Tuesday, September 23rd from 11:30-12:20 and again from 12:30-1:20

Bosler 214

Several of the new web 2.0 tools, including blogs, wikis, Google docs, and Google sites, have become popular on campus as a means for writing and publishing online. Their flexibility, ease of use, and tools for collaboration have made them popular for distributing multimedia to students as well as providing students tools to work together on projects or writing assignments.  We’ll look at several examples of each and discuss when they may be preferable to other platforms for writing and multimedia presentation such as Word and the Blackboard discussion board.

As announced by Robert Renaud in his May 2008 administrative report to faculty, LIS has redesigned its website. The site is organized into three sections: Library, Teaching & Learning, and Technology.
The “Library” section includes all the information resources and services you have come to expect online. The “Teaching & Learning” section provides information from and about Academic Technology Services. The “Technology” section is home to information from User Services and the Helpdesk on computer and network technologies on campus.
You will notice a more consistent look and feel, streamlined menus on the left hand side, and LIS news items on the right hand side.
Over the course of the past year, LIS conducted three rounds of usability testing in developing the new site. Testing involved faculty from all three academic divisions as well as students from all four years and various majors.
We believe the new site provides better, more organized access to information from and about LIS. Tell us what you think by submitting comments for the webmaster.