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

jurkowsk@geneseo.edu

Sr. Asst. Librarian

Milne Library

SUNY Geneseo

(585) 245-5064

pitcher@geneseo.edu

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Ginni Jurkowski Kate Pitcher