The blueprint for my future vision project is starting to come together. I am working on a presentation to share with colleagues about digital video production in the classroom and how the school library can support this. This PowerPoint presentation could be shared at staff meetings, professional development opportunities, or lunch-and-learns. This week, I am trying to refine my format and intention by considering my audience and their needs.
Life After LIBE 477
After last week’s blog post, I was inspired to consider two new questions:
- How will this artifact be accessed and used over time? (thank you, Darcy)
- How can I add an interactive element to my artifact? (thank you, Erin)
When I think of my own experiences as a learner, I find that during presentations, I might not be ready to engage with all of the material. This could be due to my mindset in that particular moment or because I am not at the point in my learning where I can understand what the presenter is sharing. For this reason, I appreciate it when I am provided with the learning material, so I can go back and engage with it when I am ready. While this could mean simply sharing my PowerPoint with colleagues after the presentation, I would rather create a living document that not only contains the information from the presentation, but could be added to over time. That way, I can add new video production tools as I learn them and invite colleagues to contribute their own ideas. I think Padlet will be effective for creating this part of my artifact. The link to the Padlet could be shared in the presentation and on the school library website, so that teachers can access it at any time. This will give my artifact more lasting power than a PowerPoint alone.
Potential Roadblocks
If I want to reach as many audience members as possible, I need to consider why teachers may be resistant to incorporating digital video production into their teaching. According to research conducted by the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA), key barriers to ICT use in the classroom include:
- lack of access to equipment
- lack of time for training, exploration, and preparation
- lack of models of good practice in ICT
- negative attitudes towards computers in education
- computer anxiety and a lack of confidence
- fear of change
- lack of technical, administrative, and institutional support
(BECTA, 2003)
I am hoping that the very nature of my project will address the lack of support and confidence that teachers might experience. I want them to know that the teacher-librarian is here to support them in whatever way they feel ready to tackle this. My audience will be teachers in the Burnaby School District, so I will include tools that I know are easy to access with what is available. This means using iPads as the primary recording device and apps that are pre-approved by the district like iMovie, Chatterpix, and Green Screen by Do Ink. I will be including examples of each tool that link to the curriculum to model best practice. As for negative attitude or fear of change, I hope that by providing research about how digital video production supports student success, I can appeal to teachers enough that they will be inspired to try. I will have to find a balance between sharing concise, easy-to-read research and overwhelming my audience. I am going to keep this section of the Padlet separate from the rest so that those who just want to access tutorials or examples do not have to sift through academic articles.
Over the next two weeks I will be working on gathering and creating examples and tutorials, researching rationale behind digital video production in the classroom, and putting together my PowerPoint and Padlet. I am looking forward to sharing my final artifact with you all!
Works Cited
BECTA. (2003). What the research says about barriers to the use of ICT in teaching. http://www.mmiweb.org.uk/publications/ict/Research_Barriers_TandL.pdf
Edwards, L. (2020, October 19). What is Padlet and how does it work for teachers and students?. Tech & Learning. https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/what-is-padlet-and-how-does-it-work-for-teachers-and-students
erinthelibrarian24. (2022, March 20). A one stop shop for presentation tools and support: Final vision project design considerations. Adventures in Becoming a Teacher Librarian. https://erinthelibrarian24.wordpress.com/2022/03/20/a-one-stop-shop-for-presentation-tools-and-support-final-vision-project-design-considerations/
It sounds like your plan for your artefact is really coming together Keri. I think making this a living document is a great idea. Is there a way to alert people in Padlet when new content is added? I think you are also correct with adding concise, easy to read research – if people are bogged down by a lot of reading, chances are they will skip the information. Perhaps taking key takeaways from the research to highlight, and then adding links to really good articles that they can read later?
Thank you for your ideas and suggestions, Kim. I wasn’t sure if Padlet would give notifications so I looked into it and it turns out it does: https://padlet.com/blog/notifications – Thank you for thinking about that! I like that people can customize their notification settings so they only receive notifications if they are interested.
I like your idea of including a brief annotation with links to research. I will certainly do that! Cheers!
Hi Keri,
I wanted to thank you for this latest blog post. I hadn’t considered the importance of making the document a living one that could change over time. That certainly makes it much more valuable for other staff as well as for yourself as the author. I will be sure to make the Google Slides that I create for my artifact editable by all as a consequence. I’ve cited you and included this thinking in my own blog post. Cheers,
Soren
Hi Soren. I was actually inspired by Erin’s blog post where she talked about making her project interactive. I love that we are all taking inspiration from each other to refine our ideas!
Hi Keri,
I like your idea of having a PowerPoint to share and then also having a page that is a living document. The PowerPoint would be an easy go to for reference when they want to find something in particular or if they are looking to find inspiration for using tech in the classroom. I also think that you presenting the info in these formats and then giving them time to reflect allows the teacher to meet you where they feel comfortable after absorbing it. I am looking forward to seeing your artifact!!
Erin
This post outlines some strong considerations for your target audience. I appreciate your intentionality and focus. The resource you are creating will be a valuable tool. Looking forward to seeing how this comes together.