NO CHILD (OR FACULTY MEMBER) LEFT BEHIND: Advancing Media Literacy & Preparing Students to be 21st Century Professionals

“ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” — Mark Twain

“ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.”

— Mark Twain

Presenters Rob Bruce Susanna Herndon Coco Kishi

Rob Bruce

Susanna Herndon

Coco Kishi

Agenda Introduction The University of Texas at Austin and the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) Digital Media Services The Visionary Dream The Practical Reality Lessons learned . . . and confirmed Q & A

Introduction

The University of Texas at Austin and the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA)

Digital Media Services

The Visionary Dream

The Practical Reality

Lessons learned . . . and confirmed

Q & A

University of Texas at Austin ~50,000 students 16 colleges and schools 2,700+ teaching faculty 19,000 staff 350-acre main campus

~50,000 students

16 colleges and schools

2,700+ teaching faculty

19,000 staff

350-acre main campus

D I I A The Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) was created in 2001 to address evolving teaching, learning, and assessment needs of UT Austin faculty members and students. DIIA is a division under the Dean of Continuing and Innovative Education with the express mission to work with all university colleges, schools, and units to enhance teaching and learning.

The Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) was created in 2001 to address evolving teaching, learning, and assessment needs of UT Austin faculty members and students.

DIIA is a division under the Dean of Continuing and Innovative Education with the express mission to work with all university colleges, schools, and units to enhance teaching and learning.

D I I A Instructional Technology Research and Development Faculty and Graduate Student Instructional Consulting Instructional Assessment and Evaluation

Instructional Technology Research and Development

Faculty and Graduate Student Instructional Consulting

Instructional Assessment and Evaluation

Digital Media Services The Visionary Dream Facilities Financial resources Talent Faculty served Students impacted

The Visionary Dream

Facilities

Financial resources

Talent

Faculty served

Students impacted

Digital Media Services The Visionary Dream

The Visionary Dream

What we desired MIT Stata Center Saltire Centre Glasgow Caldonian University Salt Lake City Public Library

What we got

DMS Services Training Consulting Facility use Equipment checkout Online resources

Training

Consulting

Facility use

Equipment checkout

Online resources

Services for faculty Course incubation Individual consultation Faculty media workshop Monthly group feedback sessions

Course incubation

Individual consultation

Faculty media workshop

Monthly group feedback sessions

Services for students From just-in-case to just-in-time training Workshops: audio recording, video recording, video editing, screencasting, creativity, digital storytelling, storyboarding, project management, team building and custom workshops on other tools

From just-in-case to just-in-time training

Workshops: audio recording, video recording, video editing, screencasting, creativity, digital storytelling, storyboarding, project management, team building and custom workshops on other tools

Services for students Consulting Facility use Digital media lab Audio recording studio Video recording studio Camera kit checkout

Consulting

Facility use

Digital media lab

Audio recording studio

Video recording studio

Camera kit checkout

Staff Resources

Program assessment Process and protocol Capacity Faculty readiness Student learning

Process and protocol

Capacity

Faculty readiness

Student learning

Media project evaluation www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/faculty/assessment/index.php

www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/faculty/assessment/index.php

Results Fall 06 - 4 courses/60 students/12+ projects Spring 07 - 17 courses/282 students/333 media projects (141 video projects)

Fall 06 - 4 courses/60 students/12+ projects

Spring 07 - 17 courses/282 students/333 media projects (141 video projects)

Expectations Students are technically savvy Students want to learn media techniques Students will come to evening and weekend workshops OS does not matter iMovie is easy to learn and use Students will manage their time well • Students will want to work at home or other labs

Students are technically savvy

Students want to learn media techniques

Students will come to evening and weekend workshops

OS does not matter

iMovie is easy to learn and use

Students will manage their time well

• Students will want to work at home or other labs

Lessons confirmed Students are majority PC users Students forget everything quickly Students want in-class training Students are careless with camera settings Students are new to dealing with large file sizes Students procrastinate despite warnings Students need coaching to work in teams Students like getting hands-on help but . . .

Students are majority PC users

Students forget everything quickly

Students want in-class training

Students are careless with camera settings

Students are new to dealing with large file sizes

Students procrastinate despite warnings

Students need coaching to work in teams

Students like getting hands-on help but . . .

Lessons confirmed Services became critical course component Limit student projects to 5 min max Video projects are hard to scale Carefully monitor faculty expectations Not for everybody

Services became critical course component

Limit student projects to 5 min max

Video projects are hard to scale

Carefully monitor faculty expectations

Not for everybody

Survival Tips Dedicated staff Communicate... communicate Rapid response to changes Continual feedback Be flexible Have access to more $$$

Dedicated staff

Communicate... communicate

Rapid response to changes

Continual feedback

Be flexible

Have access to more $$$

Next Phase 2007-08 Activity tracking Equipment checkout system Online training & tracking More diverse offerings Cross platform tools Assessment Longitudinal tracking of students

Activity tracking

Equipment checkout system

Online training & tracking

More diverse offerings

Cross platform tools

Assessment

Longitudinal tracking of students

Acknowledgments Penn State Studio 204 www.studio204.tlt.psu.edu University of Tennessee Libraries Media Center The Studio www.lib.utk.edu/mediacenter/studio/index.html University of Wisconsin DoIT www.academictech.doit.wisc.edu/ORFI/avs/index.htm

Penn State Studio 204

www.studio204.tlt.psu.edu

University of Tennessee Libraries Media Center The Studio

www.lib.utk.edu/mediacenter/studio/index.html

University of Wisconsin DoIT

www.academictech.doit.wisc.edu/ORFI/avs/index.htm

Contact DMS Web: http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/ Rob Bruce [email_address] Susanna Herndon [email_address] Coco Kishi [email_address]

DMS Web:

http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/

Rob Bruce [email_address]

Susanna Herndon [email_address]

Coco Kishi

[email_address]