Accessing Sources of Evidence for Practice

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Accessing Sources of Evidence for Practice Online
Communication Skills Social Networking Session
2a Lecture By Ian Cole
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Before we start.

• Please turn off your
• mobile phone

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Any Issues

• Any Questions about last weeks sessions or
  homework?
• Formative essay e-journals
• ELITE IT skills test
• Certificate to DoHS student services by 31st Oct.
• Over 70 - everything ok but check areas that
  need work.
• Under 70 work through recommended areas of the
  software (in your own time) then resubmit a
  certificate when you attain 70

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Session Plan

• Focus on the communication skills you need for
  online discussion.
• Asynchronous Synchronous communication.
• Inc E-mail netiquette
• Guide to Social Networking.
• Homework(s)

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Asynchronous Discussion Groups

• Asynchronous discussion groups are like e-mail
  conferences where messages are posted and then
  the sender waits for a reply.
• There are three main types
• E-Mail group.
• Newsgroup.
• Discussion Board.

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Mail Groups

• Electronic Mailing Lists.
• A Mailing list is a topic based e-mail group
  where once you have subscribed to the mailing
  list you will receive all of the messages that
  are sent to the group via your e-mail box.
• Some are moderated (some NOT!!)

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Mail Groups

• Here is the JISCMAIL list of some of the
  discussion forums for Health and Nursing.
• www.jiscmail.ac.uk.
• health-for-all
• health-promotion
• health-sector-development
• health-informatics-foresight
• Nurse-UK
• Nurse-Prescribing
• Nurse-Decision
• www.mailbase.ac.uk (Archived since 2000)

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Electronic Mail

• The VLE will allow me to e-mail everyone on your
  course.
• Things to include in all e-mails
• Full Name Module Title Cohort ID (D7 or Mid08)
  Seminar Group Letter (A-K)

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E-mail messages

• im in Dxx i wanted to access some data bases for
  my essay that dues in and i cant remember how to
  do it. Ann Hxxxxxx
• Gd day dude
• sorry to be pain but noticed i am not in a goup
  for this
• study, can u add me or do I ned to go see studnt
  services

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E-mail messages

• Hi Ian Hope you are well. Do we just turn up to
  the maths drop in sessions or do we have to book
  them. Regards David Bxxxxxx
• Dear Ian
• Thanks for a great module, I learned a lot
• which will be useful in practice.
• Do we have to keep on checking into the VLE
• regularly for announcements for the course or
• now that the module is finished, do we just use
  the
• discussion facilities as required?
• Emma Gxxxx efg504 D1 Gp A

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E-mail netiquette

• Use Email the Way You Want Everybody to Use It
• Think first - Would You Say the Same Face to
  Face?
• Take Another Look Before You Send a Message
• Can your message be misunderstood
• Don't send anything that your not sure about.
• Quote Original Messages Properly in Replies
• Make your email replies easy to read and
  understand by quoting in a smart and useful
  manner.
• Clean Up Emails Before Forwarding Them
• Forwarding emails is a great way of sharing
  ideas, but make sure the original idea is not
  hidden.
• Dont forward chain e-mails
• Check these types of e-mails on sites such as
  hoaxbuster or hoax slayer
• http//hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
• http//www.hoax-slayer.com/

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E-mail netiquette

• 6) When in Doubt, Send Plain Text Email, Not HTML
• Not everybody can receive your fancily formatted
  emails.
• When in doubt send plain text emails only
• 7) WRITING IN ALL CAPITALS IS LIKE SHOUTING
• Don't shout in your emails (and caps is difficult
  to read).
• 8) Ask Before You Send Huge Attachments
• Don't clog email systems without permission.
• A 500kb attachment might take a long time to
  download on a dial-up connection
• 9) Dont send messages that might offend
• Or the person might get FG angry.
• 10) Know the e-mail etiquette rules
• You will find them at http//www.emailreplies.com/

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Newsgroups

• Newsgroups are different to the mailing lists.
• Over 100,000 Newsgroups with ??? millions users
• The messages sent to Newsgroups arrive at the
  newsgroup server.
• You subscribe and log on when you want to
  read/send messages.
• No messages arrive in your e-mail inbox from a
  newsgroup.
• Newsgroups can be accessed via your e-mail client
  but usually needs setting up.
• For dos and don'ts of Newsgroups CLICK HERE

http//groups.google.com/ http//www.how-to-usenet
.com Guide to using Usenet groups
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Pros Cons of Newsgroups

• The pros -
• easy to access.
• every subject is covered.
• The cons -
• anyone can see post to a group.
• poor quality of information.
• users post as though they are subject experts.
• need to learn a new application - the Newsgroup
  Reader.
• you must go to the information.

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Discussion or Bulletin Board

• The Bulletin Board System was a dial-in access to
  discussion groups (1980s)
• Now usually called a Discussion Board.
• Now considered same as Newsgroups but local.
• Can be more useful than global newsgroups

Health Sciences Bulletin Board
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Discussion Board.

• An electronic message area.
• You have to login to see messages.
• Most bulletin/discussion boards serve specific
  interest groups.
• Review messages left by others, and leave your
  own message.
• The VLE has them, practice in the next session

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Rules for discussion boards

• Messages should include a Hi Goodbye.
• Messages should include your name.
• Messages to be kept fairly short (max 300 words).
• Smileys are ok but text type language such as
  LOL, HTH, BTW M8 should be avoided unless
  explained.
• Use plain English avoid techno jargon  
• Typing in capitals is SHOUTING and should be
  avoided.
• Keep messages polite
• No swearing.
• login to the VLE once a day to read latest
  messages.

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Synchronous Communication

• Now read Ians quick guide to
• Synchronous communication

Click Image to open Guide
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Homework

• Complete the Web Resource Workbook (it can be
  done at home/off campus with an Internet
  connection)
• Email me your answers to me at ijc4_at_york.ac.uk
• Please complete this work by midnight on 31st Oct
  08
• Let me know if you have any problems.

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Next Session (2b)

• Using the tools in the VLE
• Using the Discussion Board
• Chat rooms
• Wikis
• Any Questions?