Monday, November 5, 2007
Follow-up exercise:
What is your technological "type"?
Take this Pew Quiz and determine your technological "type". What were your results? Do you think your result is accurate? Now scroll down to the chart at the bottom of the page called "The Typology Groups". Do any of these statistics surprise you? How might these statistics be skewed? Of these types, which one(s) do you think might be the most technostressed? Say you were designing an instructional module on using WorldCat, and you knew that most of your learners were members of this typology group (or groups). List three things you might build in to your instruction (this can be either in-person and/or remote) to alleviate computer anxiety and technostress.
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I have been identified as a Lackluster Veteran. According to the definition provided I think that this is definitely in the ballpark, if not correct. I guess I would want to know a little more about the survey and the criteria for the breakdowns: 10 "types" with no "type" over 15% of the population or under 7% leads me to suspect that someone was looking for balance and a "You are not alone" conclusion. The "Off the Network" group would likely be the most technostressed because they are are the least familar with such issues and items.
I suppose I would try to connect WorldCat to something that they were already familiar with: OPAC (if possible), card catalog, file cabinet, etc. I would probably emphasize the fact that it, like any technology, is a means to an end. And, I dunno, maybe estimate the cost (in time and cash) of travelling to another library to see WHETHER they had a sought resource to illustrate the benefit of a system like WorldCat.
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