Digital Media Specialist | Tasks and Projects

See below, the tasks and projects Alma completed while working at Loyola University Chicago.

  • Annual Inventory Process Updates (5/20/2016) - Based on experimentation during the previous academic year, Alma generated documentation for a new method of inventorying the equipment in the Digital Media Services loan program. By using the category inventory tool within the loan management system, advisors are able […]
  • Kaltura System Growth Statistics (10/8/2015) - In August 2014, Alma became the System Administrator and Subject Matter Expert for the Loyola University Chicago instance of Kaltura (branded Loyola Media). Comparing September 2014 to September 2015, the number of items played increased by 117%, the number of […]
  • Equipment Loan Program Website Updates (10/7/2015) - Alma and a colleague reviewed and updated the online list of items available through Loyola’s Equipment Loan Program. Alma spearheaded the visual changes, avoiding the square pictures previously used on the website and in management proposed redesigns. The final design […]
  • Annual Equipment Inventory (7/13/2015) - In preparation for a new academic year, Digital Media Services uses the summer months to process new equipment inventory. This new equipment is added to the equipment loan program to replace old or broken equipment and to expand the offerings […]
  • Educause Proposal Reviewer for 2015 Conferences (11/15/2014) - As a member of Educause, Alma had the opportunity to review proposals for the 2015 Conferences planned for San Diego, Atlanta, and San Antonio. She reviewed ten proposals for the San Antonio conference April 22 – 24, 2015. Reading the […]
  • iPads and Mobile Computing in Education (8/14/2014) - This presentation has gone through three incarnations, and each of the three has been a different experience. There are two programs at Loyola University Chicago that involve iPads or other tablets being issued to students, specifically for course work. All […]
  • Atomic Learning Pilot Workgroup – Subject Matter Expert (8/8/2014) - In an effort to transition from on-ground training and support to online, self-paced training and support, Loyola University Chicago entertained working with several repositories of video tutorials. When it was time to begin a pilot of one service, Atomic Learning, […]
  • Can We Help You? Video for Loyola DMS (7/15/2014) - Annually, there are massive updates to the online training courses for the Digital Media Services student workers. While planning media to highlight the vast array of equipment available through the department’s Equipment Loan Program, the team of supervisors differed in […]
  • Sustaining Productivity Presentation at LUC Tech Day 2014 (3/13/2014) - Using Evernote to embrace digital notetaking There are a myriad of notetaking solutions available now, but Alma found Evernote first. Alma presented about Evernote and how it shortens the time between scribble and recycle. She can digitize, photograph, clip, crop, […]
  • CCUMC Presentation- Computer Labs: Typing to Digital Media Powerhouses (10/10/2013) - Alma presented this with her Digital Media Services colleagues at the CCUMC (Consortium of College and University Media Centers) Conference in Oak Brook, Illinois in October 2013. The presentation focuses on the evolution of on-campus computer labs throughout the past […]
  • Video Competencies Online Courses (5/30/2013) - October 2012 – May 2013, as Digital Media Specialist at Loyola University Chicago Alma planned, developed and created a multi-tiered curriculum on Video Production. Using Articulate Studio 8, the short tutorials were made of powerpoints combined with narrative media and […]
  • Video Short Courses (4/3/2012) - The series of video production short courses Alma developed for Loyola University Chicago included basic concepts in three different areas: preparation, production software, and special effects. The workshop on preparation includes the different styles of pre-production documents, breaking them down […]
  • Photoshop Short Courses (3/14/2012) - One of the series of short courses Alma developed, as Digital Media Specialist at Loyola University Chicago was on Adobe Photoshop. The courses covered topics from Adobe’s desire to eradicate the use of “photoshop” as a verb and common photo […]
  • DMS Short Courses (3/14/2012) - In an effort to promote Digital Media Services support services and wider use of digital media on campus, Alma and one of her colleagues developed an structure to deliver short courses in six different tracks. These tracks included Computer Solutions, […]
  • Digital Media Specialist: Loyola University Chicago (12/12/2011) - Loyola University Chicago: December 2011 to September 2016 While working in Digital Media Services, under Loyola’s ITS department, there are many opportunities to reach out to students of all majors, faculty in all colleges and staff from all departments. By encouraging the use […]
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