A.5.2: TECHNOLOGY PLANNING SELF-CHECK SUPPORT For Students in LS5043: Information and Communication Technology Fall 2014 Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D

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For Students inLS5043: Information and Communication TechnologyFall 2014

Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.School of Library and Information StudiesTexas Woman’s University

OBJECTIVES FOR THIS RESOURCE

At the end of this PowerPoint, students will be able to:

1. Self-assess their work in terms of the A.5.2 Technology Planning assignment goals.

2. List the components and rubric requirements for A.5.2.

3. Use the rubric to assess the sample project in preparation for self-assessing their team’s work.

ASSIGNMENT GOALS

The goals of the technology planning assignment are to respond to a problem, concern, or dilemma in librarianship

related to information and communication technology. locate and cite research in the field related to this problem, brainstorm and explore possible solutions, develop a policy or procedure for implementing the solution, and construct a presentation (created with a Web 2.0 tool)

to a targeted audience to share your solution to the problem.

IMPORTANT: With this assignment, you will synthesize your learning in this course.

TOP PORTION OF THE RUBRIC

SLIS Student’s Name: Every student will turn in a rubric.

Team Members’ Names: List all team members’ name.

Problem Statement: This should be a complete sentence.

Audience for Presentation: Be specific. (Example: Elementary School Librarians rather than

school librarians)

TOP PORTION OF THE RUBRIC - CONTINUEDProject Homepage: This is the page where students

have copied, pasted, and completed the graphic organizer. Why not provide a shortened URL? Make sure the link works!

Presentation Tool: Name the Web 2.0 tool or software you used to create your final product. Remember: No PowerPoint unless it is combined with another tool.

Ex: We used Microsoft Word to create our infographic because it will be copied in black and white on 8 ½ X 11 inch paper.

Final Product URL: If you can embed your product on your wiki page, do so. You should also link it.

GROUP POINTS: COLLABORATION

Collaboration(Timely Beginning)

Partners create their wiki pages and post the URL to BBW. They begin their wiki collaboration in Module 4.2 as evidenced by the wiki history page.

All partners posted the names of their collaborator(s) on the BB Wiki Project Partnerships Page.

In order to earn full points, you and your partner(s) needed to begin your collaborative wiki work before 11/11/13.

The wiki history will show that everyone on the team contributed by that date.


Communication Wiki Page(Negotiation and Collaboration)

Team members document the negotiations on the A.5.2 Communication wiki page (determined by reviewing the page history). Partners engage in rich negotiations that suggest careful planning.

In order to earn full points, you and your partner(s) must document your collaborative conversations. The wiki history should show communication occurred over time.

Rich negotiations may include multiple communication tools and in-depth conversations during which your team discussed the problem, explored solutions, sought feedback from audiences, determined a solution, and developed a final product targeted to a specific audience. See our wiki Collaboration page example at: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpc

GROUP POINTS: COLLABORATIONTechnology Planning Graphic Organizer

The graphic organizer is available on the wiki homepage and is complete and thorough.

In order to earn full points, your graphic organizer must include dates and details. You may use links to other wiki pages to indicate the location of some information/details.

Be sure that all partners have contributed. Using different font colors makes this clear. I will also check the wiki history.

You may list and cite ALA, AASL, ACRL, ALSC, or YALSA competencies.

Example: Since our work involved public library services to children, we listed and cited ALSC competencies. See our complete and thorough graphic organizer at: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srph


Brainstorming Partners contribute to a Web 2.0 tool brainstorm and indicate their contributions by using different font colors or labeling. The brainstorm is linked to the Communication page. The team’s contributions show especially rich and thoughtful conversations and negotiations.

You must use a Web 2.0 tool for brainstorming. Team members’ contributions must be labeled or color coded. The planning brainstorm must include details. If your tool can be embedded on the page, you must do so (to earn full points). Also include a working link to your brainstorm so it can be easily viewed.

Example: We used Popplet. Each of us labeled our popple contributions and color coded them as well. We embedded and we linked our Popplet: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpc

GROUP POINTS: TECHNOLOGY PLANNING PRESENTATION

Content:Problem

The problem is clearly explained. There is a strong rationale for the importance of addressing this problem

The wiki and/or the presentation must clearly explain the problem.

Example: We included the problem statement and research summary (rationale) on the wiki research page: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpr

The elementary school librarian audience for our infographic will understand our message: collaboration for reaching out into the community to support the public library’s summer reading program


Audience The partners align the stated audience, all content and the presentation tool with the audience. Partners seek input from the target audience or other stakeholders.The presentation content and tool must be aligned with the

needs of the audience. Seeking input from the target audience is therefore essential.

Example: The elementary school librarian audience provided us with feedback via a survey: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srps

The one-page (8.5 X 11) black and white infographic is something that school and public librarians can afford to duplicate and append to various promotional materials.


We color coded our contributions to the research page. Example: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpr Research-based Evidence from: Apis, Evidence Based Library & Information Practice, Library Quarterly, PEW, School Libraries WorldwidePractitioner (researcher)-based Evidence from: Library Media Connection, Reading Today, Teaching PreK-8


Example: All of this information (human and financial resources) is found on or clearly linked from our policy page: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpp

Our timeline is our step-by-step process/procedure: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpt


Content: Policy, Procedure, or Products

The presentation includes a well-developed policy or procedure, or carefully selected products (with reviews) that will ensure that the solution to the problem is implemented. This aspect of the presentation is original. This criterion will look different based on the various problems

we solved. The keyword in this criterion is ORIGINAL.

Example: Our timeline is our step-by-step procedure. http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpt


This criterion will look different based on the audiences we targeted and the various problems we solved. The keyword in this criterion is PERSUASIVE.

Example: We have presented our final product as a p.df file and it is linked to a wiki page as well: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpfinal


Presentation: Media Content

All of the media used in this presentation is original or copyright-free and/or used with permission, which is explicitly stated.

My husband Nick Vitale created the original book tree and paper doll images. All other clipart is from Discovery Education. It is cited appropriately for a multimedia product. We provided our names, a contact email, and a Creative Commons license.

Example: See the attribution at the bottom of our infographic: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpfinal


We decided to include just two entries in our references because we determined they were the most audience friendly. (The titles of these articles/studies offer a quick snapshot of their findings.) We provided an email contact and would be happy to provide additional references for anyone who is interested. Our references are on our research page.

Example: See the Chicago Author-Date references at the bottom of our infographic: http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpfinal


Conventions: Presentation and Reference List

There are no errors in conventions in the presentation. The reference list may include one error. It is professional.

Our presentation is error free.

ALA CORE COMPETENCESALA Core Competences:

Technical Knowledge and Skills

4A. Information, communication, assistive, and related technologies as they affect the resources, service delivery, and uses of libraries and other information agencies.

4C. The methods of assessing and evaluating the specifications, efficacy, and cost efficiency of technology-based products and services.

4D. The principles and techniques necessary to identify and analyze emerging technologies and innovations in order to recognize and implement relevant technological improvements.

Administration and Management

8A. The principles of planning and budgeting in libraries and other information agencies.

American Library Association. 2009. Core Competences of Librarianship. http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/sites/ala.org.educationcareers/files/content/careers/corecomp/corecompetences/finalcorecompstat09.pdf (accessed November 4, 2013).

WHY TECHNOLOGY PLANNING?

“If you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there?”

Question posed by entrepreneurs, explorers,and funeral homes

Within every problem or challenge, there is an opportunity….

SELF-CHECK: ASSIGNMENT GOALS

Did your team respond to a problem, concern, or dilemma in librarianship

related to information and communication technology? locate and cite research in the field related to this problem? brainstorm and explore possible solutions? develop a policy or procedure for implementing the solution? and construct a presentation (created with a Web 2.0 tool)

to a targeted audience to share your solution to the problem?

IMPORTANT: With this assignment, you will synthesize your learning in this course.

AFTER YOU COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT:

You and your partners will: Report on your process and product in O.D.5.3 Include A.5.2 as part of your final course reflection in O.D.5.4 You may want to share this work with:

the librarian who presented your team with this problem or challenge!

With any luck you will: Use A.5.2 learning in your current or future work in

librarianship!

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