Media Commons: Envisioning Centralized Technology Spaces (166281819)

7/29/2019 Media Commons: Envisioning Centralized Technology Spaces (166281819)

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Dr. Lori Mestre – Head of the Undergraduate Library

Eric Kurt – Media Commons Coordinator

Media Commons atthe University of Illinois:

EnvisioningCentralizedTechnology Spaces



OverviewPhilosophy of the Media Commons:

The Why and How

Role of the Media Commons forStudents and Faculty

Working with Partners on Campus



What Do You Want to Hear?

What questionor concept areyou hoping

we will answeror describe?



Philosophy of the Media Commons

Facilities for Media

Production & Editing

Services offered by arange of partners

Ability to demonstratestudent projects.

Why and How We Got Started



Collaboration from the Beginning:CITES and the Library What is the Basic Learning Outcome?

Faculty Goals Skills Resourcesto provide in the Undergrad.

What is the campus missing in terms of resources thatstudents need to do their media projects?



Working Groups (Campus Stakeholders)

Assessment

Integratedservices and

support

Physical andvirtual space

Staffing,organizational

structure,administration

SteeringCtte



Same for

Media

Commons



Focusgroups

Websurvey

Informalinterviews

withkey

stakeholdersServicedesk“quick

ques>on

polls”

UsageStudies:

trackingwhatis

used

Assessment



What additional services would youuse? 2006 Campus Web Survey

Everyone

Undergrads

Grads

Faculty

Additional space/resources for

collaborative/group

projects 276 13% 223 13% 46 12% 2 5% ATLAS support 49 2% 34 2% 8 2% 4 9%CITES account serviceand Help Desk

presence 259 12% 185 11% 56 14% 9 21%EducationalTechnologies

presence; Compass

support &/or training 116 5% 75 4% 30 8% 5 12%Laptops to check out 227 10% 162 10% 51 13% 5 12%Multimedia productionequipment and support 158 7% 99 6% 43 11% 8 19%Projection rooms(spaces with equipment) 162 7% 110 7% 40 10% 5 12%TA/faculty office hours(space) 255 12% 203 12% 47 12% 2 5%

Other 13 1% 6 0% 4 1% 2 5%Total responses 2188 1683 395 43



Participatory Library Survey 2012

• What Exists? – Study areas (and type)

– Seating (and type)

– Tables (and types) – Windows and lighting

– Services

– Technology – Collaborative …

– Other

• What wouldthey like? – Content

analysis ofresponses



Results

• Include moresupport services

• Provideinnovativetechnologies tosupportlearning,research, and

teaching• Create more

inviting andcollaborativespaces

Help with media editingMore tech enabled furnitureMore loanable technologyGet everything online



Media Commons Area



Media Commons Services



Media Commons Zones: Part One

Support,Consul>ng,Training,

Workshops

Gaming

iPad Kiosk Gallery

Video Editing

Production Studio



Media Commons Zones: Part Two

Mobile AppDevelopment

CollaborativeComputing

MediaPrototyping



Value of the Media Commons



Role of the Media Commons

Loanable Technology Program at the UGL



Class Needs• Back Pocket Editing

• Video and Audio Backpacks

• Microphone Kits

• Lighting, Lens, Extras



@ the UGL.edia

CommonsUniversity Library/CITES: Academic

Technology Services

For more information: mediacommons.illinois.edu

Loanable Technology at the Undergraduate Library



Campus Partners and Consultants• Media Production and Pedagogy Workgroup• CITES Digital Media Group and Academic Technology Support • Dept. of Media and Cinema Studies

• Ethnography of the University• Dept. of Dance

..and growing

Topics :

Copyright, Classroom Training

Workshops

Storage; Media Literacy



Training and Support Media Commons Coordinator

Media Commons Technology Support Specialist • Student Media Support

• Social Media

• Web PresenceCampus Digital Services Colleagues

Undergraduate Library Staff • More Student Media Support

• Loanable Tech Experience



Marketing the Media Commons



Next Steps



Questions?

Lori Mestre [email protected] Kurt [email protected]

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Media Commons: Envisioning Centralized Technology Spaces (166281819)