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TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION DELIVERED THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES
a Library-Faculty collaborationCIT 2008
Overview
Background of collaboration
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CLASSROOM GOALS:
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Provide students with an online writing and research opportunity
Upon completion, students will be better online communicators with awareness of issues faced by specific audiences
Areas of focus included: web usability challenges of people with disabilities senior citizens business owners health issues faced by web users
Technology expertise
Librarian Developed relationship with faculty member from prior instruction
Experienced in teaching web applications such as blogs, wikis, RSS and podcasting to different audiences
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Provide students with the skills necessary to become technology and information literate
This includes using blog tools and software along with the development of research and evaluation skills
The library sessions focused on teaching students software applications, search techniques and evaluation of results
LIBRARY GOALS:
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HOW WE DID IT
Research online
Investigate credible sources
Basic blog setup
Technology literacy
RSS
Bloglines feedback
Web style writing
Focus and narrow an interest area
Critical thinking skills determine value of information
Design a layout pleasing to the eye
Use alternative communication style
Track continuing research sources
Provide response to other students on layout, links and content
Content creation skills; challenge of multiple, weekly postings; editing; and multimedia usage
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Library Skills Classroom Application
Library classroom/lab setup
Physical layout Unique lab every week (lectures 2x a
week w/one lab on Friday) Practicing skills integrated into course
content
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Photo caption:Guest speaker in Friday lab Tom Hoehn, Eastman Kodak's Director of Marketing and Customer Experience
Milne Library Room 104
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What technology was used
Blogs Wikis RSS Podcasting InDesign HTML
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Practical applications of web skills
Faculty Why we are doing it (Ads, PR, Print, Radio, etc.)
G.R.E.A.T. Day Commenting in blogs (feedback
from those outside the college) Writing (responding to
comments) Team projects
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Future
Social Tagging and folksonomy Widgets Headlines, keywords (metatags) Writing for blogs Design element Research validity
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Modifications for next time
Give more time to learn Podcast relevancy RSS feeds instruction needs to be better
integrated Skills inventory/assessment of true
comfort level with technology
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Assumptions/Implications
Technical aptitude Technical comfort levels Time constraints No prerequisites
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Results
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Peer review process Team projects Hard copy of blog
Contact us for further information:
Lecturer
Department of Communication
SUNY Geneseo
(585) 245-5236
Sr. Asst. Librarian
Milne Library
SUNY Geneseo
(585) 245-5064
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Ginni Jurkowski Kate Pitcher