Learning via technology is the focus of many incoming students in today’s colleges and universities, so it is imperative that library staff embrace new technologies in order to stay relevant. This session will focus on how St. Petersburg College librarians, Gail Lancaster and Chad Mairn, have implemented several innovative technological services to assist students in finding and evaluating information. This presentation will include: the use of many web-based products that can be modified for use by libraries; unique methods in incorporating library services into the college’s course management system; how to successfully market these services to student and faculty, and how to measure the effectiveness of these new services.

1. Gail Lancaster, Ph.D.
Chad Mairn, MLIS
St Petersburg College
Technology to Enhance Learning

2. Web 2.0 Tools

3. Using Twitter for class conversations
Extra credit: Ask students to use Twitter.
http://twitter.com/cmairn/my-students
DM @cmairn

5. Twitter Feedback
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6. Conferencing within
Facebook!

7. Using Diigo to highlight and annotate parts
of articles

8. Online Brainstorming
Tool
• Encourages Collaboration
• Encourages Creativity

9. Jing
 Personalized student feedback
 Sample Student Feedback

10. TRAILS
Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy
Skills
 Pre/Post Assessment
 Higher level assessments now available
 Sample assessment

11. TRAILS
Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy
Skills

12. TRAILS
Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy
Skills
 Other instructional resources available through
ILILE

13. Using Technology to Gauge Student
Attitudes
 Polleverywhere.com
 Turning Point Clickers

14. Research Tips

16. Polleverywhere Reports

17. I want to evaluate the information I
use in my research.
 Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Disagree
 Strongly Disagree
StronglyAgree
Agree
DisagreeStronglyDisagree
0% 0%0%0%

18. I want my conclusions to be based
on the information I have found.
StronglyAgree
Agree
DisagreeStronglyDisagree
0% 0%0%0%
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Strongly Disagree

19. Reporting Features
Before the Presentation
Following the
Presentation
I want to evaluate the information I use in my
research

20. Reporting Features
Before the Presentation
Following the
Presentation
I want my conclusions to be based on the
information I have found

21. Follow-up Survey
 Collaborate with professor
 Feedback at the time the assignment is due
 Survey Monkey

22. Measurable Value?
 Improved access to information via sharing tools.
 Marketing services and resources to help provide
more visibility.
 Instant and inexpensive (oftentimes free)
communication with students.
 Interaction
 Enhanced learning? Follow up surveys should
help.

23. Share what
technologies you are
using to enhance
learning.
http://voicethread.com/share/1447074/

24. Thank you
This presentation will be available at:
http://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn

25. Contact Information
mairn.chad@spcollege.edu
(727) 341.7181
+ 1 (727) 537.6405
chadmairn@gmail.com
With your phone take a quick photo of this code
and you’ll be directed to my mobile contact page.
For the software, visit http://www.beetagg.com
@cmairn

26. Contact Information
Lancaster.gail@spcollege.edu
(727)791.2617