Blending Technologies for Library Promotion & Instruction
by May Chang, Margot Hanson, and Kevin Roddy
May Chang:
Video project started because students said they loved working at the library
All of this was volunteer, unpaid
Didn’t want a talking head, students are the best to show on the video
Story-based, brainstormed, storyboarded
Always takes longer than you think to make
Project took 4 months to do 5 minutes video
Hardware used:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1000 camera
Applications:
Vegas Movie Studio
Camstasia Studio
SnagIt
Checklist:
Talent Release Form
Location
Camera-friendly clothing
Interview questions
Shooting schedule–hard to coordinate schedules
Script–don’t tell everything, don’t make it long
Assessing Information Literacy Online:
by: Margot Hanson & Kevin Roddy
IL (information literacy) tutorial-creation
Tutorial Includes:
Tutorial
Research Journal–guide to research process
IM chat help
Email access to librarians adn instructors
videos
links to other interactive content
Incorporates local interests, Hawaii research because indexing terms are not good for Hawaii research in some databases
Tutorial at www.hawaii.edu/lilo
Tutorial follows IL framework, starts simple and defines IL, builds from there
Assessment Challenges:
WASC–drives accreditation
Faculty Buy-in–show tests (ETS iSkills test, etc), standards, etc.
Analysis of data–data from student journals, give response rate to instructors, all about improvement
Take Home Message:
Involving students in video creation is the best way to get engagement and buy-in from students. You don’t need expensive equipment, you just need to be willing to learn and find people who are passionate about teaching and tech.