Scott Walter is Dean of the University Library at San Diego State University. A library leader with 25 years of experience in public and private university libraries, Dr. Walter has established powerful partnerships among academic libraries, student success programs, information technology initiatives, and classroom and community partners. Prior to coming to SDSU, Dr. Walter was University Librarian and Copyright Officer at Illinois Wesleyan University, University Librarian at DePaul University, and Associate University Librarian for Services and Associate Dean of Libraries at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Walter received his M.S. in History and Philosophy of Education and his MLS from Indiana University Bloomington and his PhD in Educational Leadership (Higher Education Administration) from Washington State University.
A major goal of the academic library is to support student learning, and recent research has revealed promising correlations between libraries and student success. However, data difficulties may stymie this research unless librarians engage in next generation digital learning environments and learning analytics initiatives on their campuses.
This research bulletin describes how a group of individuals at the University of Kansas worked to design and implement a collaborative learning environment for students, based on theoretical and empirical research along with basic common sense.
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