Introducing a Wiki-riculum for the O/H BOCES School Library SystemKathy LulofsMaureen SouthornIST 613 Spring 2008

OverviewIntroduction

•Project Goals and Outcomes

•Marketing Goals and Outcomes

•Assessment

OHM BOCES Mission Statement…to coordinate the response of the community’s emerging educational needs and to enable the component

school districts to develop and accomplish their missions by providing innovative

leadership and unique outcome-based instructional and management

services through partnerships with business/industry, state, regional, educational and community-based

organizations.(OHM BOCES Fact Sheet)

OHM BOCES: An overview

• 24 school districts & ~25,000 students.• ~1,800 square miles• Population: ~37,600 public & 1,898 non-public• Diverse population groups, including rural areas, small villages, and larger towns anchored by the city of Utica

O/H SLS: An overview

•Serves 79 teacher librarians (TLs)

•Core services:▫Databases

▫Inter-library loan

▫Unified cataloging

▫Bulk purchasing discounts

▫Workshops and training sessions

O/H SLS: An overview (cont.)

•Staffed by five full-time staff members▫Coordinator

▫Administrative assistant

▫Online researcher/trainer

▫Library aide/interlibrary loan specialist

▫Data entry specialist

O/H SLS: Strategic Planning

The School Library System’s mission is fourfold:

1.Enable school districts to participate in sharing library resources and support access to information to achieve educational goals

2.Facilitate the teaching of information skills and strategies

3.Provide professional growth and long range planning opportunities

4.Instill the desire for life-long learning(OH School Library System)

Overview

•IntroductionProject Goals and Outcomes

•Marketing Goals and Outcomes

•Assessment

Project Goals and Outcomes

•Goal 1: Wiki-riculum will be a key mechanism for information sharing.

▫Outcome 1: TLs will create, edit, share, and discuss plans with others in system easily using the wiki-riculum.

▫Outcome 2: TLs will feel comfortable with what a wiki is and how to use it.

Project Goals (cont.)

•Goal 2: Wiki-riculum will provide a space for networking and ideas.

▫Outcome 1: TLs will acquire knowledge from their peers through the wiki-riculum forum.

Project Goals (cont.)

•Goal 3: Wiki-riculum will be a tool for creating standards-based lesson plans.

▫Outcome 1: TLs will successfully map lesson plans to both AASL and NYS content area standards using the wiki-riculum.

Project Goals (cont.)

•Goal 4: Wiki-riculum will help TLs advocate for their service.▫Outcome 1: TLs will advocate for their

budget requirements such as support staff, professional development, equipment, and collections improvements by using the documentation network on the wiki-riculum.

Target Users

•Initial: ▫79 TLs▫79 School Administrators ▫Collaborating Teachers ▫School Boards/PTOs

•Potential:▫Outside BOCES Region

Benefits and Opportunities

Overview

•Introduction

•Project Goals and OutcomesMarketing Goals and Outcomes

•Assessment

Marketing Goals and Outcomes

•Goal 1: Marketing campaign will encourage users to take the leap into web 2.0 for their professional development and/or curriculum mapping needs.▫Outcome 1: TL will learn how to use the

wiki-riculum effectively.▫Outcome 2: TLs will bookmark the wiki-

riculum as a place to visit regularly.

Pre-workshop Survey▫ Do you know what a wiki is?

□ Yes □ No □ Sort of

▫ Have you seen a wiki before? □ Yes □ No

▫ Have you used a wiki before? □ Yes □ No

Were you comfortable using it? □ Yes □ No

Did you edit or create anything on it? □ Yes □ No

▫ What do you think about wikis? Are they useful for educational purposes?

▫ If you have a question for a fellow school library media specialist, how do you typically contact them?

▫ □ Phone □ Email □ In person

▫ □ Instant messaging/chat □ Other______________________

▫ Thank you for filling out our survey. The information you have shared will help us tailor our service offerings to better support your needs!

Marketing Goals (cont.)

•Goal 2: Marketing campaign will give users the opportunity to use a resource that will support access to information needed to achieve educational goals. ▫Outcome 1: TLs will view the wiki-riculum

as a tool to collaborate and share best practices with their peers.

Post-Workshop Survey

Did you enjoy the workshop? □ Yes □ No

What was the most useful part of the workshop?_____________________________________________________

Do you feel that the workshop has changed the way you feel about wikis and other Web 2.0 applications? How?

_____________________________________________________

Do you think the workshop content was presented at an appropriate level for your experience and skills?□ Yes □ No

Were the workshop facilitators responsive to your questions and feedback?□ Yes □ No

How could we improve future workshops like this?____________________________________________________

Marketing Goals (cont.)

•Goal 3: Marketing campaign will boost attendance at O/H SLS web 2.0 training events.▫Outcome 1: TLs will attend training and

demonstration events.

Positioning Statement

Users will view the wiki-riculum as a key resource for sharing, discussing, and finding new ways to serve their school

communities. Member school librarians will collaborate, share best practices, and discover new ideas for teaching

lessons, assisting research efforts, choosing items for collection, and

creating displays or websites for their library media centers.

Strategies: Capturing the User •Desire: Opportunity cost of NOT using the

wiki

•Generic: Wiki as one-stop shop for TLs

•Enterprise: Local flavor adds value beyond other resource sites like SOS and Discovery Education: Provides easy, convenient continuing education content for TLs

•Service form: Relevant content, names you can trust

Overview

•Introduction

•Project Goals and Outcomes

•Marketing Goals and OutcomesAssessment

Assessment

•Pre-Assessment▫User needs / SurveyMonkey

▫User needs / In-person pulse checks

•Ongoing Assessment▫Usage Statistics/ Wiki Tools

▫Surveys/ Pre & Post Workshop

▫Wiki/ Message Board and Discussion Content

Assessment (cont.)

•Scheduled Assessment ▫Website evaluation / WebMAC Professional

& Content Validity Scale Instruments

▫Agenda Item / Bi-Monthly Meetings Including wiki-riculum as a meeting item will

allow room for informal focus group sessions/surveys of key user groupsSLS Advisory CouncilMedia Services Liaison Committee

Thank You!

Questions?

mksoutho@syr.edukmlulofs@syr.edu