Engaging students in information literacy through the Internet Detective

1. Engaging students in information literacy through the Internet Detective Bob Glass and Margaret Kendall (LearnHigher, MMU) Emma Place (RDN, University of Bristol)

2. Workshop outline • Excellence in information literacy through the LearnHigher CETL • Coming soon… The Internet Detective! • Hands on session • Feedback from you

3. Engaging students… through creating and sharing learning resources which • are appealing and fun to use • raise students’ awareness of their learning needs • help them to acquire and practice their skills

4. …in information literacy “knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner” Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

6. Achieving excellence through • models and frameworks, body of research • communities of practice • see http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk • collaboration • peer review

7. Coming Soonto a computer screen near you … A free online tutorial on critical evaluation of information found on the Internet. Designed to help students in higher and further education to use the Internet more effectively to help with their research for coursework and assignments.

8. Distributors

9. Credits

10. What’s the Story? • Use of the Internet and online resources for research is now part of the UG and PG curriculum (QAA Benchmark statements) but: • The Internet is getting bigger and more complicated every day • Students can be over-confident in their Internet skills • Staff are concerned about poor quality information from the Web being cited in essays and about the “Copy/Paste” culture • Formal teaching in this area is piecemeal • The old version of Internet Detective was well-used

18. Available in two formats For optimum choice and flexibility • A “ready to go” web version Ideal for independent, self-paced learning – link to it from your web pages/VLE, course materials 2.Customisable VLE version Ideal for guided learning – adapt it to suit your needs

19. VLE version: special features • Section selection • Increase interactivity • Communication tools • Additional quizzes / assessment • Blended learning • Track student progress Use it in the way that suits you and your students !

20. Test screenings At Manchester Metropolitan University • 28 MA/MSc Library and Information Management students • 5 librarians from the InfoSkills team Through the LearnHigher CETL • range of staff (teaching, learning support, librarians) from 16 partner institutions

21. Audience reactions so far • Agreement that • the tutorial is needed 94% • the focus on academic information is appropriate 91% • No-one disliked the tone / pitch of the tutorial • 67% found it useful • Format most likely to choose • “ready to go” 27%, VLE 30% • Link to “ready to go” plus assessed quizzes in VLE37% • Not answered 6%

22. Reviews from librarians “I thought it was excellent. Concise and to the point, not too wordy and with enough self-tests and hands-on to retain interest.” “I loved the level and the tone - it’s easy to fall foul of cheesiness when you follow a theme, but it worked really well here. The graphics are excellent and really added to the tutorial” “It’s helpful to be able to show all resources as being accessible through the library web site”

23. Reviews from student librarians “the film noir style makes it more interesting and potentially engaging..” “very useful to know about internet hoaxes and where to find out more about them” “directed learning is more appropriate because some students may omit it and it is a really useful tutorial for all”

24. Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release Release Date: June 13th 2006 http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/

25. Hands on session • Go to http://www.mmu.ac.uk/elearning • Log on • WebCT ID idet_guest • Password idet_guest • Don’t be shy, ask for help if you need it • Please tell us what you think – either in person or via the feedback survey