I was recently invited to share ?experiences and advice? re: designing web-based support materials (tutorials, LibGuides & LibAnswers entries) with MLIS students in the LS 527: User Instruction class at SLIS. These are some of the resources I shared; they?re also bookmarked at mbfortson?s ls527 Bookmarks on Diigo
Me
job description (short):
Serves as a liaison to the Department of Anthropology, Center for Instructional?Technology, College of Arts and Sciences Office of Educational Technology (eTech),?College of Continuing Studies, and Foster Child Initiative. Coordinates the department?s?development and production of instructional tutorials. Manages, maintains and assesses?usage of the Libraries? Springshare web applications: LibGuides, LibAnswers, and?LibAnalytics. Monitors Gorgas Library?s social media accounts. In collaboration with?other Gorgas Information Services librarians, develops, delivers, and assesses First-Year?Writing Program instruction; explores and implements the use of emerging technologies?for instruction, outreach, and assessment; and participates in large-scale outreach?activities. Provides one-on-one research consultations and participates in on-call,?evening, and Sunday reference rotations.
job description (long) pdf | txt
Some Thoughts on Teaching
Web-Based Support Materials at UA Libraries
Ask a Librarian | University Libraries
?This is an electronic reference service that provides instant answers to many frequently asked questions. It is one of several ways to contact the UA Libraries.?
How Do I? | UA Libraries Subject and Research Guides at University of Alabama
?Short video tutorials and instructional materials to help you use library resources and complete research-related tasks.? This LibGuide serves as our department?s tutorial respository and includes transcripts and links to related resources.
UA Libraries Subject and Research Guides at University of Alabama | University Libraries
?Subject guides, research assistance, and useful resources compiled by your friendly librarians.?
UofAlabamaLibraries?s Channel | YouTube
Official YouTube channel of the The University of Alabama Libraries. We use YouTube to publish instructional and promotional videos and use the YouTube sharing tools to embed the videos throughout LibGuides and LibAnswers and share them via other social media.
Springshare Tools
Kablam! It?s the Best Of site! | Springshare
?A collection of awesome Guides, assembled together to help inspire you. Create, collaborate and share with the Springshare community!?
Springshare Help at Springshare
?Guides about guides. Guides about modules. Guides for getting started. Guides for helping you learn our products. Not finding what you need? Let us know! Email training (at) springshare (dot) com.?
The Springshare Lounge
?Discussions, forums, and information for users of Springshare products.?
Springshare Support Blog
?Official support blog for Springshare products.?
Other Tools
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Picture and image editing software.
Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder
?Audacity? is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording & editing sounds.?
Camtasia screen recorder from TechSmith
?Camtasia has the right tools for creating professional screen videos? without formal training. With Camtasia, you can easily generate effective videos that help you train, teach, sell, and more.?
CC Search
?Find content you can share, use and remix.?
Flickr: Advanced Search
Includes option to only search within CC-licensed content.
Google Advanced Image Search
?The usage rights filter on the Advanced Search page shows you pages that are either labeled with a Creative Commons license or labeled as being in the public domain.?
Jing, screenshot and screencast software from TechSmith
?Simple and FREE, Jing is the perfect way to enhance your fast-paced online conversations. Create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly!?
Notepad++ Home
?Notepad++ is a free (as in ?free speech? and also as in ?free beer?) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.?
Snagit, Mac and Windows screen capture software from TechSmith
?Perfect for enhancing your presentations, documents, and online conversations ? Snagit makes it easy to create eye-catching visuals for quick communication.?
Inspiration
MERLOT | Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
Repository of ?peer reviewed online learning materials.?
PRIMO Database
?PRIMO is a means to promote and share peer-reviewed instructional materials created by librarians to teach people about discovering, accessing and evaluating information in networked environments. The Committee hopes that publicizing selective, high quality resources will help librarians to respond to the educational challenges posed by still emerging digital technologies.?
Keeping Up
Blogs
LIS-related blogs I read | Google Reader
Some of the blogs I follow which publish LIS-related content.
These blogs may be of particular interest to those interested in instruction and user experience:
Designing Better Libraries
?Exploring the application of design, innovation, and new media to create better libraries and user experiences.?
ACRLog
?Blogging by and for academic and research librarians.?
In the Library with the Lead Pipe
?We are a team of librarians working in various types of libraries across the United States? In the Library with the Lead Pipe is intended to help improve our communities, our libraries, and our professional organizations. Our goal is to explore new ideas and start conversations; to document our concerns and argue for solutions. Each article is peer-reviewed by at least one external and one internal reviewer.?
info-mational
Char Booth, exploring ?the integration of education, technology, and design in library services.?
Information Tyrannosaur
The ?dino-mite site of Andy Burkhardt, librarian and emerging technology enthusiast.?
Information Wants To Be Free
Blog of Meredith Farkas, ?Head of Instructional Services at the Portland State University Library in Oregon and am adjunct faculty member at San Jose State University?s School of Library and Information Science.?
Pegasus Librarian
Blog of Iris Jastram, ?Reference and Instruction Librarian at Carleton College.?
Spurious Tuples
Blog of Catherine Pellegrino, ?a reference librarian and the instruction coordinator at the Cushwa-Leighton Library at Saint Mary?s College.?
Walking Paper
?A library design consultancy, shop and blog by Aaron Schmidt.?
ili-l | ILI-L Discussion List
?ILI-L is hosted on the American Library Association server, sponsored by the Instruction Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and moderated by the ILI-L List Administrator.?
lita-l | Library and Information Technology Association List
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) discussion list.
Online Learning | Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
?ACRL?s e-Learning program provides a unique opportunity to participate in professional development events that are focused on practical, tangible topics and issues.? Sample ACRL e-Learning course: Learning ?To Go?: Using the Learning Object Model to Develop Online Instruction.
Further Reading
Learning Objects | LibGuides @ University of Illinois Library at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Includes collections of learning object repositories and resources for learning about and developing instructional materials.
Writing for the Web: Save the Time of the Reader | Walking Paper
?Librarians are already experienced with many types of writing, having written reams of pages for school and thousands of emails on the job. But writing for the web is different and requires a special skill set that isn?t necessarily intuitive or offered as part of a librarian?s graduate studies. Luckily, these skills are easy to understand and can be developed with a bit of practice.?
Source: http://melissafortson.com/professional/designing-web-based-support-materials/
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