Ayyoub Ajmi

Build Your Own Collaborative Portal Using Joomla CMS

Education is not limited anymore to the classroom in a one-way method (teacher-to-student). Thanks to advance in technology and especially open source technology, it is now possible to have rich and interactive experiences between educators and learners from around the world by collaborating and sharing experiences, resources, and findings.

Join me to this session to learn how to build your own collaborative portal using Joomla Content management System.

Joomla is a powerful CMS that enables you to build online applications with little or no technical skills. In this session you will learn the basics of Joomla framework, its installation, customization, and some of the major collaboration and education dedicated extensions.

November 13, 2012. On-line using Blackboard Collaborate.

UMKC Online - November 7, 2014

One of the challenges of online education is the lack of real-time feedback from students. Being able to evaluate whether the lesson goals are being met is critical to the learning process. JotForm is a web-based form builder that can be used to track and evaluate student progress throughout an entire class rather just at the end of it. Forms can be easily embedded into existing learning materials and learning management systems. In this presentation, I demonstrate some of JotForm features suitable for online education and assessment. I also share with the audience how the UMKC School of Law is using JotForm to assess, engage, and communicate with students.

Computers in Libraries, Washington DC - March 30, 2017

The question of whether libraries are still needed always come up when facing growing and changing demands. 37 years ago the idea of a "paperless society" and being "able to search the library files electronically" was perceived as "extreme and painful". Today, we think the same way of the Internet Of Things and Virtual Reality. Unless librarians engage in new opportunities to advance teaching, learning service, and research, libraries are vulnerable to “becoming just another campus utility like parking, dining services, and IT rather than the intellectual soul of the community”.

At the UMKC School of Law, we initiated a new experiment in which we hired graduate students from the engineering and computing school to help us work on innovative projects that can benefit not only the law library but also the law school and the entire university. The students work on various projects designed to solve existing problems such as a library mobile application and a room schedule display system, while the students also get to work on experimental projects such as short story dispenser and close proximity notification system.

In this presentation, I will share our experience leveraging existing, new, proven, and unproven tools to improve our services and solve our persistent problems. I will also share the initial results of this on-going experiment as well as tips for libraries interested in initiating similar programs.

Brick & Click Conference - November 4, 2016

The number of international students attending US universities has jumped 10% in 2015 to reach a total number of 975,000 students. As of 2014, students identified as non-residents or international students at the University of Missouri – Kansas City reached 11% of the total enrollment representing 79 countries. However, academic libraries have not adjusted their services to meet the increasing needs of its changing population. The service for international students in academic libraries remains under-developed for many reasons.
At UMKC Libraries we decided to reach this segment of our population by celebrating the diversity of our students and promoting the library as a friendly and scholarly hub for international students living away from their family and friends and for whom the library has become a refuge and place for socializing and studying.
The International Students' Day at the Library features educational and entertainment activities prepared in collaboration with the student organizations. Speakers will share tips and lessons learned from activities such as planning, funding, identifying and securing speakers, collaborating with students, marketing, and other aspects of the event.

Co-presenters:

• Gloria Tibbs, Organizational Development Coordinator at UMKC Libraries.
• Fu Zhu, Research and Instructional Librarian at UMKC Libraries.

UMKC Fall Conference: Focus on Assessment Kauffman Conference Center, August 18th, 2016

Electronic portfolios are a great way to engage students in an active learning process by giving them the opportunity to gather, record, and reflect on their own work. The value of portfolios go beyond the classroom as they can also be used to help students during the transition between education and employment.
In this session, I will share some examples of electronic portfolios used in higher education as well as a video-based format we introduced to our law students.

SIDLIT Conference 2014 - July 31 - August 1 - Colleague to Colleague (C2C) – hosted at Johnson County Community College

Abstract: Platforms such as Youtube are changing the way we entertain ourselves, shop, and learn. However, producing a high quality video for the web can be technically challenging. This live and interactive session focuses on some of the less known and "free" editing and enhancement features that will make your final Youtube video look and sound professional no matter what footage you started with. In this session we will edit and broadcast video footage of the SIDLIT 2014 captured using Google Glass earlier in the day.

Brick & Click 2014 - November 7, 2014

UMKC Online and Instructional Technology Conference January 16th

The UMKC School of Law has always been on the cutting edge of technology. So when we had the opportunity to explore Google Glass we jumped on it. In this presentation I will share with you our journey using Google Glass in the Leon E. Block Law Library as well as throughout the entire Law School. What we did it, what we couldn’t do and what’s for the future.

Brick & Click, November 7, 2015

Program Description:

Optimizing your website for search engines is crucial to elevate your ranking in search results. The last thing you want is for your website to be associated with replica goods and malicious websites. Unfortunately, our newly designed website has been targeted by an SEO Injection that nearly damaged our online reputation. On January 5th 2015 the UMKC School of Law launched its newly designed website. Two weeks later we received an email from Google informing us that the website has been hacked and that Google’s search results may label the site’s pages as hacked! The web site fell victim to an SEO URL Injection hack. The purpose of this presentation is to share our experience with this type of hacking, to describe its scope, to suggest how to avoid it; and if you fall victim to it, how to clean-up the mess it leaves behind in your server and in search engines.

MAALL Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL October 5 - October 7

Join me to learn how I used a Title III Grant to support an innovative project consisting of repurposing old laptops as digital exhibition platforms at the Northeast Campus Library of Tarrant County College District (Texas). A small number of the frames are used for library promotion displaying FAQs, new acquisitions, and events. The rest of the digital frames are used for exhibition purposes. The project’s mission is to promote student success by increasing library attendance and the use of library services by building dynamic and long-term partnerships with other departments, and by providing exposure and recognition to students, faculty and staff members.

SIDLIT Conference 2014 - July 31 - August 1 - Colleague to Colleague (C2C) – hosted at Johnson County Community College

Abstract: The UMKC Law School faculty are embracing and expanding their use of video.  Among the uses are supplementing course materials with flipped content, increased lecture capture for later student review, and capturing student presentations to create student portfolio content. Due to the large size of video files, students are often inclined to use optical storage units or third-party services to share their content online. The Law School purchased and installed the Mediasite video management solution to provide a sustainable, scalable and secure streaming technology to capture, preserve, and share multimedia content. In this presentation we will discuss our experience and demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks associated with maintaining an in-house solution.

UMKC Online and Instructional Technology Conference - January 16, 2015

Faculty at UMKC Law use video in their classrooms to support course materials and provide students with an opportunity to review missed classes among many other uses. However, due to the large size of video files, they are often inclined to use optical storage units or third-party services to share their content online. The School decided to use Mediasite, a video management solution, to provide a sustainable, scalable, and secured streaming technology in order to capture, preserve, and share multimedia content among students, faculty, staff, and the community at large.

Brick & Click Conference - November 4, 2016

The student workers have always been part of academic libraries doing myriad of tasks. Most of them are hired to shelve returned books, checking out library material, helping users at the information desk, and many chores necessary to keep the library running. However, students can also be of great help in more specialized tasks that align with their school curriculum by providing them a real-life learning experience while also helping libraries when there is manpower shortage.
At the UMKC School of Law, we initiated a new experiment in which we hired students from the computer science department to help us develop mobile and web applications that can benefit not only the law library but also the law school and the entire university. The students work on various projects designed to solve existing problems such as a library mobile application and a room schedule display system, while the students also get to work on experimental projects such as short story dispenser and close proximity notification system.
In this presentation, the speaker shares the initial results of this on-going experiment as well as some tips for libraries interested in initiating similar programs.

This presentation was offered as a CLE Webinar in May 2020. It is available on-demand from UMKC School of Law CLE. The slides and associated material is available below.

Description:

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced many attorneys to work from home. Whether you were already planning to automate some aspects for your practice or you are jut considering this option now, this webinar will help you build a reliable and secure client intake system.

This webinar will explore JotForm as an online client Intake form and automation solution applied to legal service practices. An online client intake form helps prevent important information from being overlooked and cuts down dramatically on data entry and document management.

Learning objectives:

• Overview of JotForm
• Understanding the form elements
• Third-party widgets
• Conditional logic
• Email notifications
• Third-party platforms integration
• Publishing a form
• Managing reports
• The mobile application

 Slides:

Material:

Intake-Forms-Using-JotForm-Materials

MAALL Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL October 5 - October 7

Faculty at UMKC Law use video in their classrooms to support course materials and provide students with an opportunity to review missed classes among many other uses. However, due to the large size of video files, they are often inclined to use optical storage units or third-party services to share their content online. The School decided to use Mediasite, a video management solution, to provide a sustainable, scalable, and secured streaming technology in order to capture, preserve, and share multimedia content among students, faculty, staff, and the community at large. In this presentation we will share our experience and demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks associated with maintaining an in-house solution.

Title: The DIY Digital Exhibition Experience at Tarrant County College

Description: The DIY Digital Exhibition Experience at Tarrant County College. How we converted 29 obsolete laptops into attractive digital exhibition platforms used to display library information as well as students, staff, and faculty members digital artworks.

Date: October 18, 2013. 12 to 1pm CST

Website: http://www.library20.com/2013

This presentation was held live using on October 8, 2014 using Blackboard Collaborate. You can access the original recording here.

The UMKC School of Law has always been on the cutting edge of technology. So when we had the opportunity to explore Google Glass we jumped on it. The device, although still on Beta, has huge potential for libraries and schools in general.

In this presentation I will share with you our journey using Google Glass in the Leon E. Block Law Library as well as throughout the entire Law School.

• Setup and configuration
• Use cases
• Feedback
• Recommendations

• Next Generation Teaching and Learning Conference - UMKC 2014

  Presentation Title: Videoconferencing technologies to support learning

  Presentation Description: This presentations focuses on the use of videoconferencing technologies to support teaching and to facilitate learning. Videoconferencing is an ideal solution to reach busy students, encourage collaboration, and share course materials either live or on demand.

  Technical level of presentation: beginner

  What is the benefit of attending your session? What will attendees learn about technology and instruction?:

  In this session participants will explore various videoconferencing technologies available through UMKC or elsewhere as well as best practices to integrate these tools in the classroom.

  At the end of the session participants will join a live exercise using Blackboard Collaborate and/or Google Hangout.

   

• Panel: Bridging the Gap Between Librarians and Technologists

  MAALL Annual Meeting, Kansas City. october 22 - 24, 2015

  Program Description:

  Many librarian positions have emerged in the recent years where technology plays a big part in the job description. While the titles might differ, the duties remain the same and demonstrate a growing need of an advanced technological skillset to lead the libraries in the digital world of knowledge. However, having a digital librarian with the desired new skills might not be enough as most libraries still rely on a broader information technology service and follow their requirements and rules. This panel will discuss common challenges that law libraries are facing when it comes to implementing new digital initiatives and how they manage their relationship with the main IT service.

  Panelists

  Resa kerns: Resa is the associate Law Librarian for Web and Educational Technologies at MU Law Library. Blake Wilson: Head of Instructional and Research Services at KU Law Library. Michael Robak: Associate Director and Director of Information Technologies at UMKC Law Library. Eric Brust: Circuit Librarian - 8th Circuit in St. Louis. David Lindahl: the director of Strategic Initiatives & Planning at Miller Nichols Library at UMKC.

   

• Participatory, Continuous, Connected | Top Trends from Library 2.014

  Library Journal Webcast - Online October 30, 2014

  I was invited to this webcast to speak about the UMKC Law School experience using Google Glass to improve the learning and teaching experience as part of a highlight of most notable presentation of the Library 2.014 Virtual Conference.
  Other panelists are:
  Samantha Adams Becker, Senior Director of Communications, New Media Consortium
  Susan Hildreth, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
  The webcast was moderated by Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor and monthly columnist for Library Journal