Lightning Talks
These seven minute sessions are on Saturday, May 10th from 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Low Hanging Fruit on the Vine
Chris Cannella (Florida International University)
Tutorials using screencasting software are common practice in online library instruction, but studies suggest that students preform better after using a static web page with screenshots than they did after viewing a screencasting tutorial. Vine, a mobile app enabling users to create simple, six-second, looping videos presents the opportunity for librarians to create hybrid instructional tutorials of static information highlighted by these popular videos.
Orientation Tours: This is not a Game (Yes it is)
Yi Han (Illinois Institute of Technology)
By creating a game-like atmosphere and allowing students to experience the library orientation tour as an active observer, rather than a passive listener, they retain what they experience and return to campus months later with the library firmly implanted in their minds. This program will discuss the summer library orientation activity at Illinois Institute of Technology. Presenter will share the orientation story, method used, resources shared and how the tour impacts future interactions between students and librarians.
To Infinity and Beyond Videos: Creating a Coordinated Suite of Online Learning Tools that Engage Researchers and Enhance Learning
Liz Johns (Virginia Commonwealth University)
This lightning talk will discuss Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries’ efforts to create a comprehensive suite of online learning tools aimed at covering information literacy competency standards. The VCU Libraries initiated a coordinated effort to build effective online learning tools that encompass much more than just videos. Videos are valuable and often effective, but they should not be the only learning tools. This lightning talk will introduce examples of interactive online learning tools that stimulate engagement and critical thinking, strategies in developing coordinated tools, and provide information on software, programs and websites libraries can use to build their own tools.
Under the Hood: Get Past Roadblocks and Successfully Integrate the Library into a MOOC
Meridith Wolnick (University of Virginia)
This talk will describe an initiative to get under the hood of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and be an active participant in all parts of course planning, from filming content and planning the syllabus to managing forums and providing research assistance. This nuts and bolts approach was designed to move past some of the typical challenges described by libraries when working with MOOCs and to dig into some of the less-talked about areas of impact. The talk will briefly describe the initiative, identify university partners, discuss challenges and solutions, and suggest a path forward for other instruction librarians.
Using Regression to Move Forward: How to Strategically Analyze Data for Better Planning
Chantelle Swaren (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
Learn how to run a Simple Regression Analysis using Microsoft Excel to determine which factors are most related to success. Analyzing your data, from survey results to circulation data to instruction session attendance statistics, you can discover what's most meaningful to your users through correlation and improve your future results. This session will include a live demonstration as well as show previous examples from an academic library environment.
