From 7 to 700 : Scaling graduate LIS instruction in virtual environments
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1) The document discusses Jeremy Kemp's experience scaling online and virtual instruction at San Jose State University's School of Information from classes with 7 students to 700 students. 2) It describes two virtual environment courses he developed - one on virtual worlds with 19 to 9 students and another online social networking course with over 600 total students. 3) The courses utilized virtual environments like Second Life, online learning tools, and both required and optional virtual activities for students to engage with virtual technologies.
From 7 to 700 : Scaling graduate LIS instruction in virtual environments
- 1. From 7 to 700 Scaling graduate LIS instruction in virtual environments Jeremy Kemp, M.S.J., M.Ed. with San Jose State University’s SLIS 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 2. Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? … Full-time lecturer at SJSU SLIS Started teaching online in 1999 Second Life wiki for educators www.simteach.com sloodle.org mashup (SL <-> Moodle, Angel LMS) 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 3. Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? … Stanford, Northwestern, Fielding G.U. Wikipedia “Picture of the Day” x3 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 4. Jeremy Kemp - Who am I? … Dissertation in process: Curriculum Action Research in Constructivist Multi-User Virtual Environments 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 5. SJSU SLIS - Who are we? Largest – 2500 grad students – Mostly online 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 6. Starting in Spring, 2007… 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 7. “From 7”… LIBR 287 – Virtual Worlds Launched Summer, 2007 Enrolments by term: 19, 7, 9, 9 students Groupwork, minimal synchronous time Guest speakers, Service Learning projects Better textbook support - White Quests, “vPortfolios”, formal lectures, games 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 8. Second Life Student Controversy As a student with a disability… goofy cartoon world… shoving this technology… fine if you have a lot of free time… like Charlton Heston in Omega Man… lobotomy… 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 9. LIBR 203: Online Social Networking Launched Fall, ‘08 1 Credit course in the first 4 weeks 20 sections of about 30 students each They just finished with a 98% pass rate 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 10. LIBR 203: Catalog Description “ This course introduces students to a variety of new and emerging technologies used in today's online environment. It covers various social networking platforms, content and learning management tools, web conferencing , immersive environments, and other trends in social computing .” 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 11. LIBR 203: Syllabus (Immersive Environments portion) Students will learn what virtual worlds are and how they are being used in libraries and other information environments. Students will have the option to enter the Second Life immersive environment or to study videos and readings without entering. 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 12. Lib 203 Syllabus (Immersive Environments) Students will demonstrate competence by: Completing a multiple-choice quiz of 30 questions with a score of 70% or better OR 2) Entering Second Life then filing a report on their experience on their personal blogs and uploading a picture of their avatar. 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 13. Debbie Faires My new hero: Debbie Faires 2007: SLIS Outstanding Lecturer 2008: CASA Outstanding Lecturer 2008: Elluminate “Center of Excellence Winners for Achievement” 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 14. LIBR 203 - Activities and Deliverables Blackboard word doc Social Networking blog, RSS Elluminate attend session Second Life avatar or quiz Email LISTSERV subject line MySJSU (Peoplesoft cms) quiz Library tutorial screen shot Restricted Materials blog Tech Tools / teamwork skills quiz, blog 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 15. The Metaphorical Choice 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 16. Safe Blue Pill (quiz) Concept Resources Video: Second Life Overview (8 minutes) http://tinyurl.com/slissl Bell, 2008 - Universal Library – Searcher Eisenberg, 2008 - Parallel information - Library J. Reeves, 2008 - Virtual worlds, real leaders - IBM 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 17. Pop Quiz! Q1 Q1: What is the best way to describe the origins of Second Life? A virtual world built and owned by its residents A tax-funded project completed by DARPA in 2004 Built by Linden Lab with grant funding from the MacArthur Foundation Silicon Valley's left-leaning response to No Child Left Behind 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 18. Pop Quiz! Q2 Q2: Which statement is most true? Second Life… Highlights content vetted by the SLA and ALA Is backwards compatible with web-enable console games such as XBox Live Contains libraries and their customers, and some entertainment Has users with an average age of 23 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 19. Pop Quiz! Q3 Q3: The video described six key activities including: Telepresence and video conferencing Commerce and creativity Instruction in ethics and problem solving Earning continuing education units 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 20. Adventurous Red Pill (avatar portrait) Concept Resources Video: Second Life Overview (8 minutes) http://tinyurl.com/slissl Bell, 2008 - Universal Library – Searcher Eisenberg, 2008 - Parallel information - Library J. Reeves, 2008 - Virtual worlds, real leaders - IBM 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 21. Adventurous Red Pill (avatar portrait) Technical Resources Video: Entering SL in 4 Easy Steps (7 minutes) http://tinyurl.com/slissl2 (White, 2007). Second life: A guide to your virtual world. Que. Video: Looking around with camera controls Video: Sending a postcard 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 22. “Meet my Avatar” 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 23. “Meet my Avatar” 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 24. LIBR 203: Online Social Networking 60% chose avatar photo (Red Pill) 40% chose quiz (Blue Pill) 5% did both! 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 25. Literature 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 26. Areas for Further Research Adoption and Support Curriculum Development Privacy and Safety 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 27. From 7 to 700 Scaling graduate LIS instruction in virtual environments Jeremy Kemp, M.S.J., M.Ed. with San Jose State University’s SLIS 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU
- 28. 7 to 700 - Jeremy Kemp, SJSU