Multimedia Bootcamp: a health sciences library provides basic training to promote faculty technology integration.

Biomedical Digital Libraries
Ellen C Ramsey

Abstract

Recent research has shown a backlash against the enthusiastic promotion of technological solutions as replacements for traditional educational content delivery. Many institutions, including the University of Virginia, have committed staff and resources to supporting state-of-the-art, showpiece educational technology projects. However, the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library has taken the approach of helping Health Sciences faculty be more comfortable using technology in incremental ways for instruction and research presentations. In July 2004, to raise awareness of self-service multimedia resources for instructional and professional development needs, the Library conducted a "Multimedia Bootcamp" for nine Health Sciences faculty and fellows. Case study. Program stewardship by a single Library faculty member contributed to the delivery of an integrated learning experience. The amount of time required to attend the sessions and complete homework was the maximum fellows had to devote to such pursuits. The benefit of introducing technology unfamiliar to most fellows allowed program instructors to start everyone at the same baseline while not appearing to pass judgment on the technology literacy skills of faculty. The combination o...Continue Reading

References

Jun 24, 2004·Journal of General Internal Medicine·David A Cook, Denise M Dupras

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Jan 11, 2007·Medical Reference Services Quarterly·Bart Ragon, Ryan P Looney

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Software Mentioned

Windows
Media Studio
PowerPoint
Blackboard
Multimedia Bootcamp
NetLearning
Multimedia
Studio
Media

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