Using Digital Learning Objects for Instructional Support for Faculty in Agricultural Sciences: A Pilot Study
This research project aims to better understand how agriculture faculty use digital learning objects (DLOs) in their current courses, emphasizing DLOs used for information literacy instruction. The research fellows conducted 14 interviews with agriculture faculty at two land-grant institutions to discuss their instructional practices of incorporating DLOs into their curricula. The research fellows recorded, transcribed, and coded the interviews to identify themes. As a result of the interview and coding process, the research fellows sought to better understand agriculture faculty’s DLO use and how the library can partner with them to create DLOs to improve students’ information literacy skills. The findings of this study will benefit librarians who liaise with agriculture faculty or are responsible for DLO creation.