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Use of Web 2.0, particularly videosharing, in teaching information literacy in FE
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Using Web 2.0 in Information Literacy in FE
Dr Andrew Eynon, Coleg Llandrillo Cymru
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Information Literacy in FE
• Raising awareness
• Finding sources of information
• Access arrangements
• Searching a catalogue
• Finding your way around the library
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Why use videos/screencasts in information literacy?
•Part-time learners
•Distance learners
•Library staffing
•Learning styles
•Providing 24/7 support
•Providing web based support
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Induction videos
Pros
•Increase capacity to deliver
•Widens access
Cons
•Time
•Equipment/cost
•Expertise
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Information literacy videos freely available on YouTube •Commoncraft - wide range of user friendly videos on Web 2.0 (also available as commercial versions)
Eg Web search strategies in Plain English http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CWHPf00Jkqg
•Randy the Weasel – series of library staff training and information literacy videos using puppets
Eg Boolean logic and database searching
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=enPSOq1_QmY
•Bob Baker – ‘talking head’ series of information literacy videos suitable for use in FE
Eg Plagiarism and citation
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gbAcQcDTxdo
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Screencasts
http://andrewey.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/using-screencasts-in-information-literacy/
•Uses screen shots or screen capture software
•Does not necessarily require any ‘videoing’
•Accessible – visual and audible
•Can add captions or text boxes
•Does not necessitate the purchase of expensive equipment or software
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Microsoft Moviemaker
•Free – bundled with Windows
•Easy to use
•Can add a separate audio track
•Can add captions or inter-titles
•Easy to create bilingual resources
•Uses screenshots
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CamStudio
•Free
•Easy to use
•Uses screencapture
•Can only add an audio track when doing the initial recording
•No editing facility
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Macromedia Captivate
•Not free
•Very versatile
•Not as easy to use
•Uses screencapture
•Can add an audio track
•Automatically generates text instructions
•Can also add your own text instructions
•Full editing available
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Lessons learnt
•Storyboard
•Audition staff for voiceovers
•File formats
•Video quality
•Staff need to familiarise themselves with the software
•Scope to share video resources eg VLE, YouTube
•Scope to collaborate on producing video resources eg
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Web resources
• A quick guide to screencasting for librarieshttp://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/a-quick-guide-to-screencasting-for-libraries/
• 12 Screencasting tools for creating video tutorialshttp://mashable.com/2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/
• Examples of using CamStudio to create tutorials for the iBistro librray systemhttp://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/find/catalogue.html
• Animated Tutorial Sharing program – project on the collaborative production of information literacy videos in North American universitieshttp://ants.wetpaint.com/
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