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Carmen Kazakoff-Lane and Paul Betty LOEX Annual Conference May 1, 2009 InterInstitutional Collaborative Project Flash Tutorials Goal #1 “To create a critical mass of Open Source Tutorials for online resources used by libraries everywhere” Goal #2 Rationalize Development of Learning Objects and thereby “Eliminate Duplication of Effort across Institutions” Goal #3 Make library related Learning Objects “Ubiquitously available” to online learners and thereby enhance librarians ability to reach out end educate online users where they are online. Goal #4 Provide Screencasters with guidance so as to build up the number of potential contributors to the project. DSPACE GUIDELINES FOR ANIMATED ONLINE TUTORIALS USED IN DATABASE INSTRUCTION Communicate: Share: Syndicate: Consult the How to Contribute section of the ANTS wiki Select a tutorial for development Consult the Guidelines for Tutorial Development Upload the newly created tutorial to the DSpace project repository Edit the project wiki with updated information for the tutorial Both sites offer RSS feeds and embedding code! ANTS team members transfer .swf files to Screencast.com ANTS team members convert .swf to digital video and upload to LION TV Wiki includes discussion forums covering software, production tips and techniques, assessment, and more… RSS feeds for all sites means never missing a new tutorial! DE, Nontraditional, Millenial Students Number of Nontraditional students are expect to increase in number due to the recession.1 Limited access to the library2 Lesser % have family who attended college Danger of not completing their degrees Libraries need to do their part by providing 2/7 assistance.3 1. 2. ACRL. 2009. ACRL Strategic Thinking Guide for Acadmemic Libraries in the New Economy. P.6. Susan Choy. Nontraditional Undergraduates: Findings From the Condition of Education 2002. NCES: Washington, D.C.: 2002 Chos;s study found 30-50% of nontraditional students indicated that they had limited access to the library. 3. 3. NSSE. 2004 National Survey of Student Engagement: Pathways to Collegiate Success. P, 6. Study for Student Engagement reported that Schools which “channel student time and energy towards effective educational activies [did] two things very well [1] they teach students early on how to take advantage of institutional resources for their learning [and 2] they make available to students what they need, when they need it. Collaborative Screencasting Effective Teaching Tools If done collaboratively in a coordinated fashion, large numbers can be created Identify content for development Utilize large number of developers Communicate work occurring in each institutions Make it easier to locate files Saves all of us time! ANTS not only enables this, it makes participation easy! Free Accounts to any librarian Modular content development, Clearly defined tasks and roles A lot of Help (Team, Wiki, Tutorials on Uploading Content, Guidelines) Push Technology (Facebook, Internet Archive) Syndicate (RSS, iTunes, LION TV’s syndicate all content) Embed (Libguides, Blogs, Websites, Course Sites, Wikis) Libguides Altruism: Help your Collegues! “[L]ibraries must have a ‘bias for action and collaboration’” and not “turn inward and focus on protecting local resources [as] they could [then] pull back from essential cooperative work.”4 ANTS = No strain on local resources (staff and servers). 4. ARL. February 2009. Transformational Times: An Environmental Scan Prepared for the ARL Strategic Plan Review Task Force. P. 5-6 Work receives Attribution – even when syndicated! (as per CC License) Open Source = greater impact. measurable via data at ANTS sites. Get help with Screencasting Discussion Forum Best Practices in Screencasting http://ants.wetpaint.com/page/Best+Practices+in+Screen casting Embed Tutorials anywhere you think students will look for them. Use to reinforce live info lit sessions Know your students can more easily find Learning Objects because of ANTS syndication. Get to know other screencasters Both contribute to “the Hive” and learn from it. Become a screencaster faster. What is an OER? Technical, licensing, funding and content requirements which make OERs useful Authoritative, Modular, Adaptable, Interoperable, Easy to Use, Discoverable, Accessible, Convenient, Affordable and Available to anyone who wants to use if for Free 5. Downes, Stephen. 2007. Models for Sustainable Open Educational Resources. Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects. v 3, p. 41. Available Online: http://ijklo.org/Volume3/IJKLOv3p029-044Downes.pdf Retrieved: December 2008. "[T]he sustainability of OERs - in a fashion that renders them at once both affordable and usable requires that we think of OERs as ... part of a larger picture, one that includes volunteers and incentives, community and partnerships, co-production and sharing, distributed management and control.“ 5 5. Downes, Stephen. 2007. Models for Sustainable Open Educational Resources. Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects. v 3, p. 41. Available Online: http://ijklo.org/Volume3/IJKLOv3p029-044Downes.pdf Retrieved: December 2008. Affordability = Volunteers + Community for Dev Costs minimal / projects affordable Offer excellent incentives to volunteers Easy to contribute: no roadblocks; no hesitancy Goals that people support = attracts volunteers. End products are Authoritative Learning Objects = Radical Trust Economy Shrinking Libraries Struggling Sustainable OER Dev’t via ANTS More Nontradional students ACRL and ALA: = Difficult Transition to Work Together and Higher Education Work Smarter Promoting the merits of collaborative library work Soliciting new team members for the “hive” Handheld and other mobile devices High Definition digital video on the Web Increased visibility on high traffic sites: Youtube, iTunes, Facebook, etc. Soliciting funding, sponsorship, and institutional support ANTS Links http://ants.wetpaint.com http://liontv.blip.tv DSpace http://www.screencast.com/users/ANTS Facebook Internet Archive ACRL 2009 Strategic Thinking Guide for Academic Librarians in the New Economy Report delineates series of strategic questions for libraries that include: “What new organizational structures are necessary to support emerging client demands given new fiscal constraints? How can libraries creatively redesign functions and services to realize cost savings…? How will the work of librarians change?” How will libraries create Web-based products and services that can compete with commercial products sold directly to students and faculty? Should libraries compete or collaborate in this arena? “How can Libraries develop a meaningful electronic presence as students shift away from static web sites….How can libraries more effectively create awareness about their content so users can discover it?” “How can the library demonstrate impact and value by developing or expanding programs to support student form low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds? “Charles Lowry, executive director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), calls on higher education to “build our digital infrastructure,” by putting library, museum, and related collections online through training 10,000 people to scan books, manuscripts, journals, and other materials in library collections.” “Institutional repositories (IR) and other data and information resources need to be developed and expanded. According to ARL, “repository services are moving beyond pre-print and postprint dissemination to include a wide range of content types, clients, and service needs.” “There is increased use and expectation of distributed or diffused content, in addition to opportunities to create and share content. This can be seen in the increased use of syndication (such as RSS feeds), social networking sites, and the shift to interactivity on the Internet. Students, staff, faculty, and departments will increase their use of social networking tools.”