Information Skills and the Internet

… a workshop with James Herring

When: Wednesday 16^th November 2005 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Venue: Byron Bay High School

Cost: $10, which includes a light lunch at 12.30, and afternoon tea

Participants strictly limited by the number of computers available!

Information literacy and the web

A group work session in which each group designs a concept map of a lesson(s) teaching students to “read” a website. This is an element of information skills that is often ignored. In this session, TLs will explore ways to encourage students to use thinking skills when reading websites. You will also get some practical ideas from me on obtaining student feedback on information literacy.

Advanced searching and search engine developments

An interactive session introducing you to aspects of advanced searching with Google and Yahoo, metasearch engines such as Dogpile and visual search engines such as Kartoo. This is a practical session during which you will use a number of examples.

James Herring, formerly lecturer at St Margaret’s College in Edinburgh and now at Charles Sturt University, has been researching and writing about teacher librarianship for 25 years. He is the author of 8 books in the area of information literacy, the role of the teacher librarian and the use of ICT, particularly the Web, by teacher librarians. His current interests are the teacher librarian’s role in school intranets and instructional websites.

To register, ring Byron Bay High School Library on 6685 8288. Participants accepted on a first come, first served basis.