Reaching New Audiences with Library mini-MOOCs
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Kyle Denlinger from Wake Forest University created an open online course called ZSRx to teach web literacy skills to parents, alumni and other external audiences. The course was created using free tools by one person over a few months. It exceeded expectations with over 1,000 total registrations from 6 continents and 50 US states, including alumni from 1954 to 2012. Feedback was very positive, with many asking for additional courses. The success demonstrated opportunities for libraries to reach new audiences through low-cost online courses.
Reaching New Audiences with Library mini-MOOCs
- 1. Reaching New Audiences with Library MOOCs Kyle Denlinger | @kyledenlinger Wake Forest University | zsr.wfu.edu NCLA2013, WSNC 2013.10.16
- 4. LIB-100
- 5. COLLEGE BOARD OF VISITORS: WE NEED THAT CLASS!
- 11. to THE VALUE & EXPERTISE OF LIBRARIANS
- 12. so we asked ourselves:
- 13. WHY DON'T WE JUST BUILD IT?
- 14. so that's what we did.
- 15. A FOUR-WEEK OPEN ONLINE COURSE TO FOSTER WEB LITERACY IN PARENTS & ALUMNI
- 16. SEARCH STRATEGIES ADVANCED SEARCHING PRIVACY & FILTERS INFO MANAGEMENT
- 17. LOTS OF CONTENT BUT A FOCUS ON CONNECTION
- 18. candy dish
- 19. We called it: ZSRx: THE CURE FOR THE COMMON WEB
- 20. BUILT WITH FREE TOOLS BY ONE GUY OVER A FEW MONTHS
- 22. BY THE NUMBERS:
- 23. WE WERE HOPING FOR 100. INSTEAD, WE GOT:
- 25. continents (thanks for nothing, Antarctica)
- 26. states in the US
- 27. (we thought this was pretty cool)
- 28. (we thought this was pretty cool)
- 29. (we thought this was pretty cool)
- 30. (we thought this was pretty cool)
- 31. (we thought this was pretty cool)
- 32. from the class of 1954 to the class of 2012
- 33. of current & former students
- 34. even our was an enthusiastic lurker
- 35. all of whom were to us in a new way
- 36. how we did it:
- 37. GOOGLE SITES
- 38. GOOGLE GROUPS
- 39. 303 MEMBERS ~300 POSTS ALL TIME
- 41. 82 MEMBERS 183 POSTS ALL TIME
- 42. DOCS FORMS
- 43. YouTube
- 44. how we did it:
- 45. how we did it:
- 46. lessons
- 47. surprises
- 48. feedback
- 49. I have been moving about the course in a somewhat random pattern, but it is a wonderful learning experience. And it is stimulating sharing ideas at home and at work. Thank you.
- 50. As an alumnus, it made me feel reconnected to WFU as a place of learning. As alumni, we can easily stay connected socially, but this sparked an excitement in that we could be students again and feel a part of the academia at our beloved school.
- 51. Thank you. I enjoyed the course, learned a lot, and hope to take another one.
- 52. Please consider doing more of these! I think they will just grow in popularity as word of mouth spreads. Thank you so much for putting this together. It was fun being in 'college' again at the same time as my daughter!
- 53. I've been very impressed by the thoughtful comments from group members and the willingness to share and help others. This is a new on-line experience for me and I'm glad I am participating.
- 54. Just wanted you to know that I've learned a lot from the course--and since at 81, I'm what you could call a computer dinosaur, no one is more surprised than I am about that!
- 55. The course showed me so much that I did not know and now I am much better equipped. Ive learned and already used something from every module Ill continue to explore and make use what Ive learned in the course. A great experience!
- 56. If I ever need a new name for my rock band, I'm gonna go with Kyle's Beard.
- 57. 餐沿沿看姻岳顎稼庄岳庄艶壊
- 58. opportunities!
- 59. ZSRx Parents & Families
- 65. Image Credits Lightbulb photo by user gaymay on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/52746562@N00/7943706608/ Spice Drops photo by user Cape Cod Cyclist on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80949849@N00/273440780/ Swimming Lessons photo by user City of Olathe, KS on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olathegovnews/6936149983/ Motorcycle & Sheep photo by user peretzp on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68877611@N00/5324565888/ Amplifier photo by user maury.mccown on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51342146@N00/582178380/ Trainwreck photo by user e r j k p r u n c z y k on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24842486@N07/8283222347/ Rainbow photo by user jermudgeon on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35474089@N00/2669650598/