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3 Content Areas. 3 Steps to Avoiding Frustration. ‘s Company. Miami University Hamilton Krista McDonald Kathleen Pickens-French. 3 Links to Databases. 3 Ways to Get Help. 3 Minute Video Tutorials. 3. 3 Line Sentence Descriptions (max). 3 Things Beyond your Control. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Miami University HamiltonKrista McDonald
Kathleen Pickens-French
33 Content Areas
3 Links to Databases
3 Minute Video Tutorials
3 Ways to Get Help
3 Line Sentence Descriptions (max)
‘s Company
3 Steps to Avoiding Frustration
3 Things Beyond your Control Portal of the Learning Management
System Faculty person’s course site design Student information-seeking behavior
(ISB)
3 Reminders on Student ISB
Students SKIM text Are drawn to actionable content Lack patience
3 Things to Strive For
Consistency—DO follow a core template
Flexibility—Update & change appropriately
Usability—DO conduct assessment
Are they using your LMS page?
Resources Used to Complete Assignment
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100Course Page 88.2Search Engine 50.Library Website 79.4Book Catalog 41.2Database 85.3
How Many Resources to Include?
How many library resources will you try before giving up &
Googling?
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None-I only use the Internet (8.8)One (26.5)Two (26.5)Three (29.4)Four (2.9)Five or More
How should you communicate?
Asynchronous Email Discussion Boards
Synchronous Face to Face Phone Instant Messaging
When are they doing research?
6%12%
47%
35%
Weekdays Morning (7am-noon)
Afternoon (noon-5pm)
Evening (5-9 pm)
Night (9pm-1am)
When are they doing research?
6%
27%
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6%Weekends Morning
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When are YOU actually available? Email Blasts Group IM (LibraryH3lp) Video Tutorials
Video Tutorials
How many minutes before losing your attention?
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45 1-2 Minutes (44.1)3-4 Minutes (32.4)5-7 Minutes (11.8)7-10 Minutes (5.9) Over 10 Min. (5.9)
So, What’s the Problem?
Old Habits Die Hard T.M.I.
Finding Time Working in Isolation
3 Benefits to Using Templates Provide Consistent Navigation Saves Time (for everyone) Improves Sustainability & Scalability
Keeping Templates Organized
Sub-Headings
AnchorsKeywords
Images/Buttons
½ the WordsBulleted Lists
More Benefits of Templates
Miami University HamiltonKrista McDonald
Kathleen Pickens-French
33 Content Areas
3 Links to Databases
3 Minute Video Tutorials
3 Ways to Get Help
3 Line Sentence Descriptions (max)
‘s Company
3 Sets of Eyes