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InfoSkills Tutorial

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Overview:: InfoSkills is a self-paced online tutorial designed to introduce University of Newcastle at Australia undergraduate students to a range of information and research skills that will assist with finding, using, evaluating and managing information. The tutorial is broken down into 5 modules (lessons) Planning; Finding information; Evaluating information; writing & plagiarism; and ethics.
Type of Material:: tutorial
Recommended Uses:: individual
Technical Requirements:: HTML
Identify Major Learning Goals:: Strategies for finding, evaluating, and synthesizing information into student level research.
Target Student Population:: undergraduate
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: none

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Strengths:: The tutorial provides in-depth examples. The learning objectives for each module are clear and explicit.
Concerns:: none

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Strengths:: Throughout the tutorial there are examples available through rollover graphics and pop-up windows as well as integrated short practice quizzes. Quizzes provide immediate feedback, allowing students to gauge their understanding of the text. Students can decide to review specific modules after taking the quizzes.
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Other Issues and Comments:: This site is clearly the result of rigorously thought-out instructional design. The content is clear and relevant. The information is presented logically and concepts are introduced relationally. Website design is clean, yet visually appealing. Navigation is easy. The team that created this site not only offers an extremely useful educational tool to students, but has shown educators, by example, how to create a top-notch online tutorial. Bravo.
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