library instruction & technology: the global development and social justice program
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Library Instruction & Technology: The Global Development and Social Justice Program. ALA-ACRL-WSS June 25, 2007 Kathryn Shaughnessy Instructional Services Librarian Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning. Technology for Global Library Instruction. Background: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Library Instruction & Technology: The Global Development and Social Justice Program
ALA-ACRL-WSS
June 25, 2007
Kathryn Shaughnessy
Instructional Services Librarian
Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning
Technology for Global Library Instruction
Background:
• Wireless infrastructure / e-resources• Distance Learner “amenities” for all students• St. John’s “Academic Computing Initiative”• Distance Learning accreditation • Missions:
– Social Justice– Leveraging technology
Technology for Global Library Instruction
Academic Growth in terms of Mission:
• Title III Grant for “Core” Faculty Development
• CTL fellows: enhancing pedagogy through technology
• ASL: “See the World” Service semester abroad
• SJC: Global Development and Social Justice MLS
– 1st Cohort 2006: Women from Bosnia, India, Rwanda, Thailand
– 2nd Cohort 2007: Starts July 1
Technology for Global Library Instruction
TEAM: Instruction Librarians & e-services, IT, Faculty, steering committee
Using tech to improve library instruction:• Creation• Distribution• Impact
GDSJ Online Instruction:
Technology for Global Library Instruction
Creation of Online Content: NEEDS
Social Justice Concerns for Instruction
– Costs of materials/software – provided but also looking for open source alternatives that can be used even after graduation
– Cultural integrity -- solutions to local problems may require using/creating local resources
– Learning from students – recognition of experience/expertise in their own area
Technology for Global Library Instruction
NEEDS: Access to virtual library instruction
– Student Location • Time zones• War/disaster zones
– Student Access to technology • computers part of tuition• Infrastructure (power and communication)
– Tech support– Bandwidth issues
Technology for Global Library Instruction
NEEDS: Student access/barriers to local library
– Physical
– Distance
– Psychological
– Cultural
Technology for Global Library Instruction
Creation of Online Content: NEEDS
Communication to enhance “community”
– Students peers– Students Faculty– Students Librarian
• Synchronous / Asynchronous• Formal / Informal
Technology for Global Library Instruction
Creation of Online Content: NEEDS
Academic Literacy Issues
– Language– Cultural– Information – Visual – Technology
Technology for Global Library Instruction
Creation of Online Content:
APPLY the TECHNOLOGY that FITS the NEEDS/CONTENT
STUDENTS: Keep it simple, consider:
– Consider student bandwidth
– Learning curve of users
– future maintenance
FACULTY: use technologies that allow for:
– flexible access, at point-of-need
– peer and faculty assessment, grading and portfolio
– easy maintenance
Technology for Global Library Instruction
Creation of Online Content:
Tutorials Captivate
Podcasts Audacity
Blog WordPress
Wiki PBWiki, WikiPM
Enhancing distribution / communication
RSS & RefWorks
Skype
Del.icio.us tagging & RefWorks
Portal Group / Courseware
Tutorials: Overview
Tutorial Benefits:
– Visual instruction – Repetition – Asynchronous / Makes better use of librarian
synchronous sessions– Rough Statistics
Tutorial Pitfalls:– Maintenance (general and interface changes)– Keeping track lots of authors/locations
Podcasts: Overview
Podcast benefits:
– repetition – increased “learner interaction– increased communication
Podcast Pitfalls
– Creating/editing takes time– Keeping them manageable size/length– Troubleshooting user error
Blog: Overview
Blog benefits:
– Subscription distribution– Timely but archive list– write/journal as part of e-portfolio– Comment/feedback
Blog Pitfalls– Creating/editing takes time– Timely and interesting– Spam
Wiki: Overview
Wiki benefits: – Low Threshold Application – Collaborate– Comment feedback– Portfolio evaluation
Wiki Pitfalls– Creating/editing takes time– Vandalism
RSS: Overview
RSS syndication/distribution:
• Podcasts, blogs and wikis• facilitates timely communication• RSS “libraries” (of internal or external content)
– “pre-feed” into courseware pages/portal– RSS feed appear on subject pages– RSS education
Delicious/RefWorks: Overview
Delicious & RefWorks benefits:
– Allows web access – Allows “sharing” of resources – increased communication – Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism
Delicious & RefWorks pitfalls
– interoperability – RefWorks is proprietary– Potentially unwieldy
Skype: Overview
Skype benefits: – Low Threshold Application – Communication:– Alternate in/formal channel, – Voice/conference calls– History feature– Allows attachments
Skype Pitfalls– Unsolicited “callers”
Testing: Overview
Testing Mantra: Library 2.0 is always in Beta
All of these content-creation and content-delivery technologies are “in Beta,” especially given that we are always getting feedback and always tweaking/expanding/instructing
Global Masters’ students (as well as our very energetic early-adopter faculty and students in DLIS) are our Beta-testers
More information
To peek at some of the technologies talked about in this presentation, visit this del.icio.us account page:
http://del.icio.us/kgshaughnessy/ALA_ACRL_WSS
Contact information:
Kathryn Shaughnessy
St. John’s University Libraries