I had a really useful afternoon at this local Teachmeet at Southampton Solent University Conference Centre.
Some of my favourite sessions.
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/LIS-ARLG-SOUTHERN.html
Library Games: the CRAP game, or how to evaluate information. This activity developed by Kathryn Ballard is aimed at developing students awareness in evaluating the information sources they use. I can see potential for using this in some level 3 sessions.
Library Vines: Antony Groves, University of Sussex. I was aware of creating Vines, the 6second stop motion animation software. The downside of this is in order to create a vine, I have to have a mobile device on to which I can download the app. The tip to use a stand rather than handheld wherever possible was appreciated.
I would like to think that I might be able to make some Vines by the end of the summer holiday. It would then be where to display them which might be rather more problematic.
Creating a music video: Karin Jazosch
I am so much looking forward to seeing the final product having long been an admirer of some of the offerings from the US. "Librarian's do gaga" and "Library Thriller" being two personal favourites. I would love to do a version of Beyonce "Single Ladies" with the line "If you want it, you should have put your name on it" as a chorus line. The volume of unamed printouts that we then have to unite with their stressed owners is unbelievable. Alas without a College TV station to manage copyright, I suspect that it will have to wait for another time.
It was heartening to find Bath Spa University being prepared to pilot a considerable investment of time in their digital literacy programme for International pathway students. Less heartening to discover than another colleague at a different institution was being allowed 90 mins to do information skills for Faculty of Medicine MSc students. Personally I think that this distance learning thing only works really well with the considerable investment behind it, to make those distance learning resources really good. Having students on campus for a very limited period of time in order to shoehorn everything in, just feels like short changing them. But that's only my opinion based on very little evidence.
So, I need to think up something to do as a Vine. I suppose that there is always why you should put your name and student number on every sheet of paper you hand in...
