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Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to participate in a research study exploring the Use of Learning Analytics in Higher Education Academic Library Online Instruction.

Use of Learning Analytics in Higher Education Academic Library Online Instruction Survey:
https://forms.office.com/r/uVZxFF1JPj

The survey will take approximately 20 – 30 minutes to complete on average.

Intended Participants:

• academic librarians who capture, use data or are interested in learning analytics to support and assess the impact of their academic library online instruction / teaching
• employed by higher education academic libraries

The survey focuses on the following questions:

1. How do higher education academic librarians currently use data to measure and support their academic library online instruction?
2. What are some of the methods, tools, and practices that are implemented in higher education academic library online instruction learning analytics?
3. To what extent are higher education academic library online instruction data initiatives aligned with institutional learning analytics initiatives?
4. What are the institutional supports that benefit and the challenges that hinder adoption of learning analytics approaches in higher education academic libraries?
5. What supports do higher education academic librarians require to develop skills and apply knowledge to support their learning analytics activities?

Participants will have the opportunity to benefit from reflecting on their teaching and instruction practices and share your experiences with using learning analytics at your institution.

The results of the research study will be shared to provide a current picture of the use of learning analytics in higher education academic library online instruction to encourage greater awareness of learning analytics, including benefits and challenges. Librarians, library staff, and library administrators will have an opportunity to share information regarding benefits and challenges with learning analytics initiatives related to their academic library online instruction and supports needed to develop librarian learning analytics skills and application of knowledge to improve higher education academic library online instruction.

Survey responses are anonymous, and only randomly generated identifiers will be associated with your response.

The research study is being undertaken by Simone Laughton, Head of Library & Instructional Technologies at the University of Toronto Mississauga Library.

This research has been approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University of Toronto. If you have any questions or concerns about this project, you may contact the above-named persons or the Office of Research Ethics, University of Toronto at ethics.review@utoronto.ca or 416-946-3273. Further details are included in the “informed consent” text (first question of the survey).

The survey will be available until February 28th, 2025.

Thank you in advance for your participation and contributions to this research study,

Simone Laughton
Head of Library & Instructional Technologies
University of Toronto Mississauga Library
simone.laughton@utoronto.ca

Academic and Research Libraries Group is holding an AGM on Tues 6 February 2024 from 15:00 – 16:30 via MS Teams. The meeting will review the results of a CILIP/ARLG member vote on a resolution to evolve into one national Special Interest Group with Regional Event Co-ordinators in order to remain viable. We ask that members vote before the start of the meeting. 

Vote on the resolution

AGM LINK to attend the meeting

Nominations: 

CILIP/ARLG Members are encouraged to nominate themselves for committee roles on this ARLG National committee. Once we have recruited the minimum 3 key roles we will look to broaden representation with new roles suggested by members. 

Why are we proposing these changes?

In alignment with the CILIP Community Strategy and for the following reasons we are proposing a restructure of how ARLG operates as a Special Interest Group and would like to invite you to vote on these proposals. In putting this set of proposals in front of you we seek to ensure the ongoing viability of our group and our work for our members. There will be an opportunity during the AGM for Q&A on the CILIP Community Strategy and we welcome CILIP Director of Sector Development Sonia Ramdhian.

• ARLG is an unusual Special Interest Group for having regional sub-committees. CILIP HQ only supports the National Group in terms of finances.

• ARLG National Committee has been non-viable since the resignation of the Chair in 2019, having only a Treasurer. Without a viable National Committee, ARLG cannot continue to operate.

• Despite some mergers, several regional committees continue to report that they are not viable at present or have ongoing difficulties recruiting and retaining active committee members or finding time to meet as well as plan events.

• A strong National Committee drawing members from those keen individuals in active regional committees who wish to continue in committee roles, can support the activities across the regions, e.g. sharing publicity functions, event ideas, and creating new roles to enable succession planning and draw in Professional Registration candidates to gain experience.

• We would like to encourage more collaboration between regional groups and other Sector-specific Special Interest Groups and Regional Member Networks, sharing good practice and the work involved in planning and running events.

  
  Join us at the ARLG AGM on Tues 6 February from 15.00-16.30 click the button below to join
  
• Don't forget to vote - you may vote even if unavailable to attend the meeting. 

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