Steve Schafer, Director, Library Services, Athabasca University (AU): Canada’s Open University
AU specializes in distance learning and is one of the fastest-growing institutions in Canada, with course registrations nearly doubling in 5 years. Schafer looks first at how library services to distance students contribute to student success and to the growth of AU, then discusses how AU library services might evolve, integrating new technology into its processes to meet the unique expectations of the "video game generation" and those who are using handheld PDA devices.
My notes:
Mobile Learning
Students want more online.
Continuous partial attention (the concept that cropped up in the keynote speech).
Digital Reading room - challenge to provide online course reserves.
Flexibility, security, mobility
PDA accessible
Athabasca has a French class that repurposes existing material - got license to rip French learning CDs to mp3 - available to download to desktop & pda.
Learning extends beyond text & desktop.
mp3 with text display - using flash
Visually disabled students who are used to listening to materials with a mechanical voice, tend to prefer mechanical voices reading material.
Podcasting - can use audio & digital files like slides in iTunes.
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