University of York

1. University of York Department of Health Sciences Internet Skills By Ian Cole Lecturer in C&IT Make a note: This is presentation 2c Last updated 12/4/05

2. Before we start……. Please turn off your mobile phone

3. Get into your study groups Study Groups

4. Session Plan • What happens when I see you later this year... • The University Virtual Learning Environment. • Downloading your timetable. • Study Skills. • Student Self Directed Work. • Working through the Web Resource workbook.

5. UoY Computer Course • The University Iliad Programme • http://www.york.ac.uk/services/cserv/iliad/ • The Secret Guide to Computers • http://www.secretguide.net/index.php • Learnthat.com – free Windows tutorials • http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/index.html

6. IT Problems and Issues A chance to discuss any IT problems

7. Later This Year • Accessing Sources of Evidence for Practice Module: • July 2006 - EBP & Health Informatics • Word processing. • PowerPoint Presentations • Bibliographic database. • Access to on-line nursing journals. • We will use the University VLE. • We will have an online assessment.

8. YorkShare VLE The story so far… • Dec 2004 - The University bought a VLE (Blackboard) to support student learning. • Jan 05 - Installation and testing. • July 05 to Dec 05 – Prototype courses with small groups of students. • Jan 06 – Pilots 12 departments with 1500 students – Health Sciences D105 students. • 2007 /2008 VLE available to the whole University

9. What is a VLE? • Definition of VLE: • The term 'virtual learning environment' (VLE) refers to the components in which learners and tutors participate in online activity of various kinds, including online learning.

11. Using the VLE on your course • The VLE will be used on: • Accessing sources of Evidence for Practice. • Social Inclusion. • It will be used for: • Course content. • Communication. • Discussion Groups • Announcements • E-mail • Module Assessment. • An evaluation at the end of the module.

12. YorkShare Blackboard VLE • Demo of a course • A session on using the VLE is timetabled for July. • Discussion Boards • Chat Rooms • Quizzes. • Course Content

13. Downloading Your Timetable from the student Intranet • Don’t print the whole thing – print only a page (week) at a time. • Best to download it to a computer or floppy disk and view. • To download (right click on the timetable link on the student Intranet), • Then left click ‘save target as’ - Save As box appears – save the file (my documents or floppy disk). • Locate the excel file and open. (use View and Zoom to choose 75% or 100%) • use the arrows and tabs to find the week you want. • Re-save the timetable.

15. Study Skills • You will find some study skills resources from my web site. • Buy ‘The Good Study Guide’ • Andrew Northedge

16. Page 4: Exploring Ian’s Health Resources – item 2 add Health Sciences after Departments The Workbook • Yellow: Web Resource workbook • Internet Navigation • Searching the Internet • Electronic Journals • Electronic Databases • Google & Dogpile Change to Ex 3 - item 2 on page 6 Remove CHIS (Combined Health Information Database) text, Change it to TOXNET

17. Student Self Directed Work • You will probably NOT be able to finish the workbook in the session. • Ask questions when you get stuck (there is no such thing as a stupid question). • There is Homework this week.

18. Student Self Directed Work Homework: is to e-mail me the answers to the ‘Web Resource (Yellow)workbook questions. by 30th May