Transcript TELSTAR Owen Stephens 14 April 2010

TELSTAR
Owen Stephens
14th April 2010
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http://www.refworks.com
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references
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http://moodle.org
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/49653615@N00/3526550809
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What is a
Reference?
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What is a Reference?
1. An acknowledgement of other’s
work and ideas
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What is a Reference?
2. A description of a resource
intended to identify the resource to
the extent a copy of the resource can
be discovered
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What is a Resource?
A thing that can be referenced. In the
context of teaching and learning this
includes…
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What is a Resource?
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Course materials
Web sites
Books (electronic or print)
Articles (electronic or print)
Journals (electronic or print)
Online databases
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Where do References
appear?
• Course materials
• Library Resources
• Student content (essays,
TMAs/eTMAs, ePortfolios)
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Course Materials
Library Resources
In
structured
content
In a library
system
Student Content
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Course Materials
Student Content
Library Resources
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Structured
format
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Benefits for teaching and
support staff
• Easily create a set of reusable
references
• Import references into Moodle as
course ‘resources’
• Automatically adds links to full-text
online where possible
• Display references in a consistent
reference style
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“It would be time-saving for
students and stop them
having to worry about the details”
OU Staff member, Focus group 2009
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Benefits for Students
• Create a library of references within a
familiar environment
• Create a bibliography from their
personal library
• Share references with others
• Brings consistency to their course
material
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“Wish I’d had it through my course”
OU student, Focus group 2009
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