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It Takes a Village: Creating Campus Partnership. Barbara J. D’Angelo ASU East Library Arizona Library Association December 2002. East Library. Electronic in nature Service orientation Community orientation. MWTC Program. New program begun in 2000 Applied professional program
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It Takes a Village:Creating Campus Partnership Barbara J. D’Angelo ASU East Library Arizona Library Association December 2002
East Library • Electronic in nature • Service orientation • Community orientation
MWTC Program • New program begun in 2000 • Applied professional program • Traditional technical writing • Website design • Information management
MWTC Portal Project • Proposed Fall 2001 • User- centered design: what would happen if the students built it? • Applied project • Students learn by doing • Real world scenario and product
MWTC Portal Goals • Build information literacy into course design • Organization of information • Retrieval and use of information • Information management • Role of information and libraries in virtual environment • Facilitate community building
Putting the Pieces Together • ABOR Access and Workforce Development Grant • Instructors • MyLibrary Software
Putting the Course Together • Communicating with the instructor • Course technology • BlackBoard • MOO • Email/listserv • Assessment
Library as Client • Mimic real world consulting project • Project management team responsible for all communication • Consultant-client NOT teacher-student • Budget
Project Teams • Project Management • Content and Categories • Interface and Documentation • Graphics and Audience Analysis • Usability and Community Relations • Ethnographer
Chaos and Conflict • Confusion and frustration • Team communication issues • Leadership emerged • What is appropriate content?
Building Information Literacy • Group discussions • Writing assignments • Reflection journals
Building Community • MWTC Program – Library • Students: finding program identity • Renamed portal • Created a logo • Developed content • Planned for future students • External: MyLibrary development community
Current Status and the Future • Initial version to be unveiled on December 12 • Instructor committed to continue development in Spring 2003 course • Complete documentation prepared by students • Webmaster to continue as intern during Spring ‘03
Project URL’s • http://twc.composing.org/portal/ • http://twc.composing.org/portal/iterations/0/ • http://portal.composing.org/