Libraries Media Services & SMART Learning Commons

lib.umn.edu/media

Media Services is dedicated to the belief that media resources and student-produced projects have the potential to engage students in deeper subject knowledge, meaningful experience, and critical development of media literacy skill sets. Media Services provides and coordinates outreach instructional - course support for media projects, and hands-on production support through a cooperative learning community, the SMART Learning Commons.

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Media Services Philosophy & Production Outreach

Types of integrated video production

Benefits Support Use Case

Role Play

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Field Documentati

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Social Work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWX8WTqrlbsVenus Flytrap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZITACprhE&feature=related

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Types of integrated video production

Benefits Support Use Case

PSA-Skit

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjIGzIgPWMU

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y Style

The Uganda Child Soldier: Xang, Mai. Chia, Qias. Bryn. Amarn, Aziz:

Types of integrated video production

Benefits Support Use Case

Digital Story

Eurasian Milfoil: Angie Offerman: www.cehd.umn.edu/PSTL/Water/Stories/Angie-Offerman.html

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Digital Interactive

Minnesota Food Systems: www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108750780200649768857.0004851a5704310cc0ba3&ll=44.963826,-93.430481&spn=0.445028,1.194763&z=10

Example Formal Media Course Support FY ‘10Subject # Sections # Students # Equipment

Loans# SMART Consults

Services

Post Sec. Teach & Learn(Education)

8 ~350 ~82 ~12 Instructor consults, class visit - presentation, subject liaison collaboration, equip. loans, workshop, iMovie demo, assignment analysis

ESL 7 ~140 ~40 ~13 Instructor consults, class visit - presentation, subject liaison collaboration, equip. loans, workshops, iMovie demo, assignment analysis

Linguistics 3 ~33 ~39 ~4 Instructor consults, coordinated resources, class visit - custom presentation, equip. loans, iMovie demo, support analysis

Human Resources

3 ~30 ~8 ~2 Instructor consults, coordinated resources, class visit - custom presentation, equip. loans, iMovie demo

Sociology 1 ~50 ~5 ~2 Instructor consults, class visit - presentation, subject liaison collaboration, equip. loans, iMovie demo, assignment analysis

Sustainability Minor

1 ~15 ~17 ~6 Instructor consults, class visit - presentation, subject liaison collaboration, equip. loans, iMovie demo

Spanish Numerous Numerous ~25 ~2 Consult with Spanish ed. technologist, Language Lab coordination, equipment loans

Brief Averages

10 formal course consultations

Per Semester

Reaching 300 students

75 SMART media consults scheduled

550 pieces of equipment circulated

Get out into the classes! Outreach is critical!

SMART Learning Commons

• Head • Multimedia Consultant•15-17 Student Staff

StaffStaff

2 media locations: Walter and Wilson Libraries

Macs•Adobe Creative Suite•Final Cut Express•Microsoft Office•iMovie HD & 08•Audacity

Media PC’s•Adobe Premier and Photoshop Elements•Audacity•Video Factory

SoftwareSoftware

•7 iMacs•6 Media PC’s•2 analog/digital conversion PC’s•33 general PC’s (Wilson) - 8 general PC’s (Walter)•turntable, VHS deck•analog/digital box•2 Blue microphones

12 Sanyo Xacti camcorders8 H2 Zoom audio recorders6 tripods8 handheld mics

EquipmentEquipment

Collaborate! Key Campus Media Support Partnerships

• SMART (Undergraduate Education and Academic Affairs)

• Digital Media Center (Office of Information Technology)

• College Media Specialists (CLA & CEHD)

• IT Fellows (CLA/CEHD Grad. Students)

• Distributed Computing (OIT) & Magrath Library Circulation (Saint Paul Campus Media Support Pilot)

• Jones Language Lab

Keys to Developing a Quality Media Outreach Program

• Strive to cultivate relationships with new faculty and grow with past

• Make friends and get out there!: Collaborate with librarians and campus partners

• Recruit knowledgeable, passionate, professional staff focused on student learning

• Recruit and heavily train competent, reliable, student staff

• Consult with media professionals at other institutions

Media projects can provide transformative learning experiences. Always focus on teaching and learning!

Core Challenges

• Communicating and marketing services

• Encouraging “non-early adopter” faculty to evolve pedagogy for curricula media integration

• Developing and maintaining delicate campus partnerships, while aligning mutual interests and respecting differences in mission, constituencies, and cultures

• Limited budget (but a little can go a long way if invested well!)

• Developing a concise long-term program strategy and assessing - communicating impact