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The Digital Teacher

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In the next hour...

• Who
• What
• When
• How

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Librarians as Teachers

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Who?

• We are all digital teachers
• We support digital teachers
• Most learners are digital learners, at least some of the time

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What?

• Support when they need it!
• A sense of connection
• The least number of clicks
• Motivation, reminders, information-in-context
• Librarians
• One stop shop
• Printables!

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What not?

• Non-moderated discussion/activity
• Tutor 'absence'
• Too much in too many places
• Front-loading
• Apps for the sake of apps

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When?

• For fully online learners
• To reach a wider audience
• To reach a larger audience

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When not?

• To 'innovate'
• When other methods are better and do-able
• When there is real value in being with others, in a particular place (i.e. a library!)
• Because it sounds easy- a 'quick win'

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HOW?

• Video- Youtube, Vimeo etc
• Webinars- Adobe Connect
• Audio- Audioboom,
• One-to One (or two)- Skype, Google Hangouts
• Discussion- Padlet, Twitter, Facebook

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Video

• Adds 'presence'
• Useful to break up pages of text
• Doesn't need to be a full lecture- short is good
• Feedback via video is loved by students

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Audio

• Good for the camera shy
• EasySmall files
• Again, useful for short-format things
• Feedback
• Easy

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Webinars

• Offers direct contact
• Can be done en masse
• Good for flipped learning
• Encourages student interaction
• Scheduling can be tricky

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One-to-one

• Supervisory meeting
• Study skills support
• Skype or Hangouts
• Building relationships

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Discussion

• TREAD CAREFULLY!!!
• Set-it-and-forget it seldom works
• Needs input, moderation
• Think creatively- native tools are often poor
• Twitter, Google Groups, Padlet
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/digitalteachers

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Don't keep learners at arm's length!

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Tend your garden!

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....this will happen.