Comments on: The Beginning of Summer Projects http://acrlog.org/2007/05/18/the-beginning-of-summer-projects/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: laurenpressley http://acrlog.org/2007/05/18/the-beginning-of-summer-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-30127 laurenpressley Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:22:22 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2007/05/18/the-beginning-of-summer-projects/#comment-30127 Hello there, I've been developing an online training program for my student workers over the past several years. It's based on a wiki, but integrates pictures, video, and a blog. There aren't any actual training modules in the traditional sense, but people can look up "load the film" and get photos, text, and video to help them out if I'm not there in person. If you're interested, you can take a look at the wiki here: https://wiki.zsr.wfu.edu/studentassistants/index.php/GMT or email if you'd like to chat. -Lauren Hello there, I’ve been developing an online training program for my student workers over the past several years. It’s based on a wiki, but integrates pictures, video, and a blog. There aren’t any actual training modules in the traditional sense, but people can look up “load the film” and get photos, text, and video to help them out if I’m not there in person. If you’re interested, you can take a look at the wiki here: https://wiki.zsr.wfu.edu/studentassistants/index.php/GMT or email if you’d like to chat. -Lauren

]]> By: Eric Frierson http://acrlog.org/2007/05/18/the-beginning-of-summer-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-29186 Eric Frierson Sat, 19 May 2007 15:29:24 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2007/05/18/the-beginning-of-summer-projects/#comment-29186 I'm interested in what you come up with. If you get some real gems for developing training modules, I would love to hear about them. I manage the students staff of two facilities in my library. Our students are asked to do a lot: teach people how to use new technologies, troubleshoot technology-related questions, float and assist people during the workshops we offer... and all this for a variety of computer programs: Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office, web design products, video and audio editing, EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero, etc., etc., etc. As is stands now, much training is learned on the job. We have a few modules for learning the basics, but nothing comprehensive for some of the more advanced skills they should acquire here. We're trying something new this semester: online quizzes that ask questions patrons may ask. Their responses should be short answers, and most of the solutions to the questions can be found in our online handouts, in the technology books we have online, or in Google. The idea is to get them comfortable with consulting the tech resources they have available to them; rather than just telling a patron, "I'm sorry, I don't know Photoshop," we want them to say, "I'm not a Photoshop expert, but I bet we could figure out the problem," and then pull out books, handouts, and other resources to assist the patron. E I’m interested in what you come up with. If you get some real gems for developing training modules, I would love to hear about them.

I manage the students staff of two facilities in my library. Our students are asked to do a lot: teach people how to use new technologies, troubleshoot technology-related questions, float and assist people during the workshops we offer… and all this for a variety of computer programs: Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office, web design products, video and audio editing, EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero, etc., etc., etc.

As is stands now, much training is learned on the job. We have a few modules for learning the basics, but nothing comprehensive for some of the more advanced skills they should acquire here. We’re trying something new this semester: online quizzes that ask questions patrons may ask. Their responses should be short answers, and most of the solutions to the questions can be found in our online handouts, in the technology books we have online, or in Google. The idea is to get them comfortable with consulting the tech resources they have available to them; rather than just telling a patron, “I’m sorry, I don’t know Photoshop,” we want them to say, “I’m not a Photoshop expert, but I bet we could figure out the problem,” and then pull out books, handouts, and other resources to assist the patron.

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