PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU Using Web 2.0 in Information Literacy in FE Dr Andrew Eynon, Coleg Llandrillo Cymru [email_address]

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU Information Literacy in FE Raising awareness Finding sources of information Access arrangements Searching a catalogue Finding your way around the library

Raising awareness

Finding sources of information

Access arrangements

Searching a catalogue

Finding your way around the library

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU Why use videos/screencasts in information literacy? Part-time learners Distance learners Library staffing Learning styles Providing 24/7 support Providing web based support

Part-time learners

Distance learners

Library staffing

Learning styles

Providing 24/7 support

Providing web based support

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU Induction videos Pros Increase capacity to deliver Widens access Cons Time Equipment/cost Expertise

Pros

Increase capacity to deliver

Widens access

Cons

Time

Equipment/cost

Expertise

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU 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

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

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU 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

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

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU 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

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

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU CamStudio Free Easy to use Uses screencapture Can only add an audio track when doing the initial recording No editing facility

Free

Easy to use

Uses screencapture

Can only add an audio track when doing the initial recording

No editing facility

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU 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

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

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU 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

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

PLANNING & STANDARDS Inspiring Learning CYNLLUNIO A SAFONAU Web resources A quick guide to screencasting for libraries http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/a-quick-guide-to-screencasting-for-libraries/ 12 Screencasting tools for creating video tutorials http://mashable.com/2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/ Examples of using CamStudio to create tutorials for the iBistro librray system http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/find/catalogue.html Animated Tutorial Sharing program – project on the collaborative production of information literacy videos in North American universities http://ants.wetpaint.com/

A quick guide to screencasting for libraries

http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/a-quick-guide-to-screencasting-for-libraries/

12 Screencasting tools for creating video tutorials

http://mashable.com/2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/

Examples of using CamStudio to create tutorials for the iBistro librray system

http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au/find/catalogue.html

Animated Tutorial Sharing program – project on the collaborative production of information literacy videos in North American universities

http://ants.wetpaint.com/

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