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Extending Our Reach:LIS Education Beyond
Blackboard
Vanessa Irvin Morris, Assistant Teaching Professor
The iSchool at Drexel
WISE Pre-Conference Workshop ALISE 2012 | Dallas, Texas
LIS professionals in this digital age Design web resources Navigate various web platforms competently
Integrating multiple platforms (social media) Cultivating a viable web presence (branding)
Participate in conversations/collaborations Involved in online conversations for professional
practice Providing information services as continuing
education
Rationale
Professionalism-as-Pedagogy Sholle (1994) discusses the way professionalism
can be perceived as a pedagogical strategy in media education In iSchool at Drexel courses, professionalism-as-
pedagogy is applied by requiring students to immerse themselves in real-time interactions via social media
Library 2.0 Has moved librarians from a more traditional
means of service delivery to a more dynamic, interactive, multi-textured model of engaging, teaching, and serving library patrons (Maness, 2006).
Conceptual Framework
Bridging the “professional” with the “personal” Ko and Rossen (2010) state that when involving social
networking sites such as Facebook with online teaching instructors must be mindful to respect students’ boundaries around their “personal” and “private” ways of knowing and being (p. 363).
Baird and Fisher (2006) challenge the boundary notion that concerns Ko and Rossen (2010): millennial students’ learning styles are embedded with
a heightened awareness for embracing social media outlets as pedagogical tools
Conceptual Framework
Social Media Theory “Social media … examined as aspects of media
ecology, communications, web technologies, usability, aesthetics, pop culture, and behavioral practice” (Jacobs, Eckert, & Barnes, 2009).
The social media eco-system views content as ignition for user-sharing, engagement, & feedback for the purpose of “effective exposure impact” simultaneously (Garcia, 2011).
Effective application of social media theory incorporates reflection and inquiry (Irvin Morris & Unsworth, 2012).
Conceptual Framework
LIS Technology Courses INFO552: Introduction to Web Design for
Information Organizations INFO621: Social Media Resource Design for
Information Professionals Other LIS Courses that go beyond
Blackboard INFO650: Public Library Services INFO684: Resources for Young Adults
The iSchool at Drexel
Making the familiar strange Early weeks of course: Start with Blackboard
Introductions All course information
Course Websites INFO552 INFO621 INFO684
From Blackboard…
Incorporate assignments On Blogs (INFO650; INFO684)
Class discussions on www.publiclibraryherald.com On Twitter (INFO621)
Class announcements Class chat (still in development)
On Facebook (INFo621) Class chats Course resources posted on course FB page
On Second Life (INFO552; INFO621) Extra Credit Assignment: INFO552 Office Hours (required): INFO621
Beyond Blackboard…
INFO552: Square One - How to design websites INFO552 – student websites
Electronic Portfolio Community Resources Website
Some examples……….
Beyond Blackboard …
INFO552 – Weeks 1-4
INFO552 – Week 5-10
INFO621 – “Do Social Media to Learn Social Media” A theoretical survey of social media immersion
Solidifying Your Brand: Social Media Policy Formalizing Design: Website Proposal Document Social Media Resource Design: Term Project
Wordpress / Blogger / Tumblr XHTML/CSS Templates Flash Templates Introduction: HTML5/CSS3 Introduction: mobile design, LIS CMS design (Drupal/Joomla) Newer & emerging social media platforms
Beyond Blackboard …
INFO621 – Weeks 4-7
INFO621 – Week 10
Students: Independently increased their skills to include PHP,
Drupal, etc. Redesigned their ePortfolio sites to establish an
established social media brand
Had their Final project designs formally adapted by their client
Hired as web designers
Hired in their chosen endeavor because their design projects put them ahead of the candidate field
Outcomes
Garcia, I. (2011, 17 March). Social-media-integration-theory. Social Media Today. Available: http://socialmediatoday.com/isra-garcia/278936/social-media-integration-theory-model. Accessed January 02, 2012.
Irvin Morris, V. & Unsworth, K. (2012). Morphing distance education into social media communities of practice. Conference Paper. DGI Conference 2012, Social Media and Web Science: The Web as a Living Space. Düsseldorf, Germany.
Maness, J. (2006). "Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries". Webology, 3 (2), Article 25. Available at: http://www.webology.org/2006/v3n2/a25.html
Jacobs, S., Eckert, C.A. & Barnes, S. B. (2009). Social media theory and practice: Lessons learned from a pioneering course. 39th Frontiers in Education Conference. San Antonio, Texas. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350773
Ko, S., & Rossen, S. (2010). Teaching online: A practical guide (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
Scholle, D. (1994). The theory of critical media pedagogy. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 8-29.
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