Online Reference and Instruction Librarian, and Assistant Professor for the Saint Leo University Cannon Memorial Library, recently completed a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in Instructional Design and Technology from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She earned a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the Catholic University of America and a Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Before joining the Saint Leo University family, she taught PK-12 as a school librarian at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in York County and the City of Hampton.

She taught an undergraduate course in information literacy and served as a supervisor for pre-service teacher-librarians in the MLIS program at Old Dominion University Norfolk as adjunct faculty. She is interested in information literacy instruction design and assessment. She is involved in many professional associations as a member and in various leadership roles; American Library Association, Virginia Library Association, ALA Library and Instruction Round Table, Association of College and Research Librarians, and Virginia ACRL. She is currently serving as the Conference Chair of the Virginia ACRL chapter. She presents at state and regional conferences regularly and publishes in library science journals contributing to the knowledge of the library profession.  

 

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Related LibGuide: Professional Development Alliance by Melissa Sykes

Date:
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Categories:
  Professional Development Alliance  

Registration is required. There are 85 seats available.