Where Technology and Where Technology and Information Literacy Meet: Information Literacy Meet:
Interactive Web-based Interactive Web-based Tutorials for Lifelong Learning Tutorials for Lifelong Learning
Pamela Jackson, San Diego State UniversityPamela Jackson, San Diego State UniversityBridget Kowalczyk, San José State UniversityBridget Kowalczyk, San José State University
February 3, 2006 February 3, 2006 SCILSCIL
Why Make Web-based Education a Why Make Web-based Education a Priority for InfoLit Instruction?Priority for InfoLit Instruction?
Students’ educational expectationsStudents’ educational expectations
Convenience of virtual spaceConvenience of virtual space
Reaching the massesReaching the masses
Enhancing Information Literacy Enhancing Information Literacy Instruction with TutorialsInstruction with Tutorials
Allows for progressive reinforcement of Allows for progressive reinforcement of information literacy conceptsinformation literacy concepts
Time with students can be more advanced Time with students can be more advanced and student-centered in-person library and student-centered in-person library instructioninstruction
Pre-college tutorials may help better Pre-college tutorials may help better prepare teens for college-level researchprepare teens for college-level research
Tutorials Available at SJSU Tutorials Available at SJSU Library EssentialsLibrary Essentials
Library BasicsLibrary Basics InfoPowerInfoPower 5 Ways5 Ways Plagiarism: The Crime of Intellectual KidnappingPlagiarism: The Crime of Intellectual Kidnapping
Subject-SpecificSubject-Specific Company Information Tutorial Company Information Tutorial Computer Science 100w Computer Science 100w Health Professions 100w (down for revision)Health Professions 100w (down for revision) LOTSS (for library school students)LOTSS (for library school students)
Prospective StudentsProspective Students Stairway to SuccessStairway to Success TRAMS (coming soon to a computer near you)TRAMS (coming soon to a computer near you)
Designing and Managing a Designing and Managing a Web-Based Tutorial Project:Web-Based Tutorial Project:
What You’ll Need and WhyWhat You’ll Need and Why
Development TeamDevelopment Team
Librarians and the Information Literacy Librarians and the Information Literacy Specialist responsible for creating the content Specialist responsible for creating the content and quizzes, and overseeing the overall and quizzes, and overseeing the overall direction of the tutorialdirection of the tutorial
Two Programmers responsible for HTML, Two Programmers responsible for HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and back-end Oracle quiz PHP, JavaScript, and back-end Oracle quiz databases and queriesdatabases and queries
Two Graphic Artists/Designers responsible for Two Graphic Artists/Designers responsible for the artwork, Flash animations, and overall the artwork, Flash animations, and overall look of the tutoriallook of the tutorial
Sound engineer and/or digital media specialist Sound engineer and/or digital media specialist to record voiceoversto record voiceovers
Information Technology / Web Information Technology / Web Team SupportTeam Support
A web server dedicated to tutorial projectsA web server dedicated to tutorial projects
Ability to support the exploration of a Ability to support the exploration of a
variety of technologies for instructionvariety of technologies for instruction
Dedicated personnel Dedicated personnel
BudgetBudget
Ongoing, committed support for Ongoing, committed support for programming and graphic designprogramming and graphic design
Funding, as needed, to keep up with the Funding, as needed, to keep up with the times and try new, interactive technologies times and try new, interactive technologies to reach 21to reach 21stst century learners century learners
Software and Technology ExpertiseSoftware and Technology Expertise
HTMLHTMLPHPPHPCSS (cascading style sheets)CSS (cascading style sheets)JavaScriptJavaScriptSQL or OracleSQL or OracleMacromedia FlashMacromedia FlashAdobe Photoshop CSAdobe Photoshop CSAdobe IllustratorAdobe IllustratorStreaming Video and VoIPStreaming Video and VoIP
Timeline to Complete Timeline to Complete the Average Tutorialthe Average Tutorial
Tutorials are ongoing projects—they take Tutorials are ongoing projects—they take significant time and nurturingsignificant time and nurturing
Average time to build a short, solid tutorial from Average time to build a short, solid tutorial from start to finish can be a little as 3-6 months, but start to finish can be a little as 3-6 months, but typically takes longertypically takes longer
Initial tutorials are usually launched and Initial tutorials are usually launched and “tinkered” with every few months“tinkered” with every few months
TRAMS TutorialTRAMS Tutorial
A series of interactive, web-based A series of interactive, web-based instructional modules for high school instructional modules for high school studentsstudents
Modules based on the AASL Information Modules based on the AASL Information Literacy Standards, ACRL Information Literacy Standards, ACRL Information Literacy Standards, and actual student Literacy Standards, and actual student assignmentsassignments
TRAMS Collaboration: TRAMS Collaboration: How many minds does it take to create How many minds does it take to create
a teen tutorial?a teen tutorial? Bridget Kowalczyk, SJSU’s Information Literacy SpecialistBridget Kowalczyk, SJSU’s Information Literacy Specialist Pamela Jackson, SDSU’s Information Literacy Librarian, formerly a librarian Pamela Jackson, SDSU’s Information Literacy Librarian, formerly a librarian
at SJSUat SJSU Andrea Schacter, SJPL Youth Services LibrarianAndrea Schacter, SJPL Youth Services Librarian Dawn Imada, SJPL Youth Services LibrarianDawn Imada, SJPL Youth Services Librarian Hilary Langhorst, SJPL Web Team ProgrammerHilary Langhorst, SJPL Web Team Programmer Jie (Jessie) Cai, Chirag Bhalgami, Veer Vivek Kaushik, Programmers Jie (Jessie) Cai, Chirag Bhalgami, Veer Vivek Kaushik, Programmers Wan Si Wan, Eric Szeto, and Nobuko Kimura, SJSU students in Graphic Wan Si Wan, Eric Szeto, and Nobuko Kimura, SJSU students in Graphic
Design and Animation/Illustration.Design and Animation/Illustration. Mike Adams, TRFT Chair & Ramon Navarro Johnson, KSJS disc jockey: Mike Adams, TRFT Chair & Ramon Navarro Johnson, KSJS disc jockey:
character voiceovers and technical support/use of the KSJS recording character voiceovers and technical support/use of the KSJS recording studio to capture voiceovers.studio to capture voiceovers.
Chuck Manthe, Theater instructor and Lincoln High School and none high Chuck Manthe, Theater instructor and Lincoln High School and none high school theater students providing character voiceovers.school theater students providing character voiceovers.
Two local high school teens, consulting the team on ways to present Two local high school teens, consulting the team on ways to present interesting content to their peers.interesting content to their peers.
Focus groups with teensReach, a youth council for the San José Public Focus groups with teensReach, a youth council for the San José Public Library. Library.
The Result The Result
http://http://tutorials.sjlibrary.orgtutorials.sjlibrary.org/trams//trams/
ThanksThanksQuestions/CommentsQuestions/Comments
Presentation can be found online at:Presentation can be found online at:
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~pjackson/#Presentationshttp://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~pjackson/#Presentations