tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post8269825060037622683..comments2023-12-07T02:53:15.151-06:00Comments on The Note on my Door: Counterintuitive digital media assignmentsGreg Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-37093955874367169062012-04-28T11:57:28.133-05:002012-04-28T11:57:28.133-05:00I work at a further education college and part of ...I work at a further education college and part of my role is to deliver study and research skills sessions. It never fails to alarm me how many students do all of their research via (fairly basic) Google keyword searching -- no wonder they're flummoxed when teachers tell them Wikipedia just won't fly. This is a really clever assignment and a great way to bring home just how much information is out there and how little is available on the web.<br /><br />Some shameless self-promotion: I write a blog about just this topic called That's Not Online! Please feel free to visit and suggest a topic if you like. I will surely be writing this up.Jacqueline Barlowhttp://thatsnotonline.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-90575426535423441382012-04-27T12:58:46.198-05:002012-04-27T12:58:46.198-05:00As a member of the adaptive/assistive technology d...As a member of the adaptive/assistive technology department of a university elsewhere in the country, this article jumps out at me as a GREAT venue to also drop in a mention of accessibility hurdles in old media and the ways to leverage new media for accessibility purposes. A high percentage of students either are doing this kind of scan-and-OCR on their own or using school-provided departments such as mine to provide accessible versions of course materials not otherwise available in digital copy. (Digital materials are essential for students with visual disabilities--low vision, dyslexia--or even cognitive issues such as ADHD.) Have you thought about running the assignment past UW's Access and Accommodation Resource Coordinators to see if they have any extra bits to add?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-22028690257041991902012-04-19T08:27:55.707-05:002012-04-19T08:27:55.707-05:00I found this article to be very spirit lifting! A...I found this article to be very spirit lifting! As a new library/media/technology administrator in a public school district, I am assaulted by other educational and non-educational individuals who believe that there is no longer a use for the old fashioned library. I use current technologies, own a Kindle, and read hardcopy books, all which contribute to my ability to find, use, and enjoy information for pleasure and work. Convincing others that the libraries of today are not the libraries of last century, can be very difficult. Thank you for helping others to recognize the benefits the library continues to offer to individuals who were born into a technology world, by sending them into the foreign world of books. The individuals, who work very hard in this field, have made the commitment to welcome them, as well as learn to use their new tools and skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-57203285541975445942012-04-16T06:45:07.825-05:002012-04-16T06:45:07.825-05:00Makes sense. Workable fair use is something that ...Makes sense. Workable fair use is something that is sorely missing for the european version of the current copyright niceties.Olivier Galibertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-19649514371602921892012-04-16T06:40:56.598-05:002012-04-16T06:40:56.598-05:00I appreciate that question. I structured the enti...I appreciate that question. I structured the entire assignment to fall squarely under the Fair Use provisions of current copyright law, as I understand them.Greg Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-18763833282354272902012-04-16T06:33:35.246-05:002012-04-16T06:33:35.246-05:00I was wondering, was there a way for a student, gi...I was wondering, was there a way for a student, given the time they had, to correctly complete the assignment without violating current copyright law?<br /><br /> OG.Olivier Galibertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-64158294353215263832012-04-15T11:46:17.326-05:002012-04-15T11:46:17.326-05:00Thanks for this, and for putting your syllabus onl...Thanks for this, and for putting your syllabus online. I find it fascinating that so many of your readings are print-based, not links to online sources, but the idea of finding information off line is so surprising to students. I wonder how they conceptualize the difference? Assigned readings are a school thing, not a real-life thing? A kind of information you are given but would never normally find on your own because it's unfindable?barbara fisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-33722029724710750712012-04-13T21:50:26.428-05:002012-04-13T21:50:26.428-05:00I find the biggest success being that students rea...I find the biggest success being that students realize that Copyrights often go well beyond their utility. Even more so in the rapidly evolving tech era. I hope we can impart this perspective to sufficient kids, and they improve the law some day. Hey, I *can* be hopeful!FoodDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225812552936658544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-18070064724895882752012-04-13T12:30:17.124-05:002012-04-13T12:30:17.124-05:00What a fascinating assignment! (And one that makes...What a fascinating assignment! (And one that makes me "feel my age."<br /><br />As a writer and someone who has worked in libraries and as a researcher for a quiz show, I have all the research skills these students lacked (Ah! the fun of reading microfilms and microfiche!). So I am well aware of the vast amounts of knowledge that have not yet been digitized. And because of that, it makes me sad that some of the students don't want to venture into non-digital research again.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317580616795337485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-49770217686435626472012-04-13T09:17:03.818-05:002012-04-13T09:17:03.818-05:00I LOVE THIS SO MUCH that I may steal it for 644. :...I LOVE THIS SO MUCH that I may steal it for 644. :)Dorotheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140402663592388379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-12861406633602122762012-04-13T07:58:06.828-05:002012-04-13T07:58:06.828-05:00Yep, that's why I make my course web sites pub...Yep, that's why I make my course web sites public and "crawlable" by search engines, rather than hiding them behind courseware systems -- so others might build on anything there. Feel free to reuse and adapt the assignment. A quick nod to UW-Madison would be a kindness.Greg Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-46297424369910918772012-04-13T07:55:01.999-05:002012-04-13T07:55:01.999-05:00I agree, adding a final metadata/access component ...I agree, adding a final metadata/access component is a great idea -- Thanks!Greg Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-33552711452922950272012-04-13T07:52:13.165-05:002012-04-13T07:52:13.165-05:00As a librarian who works for a startup that's ...As a librarian who works for a startup that's trying to make more books available as Creative-Commons-licensed ebooks (http://unglue.it), I pretty much couldn't love this story more :). Have tweeted it out to all my library friends -- I hope the ones in reference & instruction will get a lot of mileage out of this. (Speaking of things that are and aren't available online, thanks for putting your syllabus & materials up! Would love to do an assignment like this should I ever be teaching library school students. Any chance your materials are licensed for reuse?)Andromedahttp://andromedayelton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38418152.post-28409978663486522812012-04-13T03:50:27.830-05:002012-04-13T03:50:27.830-05:00Working in a software company that creates discove...Working in a software company that creates discovery layers for public libraries, I really liked the assignment. I think you could add a final step to the assignment, asking the students how they would make their digitized document retrievable for other users. This would require some sort of cataloging, adding meta-data, etc. Which is kind of what they asked 'human assistance' with.<br /><br />Great teaching!<br />Robin, Amsterdam (NL)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707299099748145404noreply@blogger.com