learning management systems: integrating services & content

Learning Management Systems: Integrating Services & Content

Chad Mairn, M.L.I.S.St. Petersburg College

Presented via pre-recorded video and Skype on 10/26/2009 at 

The video presentation, transcript, and references are available at: .net/chadmairn,

and at: http://www.spcollege.edu/SPG/WSPCL/librarians/mairn/InternetLibrarian2009.html

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ObjectivesSummarize how to integrate library services and content

into Learning Management Systems via:

– persistent links,– course accounts,– synchronous communication,– mashups,– RSS,– Desktop Presenter, – Jing, – Twitter, and – embedded librarians

… in order to make courses more dynamic and meaningful.

1. Find a resource and copy the persistent link.

2. Add the link to an online course.

3. Read the article!

Create Course Accounts

Try to be there for a student at

their point of need.

They’ll appreciate it

for sure!

Synchronous and asynchronous communication

Mashups1. Modified a Yahoo Pipe.

2. To generate a news listing from many sources. Students pick 1 article a week.

Using RSS to bring content into LMSs1. Conduct search

2. Copy RSS URL

3. Build feed …

4. Add JavaScript to a LMS page. Done!

Desktop Presenter

Use Jing to create screencasts and add “visuals to your online conversations.”

Use Twitter for class conversations, library promotion, and much more!

#cts1101

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Embedded Librarian information page

Contact Information

mairn.chad@spcollege.edu

(727) 341.7181

+ 1 (727) 537.6405

chadmairn@gmail.com