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Using Your CMS For More Than Just A Teaching Tool: 

Using Your CMS For More Than Just A Teaching Tool Dolores Fidishun, Ed.D Julie Meyer, M.S.I.T. Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

Beyond the classroom : 

Beyond the classroom Library (Regular Courses) Basic instruction pages “ANGEL Pages” Resource connections (electronic reserves) Ask a Librarian (Live Chat w/ Reference Librarians) Administration and Training (Groups) Library ANGEL site (Information Sharing) Strategic Planning PALINET project IDLounge (Work Groups dispersed by distance)

Library ANGEL Site: 

Library ANGEL Site Training for staff (just in time learning) Repository for information Knowledge management site Go to site for professional development Access to info not available elsewhere Faculty ANGEL pages

Why we use it?: 

Why we use it? Staff 63.5 hours per week 11 staff members Staff travel to UP, etc.

Why we use it?: 

Why we use it? Needs analysis Repository for common procedures, documents Communication tool for new procedures No staff access to ANGEL pathfinders Just in time training

What is on the site?: 

What is on the site? Basic procedures Documents FAQs ANGEL pages Professional development links Communication lists

Advantages: 

Advantages Anytime/Anywhere Announcements (Depts. Snow angels) Ease of use Promotes the sharing of information Creates a team atmosphere Going paperless

Challenges: 

Challenges Not everyone is IT savvy Not everyone goes to ANGEL Using the product to its fullest Keeping up with upgrades Remembering to add information here too Organization of materials

Other uses: 

Other uses Strategic Planning Two sites Issues of who should have access to what Documents Discussion PALINET Transporting and sharing documents

How We Created Library Site: 

How We Created Library Site Dolores discussed it with staff and a Task Force was created to implement the site Julie…. Created a Group in ANGEL Trained staff to interact and create

Blended Approach:Additional PSU Tools: 

Blended Approach: Additional PSU Tools PSU Personal Web Pages Penn State on iTunes U Adobe Connect (Formerly Macromedia Breeze) Breeze Presenter Adobe Captivate

Other Considerations: 

Other Considerations Accessibility and connectivity Web browsers on cell phones iPods and other mp3 players Laptops Wireless Internet connections PDA’s

Additional Considerations: 

Additional Considerations How new technologies will mesh with CMS Instant Messaging/Chatting Social Networking Second Life Blogs & Wikis Web 2.0 Technologies YouTube

Future Directions: 

Future Directions More communication Training sessions using Captivate and other How it will mesh with new technologies Effects of ANGEL 7.0 upgrade Are we using all available tools

Questions?: 

Questions? Copyright 2007 Dolores Fidishun dxf19@psu.edu Julie Meyer jmm49@psu.edu Penn State Great Valley http://www.gv.psu.edu Penn State Great Valley Library http://www.libraries.psu.edu/greatvalley