E-learning and information literacy: resource guide
Richard Bridgen
Lincolnshire Health Information and Library Service
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E-learning refers to computer-based training that includes an
element of interactivity. Information Literacy refers to the skills
you need to find, retrieve, analyse and use
information. It is seen as just one of several literacies. These
include media, multicultural, visual and digital literacy.
E-learning
Research
eCornell Research Blog
http://researchblog.ecornell.com/2005/03/elearning_guild.html is a
useful site for starting to research learning design and to find
studies about e-learning. Resource lists can also be found on
e-learning and e-learning providers.
e-Learning Research
Centre
http://www.elrc.ac.uk/ has a useful publications and news section.
e-Learning Reviews
http://www.elearning-reviews.org/ includes sections on strategy,
quality, pedagogy, technology and human-computer interaction.
Elearnity’s Knowledge
Centre
http://www.elearnity.com/EKC.htm is also a good place to find
research about e-learning.
Resources
Birkbeck, University
of London
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/ccs/elearn/resources.html has extensive
resource lists for e-learning and teaching and learning models.
BMA Library
http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Hublinkstoqualitywebsites for
links to e-learning resources. It is currently being updated.
elearnspace
http://www.elearnspace.org/ gives a good overview of e-learning.
It is divided up into themed sections: starting, enabling, doing,
evaluating, managing and resources.
The e-Learning Centre
http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk has an excellent library on
e-learning.
e-LearningGuru
http://www.e-learningguru.com/default.asp has a series of
knowledge centers with articles on different aspects of e-learning
design including authoring and content.
The e-Learning
Knowledge Base
http://ekb.mwr.biz/eresources.htm lists links to e-learning
resources.
e-Learning.start4all
http://e-learning.start4all.com/ has links to research on
different aspects of e-learning including blended learning,
technology, content, strategy and collaborative learning.
The Health Informatics
Community
http://www.informatics.nhs.uk/ is aimed at the NHS. You will need
to register to access documents, discussion groups and to receive a
regular bulletin.
NetSkills
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/ has resources you can buy to help
design your own online training packages. There is also a free
tutorial on searching the Internet, TONIC.
Trent Research and
Development Support Unit (RDSU) TRIAGE gateway
http://www.trentrdsu.org.uk/triage.html has links to tutorials
and resources on different aspects of information literacy and
research.
Tutorials
Duke University
Medical Center Library has several tutorials available at
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/training.
eCME Continuing
Medical Education
http://www.ecme.com/node/home.aspx is also a good source of
clinical e-learning modules. These are free for health
professionals. You will need to register.
Keele University
Library
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/li/skills/ has
several information skills tutorials including library search skills,
study skills and computer sources of information.
King’s College, London
has a good tutorial on information skills for health, at
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/schools/bdhmn/medicine/infoskills/ws1.html.
NeLH Information
Skills Training
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/librarian/info_skills.asp has tutorials on
searching the Internet, evidence-based medicine and searching.
Open University’s
Safari Programme
http://ltssolweb1.open.ac.uk/safari_guests/homeframe.htm covers
information skills, although they are not specifically health related.
RDN Virtual Training
Suite
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/ has a series of tutorials on finding
health and social care information on the Internet.
The Virtual College
http://www.virtual-college.co.uk/products/e_learning_modules/
gives some background to e-learning and has clinical and non-clinical
modules aimed specifically at the NHS. There are demos to view before
committing yourself to buying anything.
Information
Literacy
For an
overview and some definitions of information literacy, you may find
the following web sites useful:
For information on the different types of
literacy:
Standards and Models
The American Library Association’s Association of College and Research
Libraries
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/informationliteracy.htm
published a set of standards
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm
for higher education in 2000. There are five standards listed together
with performance indicators and outcomes for each one. Although
originating in the US, they are generic and could easily be adapted
for organisations in the UK.
In the UK we have SCONUL’s (Society of College, National and
University Libraries)
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/ seven pillars of information literacy.
These are explained in detail at
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/activities/inf_lit/papers/Seven_pillars2.pdf;
however a handy colour portrait to print is available at
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/activities/inf_lit/sp/model.html.
CILIP
http://www.cilip.org.uk has a section on information literacy that
covers the skills needed to be information literate. Although this
isn’t specifically a framework or model, the skills can be used across
information sectors. It includes examples but no performance
indicators or outcomes. A useful site from which to build your own
framework.
The Australian and New Zealand Institute for Information Literacy
http://www.anziil.org/ also has an information literacy
framework, made up of six core standards. It is available at
http://www.anziil.org/resources/Info%20lit%202nd%20edition.pdf.
Each standard also comes with examples.
ICT New Zealand
http://ictnz.com/infolitmodels.htm has links to other information
literacy models as well as some for research and information problem
solving.
Research
The following web sites are useful pointers to information literacy:
http://dis.shef.ac.uk/literacy/default.htm
http://bulldogs.tlu.edu/mdibble/doril/papers.html
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/activities/inf_lit/publications/conference.html%20
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitresources/bibliographies/infolitbibliographies.htm
http://www.infolit.org/International_Colloquium/UNESCO_bibliography.doc
Resources and Online Courses
SCONUL
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/activities/inf_lit/links/prog.html#1 lists
information literacy programmes available within the UK.
21st Century Literacies
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/21stcent/information.html has a
section on several literacies including information literacy. Lessons
are available in questioning, identifying and collecting, evaluating,
sense making, reflecting and refining, using and assessing.
Texas Lutheran University’s Directory of Online Resources for
Information Literacy (DORIL)
http://bulldogs.tlu.edu/mdibble/doril/tutorials.html
has links to a range of resources that may give you some
ideas about how to introduce the concepts to your organisation. See
the Tutorials and The Information Literacy Process
sections.
The Department of Information Studies at the University of
Sheffield
http://dis.shef.ac.uk/literacy/learning.htm#depth has a section on
teaching and learning. Although most of the resources cover teaching
and online learning there are a few links to information literacy
resources.
Information Literacy Online (NZ)
http://infolit.unitecnology.ac.nz/ includes the 3-Doors
tutorial which covers 20 aiming, claiming and framing learning
actions.
MLANET Medical Library Association
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/ has a section on
resources relevant to health information literacy.
The National Institute for Literacy Special Collections has a set of
links to health literacy initiatives in the US
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/provider.htm#health.
Also see McGill University’s health information literacy section at
http://www.health.library.mcgill.ca/research/infoskills/literacy.cfm
Web Logs
http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/ is a useful web log for
those interested in information literacy. Postings include a mention
of a special issue of Health Information and Libraries Journal (2005,
vol. 22, no. S2) focusing on health information literacy.
Mailing Lists
LIS-INFOLITERACY
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/lis-infoliteracy.html
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