Internet Detective (fwd)

[Marloth _at__ t-online.de (Heinz Marloth)]

Liebe KollegInnen,
die folgende bekanntmachung aus gb gebe ich gerne an sie weiter:

>  INTERNET DETECTIVE
>  A free online-tutorial on evaluating
>   the quality of Internet resources
>
> We are pleased to announce the release Internet Detective -
> an informal but comprehensive online tutorial designed to
> teach the skills required to critically evaluate the
> quality of information found on the Internet.
> The tutorial includes interactive quizzes, worked examples and
> practical hint and tips.  It can be accessed via the World
> Wide Web from:
> http://sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.html
> 
> Who created Internet Detective?
> The tutorial has been developed by staff at The Institute
> for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) at the
> University of Bristol using the TONIC-ng software developed
> at Netskills at the University of Newcastle.  The tutorial is
> hosted at Netskills.  The project was funded by the
> European Union as part of the DESIRE project, a project in
> the Telematics for Research Programme.
>
> What are the aims of the tutorial?
> Internet Detective aims to alert people to the
> *questionable quality* of the information that is freely
> available over the Internet.  After completing the tutorial
> users will:
> o  be aware of the key factors that affect the quality of
>    Internet information
> o  have learned practical hints and tips for evaluating the
>    quality of an Internet information resource
> o  have seen a comprehensive list quality criteria
> o  have seen practical examples of the evaluation process
> o  have tried out the evaluation process for themselves on
>    a sample of Internet resources
>
> Who is the tutorial aimed at?
> Internet Detective can be useful for anyone using information
> found via the Internet. It is designed for people who have
> already acquired basic skills needed to use the Internet and
> who are now able to focus on the information they find.
>
> It is likely to be of particular relevance to those working
> with Internet information:
> o  information professionals
> o  librarians
>
> It will also be particularly relevant to those using the
> Internet for academic purposes:
> o  researchers
> o  teachers
> o  students
>
> How long does it take to complete the tutorial?
> The tutorial may take three to four hours to complete
> fully. However, users select a login name and may use this
> to work over a number of sittings - the login will take
> them directly to the part of the tutorial at which they
> left off, and will keep a record of their quiz scores.
>
> Who can use the tutorial?
> Internet Detective is available on the WWW and is freely
> available for anyone to use.
>  (Users will need to access the tutorial using a Web
> browser that understands frames and accepts cookies)
> Users will need to login and remember their username for
> re-entry at a later date.
>
> So how to I start?
> Internet Detective is available from the following URL:
> http://sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.html
>
> So please feel free to "get on the case" :-)
> --
> Emma Worsfold
> DESIRE/SOSIG Research Officer
> ILRT, University of Bristol, UK
> http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/about/staff/emma.html
> Emma.Worsfold _at__ bristol.ac.uk

mfg   H.M.
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Tel.  069 - 61 23 94              eMail:  marloth _at__ t-online.de
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