Social Media For My Institution: from “mine” to “ours”
Instructor: Dr. Plamen Miltenoff
Wednesdays, 10/19/2016 – 11/9/2016
Blended format web course
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This course has been re-scheduled from a previous date.
A course for librarians who want to explore the institutional application of social media. Based on an established academic course at St. Cloud State University “Social Media in Global Context”. This course will critically examine the institutional need of social media (SM) and juxtapose it to its private use. Discuss the mechanics of choice for recent and future SM tools. Present a theoretical introduction to the subculture of social media. Show how to streamline library SM policies with the goals and mission of the institution. There will be hands-on exercises on creation and dissemination of textual and multimedia content, and patrons’ engagement. And will include brainstorming on suitable for the institution strategies regarding resources, human and technological, workload share, storytelling, and branding and related issues such as privacy, security etc.
This is a blended format web course:
The course will be delivered as 4 separate live webinar lectures, one per week on Wednesdays, October 19, 26, November 2, and 9 at 2pm Central. You do not have to attend the live lectures in order to participate. The webinars will be recorded and distributed through the web course platform, Moodle, for asynchronous participation. The web course space will also contain the exercises and discussions for the course.
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Takeaways
By the end of this class, participants will be able to:
- Move from the state of personal use of social media (SM) and contemplate the institutional approach
- Have a hands-on experience with finding and selecting multimedia resources and their application for branding of the institution
- Participants will acquire the foundational structure of the elements, which constitute meaningful institutional social media
Dr. Plamen Miltenoff is an information specialist and Professor at St. Cloud State University. His education includes several graduate degrees in history and Library and Information Science and in education. His professional interests encompass social Web development and design, gaming and gamification environments. For more information see http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/faculty/
And don’t miss other upcoming LITA fall continuing education offerings:
Beyond Usage Statistics: How to use Google Analytics to Improve your Repository
Presenter: Hui Zhang
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Central Time
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Online Productivity Tools: Smart Shortcuts and Clever Tricks
Presenter: Jaclyn McKewan
Tuesday November 8, 2016
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Central Time
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Questions or Comments?
For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbeatty@ala.org