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Lose the Lists! Elevating Your LibGuides to a New Level

Lose the Lists! Elevating Your LibGuides to a New Level. Andrea Falcone Lyda Ellis Instruction Librarian & Assistant Professor Instruction Librarian & Assistant Professor University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Colorado LOEX Annual Conference 2011. Key Points.

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Lose the Lists! Elevating Your LibGuides to a New Level

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  1. Lose the Lists! Elevating Your LibGuides to a New Level Andrea Falcone Lyda Ellis Instruction Librarian & Assistant Professor Instruction Librarian & Assistant Professor University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Colorado LOEX Annual Conference 2011

  2. Key Points • LibGuides are being used to inform students; we should use LibGuides as a platform for teaching students • Peer institution evaluation • 97% of the subject guides included lists • 100% of the course guides included lists • 19% of the course guides included how-to’s Video Popularity • 69% of internet users watch or download video online (PEW, 2010) • Viewing of education videos increased from 22% to 38% (PEW, 2010) • 2011 online video usage already surpasses 2010 (Nielsen) • By 2014, 95% of college-aged students will be viewing online videos (emarketer.com) Instruction • “…we have the ability to provide library instructions in a way that encourages students to learn – on their own terms (1988) • “…video based learning was more effective than text based learning…” (2005) • The use of video is more effective for learner satisfaction, comprehension, and retention (2007) • Video based materials were more effective than the print based materials in equipping the learner with practical skills (2010) • “Screencasting appeals to the learning preference of Millennial students by offering customized video clips, or images, that they can quickly watch to learn how to execute a search • Learning styles • Auditory, visual, kinesthetic • Most students (74%) were visual learners • Aesthetics Survey results and comments • 76% of participants preferred the “how to” video • Instructional Preference Survey (video, text, and click-through) • 57% of participants chose video • 29% chose click-through • text instructions were the least preferred • Auditory Learners • 29% chose click-through • text instructions were the least preferred • Visual Learners • The majority selected video • The second choice was text • Results • students do not find lists visually appealing • students prefer video to text when viewing instructional material • Tools • Xtranormal • Animoto • Prezi • Twitter • Poll Everywhere • Feed43 • .docstoc • SpicyNodes • Rollyo • Jing

  3. Unveiling the Truth

  4. Then… Now… Electronic Paper

  5. Popularity • “Short form content – clips under 5 minutes – are being consumed by more than 25 million users every month.” (Patrick Hourihan, 2011) • College-aged students video viewing rose from 80.1% to 86% (Pew, 2010) • Viewing of education videos increased from 22% to 38% in 2009 (Pew, 2010) • By 2014, 95% of college-aged students will be viewing online videos (emarketer.com, 2011)

  6. Instruction BETTER THAN

  7. Learning Styles (Sarasin, 1999)

  8. Aesthetics Survey Guide A: Sample Guide B: Sample

  9. 76%

  10. “Guide A was of better help because of the visual elements of the tutorial” “Guide A was more fun and colorful” “I prefer A because the verbal instructions come with visuals” “Guide B just looks like an article but the other is more inviting” “Guide B is too cluttered”

  11. Instructional Preference Survey Video Text Click-through

  12. “Option C is way too complicated…and most people are not going to want to actually do it…” Kinesthetic Learner, Pilot Study

  13. TOOLKIT Creation Do This Not This • Pair a content item (yellow sheet) with a tool • Create an active instructional opportunity • Address multiple learning styles • Create a list of information/resources • Use text alone to give instructions

  14. Questions? Andrea Falcone Andrea.Falcone@unco.edu & Lyda Ellis Lyda.Ellis@unco.edu

  15. References Slide 6: eMarketer. (2010, June) Online video viewing shifts to long-form content. Retrieved from www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007745 Nielsenwrite. (February 11, 2011) January 2011: Online video usage up 45%. Retrieved from http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/january-2011-online-video-usage-up-45/ O'Reilly, L. (2011, April 7). Yahoo to focus on video content. Retrieved from http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/disciplines/digital/yahoo-to-focus-on-video-content/3025302.article Purcell, K. (2010). The state of online video. Washington, D.C.: Pew Intenet & American Life Project. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2010/PIP-The-State-of-Online-Video.pdf Slide 7: Carr, A., & Ly, P. (2009). "More than words": Screecasting as a reference tool. Reference Services Review, 37(4). doi: 10.1108/00907320911007010  Choi, H. J., & Johnson, S. D. (2005). The effect of context-based video instruction on learning and motivation in online courses. American Journal of Distance Education, 19(4). Doi: 10.1207/s15389286ajde1904_3. Choi, H. J., & Johnson, S. D. (2007). The effect of problem-based video instruction on learner satisfaction, comprehension and retention in college courses. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(5). doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00676.x. Donkor, F. (2010). The comparative instructional effectiveness of print-based and video-based instructional materials for teaching practical skills at a distance. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 11(1). Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl. Henrich, K., & Prorak, D. (2010). A school mascot walks into the library: Tapping school spirit for library instruction videos. Reference Services Review, 38(4). doi: 10.1108/00907321011090791. Yueng, P. Jr., Justice T, & Pasic, R. P. (2009). Comparison of text versus video for teaching laparoscopic knot tying in the novice surgeon: A randomized, controlled trial. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 16(4). doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.02.011 Smith, J. (1988). Teaching research skills using video: An undergraduate library approach. Reference Services Review, 16(1/2). doi:10.1108eb049018 Torrence, D. (1985). How video can help. Training and Development Journal, 39(12). Slide 8: Sarasin, L. C. (1999). Learning style perspectives: Impact in the classroom. Madison: Atwood Publishing.

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