Presentation Title: History of Feminist Literature: A Bitmoji Virtual Library
Presenter(s): Irene Miller, School of Information
Abstract: The “History of Feminist Literature: A Bitmoji Virtual Library” was designed to create an informative and engaging guide to feminist literature as a supplement to a high school or college-level introduction to modern history or literature course. Each wave of feminism has a room showcasing three authors with their Wikipedia biography, a selection from one of their books, and a podcast episode discussing the author and their book. The Bitmoji Virtual Library format allows students to explore a curated collection of materials in a setting which is familiar to them as a source of information: a library. The strengths of a visual portal to a curated collection of materials are interactivity, accessibility, and personalization. This virtual library was created as the final project for INFO 210 (Reference and Information Services) and was a fascinating opportunity to merge information I am passionate about with an interactive method of sharing information. Through the process of creating this virtual library, I was able to apply skills learned in this course as well as gain experience working with an unfamiliar format.
Link to Recorded Presentation: https://youtu.be/HmWL5dyv9kk
Great presentation Irene!
I really enjoyed the look and feel of your library room. The way you organize available resources and provide different modalities for learning (e.g., text and podcasts) for each subject area is excellent. This is a useful and creative project.
Thank you! I really want it to be visually engaging and well organized to draw people into learning about this topic.
Thank you! I really wanted to make this visually appealing and organized in a way that draws people into learning about the topic.
Irene, this is a wonderful presentation. I am not familiar with bitmoji virtual libraries, but this is a very informative presentation that explains it well. It’s great that students may use it to obtain information in a number of ways.
Thank you! I hadn’t seen one either until doing some research for this project, but I think they are fun and offer many options for students to learn.
Irene, this is a wonderful presentation. I am not familiar with bitmoji virtual libraries, but this is a very informative presentation that explains it well. It’s great that students may use it to obtain information in a number of ways.