American Library Association Annual Conference 201

Booth, Char

Chappell, Alexandra

Lowe, M. Sara

Stone, Sean M.

Tagge, Natalie

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Claremont CollegesScholarship @ ClaremontLibrary Staff Publications and Research Library Publications7-1-2013Visual Curriculum Mapping: Charting the LearnerExperienceM. Sara LoweClaremont University ConsortiumChar BoothClaremont University ConsortiumAlexandra ChappellClaremont University ConsortiumSean M. StoneClaremont University ConsortiumNatalie TaggeClaremont University ConsortiumThis Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the Library Publications at Scholarship @ Claremont. It has been acceptedfor inclusion in Library Staff Publications and Research by an authorized administrator of Scholarship @ Claremont. For more information, pleasecontact scholarship@cuc.claremont.edu.Recommended CitationLowe, M. Sara; Booth, Char; Chappell, Alexandra; Stone, Sean M.; and Tagge, Natalie, "Visual Curriculum Mapping: Charting theLearner Experience" (2013). Library Staff Publications and Research. Paper 18.http://scholarship.claremont.edu/library_staff/18Visual Curriculum Mapping: Charting the Learner Experience Char Booth, Instruction Services Manager & E-Learning Librarian; Alexandra Chappell,  Embedded Services Coordinator, Art & Gender Studies Librarian; Sara Lowe, Educational Services Assessment & Instruction Librarian;  Sean Stone, Science & Asian Studies Librarian; Natalie Tagge, Instruction Librarian – Claremont  Colleges Library, Claremont, CA BEST PRACTICES Annotations • Symbols (e.g.,   ) to indicate: where library currently supports, opportunities to be involved, and/or non-productive avenues • Note course faculty, times, dates,  texts and course descriptions • Links to personal or course pages if available • Note classes with a heavy research component  Design Tips • Hyperlink whenever possible • Add images/photos/video  • Use color coding and themes to your advantage • Be careful when indicating connections with lines or other visual devices that quickly become cluttered  Structure – Why/How? • Have a set template whenever possible • Structure the map so that it best fits the way you or your audience will use it • For curriculum, branches for courses, faculty, degree requirements • For outreach, branches for student groups and organizations • For collection development, collecting levels based on subject or curriculum offerings WHY TRY IT? • Instruction planning – individual and program • Information Literacy scaffolding • Track change over time • Understand inter/cross Disciplinary Programs • Collection Development • Outreach Strategies, e.g., see Wordle taxonomy above created by mining faculty publication subject headings - preview of faculty research interests for students PUBLISHING OPTIONS • Image exports to multiple formats, including PNG and PDF • Download to Excel • Embed in Website (see EA website for example below and at http://ea.pomona.edu/)  www.mindomo.com Freemium FMI: sara_lowe@cuc.claremont.edu  

Visual Curriculum Mapping: Charting the Learner Experience

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont Colleges
Scholarship @ Claremont
Library Staff Publications and Research Library Publications
7-1-2013
Visual Curriculum Mapping: Charting the Learner
Experience
M. Sara Lowe
Claremont University Consortium
Char Booth
Claremont University Consortium
Alexandra Chappell
Claremont University Consortium
Sean M. Stone
Claremont University Consortium
Natalie Tagge
Claremont University Consortium
This Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the Library Publications at Scholarship @ Claremont. It has been accepted
for inclusion in Library Staff Publications and Research by an authorized administrator of Scholarship @ Claremont. For more information, please
contact scholarship@cuc.claremont.edu.
Recommended Citation
Lowe, M. Sara; Booth, Char; Chappell, Alexandra; Stone, Sean M.; and Tagge, Natalie, "Visual Curriculum Mapping: Charting the
Learner Experience" (2013). Library Staff Publications and Research. Paper 18.
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/library_staff/18
Visual Curriculum Mapping: Charting the Learner Experience 
Char Booth, Instruction Services Manager & E-Learning Librarian; Alexandra Chappell,  Embedded Services Coordinator, Art & Gender Studies Librarian; Sara Lowe, Educational Services Assessment & Instruction 
Librarian;  Sean Stone, Science & Asian Studies Librarian; Natalie Tagge, Instruction Librarian – Claremont  Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 
BEST PRACTICES 
Annotations 
• Symbols (e.g.,   ) to indicate: where library 
currently supports, opportunities to be involved, 
and/or non-productive avenues 
• Note course faculty, times, dates,  texts and course 
descriptions 
• Links to personal or course pages if available 
• Note classes with a heavy research component 
 
Design Tips 
• Hyperlink whenever possible 
• Add images/photos/video  
• Use color coding and themes to your advantage 
• Be careful when indicating connections with lines or 
other visual devices that quickly become cluttered 
 
Structure – Why/How? 
• Have a set template whenever possible 
• Structure the map so that it best fits the way you or 
your audience will use it 
• For curriculum, branches for courses, faculty, degree 
requirements 
• For outreach, branches for student groups and 
organizations 
• For collection development, collecting levels based 
on subject or curriculum offerings 
WHY TRY IT? 
• Instruction planning – individual and 
program 
• Information Literacy scaffolding 
• Track change over time 
• Understand inter/cross Disciplinary 
Programs 
• Collection Development 
• Outreach Strategies, e.g., see Wordle 
taxonomy above created by mining faculty 
publication subject headings - preview of 
faculty research interests for students 
PUBLISHING OPTIONS 
• Image exports to multiple formats, including PNG 
and PDF 
• Download to Excel 
• Embed in Website (see EA website for example below 
and at http://ea.pomona.edu/)  
www.mindomo.com 
Freemium FMI: sara_lowe@cuc.claremont.edu  


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