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| Spring
2003 |
| Course |
Project
Description |
| Reference |
Observing
the Desk: Information Transactions vs. Pedagogical Encounters
Wrote a paper based on my observations of the reference
desk at UI, which argues that many reference encounters
can best be understood as pedagogical encounters rather
than as information transactions.
A
Map of the Reference Area at UI
Used Fireworks to
create a map of UI's reference area.
Pathfinder: 20th-Century Lesbian Literature
I am currently creating an online pathfinder for a graduate-level
lesbian literature course. |
| Instructional
Design |
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| History
of Readers & Reading |
Presentation
on Unspeakable: The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press
in America, by Rodger Streitmatter
Wrote
a review of Streitmatter's text and presented
it to the class.
Better
Homes and Dykes
I am currently writing a paper on Better Homes and
Dykes, an Iowa City newsletter published by the
Lesbian Alliance during the 70s and 80s.
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| Fall
2002 |
| Course |
Project
Description |
| Independent
Study: Educational Theory |
Critical
Pedagogy on the Web
Created a website designed to provide general information
about critical pedagogy, including its history, key concepts,
and major theorists, as well as links to other critical
pedagogy resources on the web. |
| Information
Literacy |
Making
MPEGS: A Beginners' Guide to Producing Digital Videos
for the Web
Created a web tutorial designed to
teach newcomers to digital video production how to edit,
compress, and publish digital videos for the web. |
| College
and University Libraries |
The
Information Commons: It's What You Need
For a class presentation on implementing an Information
Commons in a college library, I created a promotional
music video featuring footage of The Information Commons
at Hardin Library. The music video was followed by edited
footage of an interview with Jim Duncan, coordinator of
The Information Commons and Electronic Services at Hardin
Library for the Health Sciences. |
| Online
Information Systems |
Presentation
comparing The Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
in 3 interfaces: EBSCOhost, Dialog, and FirstSearch. |
| Spring
2002 |
| Course |
Project
Description |
| User
Education/ Multimedia |
Francis
Banta Community Library Website
For this group project, we were paired with
an Iowa public library that needed a website. My partner
and I worked with the Francis Banta Community Library
in DeWitt, Iowa. We were asked to use the colors green
and gold, to make the site easy to maintain, and to
make it easily accessible for patrons with dial-up connections.
As such, the site is very simply and primarily content
driven. |
A
Day in the Life of Monkey Schlaiffer:
A Cat's Biography Told in His Own Words
We were asked to shoot, edit, compress, and publish our
own digital video. I decided to focus on the illustrious
life of my friend's cat! My own cats, of which there are
many, make some guest appearances as well. |
Photoshop
Exercise
We were asked to open an image in Photoshop, execute
the "Find Edges" command, and then trace the
image onto another layer. The subject of my sketch is
my dog Caya, who, alas, is with my parents in San Jose
rather than with me here in Iowa. The sketch can be
viewed on my "Dynamic
HTML" page. |
| Dynamic
HTML Assignment: We were asked to
create a dynamic HTML page that includes a rollover image,
a sound file, a pop-up window, a pop-up message, and a
jump menu. |
Well
Waiting Room: Exercises in Imaginary Portraiture
For
this "PowerPoint without Words" assignment,
we created a PowerPoint Presentation that "spoke
for itself." When we presented it to the class, we
were not allowed to talk, but the presentation itself
could contain words, such as text and narration. My presentation
featured the poetry and photographs of a local artist,
Stephanie Schlaiffer. A QuickTime movie version of this
presentation is coming soon. |
| Fall
2001 |
| Course |
Project
Description |
| Foundations
of LIS |
Buffy
the Vampire Slayer Clip
We
were asked to select a film that has
a librarian or information worker in it, to digitize
a scene from the movie that contains a particularly
pithy portrayal of the librarian, and to create a web
page that shows the clip, along with a brief commentary
on how the clip portrays the library, librarian, or
librarianship. We also showed the clip to the class
and led a brief discussion of the scene. I chose a scene
from the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer
that comically plays with librarian stereotypes. |
Selected
Reading Responses
We wrote weekly response papers focusing on a given theme
or set of topics. |
From
Old Maids and Mousy Men to "Super-Librarian"
Role Models: Images of Librarians Criticism
This link leads to an abstract of a longer paper I wrote
about librarian stereotypes. |
| Research
Methods |
WRAC
Case Study
For this group project, we were asked to study the information
practices of a non-profit or volunteer agency in the
local community. Our group chose the Women's Resource
and Action Center (WRAC).
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