Instructional Design Internship

Throughout this internship I did many things, but most of my time was spent creating and improving instructional documentation for users of the Biodiversity Heritage Library website as well as Smithsonian Libraries staff. I created video tutorials, drafted new written instructions, and helped improve the BHL Help page by reformatting existing and adding new content. My in-person instruction included two sessions on how to use Prezi effectively, and I also helped staff members learn Prezi and Jing (a screen capture video tool) on an informal basis. For BHL, I conducted two webinars for staff on advanced search features and the process for editing author metadata.

Below I have embedded my Prezi basics presentation, if you would like to take a look, or you can view it on Prezi's website.



As I mentioned above, I also created video tutorials, and you can find the video I made (using Jing) for BHL as well as the written instructions, on BHL's download help page. It shows the process of how to download a high quality image from BHL's collection.

Later this month I will complete my Master of Library Science degree at the University of Maryland, and I really appreciated this opportunity to work at the Smithsonian Libraries and BHL while finishing up my program. My supervisors, Bianca Crowley (BHL Collections Coordinator) and Trina Brown (Smithsonian Libraries Instruction/Reference Librarian), gave valuable advice and feedback on my work, and I appreciate their time and willingness to answer all questions great and small.


--Kendra Hurt, Instructional Design Intern, Smithsonian Libraries, Biodiversity Heritage Library