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Five Colleges of Ohio Literacy
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Literacy Software & Interactive Sites |
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"Seems to be designed for K-12 information literacy approach. Seems to be more flash than content, although the content that is there could be useful to draw upon." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
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"Seems to provide a useful links list of information literacy sites on the web. Unfortunately, some of their links are outdated. Thankfully, the sites they are linking to have provided forwarding pages." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
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"They've targeted areas that our group is intersted in targeting, but I suspect it could be more effective with more graphic examples and more clickable side information." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
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"Developed by the Wisconsin Educational Media Association and adopted by ALA's AASL, this curriculum is actually a list of information literacy goals for K-12 students in schools. It might be useful to draw upon, but is not interactive or developed in the way we are after. In fairness, I don't think it is meant to be." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
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"For Phil Harriman's 'Jeopardy' model of a fun way to
test computer literacy, go to http://pages.wooster.edu/pharriman/jeopardy/.
One could, I think, develop a similar test for information literacy, with
links to the right "questions" (really answers) built into the game.
Alternatively, I could
imagine some sort of "information maze" game where a student player had to move from level to level with the help of a clickable (and cute, of course) reference librarian icon. Why do this kind of project? Because the result could be pedagogically more effective than any other low-cost strategy and updating it would keep librarians at all Ohio Five institutions on their toes. Moreover, the software-development skills involved in building truly interactive web pages could transferred to many other projects." Gary Kornblith (OBE) |
| LIB 111: A Course in Information Literacy (Ulster County Community College) |
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"There are a set of modules at this site which, while not particularly interactive, seem to be a reasonable start on this effort." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
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"Look under "web tutorials" for some modules of use. Note that navigation is facilitated by the side bar buttons on each tutorial page." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
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"This is a graduate course at Millersville Univ. While the content is presented, this site is less of a module and more like a detailed syllabus. I assume that the author is a faculty member at the University." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
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"Syllabus and other course information online, including references and readings, but not a module" Scott Siddall (KEN) |
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"This is a set of modules which generally covers info literacy for the web." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
| Information Literacy Program (University of Wisconsin, Parkside) |
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"Start with the table of contents for the modules here. Each section includes questions for the student to answer." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
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"...web-based public domain tutorial." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
| Library Explorer on the World Wide Web (University of Iowa) |
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"...web-based public domain tutorial." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
| Purdue Libraries Undergraduate Tutorial Online -- PLUTO |
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"...web-based public domain tutorial." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
| Library Research at Virginia Tech: Seven Steps to Library Research |
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"...web-based public domain tutorial." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
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These tutorials were written up in the February 1997 issue of T.H.E. Journal, pages 87-9, "Teaching the 'Net Without a Net: Custom Simulations Boost Freshmen's PC Skills," by Dallas Kenny - also available full text on the web at: http:www.thejournal.com/magazine/97/feb/feat4.html. I did not actually view the tutorials myself as they require the use of the Shockwave Plugin that I did not have installed on my computer. They claim to have a multi-media interactive set of tutorials (2 tutuorials) that might be worth an exploration by the committee should we get the grant we are applying for. - Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
| RIO: University of Arizona Library Research Instruction Online -- Helping You Learn How to Find Information |
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Presented by Danielle Clarke (OWU) at our 12/16/98 meeting as having a lot of the content we would like to incorporate in our site. |
| net.TUTOR (Ohio State University Libraries) |
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"I like that it is so flexible - including basic information
and specific topics. Also ... little jargon, good interactive links to
'real' sites, and incorporates both library and non-library resources,
something we do as reference librarians all the time but don't always present
to our patrons. In terms of design, it has good use of frames and navigational
graphics; it is not overly flashy, yet is attractive; One especially relevant
'lesson' is the one for 'Searching OSCAR' - very well done. Thanks." -
Jennie Duvernay (KEN)
"In my opinion, OSUs net.Tutor captures a good deal of what I thought were our aspirations for the modules. While the interface is fairly traditional, not in the nature of a game, I have begun to feel a tad uncomfortable about reinventing the wheel in the last few hours since I first reviewed net.Tutor. I whish we had discovered this site weeks ago, but it does not focus on 'information literacy' per se so I can see why Danielle and I missed it." Scott Siddall (KEN) "I liked parts of Net.Tutor -- but not all. There's a very big focus on the Internet -- and less so on information literacy in the broadest sense. I think we'll see that early on when we focus on exactly what the content of the modules should be." Ray English (OBE) |
| Library Research Tutorial (University of Washington, Odegaard Undergraduate Library, author John Holmes) |
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The entire committee met and agree there is a lot of good content here, but it is a bit too dense in it's presentation. The worksheet idea at this site is attractive. |
| TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (Universtiy of Texas) |
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This site was recommended as one we should look at by a colleague of Susan Scott's (DEN). |
| EdPsych Junction: Tools and Resources for Educational and School Psychology (Miami Univ. of Ohio) |
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This site has an ERIC tutorial similar to the Ohio State Univ. NetTutor. |
| QuickStudy: Library Research Guide (University of Minnesota) |
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"This is from the University of Minnesota, another institution that does a lot of excellent usability studies when developing products." Jennie Duvernay (KEN) |
| Internet Detective (University of Bristol, Institute for Learning and Research Technology) |
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"The Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT)
at the University of Bristol has released a second edition of the Internet
Detective, an interactive online tutorial on evaluating the quality of
Internet resources. The tutorial can be used for self-directed learning,
classroom or distance learning, or hands-on workshops. A PowerPoint Slide
presentation is available to introduce the Internet Detective tutorial
to students. Free registration is required to allow users to return to
the site as necessary and work through the tutorial
at their own pace." Scott Siddell (KEN) |
| Tutorials (The Claremont Colleges Libraries) |
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This is an interesting tutorial by the Claremont Colleges - with "students" graphics serving as guides. Is this what you all had in mind for your "character"? Also, there are questions (like quiz questions) interspersed throughout, with immediate feedback, which is very nice. Jennie Duvernay (KEN) |
| CORE+ (Purdue University Undergraduate Libraries) |
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"I came accross another web tutorial called CORE+ ... that has some interesting components. A rather catchy way to "get started" and some not-too-detailed concepts under "types of information" that are similar to our world of information concept. Thought you might want to take a look." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
| Flow of Information (UCLA College Library) |
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"I like the simplified nature of what UCLA Library has done with the World of Information concept." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
| LOEX Instruction Links: Tutorials |
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"Useful list of links to instruction tutorials." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
| UCSC NET TRAIL |
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"In the new LOEX publication, I found the following website (UCalifornia--Santa Cruz) which handles the Student Guide version distinctly from the Instructors' Area. It is an interactive tutorial with graphics which "map" the trip." |
| PubMed Tutorial: Entrez (University of Florida Health Center Libraries) |
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"Did you see the PubMed (how's that for a cutesy name?)tutorial from the University of Florida Health Science Center Library which was mentioned in a recent BI-listserv message? " Danielle Clarke (OWU) |
| CSU Information Competence (Cal Poly St Univ-San Louis Obispo) |
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| Tool Kit for the Expert Web Searcher (LITA Top Technology Trends Committee -- Pat Ensor) |
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"I just saw mention in Library Hotline a new guide to web search tools done by LITA .... Might we worth a browse as we work through our own Web Research section in the tutorial." Julia Gustafson (WOO) |
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"Well, I've looked at the Gartner Group Learning materials
as well as the catalog for CBT Systems and a firm named ProSoft.
I have found only one commerical package related to info lit, and it's
not highly focused on info lit at that....
Take a look at Web End-User Publisher for the curriculum from CBT Systems for the web end user. It's more technical than about literacy issues. While you cannot get to the product itself from this web link, you might browse their site to see what the interface is like for these training materials. We have many titles (from Gartner) here at Kenyon and are happy with them. CBT's titles are similar...interactive, colorful, full of tests and quizzes, etc. I agree with Gary that the interactive, engaging nature of the modules is important." Scott Siddall (KEN) |
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Suggestions for the Libraries' Pages |
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Julia Gustafson jgustafson@acs.wooster.edu
The College of Wooster Libraries
Last updated: September 11, 2001 |