Though the Media Services unit that I head has both media production and resources support services in its portfolio, the bulk of my instruction is similarly customized course media production support. As Michelle suggested this can vary according to the assignment and instructor learning objectives, but typically includes an overview of available campus support options; production process overview; media project asset management and backup; suggested equipment, software, and quality composition specific to the genre of media project (e.g., PSA, digital story, adaptation, vodcast, etc..); media resources collections (for mixed media projects); copyright/fair use; and media attribution. If the instructor requests it, we will provide a hands-on workshop for a specific piece of software or equipment. I stay away from non-course related, decontextualized software and equipment instruction.
This is all part of a richer outreach program that might also include for example, an upfront consultation on the assignment development, coordination of resources and on-demand production support in the SMART Learning Commons space that I also provide guidance to, then later class visit for project screenings, and project debrief to discuss what the students learned, where we can tweak support next time, and how we can improve our services where relevant. I have formally supported roughly 150 media projects (~100 unique instructors) over the past five years and I typically work with about 20 different courses per a semester these days. The other type of instruction I provide is partnering with our campus IT department to teach 1-2 workshops a year on approaches and benefits of integrating media resources and student projects into curriculum (e.g., media literacy concepts, learning objectives). This is an important tool in convincing instructors to consider evolving their instruction with media in the first place. As our digital media collections program is developing, I would be interested to hear more about the different types of instruction related to media collections (e.g., general instructor education on library/open media content, course specific media collections, and pedagogical affordances of using digital media, such as a flipped model of assigning students BBC Shakespeare videos to view outside class so they can practice for in class performances). Best, Scott -- Scott Spicer Media Outreach and Learning Spaces Librarian University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities 341 Walter Library [email protected] 612.626.0629 Media Services: lib.umn.edu/media SMART Learning Commons: lib.umn.edu/smart
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
