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