Designing Digital Media
Assignments with the USF
Library’s Digital Learning Studio
Introduction
 About Me
 Maryellen Allen, Assistant Director for Instructional
Services, USF Library
 Background: Instructional Technology, Instructional
Systems Design and Information Sciences
 About You
 Name, department
 What are you MOST interested in learning about today?
Workshop Objectives
 After participating in this workshop, you will learn:
 The library’s mission to support media literacy
 Three types of digital media that can transform a
traditional paper-based assignment
 How to work with the USF Library Digital Studio to
transform a traditional assignment into a digital media
assignment
 The resources and services that the USF Library's Digital
Learning Studio can offer you and your students
Media Literacy
 Defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and
create information in a variety of formats, including
print and non-print messages.
Why It’s Important
 Media Literacy is one of the most important skill sets
of the 21st century
 http://youtu.be/aHAApvHZ6XE
 Can provide students with the knowledge and skills
that can make them more successful
 Related to information literacy-where the library can
have a meaningful, lasting impact on student success
Transforming Paper-Based
Assignments into Digital Media
Assignments
Transforming Paper-Based
Assignments
 Questions to ask
 Will the new multimedia assignment require the student to
incur any costs?
 Will the students experience a steep learning curve?
 How much time should you allow for the students to
complete the assignment?
 Multimedia assignments can take a long time and may be best
suited for final projects
 Consider a strategy of deliverables
 Groups work best
 How will you evaluate the new assignment?
Transforming Paper-Based
Assignments
 Steps to consider
 Review the current assignment
 Identify the essential knowledge/skills the existing
assignment is designed to instill in the learner
 Match each identified skill or artifact with a compatible
media
 Let’s Try It!
Transformative Digital Media
 Images: Allow for the
expression of more abstract
ideas and relationships
 Audio: Provides added
dimension and brings a level of
relatability and authenticity to
a project
 Video: Brings together images
and audio
 Advantages:
 Increases engagement
 Appeals to different learning
styles
 More student-centered
 Supports technology skill
acquisition
Working with the DLS to Transform
Your Assignment
 Allow time to plan (usually the semester before you
plan to implement)
 Don’t worry about trying to be a technology expert
 Emphasize the critical thinking skills for the
assignment, not the technology tools
Multimedia Equipment
Tripods
PANASONIC HC-V720
HD Digital Camcorder
AUDIO-TECHNICA LAVALIER
Condenser Microphone
AUDIO ZOOM ZH1
Handy Portable Digital Recorder
IN THE DIGITAL LEARNING STUDIO
6 iMacs
4 Dual Monitor PCs
Sennheiser Headphones
Logitech Headphones w/microphone
DLS Software
iMovie
(video editing)
Garageband
(audio editing)
AutoCAD
(Computer-Aided Design)
Adobe Creative Suite
Digital Learning Studio Student
Assistants
Chase – Digital Video
Alex – Web design, Digital Video
Alexandra – Images
 (Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop)
Hours of Operation
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Monday – Thursday 10am – 8pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday – closed
Sunday 12pm – 8pm
Testimonial & Example
 The USF Digital Studio:
 http://youtu.be/dJ1VXdJO7ag
 Example:
 http://youtu.be/5jCHvGuiamw
Questions?
Thank You!
 Contact me:
 mallen@usf.edu
Additional Resources
 Multimedia Assignment Recommended Guidelines
 High Point University: http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east1.amazonaws.com/docs/1595/880457/MultimediaAssignments.pdf
 How to Plan Multimedia Assignments for Students
 http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-plan-ipad-multimediaassignments-for-studen.html
 Resources for Multimedia Assignments (Youngstown State
University)
 http://ysuteach.wordpress.com/resources-for-multimedia-assignments/
 DTF Teaching Tip: Designing Multimedia Assignments
 http://vimeo.com/80478338