Belk Library and Information Commons Faculty Directory

Contact
Belk Library & Information Commons
218 College Street
PO Box 32026
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828.262.6903
Fax:: 828.262.6949
Email: purpurgm@appstate.edu
Geri Purpur
Distance Learning Librarian
Distance Learning Library Services
Library Responsibilities
- Provides research and reference assistance to the distance learning students via phone, chat, face-to-face and in the AETZone.
- Provides information literacy instruction and library orientation to distance learning students face-to-face, in the AETZone and via Elluminate
- Participates in the library's on-campus instruction and information literacy program
- Participates in the "Embedded Librarian" initiative via AsULearn
Service Interests
- Member of the Training and Development Task Force
- Member of Internal Building Group II
Scholarly Interests
- Teaching and learning in a 3D virtual learning environment
- Presence Pedagogy (P2): utilizing web 2.0 technologies in a 3D environment to promote engaged teaching and learning
- Instructional design in traditional online learning formats- i.e. AsUlearn
