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ECLAP WP 6.3

Josefien Schuurman, UvA

19 October 2011

WP 6.3 in the DoW?

Something about educational services

Use case 1 [peter]

Use case 2 [peter]

Use case 3 [peter]

Educational use = multiple diversity

High Education user group is a multifaceted field characterized by a large diversity in



• users: students, lecturers, researchers




• interest, perspectives, methodologies





• sources they seek and edu/research goals





• sources they seek and edu/research goals

• skills, capabilities, requirements in the field of ICT and tools they prefer/obliged to use



• users: students, lecturers, researchers• interest, perspectives, methodologies• sources they seek and edu/research goals • skills, capabilities, requirements in the field of

ICT and tools they prefer/obliged to use• educational practice and classrooms


basic assumption #1

A generic classroom environment to serve the needs of this heterogeneous group of users with different goals is not possible.

But specialised libraries are essential and indispensable to them. Efficient use and disclosure is a prerequisite for success.

Working towards ECLAP-edu

basic assumption #2

ECLAP-edu is primarily a domain specific library and a service. It functions within a network of other real and virtual libraries and collections. Ideally it offers a pragmatic and time saving service for education, to be able to act as hub for the social use of its own content.

Exploding the ‘Myth of the Digital Native’

basic assumption #3

The younger generation is used to work with intuitive service based software and google.


basic assumption #3 Nevertheless:

“The majority of students -- of all levels -- exhibited significant difficulties that ranged across nearly every aspect of the search process,” according to researchers at Illinois Wesleyan University. Students tended to overuse Google and misuse scholarly databases.


basic assumption #3 Librarians, professors and system designers are also to BLAME because…

”They all tend to overestimate the research skills of some of their students, which can result in interactions that leave students feeling intimidated and alienated”...


basic assumption #3 and statement

“If we quietly hope to convert all students to the liberal ideals of higher education, we may miss opportunities to connect with a pragmatic student body,”

“Now more than ever, academic librarians should seek to ‘save time for the reader'.”


basic assumption #3 and statement

But even like students, teachers and lecturers experience lack of time and digital expertise.

In the age of the digital and life long learning we all are becoming pragmatic student bodies.


basic assumption #3 and advice for ELCAP-edu

Be pragmatic

& try to save time for your users

Intermezzokey findings of research done in the NL

secundary education is like higher education

Students state: the role of the teacher is crucial Teachers experience lack of time for

preparation Teachers experience lack of ict knowledge Teachers experience little support within their

own institution, no framework or method within the arts theater has low status

Basic findings & assumptions #4derived from this research

Bottleneck = TIME ict learning curves are

crucial barriers Teachers will NOT

create classes teachers use

Digiboard / beamers to present

students scan and judge systems <3 min

simplicity and speed deliver what they can

expect to find fast clear navigation clear lay out, no

distraction show: it’s all about the

content Make it attractive in look

and feel for students

Think from scratchMobile EDU is the future


Why from scratch?

Teachers will only start using ECLAP, when it saves TIME, and when students and teachers sense that it’s created as a special service for them.


- table of contents: list, categories, nested menus



- in 3 steps to content




- simple straight forward design





- NO distracting noise at 1st levellike extensive meta data info






- show it’s all about the CONTENT






- show it’s all about the CONTENT

- And it’s all curated at your service

Example 2 [erik]

Example 3 [erik]

assumption & statement

So we believe ELCAP-edu should act

as a domain specific library and knowledge centre….

that acts as a hub that saves time.

But how about classrooms?

And what about the ECLAP classroom?

It could be a pragmatic manual ‘how to use ECLAP’ and ‘how to create digital lessons’ for

your real performance art classroom:… a manual and service that saves time.

We don’t know yet, but…..

What will it look like?

- Just choose a single item of your collection and think of a message, a class

- Write a simple text file or ppt presentation- Address people, write for them- Make us of building blocks / text / images.- Think of the future of social learning- Don’t forget (live) feedback & conversation- Relate to the Other, hyperlink

to the virtual world outside ECLAP

Let’s give it a try?

Source: http://openmargin.com/

Source: http://openmargin.com/http://openmargin.com/


http://openmargin.com/

So do not forget nor ignore what is out there

Teachers and student use:

Power Point: SlideshareMSWord: Google Docsor delicious, worldcat.org or Dipity Timelines

timelines

timelines

slideshare

Worldcat.org

Worldcat.orgWorldcat.org

Final assumption

So we believe ELCAP-edu should act

as a domain specific library and knowledge centre….

that acts as a hub that saves time.

DE 6.2.1: goals

• Knowing what is being used at this moment

• Knowing what is expected

• Knowing what is wished

DE 6.2.1: research

1. Survey

2. Expert interviews

3. Desk research

4. Usability tests

DE 6.2.1 survey

• Who

• Why

• How

• What insight do we expect

• Connections with other WP

• Partner’s contribution

DE 6.2.1. interviews

• Who

• Why

• How

• What insight do we expect

• Connections with other WP

• Partner’s contribution:

DE 6.2.1: planning

• October:– Start survey– Usability tests– Input partners– DE: design structure– DE: desk research

• November– Expert interviews– DE: writing the damn thing

• December: deadline

The way you can help

1. Make short use stories around one or more of your most important objects

2. Put your ideas on the blog of the working group for education

3. Bring the UvA in contact with interesting and inspiring performing arts-education experts

4. Fill out and spread the surveys5. Contact Erik, Peter or me any time with

questions, examples you stumble upon or inspiring brainwaves

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Education

multifaceted

teachers experience

multiple diversity

large diversity

digital native

higher education

research goals

field