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Swimming the StreamMedia that Matters in IL Instruction
Swimming the Stream
SWOSU is a doctoral-granting, four-year institution, with 5500 students.
Approximately 1000 first-year students.
English Comp II is a required course for first-year students.
This is our main opportunity to provide formal instruction: 2-6 classes.
Educational Goals:21st Century
1. Teach Students to be self-directed & understand how to organize more & more of their own learning.
2. Teach our Students the importance of global communication.
3. Teach our Students to deal with massive amounts of information.
Islands in the Stream
Have we changed our teaching methods to reflect new technology?
Islands in the Stream
New data shows that more than 70 percent of Internet users streamed video online in March this year.
Television, movies, music and more — it’s all there in that box, awaiting full integration.
Islands in the Stream
Stream has become a virtual deluge. Will libraries become islands in the
stream?
How do we incorporate streaming into instruction?
Islands in the Stream
More media, more pitfalls: Information skills are one thing, container skills another…podcasts, MP3s, eBooks… Our patrons/students look to us to know
about the new formats coming down the pipe.
We can stick our heads in the sand and ignore this media….
Swimming the Stream
Or we can use it to motivate students!
Swimming the Stream
The goal in IL instruction is to create content that is Relevant & Engaging.
However, there is always the case of too much of a good thing…..
For example:
Swimming the Stream
A few words about Wikipedia
EDIT LIVE
Beyond Streaming: Virtual Reality Education Partnership Limited - VEd
VEd is a leading provider of software to the education market.
VR & the Motion Forward
CreativeVR - Picture Gallery, is an interactive fully networkable "knowledge space" that allows users to create multimedia galleries of the pictures, video, sounds and internet links that they use.
VR & the Motion Forward
Creative VR came into being as an alternative to the limitations of Video conferencing.
Pilot projects in schools and museums have led to the development of a generic multi-purpose series of galleries that can be used for many curriculums.
VR & the Motion Forward
The software has been used to engage students in Language,History, Geography, Science,Career Training.
Mock oral examinations Internet treasure hunts Topic galleries representing differing
points of view Timelines Virtual field trips Practice interviews and portals to
workplace websites
“The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet.”
What role does streaming hold for Libraries?What role does VR hold for Library Instruction?
What role as Instructors lies ahead?Tour Guide? Savant? Friendly Neighborhood Librarian.
Swimming the Stream: Media that Matters for IL Instruction
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