Ellen Haigh ebhdoc'ic'ac'uk

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Ellen Haigh ebh_at_doc.ic.ac.uk
Introduction to WebCT Information Literacy
Liaison Librarian for Computing and Electrical
Electronic Engineering
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Aim of this session

• To answer the following
• Who is Olivia?
• What is Information Literacy?
• What is WebCT

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Olivia what or who is she?

• Online virtual information assistant
• Online information literacy programme
• Virtual Learning Environment WebCT
• It is a mechanism for delivering learning
  materials across the Internet
• Accessible 24/7

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Olivia
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What is Information Literacy?

• Imperial definition
• An independent learner who has the confidence
  and ability to retrieve, evaluate, exploit and
  manage information with an understanding of the
  legal, economic and social issues that surround
  the use of information.

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Olivia Online Virtual Information Assistant -
aims

• This course aims to give you the confidence and
  ability to
• retrieve, evaluate, exploit and manage
  information
• develop an understanding of the legal, economic
  and social issues that surround its use

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Why is it important

• Transferable skills
• Employability
• Improves research skills
• Google is not the answer to everything
• Helps prevent plagiarism
• Ethical use of information - responsibility

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What is involved?

• Lectures
• Demonstrations
• Hands-on sessions
• Self-paced learning
• WebCT

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WebCT what are the components?

• Online demonstrations
• Questionnaires
• Self-tests
• Marked quizzes

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Olivia an overview

• Olivia consists of
• 9 self-contained learning units
• A staff information area
• A first time users information area
• Help and contacts

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Olivia an overview

• Information
• This unit will provide you with knowledge about
  information including what it is, why you need
  it and where you find it
• Search and Retrieve
• This unit will provide information about how to
  plan, execute and evaluate a search

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Olivia an overview

• The Internet
• This unit will provide information about using
  the internet including what it is, why you
  should use it, the downsides, how to get the
  best from it and how to evaluate websites
• Databases
• This unit provides an overview as well as
  online tutorials of relevant databases

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Olivia an overview

• Acquiring, managing and organising information
• This unit provides you with the skills to find
  and store your information
• Plagiarism and Referencing
• These units provide information about how to
  avoid plagiarism and how to reference correctly

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Olivia an overview

• Critical evaluation
• This unit provides a framework for critically
  evaluating your search
• Current contents
• This unit will develop your understanding of
  current awareness and why you should be using
  these services

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Olivia an overview

• The units will be released on an individual basis
  as the course progresses
• Once released they will be available for you to
  use for revision purposes

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• WebCT Demo

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How to logon to WebCT CE6

• Login to WebCT CE 6 at  http//webct.imperial.ac.u
  k using your Imperial login ID and password
• No need for a different ID and password

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Login problems? Hanging pages? Mac user?

• Use the help pages at WebCT for students
• http//www3.imperial.ac.uk/ict/services/teachingan
  dresearchservices/elearning/webct/forstudents

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Access and content -- Olivia

• Access problemsread Help pages then contact ICT
  if problem continues
• Content any queries contact Ellen

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My contact details

• Ellen Haigh
• Room 601, Dept. of Electrical Electronic Eng.
• x46182 (different from Olivia page)
• Email ebh_at_doc.ic.ac.uk or e.haigh_at_imperial.ac.
  uk