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Using multiple technologies to promote lifelong learning to engineering students & faculty

Learn how the University of Florida Libraries, through the use of multiple technologies, are promoting lifelong learning to engineering students and faculty. Discover the successes, roadblocks, and future projects in this innovative approach to education.

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Using multiple technologies to promote lifelong learning to engineering students & faculty

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  1. Using multiple technologies to promote lifelong learning to engineering students & faculty Kathryn Kennedy Engineering Outreach Librarian University of Florida Libraries katkenn@uflib.ufl.edu 352.273.2866

  2. Overview • Lifelong learning (LL) & why I’m interested • My depts & their needs • Technologies used • Successes & roadblocks • Projects for the future

  3. LL & why I’m interested • What is lifelong learning? • Learning beyond traditional schooling • Professional development • Personal development • ABET Vision Statement • “ABET is responsible for…encourag[ing] the highest quality…education through accreditation so that each graduate possesses the skills necessary for lifelong learning and productive contribution to society, the economy, employers, and the profession.”

  4. Professional Development Personal Development Formal Career Development: Ex. Dreamweaver training for creating website @ work LL & why I’m interested (cont.) Nonformal Informal Development for one’s own self Ex. Learning violin or prepping for interview Development for a social context Ex. Learning IM to stay in touch Tan et al (2005)

  5. LL & why I’m interested (cont.) • The way I see it: • Keeping people in the know by using multiple technologies • Enabling people to help themselves • Making it fun and/or interactive • PhD in educational technology • Concentrate more on how technologies can help people learn effectively throughout their lifetime

  6. Masters Distance Program (EDGE) Six departments CCE, CISE, MSE, ECE, EES, & MAE 41 faculty 191 students 45 courses 327 enrollments My depts & their needs • Nuclear & Radiological Engineering (NRE) • 11 faculty, 4 postdocs • 197 students • 79 graduates • 118 undergraduates • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) • 53 faculty • 1682 students • 225 graduates • 1232 undergraduates • Biomedical Engineering (BME) • 16 faculty, 11 postdocs • 79 graduate students

  7. My depts & their needs (cont.) • Academic year 2005-2006 – faculty focus • ABET accreditation 2006 looming… • Concentrate on graduate students • One-shot library course & integrated into course using WebCT • EDGE • Academic year 2006-2007 – student focus • Non-threatening, comfortable environment • Worthwhile & useful information • Collaborative space

  8. WebCT on-campus WebCT off-campus Technical Writing Blog Instruction on Web 2.0 technologies Game Technologies used

  9. WebCT on-campus • Professional Orientation class – Prep students for future • One-hour lecture/demo to 200 students • Quiz as learning assessment in WebCT

  10. WebCT off-campus • EDGE – currently working in the field • Faculty unwilling to integrate me • Made library portal in the EDGE WebCT template

  11. Technical Writing Blog • Then: extra credit for students • Now: a wealth of information for current and future students All text, including comments is searchable TA provided examples of past projects Labels are used to tag posts http://enc3254uf.blogspot.com/

  12. Technical Writing Blog (cont.) If I need to use the information provided on this website later on in life when I'm out in the real world and need to write a document, will I be able to access it?

  13. Instruction Web 2.0:RSS Feeds & Feed Aggregators • Teach faculty and students how to stay up with latest news/articles • Teach them how to create their own feeds on websites

  14. Instruction Web 2.0:Blogs, Wikis & Tagging • Blogs – Journal club • Wiki – Lab mgmt • Tags/Labels

  15. Instruction Web 2.0:Google Services • How Google services can benefit them • i.e. Google Documents/ Google Groups/ Google Talk/ Gmail for collaborative projects

  16. Interactive Fiction (IF) Game • Makes learning fun • Learning keyword searching, for catalog and databases

  17. Roadblocks & Successes Communication/Marketing Diffusion of technologies Constant change in curriculum Positive communication Make change comfortable Involvement with faculty increases

  18. Ideas for the future • Keep up with Literature & Technologies… • Keep up with the departments – always changing and doing dynamic projects • Get blog & wiki software that the library hosts on their servers • Survey

  19. References ABET Vision Statement. http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents-UPDATE/White%20Papers/Vision.pdf Tan & Morris. (2005). Undergraduate college students, laptop computers, and lifelong learning. Journal of General Education, 54 (4).

  20. Any questions? Kathryn Kennedy Engineering Outreach Librarian University of Florida Libraries katkenn@uflib.ufl.edu 352.273.2866

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