1. Library Instruction & Technology: The Global Development and Social Justice Program ALA-ACRL-WSS June 25, 2007 Kathryn Shaughnessy Instructional Services Librarian Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning

2. Technology for Global Library Instruction Background: Wireless infrastructure / e-resources Distance Learner “amenities” for all students St. John’s “Academic Computing Initiative” Distance Learning accreditation Missions: –Social Justice –Leveraging technology

3. Technology for Global Library Instruction Academic Growth in terms of Mission: Title III Grant for “Core” Faculty Development CTL fellows: enhancing pedagogy through technology ASL: “See the World” Service semester abroad SJC: Global Development and Social Justice MLS –1 st Cohort 2006: Women from Bosnia, India, Rwanda, Thailand –2 nd Cohort 2007: Starts July 1

4. Technology for Global Library Instruction TEAM: Instruction Librarians & e-services, IT, Faculty, steering committee Using tech to improve library instruction: Creation Distribution Impact GDSJ Online Instruction :

5. Technology for Global Library Instruction Creation of Online Content: NEEDS Social Justice Concernsfor Instruction –Costs of materials/software – provided but also looking for open source alternatives that can be used even after graduation –Cultural integrity -- solutions to local problems may require using/creating local resources –Learning from students – recognition of experience/expertise in their own area

6. Technology for Global Library Instruction NEEDS: Access to virtual library instruction –Student Location Time zones War/disaster zones –Student Access to technology computers part of tuition Infrastructure (power and communication) –Tech support –Bandwidth issues

7. Technology for Global Library Instruction NEEDS: Student access/barriers to local library –Physical –Distance –Psychological –Cultural

8. Technology for Global Library Instruction Creation of Online Content: NEEDS Communication to enhance “community” –Students  peers –Students  Faculty –Students  Librarian Synchronous / Asynchronous Formal / Informal

9. Technology for Global Library Instruction Creation of Online Content: NEEDS Academic Literacy Issues –Language –Cultural –Information –Visual –Technology

10. Technology for Global Library Instruction Creation of Online Content: APPLY the TECHNOLOGY that FITS the NEEDS/CONTENT STUDENTS: Keep it simple, consider: –Consider student bandwidth –Learning curve of users –future maintenance FACULTY: use technologies that allow for: –flexible access, at point-of-need –peer and faculty assessment, grading and portfolio –easy maintenance

11. Technology for Global Library Instruction Creation of Online Content: Tutorials  Captivate Podcasts  Audacity Blog  WordPress Wiki  PBWiki, WikiPM Enhancing distribution / communication RSS & RefWorks Skype Del.icio.us tagging & RefWorks Portal Group / Courseware

12. Tutorials: Overview Tutorial Benefits: –Visual instruction – Repetition –Asynchronous / Makes better use of librarian synchronous sessions –Rough Statistics Tutorial Pitfalls: –Maintenance (general and interface changes) –Keeping track lots of authors/locations

13. Podcasts: Overview Podcast benefits: –repetition –increased “learner interaction –increased communication Podcast Pitfalls –Creating/editing takes time –Keeping them manageable size/length –Troubleshooting user error

15. Blog: Overview Blog benefits: –Subscription distribution –Timely but archive list –write/journal as part of e-portfolio –Comment/feedback Blog Pitfalls –Creating/editing takes time –Timely and interesting –Spam

17. Wiki: Overview Wiki benefits: –Low Threshold Application –Collaborate –Comment feedback – Portfolio evaluation Wiki Pitfalls –Creating/editing takes time –Vandalism

19. RSS: Overview RSS syndication/distribution : Podcasts, blogs and wikis facilitates timely communication RSS “libraries” (of internal or external content) –“pre-feed” into courseware pages/portal –RSS feed appear on subject pages –RSS education

20. Delicious/RefWorks: Overview Delicious & RefWorks benefits: –Allows web access –Allows “sharing” of resources –increased communication –Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism Delicious & RefWorks pitfalls –interoperability –RefWorks is proprietary –Potentially unwieldy

22. Skype: Overview Skype benefits: –Low Threshold Application –Communication: –Alternate in/formal channel, –Voice/conference calls –History feature –Allows attachments Skype Pitfalls –Unsolicited “callers”

25. Testing: Overview Testing Mantra: Library 2.0 is always in Beta All of these content-creation and content-delivery technologies are “in Beta,” especially given that we are always getting feedback and always tweaking/expanding/instructing Global Masters’ students (as well as our very energetic early-adopter faculty and students in DLIS) are our Beta-testers

26. More information To peek at some of the technologies talked about in this presentation, visit this del.icio.us account page: http://del.icio.us/kgshaughnessy/ALA_ACRL_WSS Contact information: Kathryn Shaughnessy St. John’s University Libraries shaughnk@stjohns.edu