I started looking at these a few weeks back but as was said in the blog-guide they take up a lot of time so I haven't really done much with them yet. I'm hoping to figure out a way of using them as part of the trade lit. tutorials for volunteers, & possibly even creating a series of captured "instructions" for trade literature users as well to run online alongside a set of reader guides explaining what's in the collection & how it can be used by different audience groups, but that's something that will have to wait until further into the TLC project when I've got a bit more free time. I would also have to discuss it with our IT department first to see if they would allow us to download the necessary software.
As practice I thought I would to try & use Jing to create a film explaining about how to use email functions, etc so in theory I would be able to avoid banging my head on the desk in frustration when I have to explain for the billionth time how to minimise (not close) the window or where the email address goes. I got about halfway through before I realised even if it came out ok it would still be a 'chicken & Egg' excercise in futility - if they need to be walked step by step through even a basic function like writing an email, they probably won't be able to download/set up the necessary software to allow them to follow the film, so you would have to write a film explaining how to do that, & then one explaining how to access that film, & on & on (William James was wrong, it really is 'Turtles all the way down! - sorry old American Lit. joke). Whe nI get the film finished I will probably test it out on family members before even thinking of inflicting it on the public or on our volunteers to get some feedback on just how far down the instructions need to go, at what point do we assume a certain level of pre-knowledge.
I've also had a quick look at the podcasting software available but I don't think it's anything we can use at this stage, as our various projects move on particularly once we get things like the INTL (International Network of Trade Lit.) up & running it might be something we would want to revisit as a way of sharing information between the various organisations, giving people the opportunity to speak on their specialist subject & most importantly creating a connected or group atmosphere despite their being hundreds or thousands of miles between the members.
As practice I thought I would to try & use Jing to create a film explaining about how to use email functions, etc so in theory I would be able to avoid banging my head on the desk in frustration when I have to explain for the billionth time how to minimise (not close) the window or where the email address goes. I got about halfway through before I realised even if it came out ok it would still be a 'chicken & Egg' excercise in futility - if they need to be walked step by step through even a basic function like writing an email, they probably won't be able to download/set up the necessary software to allow them to follow the film, so you would have to write a film explaining how to do that, & then one explaining how to access that film, & on & on (William James was wrong, it really is 'Turtles all the way down! - sorry old American Lit. joke). Whe nI get the film finished I will probably test it out on family members before even thinking of inflicting it on the public or on our volunteers to get some feedback on just how far down the instructions need to go, at what point do we assume a certain level of pre-knowledge.
I've also had a quick look at the podcasting software available but I don't think it's anything we can use at this stage, as our various projects move on particularly once we get things like the INTL (International Network of Trade Lit.) up & running it might be something we would want to revisit as a way of sharing information between the various organisations, giving people the opportunity to speak on their specialist subject & most importantly creating a connected or group atmosphere despite their being hundreds or thousands of miles between the members.
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