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Teaching on the Edge
EdX Edge as a platform for library instruction
The course: Bio 1B
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1800 students per year
Lower and upper division
Biology majors and non-majors
General unfamiliarity with library research
The assignment: Outcomes
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Developing search terms and strategies
Refining results
Accessing full text
Citation: when and how
The assignment: Background
■ Paper questionnaire developed in 2006
■ Video tutorials added in 2009
■ Migrated to online platform in Summer 2013
The platform: EdX Edge
■ EdX’s low-visibility platform
■ Not for MOOCs: students must have URL
■ EdX and edX Edge logins are separate
EdX Edge features
■ Problem types beyond multiple choice:
short free text answer, open response
■ Embed video, HTML and JavaScript
■ Robust autograding capabilities
■ Scalable
Edx Edge advantages
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Real-time assessment
Contextual help
Multiple attempts
Grading consistency and flexibility
EdX Edge challenges
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Reduces face-to-face interactions
Instructional design must be rethought
No collateral GSI education effect
Coding may be required (Python/RegEx)
Assignment question:
Python/RegEx scripting:
Student comments
■ “Painful and unnecessary”
■ “Useful and important”
■ “All Berkeley students should take this
assignment”
Lessons learned
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Give yourself lead time
Assemble a support team
Re-examine instructional design
Test and assess
Revise and repeat
Thanks for their help & support:
Koshland Bioscience Library, UC Berkeley:
Susan Koskinen, Samantha Teplitzky, Grace Abiko
EdX:
Olga Stroilova, Vik Paruchuri, Greg Bruhns
Stanford University:
Jane Manning
Questions and comments:
Elliott Smith
Emerging Technologies Librarian
Marian Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library
University of California Berkeley
[email protected]