New media integration into the undergraduate curriculum

For accreditation, the University has developed a Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) that will enhance new media integration across the undergraduate curriculum. To achieve the goals of this QEP, the Libraries will create a Department of Instruction. The QEP will focus on information literacy and the utilization of new media and oral presentations for the representation of knowledge in the classroom. Students will be expected to apply relevant information literacy skills in the development of their new media projects. Librarians will provide instruction on evaluation of new media information resources.

Goals:

• Strong and visible focus on teaching and learning by library faculty.

• increased awareness of the importance of information literacy.

• Stronger teaching faculty partnerships.

Assessment:

NA

Online point-of-need tutorials (planned for 2008)

Resources and procedures needing a short video tutorial will be identified, and links to the videos will be placed throughout the Libraries' website.

Goals:

• 24/7 availability of instructional support through web-based multimedia.

• Provides user-controlled access to information literacy instruction.

Assessment:

NA

Digital Library Fellows Program develops digital resources.

The Libraries awards grants to faculty interested in developing digital resources. The Libraries are currently in the second cycle of this program. The Libraries provided funding and technological support to faculty for the creation and online delivery of scholarly electronic resources.
http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/fellows.html

Goals:

• These projects will have a significant impact on teaching, learning, and research, and encourage projects which include student participation.

Imagebase Project utilizes ARTstor to digitize well-used slide collections.

The Imagebase project offers over 30,000 digital images for the teaching, research and advancement of Art, Art History and Architecture. The Imagebase project is part of the hosting service offered by ARTstor. ARTstor is also the delivery system to our users, who can access images online and offline when researching, studying or looking for esthetic inspiration. The project methodology has evolved as a result of the challenges faced over its first year of existence. After analyzing similar initiatives and accommodating them to our own needs, the final production structure has permitted to create digital records (digital image and image description) in a fast and exhaustive manner. http://www.library.miami.edu/umimagebaseproject/

Goals:

• To create the capacity for effectively using digital images in the teaching and study of art, art history and architecture at UM.

Assessment:

NA