lib 290 digital storytelling
LIB 290 Digital Storytelling – Fall of 2017
http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/lib490/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SCSUDigitalStorytelling/
(request admission, please)
Archive of ‘Digital literacy’ category
social media in your course
8 Things You Should Know before Using Social Media in Your Course
Jennifer Rafferty, Director, OLC Institute for Professional Development,
a variety of available platforms, and many creative ways that faculty are integrating social media into their teaching practice.
- how the digital medium will foster engagement and enhance learning outcomes.
- aware of the implications of having students post content on third-party services (those not provided or hosted by your institution).
- Social media usage in the classroom intersects with both FERPA and Copyright Compliance, so keep this checklist handy as you develop your class activity.
Include details about the activity in your syllabus & course description.
Use contracts.
Link to institutional policies.
Use aliases for social media accounts.
Teach your students to use digital media responsibly.
Know where to provide assignment feedback.
Don’t use personal accounts for university business.
Understand the Terms of Service.
Sources
Classification of Social Media Platforms, DelValle Institute Knowledge Base, Office of Public Health Preparedness. Retrieved on March 24, 2017 from https://delvalle.bphc.org/mod/wiki/view.php?pageid=65
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 2005. Using Digital Content. Retrieved on March 24, 2017 from http://www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus/basics/teach.html
Educause, Is Your Use of Social Media FERPA Compliant? Retrieved on March 24, 2017 from http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/your-use-social-media-ferpa-compliant
Kind, T., Genrich G. and Chretien, K.(2010) Social Media Policies at US Medical Schools. Medical Education Online. Retrieved on March 24, 2017 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941429/
Meyer, L., (2015). Six Alternative Social Media Tools for Teaching and Learning, Campus Technology. Retrieved on March 24, 2017 from https://campustechnology.com/Articles/2015/01/07/6-Alternative-Social-Media-Tools-for-Teaching-and-Learning.aspx?Page=4
Orlando, J., 2011. FERPA and Social Media, Faculty Focus. Retrieved on March 24, 2017 from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/ferpa-and-social-media/
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more on social media for teaching practices in this IMS blog
podcast OER
Podcast Series Explores Impact of OER
04/05/17 https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/04/05/podcast-series-explores-impact-of-oer.aspx
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More on OER in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=open+educational+resources
Analytics and Data Mining in Education
categories: announcement, Digital literacy
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/934617/934617-6255144273688215555
Call For Chapters: Responsible Analytics and Data Mining in Education: Global Perspectives on Quality, Support, and Decision-Making
SUBMIT A 1-2 PAGE CHAPTER PROPOSAL
Deadline – June 1, 2017
Title: Responsible Analytics and Data Mining in Education: Global Perspectives on Quality, Support, and Decision-Making
Synopsis:
Due to rapid advancements in our ability to collect, process, and analyze massive amounts of data, it is now possible for educators at all levels to gain new insights into how people learn. According to Bainbridge, et. al. (2015), using simple learning analytics models, educators now have the tools to identify, with up to 80% accuracy, which students are at the greatest risk of failure before classes even begin. As we consider the enormous potential of data analytics and data mining in education, we must also recognize a myriad of emerging issues and potential consequences—intentional and unintentional—to implement them responsibly. For example:
· Who collects and controls the data?
· Is it accessible to all stakeholders?
· How are the data being used, and is there a possibility for abuse?
· How do we assess data quality?
· Who determines which data to trust and use?
· What happens when the data analysis yields flawed results?
· How do we ensure due process when data-driven errors are uncovered?
· What policies are in place to address errors?
· Is there a plan for handling data breaches?
This book, published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, will provide insights and support for policy makers, administrators, faculty, and IT personnel on issues pertaining the responsible use data analytics and data mining in education.
Important Dates:
· June 1, 2017 – Chapter proposal submission deadline
· July 15, 2017 – Proposal decision notification
· October 15, 2017 – Full chapter submission deadline
· December 1, 2017 – Full chapter decision notification
· January 15, 2018 – Full chapter revisions due
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more on data mining in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=data+mining
more on analytics in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=analytics
mobile apps for libraries
Apps for Librarians: Empower Your Users with Mobile App Literacy eCourse
Nicole Hennig
Item Number: 1541-9076 Publisher: ALA Editions Price: $250.00
Estimated Hours of Learning: 28
Certificate of Completion available upon request
Learning outcomes
After participating in this eCourse, you will:
- Gain experience using some of the best apps available and understand how they enable learning
- Learn how to evaluate and review mobile apps
- Learn how tablets complement laptops, and how their capabilities are creating new learning opportunities
- Learn how apps are being used by people with special needs, and where to find additional resources for learning more
- Receive guidance for creating your own app guides, offering workshops, and advising colleagues
In this 5-week eCourse, you’ll learn about the most useful apps available on tablet and mobile devices and how they can be applied in your library to create the best learning experiences for your patrons and students.
Mobile apps are empowering for people of all ages and abilities. Contrary to the popular idea that apps are only useful for “consumption,” the best apps are being used effectively as tools to enable learning and knowledge creation. In this eCourse, Nicole Hennig will show you how to incorporate apps as learning tools at your library.
eCourse Outline
Week 1 – E-Reading
The Apps
- Book reading
- Magazine reading
- Apps for Reading PDFs, web pages, and news feeds
- Individual book apps
Readings & Discussion
- Readings about e-reading & future of the book
- Your thoughts on the readings (discussion forum)
- Optional app review assignment
Week 2 – Productivity & Writing
The Apps
- Productivity
- Cloud storage, passwords, to do lists, notes
- Handwriting, speech recognition, scanning, barcodes
- Writing & Presenting
- Word processing, spreadsheets, slides
- More presentation apps
Readings & Discussion
- Readings about security, writing, mobile apps in academia
- Your thoughts on the readings (discussion forum)
- Optional app review assignment
Week 3 – Reference
The Apps
- Dictionaries, encyclopedias
- Unit converters, maps, languages
- Specialized reference apps
- Subscription databases & citations
Readings & Discussion
- Readings about jailbreaking, platforms, & mobile web
- Apple’s iOS Human Interface Guidelines
- Your thoughts on the readings (discussion forum)
- Optional app review assignment
Week 4 – Multimedia
The Apps
- Art viewing
- Art creation
- Photography and photo editing
- Music listening
- Music creation
- Video viewing and editing
Readings & Discussion
- Readings about technology & children
- Your thoughts on the readings (discussion forum)
- Optional app review assignment
Week 5 – Accessibility & More
Accessibility features of mobile devices
Readings & Discussion
- Readings about assistive technology
- Your thoughts on the readings (discussion forum)
Idea generation assignment
- Ideas for using apps in library programs & services
- Apps that wow
How this eCourse Works
The eCourse begins on June 5, 2017. Your participation will require approximately five to six hours a week, at times that fit your schedule. All activities take place on the website, and you will be expected to:
- Read, listen to or view online content
- Post to online discussion boards
- Complete weekly assignments or activities
Instructor Nicole Hennig will monitor discussion boards regularly during the five-week period, lead group discussions, and will also answer individual questions. All interaction will take place on the eCourse site, which will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s recommended that students log into the site on the first day of class or within a few days for an overview of the content and to begin the first lesson.
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more on mobile apps in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=mobile+apps
SXSW 2017 tech and social media trends
categories: Digital literacy, information technology
Our favorite tech and social media trends from SXSW this year
http://mashable.com/2017/03/28/plenty-to-nerd-out-about-sxsw/
The themes surrounding the SXSW Interactive Festival
Virtual Reality is quickly becoming a device that can be used to bridge gaps in understanding between cultures, transporting people into situations and locations dissimilar from their own.
Empathy Lab, a partnership between Refinery29 and the Columbia University Digital Storytelling Lab. Here attendees witnessed firsthand the power of empathy, via a series of exercises that sought to shift the way they saw the world – and each other.
More on digital storytelling and virtual reality in this SCSU class:
http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/lib490/
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more on digital storytelling in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=digital+storytelling
more on VR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/18/immersive-journalism/
wifi interference
categories: Digital literacy, information technology
Your neighbor’s WiFi is ruining yours — here’s how to fix it
https://www.facebook.com/techinsider/videos/715037548694604/
(check out the comments for more info)
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more on WiFi in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=wifi
US 11 separate nations
The US really has 11 separate nations with entirely different cultures
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-11-nations-of-the-united-states-2015-7
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more on maps in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=maps
14 obsolete trends in 21 century schools
14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools
- computer rooms
- isolated classrooms
- schools without WiFi
- Banned phones and tablets
- Tech director with an administrator access, instead of technology coordinators in touch with teachers and students
- Teachers not sharing what they do
- Schools without FB and Twitter presence
- Unhealthy cafeteria food
- Teenagers start at 8AM
- Buying poster-, website- and pamphlet design for the school
- traditional libraries
- students same age in same classes
- one-Professional Development-workshop-fits-all for school staff
- standardized tests to measure the quality of education
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more on ISTE news in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=iste
use of laptops in the classroom
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/04/03/use-of-laptops-in-the-classroom/
K12 mobile learning
CoSN Survey: Mobile Learning Top Priority for K–12 IT Leaders
By Richard Chang 04/04/17
Mobile learning is the top priority for K–12 IT leaders, according to the fifth annual K–12 IT Leadership Survey published by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
It’s the first time mobile learning ranked as the highest priority in the survey. The No. 2 priority is broadband and network capacity, which ranked first last year, and the No. 3 priority is cybersecurity and privacy, with 62 percent of respondents rating them more important than last year.
- Understaffing remains a key issue for technology departments in school systems.
- Single sign-on (SSO) is the most implemented interoperability initiative
- More than one-third of IT leaders expressed no interest in bring your own device (BYOD) initiatives, up from 20 percent in 2014.
- Interest in open educational resources (OER) is high
- Education technology experience is common among IT leaders
- Strong academic backgrounds are also prevalent among IT leaders.
- Lack of diversity continues to be an issue for school district technology leaders.
CoSN is a nonprofit association for school system technology leaders. To read or download the full IT leadership survey, visit this CoSN site.
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more on mobile learning in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=mobile+learning