Library Voice

Learning Objects
Shiu Liu
Colorado State University

A learning object is an online tool that includes a learning objective, a learning process, and assessment of learning, providing an interactive experience, to help learners digest as specifice piece of knowledge, or master how to complete a specific task.

Learning objects are
Digital
Individual
INteractive
Reusable

Learning Objects Repositories

Wisconsin Online Resource Center
12 Cranial Nerves is a good example

Merlot
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

UTOPIA
utopia.utexas.edu

University System of Georgia: ALT (Advanced Learning Technologies)

Library Resources & Learning Objects
supports 24/7 learning, anytime, anywhere

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Tammy Allgood Digital Delivery and Design Librarian
Arizona State University

Two projects
Board game
online game

Learning objectives
teach library as a physical and virtual spces
library sources
types of resources
basics of catalog
differences between types of sources

Board game introduced Fall 2005
Board game is very easy to do
Began as prototype to computer game
Went through four versions of the board game

Computer game
development began spring 2006
5 people on the development team
skills–web development, flash development, database design, lower division insturction expertise, extensive research in gaming in gaming as an educational tool
hired an outside programmer

Timeline
5 months to develop storyline, documentation
two months for actual desing
character interactions—one month
information retrieval–two weeks
animations–two weeks
bug tracking and documentation—one month

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Trends in Mobile Tools and Applications for Libraries
Megan Fox
Simmmons College

Size of mobile market
75 % of all US adults have cell phones
90% of college students have them
95% of US mobile phoes support text messaging
62 % of subscribers use text messaging regularly
text messaging increased 95% over last year

Samsung B47 supports picture in picture.  Screen rotates to support TV

Nokia N93 has a partnership with Flickr, to upload pics automtically

Audio is advanced on these devices, and they replace the need for a separate mp3 player

iPhone
coolest thing will be the touchscreen
can’t download apps to the iPod, no user-replaceable battery

UMPC
Ultra Mobile Personal Computer
now in 2nd generation
Samsung Q1 Ultra
thumb keyboard on both sides of the screen
battery life is an issue, but they are working on it
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The mobile web
.mobi internet domain
mobisitegalore
businessweek.mobi
fpld.websiteforever.mobi  Freemont Public Library

Zinadoo translates information into mobile
Ball State University  www.bsu/libraries/mobile

Mobile Optimized Catalog
AirPac is a III mobile version of the catalog

Ready reference info is not available on mobile phones  (almanacs, handbooks, etc)
use these resources at the ball game, at the store, at the bar

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The Transcoded Web
Transcoding can be controversial because it distorts the page
Any page can be shoehorned into a mobile device

mobilicious = del.ici.ous on the go

Mobilizing your content
mobifeeds
xfruits

As mobile information becomes more proficient, librarians will need to be more familiar with the objects

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Communicating with library users

Alarama.com.au
company that provides reference service

MagicMessage does this

GizmoSMS
TeleFlip are other webform to phone options

youngest users are heavy texters

Wake Forest has a MobileU pilot program
Library has a mobile style sheet

AirBaruch 
reserve study rooms via the library

ClassInHand
sort of like a clicker system, but works with cell phones

AudibleAir
download audio books via wireless broadband

Guide by cell audio tours

YouTube to go is in the works, as is a mobile Second Life

BallState has videos that work on phones

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mobile for Library staff
Wireless Workstation from III

slides at web.simmons.edu/~fox/mobile

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I’d like to give a hearty thanks to the Computers in Libraries conference organizers for giving me the opportunity to speak again this year. I had a blast talking, and I really enjoyed the hallway conversations that I had with many in attendance. My slides for my presentations are posted below. Should you have any questions about anything, please feel free to contact me.

Computers in Libraries Cybertour. “Wikis for Beginners.” April 17, 2007. (Powerpoint slides)

Computers in Libraries. “Dynamic Instructional Content: Library 2.0 on a Budget.” April 17, 2007. (Powerpoint slides)

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