Timeline August 2019-August 2021

8/19-11/19

Curriculum Development. Dr. McVerry and the student worker will develop the lessons for the institutes.

9/19-11/19

Dr. McVerry will work with libraries to recruit participants. Two populations will be targeted those who attend existing tech programs and patrons who attend adult or young adult literacy programs

10/19-11/19

Collect Baseline data. Interview local stakeholders about state of local web. Focus Group and interviews with participants. Participant social media logs.

11/19

Training One: What should the local web look like? Develop Code of Conduct. Learn basic website features. Launch Blog

12/19-2/20

Three weeks of online digital coaching. We will run a minicourse and have online design studios where participants can recieve help

2/20

Training Two: Building Your Most Credible Self. Create home page, about me page.

3/20-6/20

Four weeks of online digital coaching. We will run a minicourse and have online design studios where participants can recieve help

5/20-7/20

Data Aanalysis. Identify factors that enhanced our pedagogical goals of improving digital literacy and the local web

6/20-8/20

Curriculum Revision. Based on the results of data analysis we will revise the trainign materials and courses for the second cohort of patrons

7/20-9/20

Patron recruitment. First year cohort will reach out to peers and we will advertise widely in participating libraries

10/20

Training One: What shoudl the local web look like? Develop Code of Conduct. Learn basic website features. Launch Blog

10/20-12/20

Three weeks of online digital coaching. We will run a minicourse and have online design studios where participants can recieve help

2/21

Training Two: Building Your Most Credible Self. Create home page, about me page.

3/21-6/21

Four weeks of online digital coaching. We will run a minicourse and have online design studios where participants can recieve help

5/21-8/21

Data Aanalysis. Reflect on how well we improved digital literacy skills of participants and the effect on the local web