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13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference, April 2008

13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference, April 2008 Visual Tutorials for Point-of-Need Instruction in Online Courses Debra Kimok and Holly Heller-Ross. Presentation Outline. Overview of Screencasting Software Project History Uses for Point-of-Need Tutorials

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13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference, April 2008

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  1. 13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference, April 2008 Visual Tutorials for Point-of-Need Instruction in Online Courses Debra Kimok and Holly Heller-Ross

  2. Presentation Outline • Overview of Screencasting Software • Project History • Uses for Point-of-Need Tutorials • Examples of Uses in Online Courses • Examples of Uses in Face-to-Face Courses • Experiments With These Tutorials in Chat Reference • and Other Library Services • Future Directions • Assessment of the Tutorials • Design Guidelines • Collaborative Tutorial Projects

  3. Visual Tutorial Formatting MLA Citation Indentation and Spacing Using Microsoft Word 2003

  4. Screencasting Software (PC): • Adobe Captivate • CamStudio • Qarbon Viewlet Builder • Mac, Linux, Freeware: “Software We Like,” LibrarySuccess.org wiki

  5. Project History • Feinberg Library Instruction Unit Online • Initiative—Course-Related (one-shot) • sessions • Course Tutorials • Reference Services

  6. Why Tutorials for Online Courses? • To foster independent learning • To appeal to various skill levels • To increase the visual component, • addressing learning styles and • active learning • Hands-on alternative to office visits • To address point-of-need questions • and problems

  7. Point-of-Need Uses in Online Courses • To answer student questions • Class announcements and e-mail • Feedback on assignments

  8. Student Question Student Question: “How can I see what my grades are so far?” My response: Angel Grades Tutorial http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/debra.kimok/Tutorials/AngelGrades.htm Student Question: “How can I see what my grades are so far?” My response: Angel Grades Tutorial http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/debra.kimok/Tutorials/AngelGrades.htm

  9. Class Announcement and E-Mail • Angel Grades Tutorial • Checking Spelling in Discussion • Forums Tutorial

  10. Assignment Feedback Assignment Question: “What method/s did you use to look for the full-text of your article in the library databases?” Student Answer: “The full text version was found in the search.” Feedback: “When you don’t have this access in the database you’re searching, you can look for your journal title in Journals AtoZ to see what other Feinberg databases include your journal. This tutorial shows how to do this:” http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/debra.kimok/Tutorials/JournalsAtoZ.htm

  11. Tutorial Sharing with other Librarians • Tutorial linked in an assignment • Tutorial within a lecture • Tutorial preparation for a group activity

  12. Visual Tutorials for Point-of-Need Instruction in Online Courses Debra Kimok and Holly Heller-Ross 13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference April 2008

  13. Visual Tutorials for Point-of-Need Instruction in Online Courses Debra Kimok and Holly Heller-Ross 13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference April 2008

  14. Visual Tutorials for Point-of-Need Instruction in Online Courses Debra Kimok and Holly Heller-Ross 13th Off-Campus Library Services Conference April 2008

  15. Experiments With Other Library Services • Reference Services • Subject Research Guide for Nursing

  16. Plattsburgh Online Chat Reference (IREF) • 2003/04 Academic Year: • 245 questions • 2006/2007 Academic Year: • 513 questions

  17. Chat Reference Conversation dragOnKing38: hi dragOnKing38: can you tell me how to access the e-reserve? psuiref: I can. It’s at http://eres.plattsburgh.nnyln.net/eres/default.aspx psuiref: You can also see how to use the system with a very brief tutorial: http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/debra.kimok/Tutorials/CourseReadings.htm dragOnKing38: thanks psuiref: You’re very welcome.

  18. Chat Reference Analysis 379 chat transactions reviewed and categorized More than half could benefit by tutorials

  19. Chat Analysis

  20. Embedded in Research Guides

  21. Future Directions • Increased interactivity • Example • Narrated tutorial alternatives

  22. Initial Assessment • Class comments • Survey responses

  23. Survey Questions Basic Searching in PlattCat Survey

  24. Design Guidelines for Feinberg Library Tutorials • Required Slides • Consistent Design • Set Demonstration Defaults

  25. Required Slides • Title • Objectives • Instructions • Review • More Help • Survey

  26. Consistent Design • Recording Size • Backgrounds • Caption and Button Font Styles, • Sizes, Colors • Click Box Highlight Colors • Hyperlinks

  27. Next Steps • Review assessment instruments and • analyze the results • Create more tutorials • Survey faculty for desired tutorials • Review software options

  28. Collaborative Tutorial Projects • Animated Tutorial Sharing Project • (A.N.T.S.) • Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials • Online Database (ACRL Primo) • Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online • Teaching • (MERLOT) • TeacherTube

  29. Tutorials List http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/debra.kimok/LIBTutorials.htm Presentation Handout

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