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Using Google Glass to Teach Privacy (and sharing)
No full textGoogle Glass is Google’s latest consumer technology and is a wearable, head mounted computer that acts like a voice-activated, hands free smartphone. Hailed by some and reviled by others, Glass provides a peek into the future of information delivery and a route by which to discuss privacy and sharing. In August 2013, Google chose the presenter as a “Glass Explorer” – one of approximately 8000 people using Glass. This presentation will demonstrate how she integrated Glass technology into instruction about privacy and sharing for Miami University students
Teaching Communities of Faculty About Scholarly Communication
Full text linkThis article by Jennifer Bazeley and Jen Waller originally appeared on the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog as “Faculty Learning Communities are a positive way for libraries to engage academic staff in scholarly communication” and was re-posted under the Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0).The stakes and politics of research and scholarship are different depending on discipline, department, and institution, and as such, increasing awareness of scholarly communication is fraught with difficulty. Librarians Jennifer Bazeley and Jen Waller share their experience developing a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in order to address the issues. Cultivating awareness of the entire scholarly communication landscape created stronger faculty advocates for change, but key differences emerged between longer established and newer faculty members
With the Help of Students and Donors
No full textThis poster featured reflections on the first eighteen months of a long-term student-powered project to digitize a large and still-growing cultural heritage collection. Included were strategies developed for anticipating regular staff turnover and how the project has been used to engage donors and build relationships
Evangelists and Pragmatists Finding Common Ground: ISSSS members’ views on open access publishing
No full textThe issues surrounding open access (OA) publishing in academia are complex, sometimes misunderstood, and frequently debated among faculty and other stakeholders. In this study we explored the opinions of members of the Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity (ISSSS) about this topic, with a view toward the future of the society’s peer reviewed journal, Operant Subjectivity (OS).
We replicated a study conducted by Waller, Revelle and Shrimplin (2013) [Keep the Change: Clusters of Faculty Opinion on Open Access; available open access from http://goo.gl/Tdlvrf]. Those authors identified three opinions about OA publishing among faculty at Miami University, Ohio: “Evangelists,” “Pragmatists,” and “Traditionalists.” Evangelists are in favor of open access, because it promotes the availability of knowledge and the (re)use of research and data worldwide. Pragmatists generally support open access, but are not willing to pay any cost or to pass up more prestigious publishing opportunities to achieve it. Traditionalists are comfortable with the current publishing model and reluctant to publish in open access journals, believing OA journals as having less status and thereby receiving less weight from promotion and tenure committees.
Prior to the annual ISSSS Conference in 2013, members of ISSSS were invited via Listserv, Twitter, and LinkedIn to participate in a replication of this study. The study was conducted online using FlashQ [http://www.qmethodology.net/openaccess/index.html]. Participants ranked 48 statements according to agreement, explained the placement of the statements in the outer columns of the grid, and responded to a number of questions about the perceived effect on the attractiveness of OS if it were published online and open access in the future.
Analysis of 27 Q sorts revealed two opinions, similar to the “Evangelists” and the “Pragmatists” from the study by Waller and colleagues. In a duo-presentation we discuss the original study by Waller and colleagues and the findings from the current study
Faculty Learning Communities are a Positive Way for Libraries to Engage Academic Staff in Scholarly Communication
Full text linkThe stakes and politics of research and scholarship are different depending on discipline, department, and institution, and as such, increasing awareness of scholarly communication is fraught with difficulty. Librarians Jennifer Bazeley and Jen Waller share their experience developing a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in order to address the issues. Cultivating awareness of the entire scholarly communication landscape created stronger faculty advocates for change, but key differences emerged between longer established and newer faculty members
User Studies with Camtasia
No full textA presentation on using the Camtasia tutorial creation software to collect and document user studies
Describing and Assessing Leadership for Person-Centered Care: Final Project Report
Full text linkThis report provides brief highlights from a study of leadership in nursing homes with a person-centered or traditional approach to care
This Could Take a While
Full text linkReflections after the first year of a student-aided digitization project. The Bowden Postcard Collection contains a staggering 480,000 postcards, spanning the entire 20th century and the entire globe. The project already has 1700 postcards online and plans are to continue work for decades to come. A blend of short- and long-term planning are required
Adult Education and Training Programs for Older Adults in the U.S.: National Results and Cross-National Comparisons Using PIAAC Data
Full text linkSkill upgrades over the lifecourse are increasingly important in a knowledged-based global economy. This study examined the relationship between participation in adult education programs and labor market outcomes for adults aged 45-65
Enhancing the SCSEP Network: Collaborations, Innovations, and Promising Practices
Full text linkUsing a mixed methods approach, this study sought to identify innovative and promising practices in providing employment and training services to older workers. Given current economic and demographic realities, understanding the effectiveness of employment training programs for older workers is crucial