Using multiple technologies to promote lifelong learning to engineering students amp faculty

Kathryn Kennedy Engineering Outreach LibrarianUniversity of Florida Librarieskatkennuflibufledu3522732866

Overviewbull Lifelong learning (LL) amp why Irsquom

interested

bull My depts amp their needs

bull Technologies used

bull Successes amp roadblocks

bull Projects for the future

LL amp why Irsquom interestedbull What is lifelong learning

middot Learning beyond traditional schooling middot Professional development middot Personal development

bull ABET Vision Statementmiddot ldquoABET is responsible forhellipencourag[ing] the highest

qualityhellipeducation through accreditation so that each graduate possesses the skills necessary for lifelong learning and productive contribution to society the economy employers and the professionrdquo

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

Personal Development

Professional Development

Formal

Career DevelopmentEx Dreamweaver training for creating website work

Nonformal Informal

Development for onersquos own self

Ex Learning violin or prepping for interview

Development for a social contextEx Learning IM to stay in touch

Tan et al (2005)

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

bull The way I see it middot Keeping people in the know by using multiple

technologiesmiddot Enabling people to help themselvesmiddot Making it fun andor interactive

bull PhD in educational technology

bull Concentrate more on how technologies can help people learn effectively throughout their lifetime

My depts amp their needs

Masters Distance Program (EDGE)Six departments

CCE CISE MSE ECE EES amp MAE41 faculty191 students45 courses327 enrollments

Nuclear amp Radiological Engineering (NRE)

11 faculty 4 postdocs197 students

79 graduates 118 undergraduates

Biomedical Engineering (BME)16 faculty 11 postdocs79 graduate students

Mechanical amp Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

53 faculty1682 students

225 graduates1232

undergraduates

My depts amp their needs (cont)

bull Academic year 2005-2006 ndash faculty focusmiddot ABET accreditation 2006 loominghellipmiddot Concentrate on graduate studentsmiddot One-shot library course amp integrated into course using

WebCTmiddot EDGE

bull Academic year 2006-2007 ndash student focus Non-threatening comfortable environment Worthwhile amp useful information Collaborative space

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Overviewbull Lifelong learning (LL) amp why Irsquom

interested

bull My depts amp their needs

bull Technologies used

bull Successes amp roadblocks

bull Projects for the future

LL amp why Irsquom interestedbull What is lifelong learning

middot Learning beyond traditional schooling middot Professional development middot Personal development

bull ABET Vision Statementmiddot ldquoABET is responsible forhellipencourag[ing] the highest

qualityhellipeducation through accreditation so that each graduate possesses the skills necessary for lifelong learning and productive contribution to society the economy employers and the professionrdquo

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

Personal Development

Professional Development

Formal

Career DevelopmentEx Dreamweaver training for creating website work

Nonformal Informal

Development for onersquos own self

Ex Learning violin or prepping for interview

Development for a social contextEx Learning IM to stay in touch

Tan et al (2005)

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

bull The way I see it middot Keeping people in the know by using multiple

technologiesmiddot Enabling people to help themselvesmiddot Making it fun andor interactive

bull PhD in educational technology

bull Concentrate more on how technologies can help people learn effectively throughout their lifetime

My depts amp their needs

Masters Distance Program (EDGE)Six departments

CCE CISE MSE ECE EES amp MAE41 faculty191 students45 courses327 enrollments

Nuclear amp Radiological Engineering (NRE)

11 faculty 4 postdocs197 students

79 graduates 118 undergraduates

Biomedical Engineering (BME)16 faculty 11 postdocs79 graduate students

Mechanical amp Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

53 faculty1682 students

225 graduates1232

undergraduates

My depts amp their needs (cont)

bull Academic year 2005-2006 ndash faculty focusmiddot ABET accreditation 2006 loominghellipmiddot Concentrate on graduate studentsmiddot One-shot library course amp integrated into course using

WebCTmiddot EDGE

bull Academic year 2006-2007 ndash student focus Non-threatening comfortable environment Worthwhile amp useful information Collaborative space

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

LL amp why Irsquom interestedbull What is lifelong learning

middot Learning beyond traditional schooling middot Professional development middot Personal development

bull ABET Vision Statementmiddot ldquoABET is responsible forhellipencourag[ing] the highest

qualityhellipeducation through accreditation so that each graduate possesses the skills necessary for lifelong learning and productive contribution to society the economy employers and the professionrdquo

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

Personal Development

Professional Development

Formal

Career DevelopmentEx Dreamweaver training for creating website work

Nonformal Informal

Development for onersquos own self

Ex Learning violin or prepping for interview

Development for a social contextEx Learning IM to stay in touch

Tan et al (2005)

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

bull The way I see it middot Keeping people in the know by using multiple

technologiesmiddot Enabling people to help themselvesmiddot Making it fun andor interactive

bull PhD in educational technology

bull Concentrate more on how technologies can help people learn effectively throughout their lifetime

My depts amp their needs

Masters Distance Program (EDGE)Six departments

CCE CISE MSE ECE EES amp MAE41 faculty191 students45 courses327 enrollments

Nuclear amp Radiological Engineering (NRE)

11 faculty 4 postdocs197 students

79 graduates 118 undergraduates

Biomedical Engineering (BME)16 faculty 11 postdocs79 graduate students

Mechanical amp Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

53 faculty1682 students

225 graduates1232

undergraduates

My depts amp their needs (cont)

bull Academic year 2005-2006 ndash faculty focusmiddot ABET accreditation 2006 loominghellipmiddot Concentrate on graduate studentsmiddot One-shot library course amp integrated into course using

WebCTmiddot EDGE

bull Academic year 2006-2007 ndash student focus Non-threatening comfortable environment Worthwhile amp useful information Collaborative space

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

Personal Development

Professional Development

Formal

Career DevelopmentEx Dreamweaver training for creating website work

Nonformal Informal

Development for onersquos own self

Ex Learning violin or prepping for interview

Development for a social contextEx Learning IM to stay in touch

Tan et al (2005)

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

bull The way I see it middot Keeping people in the know by using multiple

technologiesmiddot Enabling people to help themselvesmiddot Making it fun andor interactive

bull PhD in educational technology

bull Concentrate more on how technologies can help people learn effectively throughout their lifetime

My depts amp their needs

Masters Distance Program (EDGE)Six departments

CCE CISE MSE ECE EES amp MAE41 faculty191 students45 courses327 enrollments

Nuclear amp Radiological Engineering (NRE)

11 faculty 4 postdocs197 students

79 graduates 118 undergraduates

Biomedical Engineering (BME)16 faculty 11 postdocs79 graduate students

Mechanical amp Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

53 faculty1682 students

225 graduates1232

undergraduates

My depts amp their needs (cont)

bull Academic year 2005-2006 ndash faculty focusmiddot ABET accreditation 2006 loominghellipmiddot Concentrate on graduate studentsmiddot One-shot library course amp integrated into course using

WebCTmiddot EDGE

bull Academic year 2006-2007 ndash student focus Non-threatening comfortable environment Worthwhile amp useful information Collaborative space

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

LL amp why Irsquom interested (cont)

bull The way I see it middot Keeping people in the know by using multiple

technologiesmiddot Enabling people to help themselvesmiddot Making it fun andor interactive

bull PhD in educational technology

bull Concentrate more on how technologies can help people learn effectively throughout their lifetime

My depts amp their needs

Masters Distance Program (EDGE)Six departments

CCE CISE MSE ECE EES amp MAE41 faculty191 students45 courses327 enrollments

Nuclear amp Radiological Engineering (NRE)

11 faculty 4 postdocs197 students

79 graduates 118 undergraduates

Biomedical Engineering (BME)16 faculty 11 postdocs79 graduate students

Mechanical amp Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

53 faculty1682 students

225 graduates1232

undergraduates

My depts amp their needs (cont)

bull Academic year 2005-2006 ndash faculty focusmiddot ABET accreditation 2006 loominghellipmiddot Concentrate on graduate studentsmiddot One-shot library course amp integrated into course using

WebCTmiddot EDGE

bull Academic year 2006-2007 ndash student focus Non-threatening comfortable environment Worthwhile amp useful information Collaborative space

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

My depts amp their needs

Masters Distance Program (EDGE)Six departments

CCE CISE MSE ECE EES amp MAE41 faculty191 students45 courses327 enrollments

Nuclear amp Radiological Engineering (NRE)

11 faculty 4 postdocs197 students

79 graduates 118 undergraduates

Biomedical Engineering (BME)16 faculty 11 postdocs79 graduate students

Mechanical amp Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

53 faculty1682 students

225 graduates1232

undergraduates

My depts amp their needs (cont)

bull Academic year 2005-2006 ndash faculty focusmiddot ABET accreditation 2006 loominghellipmiddot Concentrate on graduate studentsmiddot One-shot library course amp integrated into course using

WebCTmiddot EDGE

bull Academic year 2006-2007 ndash student focus Non-threatening comfortable environment Worthwhile amp useful information Collaborative space

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

My depts amp their needs (cont)

bull Academic year 2005-2006 ndash faculty focusmiddot ABET accreditation 2006 loominghellipmiddot Concentrate on graduate studentsmiddot One-shot library course amp integrated into course using

WebCTmiddot EDGE

bull Academic year 2006-2007 ndash student focus Non-threatening comfortable environment Worthwhile amp useful information Collaborative space

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Technologies usedbull WebCT on-campusbull WebCT off-campusbull Technical Writing Blogbull Instruction on Web 20

technologiesbull Game

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

WebCT on-campusbull Professional Orientation class ndash Prep students for futurebull One-hour lecturedemo to 200 studentsbull Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

WebCT off-campusbull EDGE ndash currently working in the fieldbull Faculty unwilling to integrate mebull Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Technical Writing Blog

All text including comments is searchable

TA provided examples of past

projects

Labels are used to tag posts

httpenc3254ufblogspotcom

bull Then extra credit for studentsbull Now a wealth of information for current

and future students

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Technical Writing Blog (cont)

If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when Im out in the real world and need to write a document will I be able to access it

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Instruction Web 20RSS Feeds amp Feed Aggregatorsbull Teach faculty

and students how to stay up with latest newsarticles

bull Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Instruction Web 20Blogs Wikis amp Tagging

bull Blogs ndash Journal club

bull Wiki ndash Lab mgmt

bull TagsLabels

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Instruction Web 20Google Servicesbull How Google

services can benefit them

bull ie Google Documents Google Groups Google Talk Gmail for collaborative projects

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Interactive Fiction (IF) Gamebull Makes learning funbull Learning keyword searching

for catalog and databases

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Roadblocks amp Successes

CommunicationMarketing

Diffusion of technologies

Constant change in curriculum

Positive communication

Make change comfortable

Involvement with faculty increases

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

Ideas for the futurebull Keep up with Literature amp Technologieshellip

bull Keep up with the departments ndash always changing and doing dynamic projects

bull Get blog amp wiki software that the library hosts on their servers

bull Survey

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

ReferenceReferencess

ABET Vision Statement httpwwwabetorgLinked20Documents-UPDATEWhite20PapersVisionpdf

Tan amp Morris (2005) Undergraduate college students laptop computers and lifelong learning Journal of General Education 54 (4)

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