New Media: Engaging and Educating the YouTube Generation Anu Vedantham, Director, Weigle Information Commons Marjorie Hassen, Director, Public Services University of Pennsylvania Libraries Reference Services.
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New Media: Engaging and Educating the YouTube Generation Anu Vedantham, Director, Weigle Information Commons Marjorie Hassen, Director, Public Services University of Pennsylvania Libraries Reference Services Symposium Columbia University 13 March 2009 Weigle Information Commons • technologically-rich study facilities • centrally located academic support services • work spaces that facilitate collaboration • hardware, software, and technical expertise to support the use of digital media • tools to aid faculty with the integration of new technologies into the classroom Weigle Information Commons • research • project management, reading, and study skills • writing • speaking and presentation skills • digital media production • • • • • • • • • • • • Excel and data analysis Aiming for success Planning your Semester Video recording and PowerPoint Reading Strategies Research in the Social Sciences Speak with confidence - Controlling nervousness Framing and structuring an argument Refworks citation manager: create bibliographies quickly and efficiently Get to the Point - Effective use of PowerPoint The editing and revising process Make a great poster with PowerPoint Impact • increased visibility for the library on campus • magnet for students • greater participation in SAS initiatives • influence faculty approach to teaching • develop beneficial partnerships • new opportunities for collaboration Individual Courses Utilizing the Weigle Information Commons 2008-2009 Academic Year School Design GSE LAW SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS Course Number Fine Arts 238 Education 546 Law 979 Anthropology 231 Anthropology 234 Communications 405 East Asian Languages & Civilizations 302 English 31 Environmental Science 399 Environmental Science 533 French 121 Health and Societies 003 History 204 History 41 Music 27 Science, Technology & Society 061 Visual Studies 395 Writing 16 Writing 25 Writing 30 Writing 41 Writing 67 Writing 125 Writing 125 Course Name Open Book Sociology of Linguistics Visual Legal Advocacy Anthropology and Cinema Pharmaceuticals & Global Health Facing Race Japan Reality/Fantasy Renaissance Literature Junior Research Seminar Research Methods Elementary French Technology and Society The United States in the 1970s Church and Challenge Haydn and Mozart Text Message Senior Project Race and Popular Cinema Spectators, Voyeurs, Witnesses Contemporary Art in New York Contemporary Art in Philadelphia Music in the City Broadcast Journalism Television Critics Comparing New Media and Traditional Assignments New Media Projects Research Papers Finding Films / Media Finding Books and Primary Sources Choosing Clips Note cards, quotes, paraphrases Arranging Timeline Outlining, Structuring argument Original Footage, Audio Narration Original writing, synthesis, persuasion Credits, Copyright Bibliography, Citations, Footnotes Mashing up, remixing, reusing and repurposing Cultural allusion, Metaphor, critical interpretation Assignment Examples • Voice-over on single clip • Mashup from single film • Mashup of two films - faux trailers • Remix of many films • Original video - interviews, walk-throughs • Director’s commentary Mashup Contest Faculty Talking About Video http://wic.library.upenn.edu/faculty/