1. Lighting the Path with Asynchronous Learning Tutorials
Amy Harris Houk
Beth Filar Williams
Vanessa Apple
Jenny Dale
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University Libraries

2. Synchronous Learning
Pros
Reach all students at one time, one location
Read body language
Intervene immediately
Personal connection
Familiar style of teaching
Cons
Everyone has to be there, same time, same place
Need to have physical location arranged
Not always convenient to students
May be difficult to go at own pace
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78124518@N00/1397737955/
3. Asynchronous Learning
Pros
Cons
Tech problems
Can be expensive (tech) to build
May need expertise to build
No immediate feedback
No direct intervention possible
Sense of disconnect
Relies on student motivation
Reach more people
Reach more variety of people
Student centered - time/placeof their choosing
Users go at their own pace
Easy to gather data
Great for self-motivated learner
Student control of learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86657707@N00/2348649408/
4. Background
2000: Creation of First Steps tutorial
2005: Update for usability and ADA compliance, name changed to FIRST: Finding It! A Research Skills Tutorial
2009: Began discussing updating tutorial again
2010: PATH goes live
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/409924867/
5. What can we tell from the numbers?
Total number of distinct visits:30868

A lot of visits for one semester

Percentage of users who logged in and completed all mini quizzes and the final quiz

49%,or essentially 1 in 2 people

Ratio of video views to transcript views

10 to 1

6. Needed for accessibility and technical difficulty