Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education What are we talking about here? Challenges & Solutions Focus on Webinars Questions? Comments? Elaine Settergren, Online Librarian Globe University/ Minnesota School of Business [email_address] http://library.msbcollege.edu

What are we talking about here?

Challenges & Solutions

Focus on Webinars

Questions? Comments?

Challenges No face-to-face classroom time Need to engage students with many learning styles Many students to reach with small/busy staff & limited time/budget Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

No face-to-face classroom time

Need to engage students with many learning styles

Many students to reach with small/busy staff & limited time/budget

Many Solutions Static guides PDF, Videos, Podcasts, HTML (interactive too?) Interactive tutorials Flash – Captivate, Camtasia, etc. = $$$ Other fancy technology? One-on-one instruction/reference Chat/IM, phone, email Webinars Other options? Blogs or Wikis? Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

Static guides

PDF, Videos, Podcasts, HTML (interactive too?)

Interactive tutorials

Flash – Captivate, Camtasia, etc. = $$$

Other fancy technology?

One-on-one instruction/reference

Chat/IM, phone, email

Webinars

Other options? Blogs or Wikis?

Free Webinar Software Elluminate Vroom http://www.elluminate.com/vroom/index.jsp WiZiQ http://www.wiziq.com/ Dimdim http://www.dimdim.com/ Palbee http://www.palbee.com/ Vyew http://vyew.com/site/ Yugma: http://www.yugma.com/ Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

Elluminate Vroom http://www.elluminate.com/vroom/index.jsp

WiZiQ http://www.wiziq.com/

Dimdim http://www.dimdim.com/

Palbee http://www.palbee.com/

Vyew http://vyew.com/site/

Yugma: http://www.yugma.com/

Webinar Features Audio, video, and chat Whiteboard & tools PPT and image uploads Application/desktop sharing File transfer Polling & emoticons for instant feedback Recordable for use as asynchronous teaching Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education Learning styles: visual auditory tactile

Audio, video, and chat

Whiteboard & tools

PPT and image uploads

Application/desktop sharing

File transfer

Polling & emoticons for instant feedback

Recordable for use as asynchronous teaching

Learning styles:

visual

auditory

tactile

Audio, Video, & Chat Feedback File Transfer

Whiteboard & Tools PPT & Image Sharing

Application & Desktop Sharing

Additional Features Presentation mode Breakout rooms/ group work Web Tour Polling & Quizzes yes/no, multiple choice, short answer Timer Graphing calculator Announcements Notes window – exportable Assign moderators Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

Presentation mode

Breakout rooms/ group work

Web Tour

Polling & Quizzes

yes/no, multiple choice, short answer

Timer

Graphing calculator

Announcements

Notes window

– exportable

Assign moderators

Recordings No longer interactive  Asynchronous = available to more students  Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

No longer interactive 

Asynchronous = available to more students 

Contact me: Elaine Settergren [email_address] Favorites & References: iLibrarian - http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/ LITA blog http://litablog.org/category/top-technology-trends/ Elluminate Live! http://www.elluminate.com/ Thanks! Interactive Library Instruction for Distance Education

Contact me: Elaine Settergren [email_address]

Favorites & References:

iLibrarian - http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/

LITA blog http://litablog.org/category/top-technology-trends/

Elluminate Live! http://www.elluminate.com/

The presentation included a poster session