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ALT-SURF seminar: ePortfolios and Digital Repositories, 22 and 23 April 2004, Edinburgh UK
ALT (Association for Learning Technology) and SURF (collaborative organisation for IT innovation in Dutch HE) have similar goals and started working together in 1999. In 2001 they signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring together learning technologists from the UK and the Netherlands in a variety of exchange activities. Sharing experiences and views internationally between peers proved to be an excellent way to learn new things, find inspiration to meet joint challenges and engage in healthy reflection.
ALT and SURF organised mutual study visits (50 Dutch learning technologists visited universities in the UK in 2002 and 40 UK colleagues visited Dutch institutes in 2003), joint conferences and seminars, and a expert study trip to Australia (8 UK and 8 Dutch experts visited 14 institutes in 2002). SURF and ALT reported on these in presentations and publications.
A new activity is the joint working seminar, where a specific theme can be discussed by experts in the field with the purpose of describing in a so-called âbriefing paperâ the current state of affairs, the underlying beliefs, hopes and desired situation, and possible ânext stepsâ in joint conceptualisation and/or developing activities. In the process of composing the briefing papers differences between the countries will surface, e.g. organisational, cultural or political. The themes are therefore not isolated topics but seen as developments within a context.
The first joint ALT-SURF working seminar took place in April 2004 in Edinburgh, immediately following an ALT spring conference, and addressed two related topics: e-(or Digital) Portfolios and Digital Repositories. The aim was to establish working relationships between experts in both countries through discussion and collaborative writing of briefing papers aimed at experts, researchers, managers and policy makers. The objectives of the working seminar were threefold:
âą describe the basic belief that leads to so much energy being put into these concepts
âą outline current thinking in ePortfolios and Digital repositories as a common reference point for deeper understanding
âą devise a roadmap to meet required conditions to further develop ePortfolios and Digital Repository concepts and use.
This report is the result of that seminar, namely a briefing paper on ePortfolios and another on Digital Repositories. In the papers the potential and ultimate goal of using ePortfolios and Digital Repositories for learning and teaching is outlined; the current state of achievements is described, and thirdly the briefing paper concludes with desired next steps to reach the ultimate goals, what conditions need to be in place,
what activities need to be set in motion. The papers highlight any apparent differences in approaches between UK and Netherlands as well as opportunities for future collaboration. SURF and ALT will use the conclusions and suggestions as input for joint future development and networking activities
Special Libraries, December 1974
Volume 65, Issue 12https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1974/1008/thumbnail.jp
Digital Divide in Estonia and How To Bridge It
Estonia is one of the most rapidly developing information societies in Central and Eastern Europe. Still, 61% of the Estonian adult population does not use the Internet. The analysis, carried out by the research company Emor and PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies, looked thoroughly at the reasons and motivation for not using the Internet of this particular population group. The research did not address the issue of the digital divide between countries. The research clearly shows that one third of the current non-users understand the opportunities offered by the Internet and want to take advantage of them, but are limited by a lack of skills and access. Two- thirds of the non-users (40% of the adult population) do not consciously think of the Internet as of an interesting and useful tool; more practical services and an awareness campaign are thus needed for them. The latter group depends on daily routine and already shaped-out habits â it is hard for them to accept the Internet as a new channel of information and management of public affairs. The research draws several interesting conclusions. Among them is that people believe that an Internet bank as a fully developed web-service is a trustworthy partner for managing oneâs business independently. At the same time, regarding public sector e-services, people are certain that much depends on the discretion of the public servant and that therefore electronic services do not suffice. Hence, if the public sector were able to offer its services fully on the web like Internet banks, its reliability will increase and negative opinions decline. The fact that âlight-usersâ of the Internet do not consider security on the net a problem is an acknowledgement of the successful efforts by service providers so far. Medical services were pointed out most often by the present non-users as having the potential to motivate them to start using the Internet. PRAXIS and Emor also compiled policy recommendations based on the research results, which are all listed in the final report. The research was carried out by Emor and PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies from January to July 2002. The research was commissioned and financed by the Open Estonia Foundation, the Look@World Foundation and the State Chancellery of the Republic of Estonia. It was co-financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the Open Society Institute in Budapest (OSI - Budapest).Internet, Information Technology, Digital Divide, Transition country, Rural development, Telecommunication, Estonia
Special Libraries, July 1978
Volume 69, Issue 7https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1978/1005/thumbnail.jp
Information literacy instruction for Kuwaiti students and the role of cultural relevance
This study identifies the components of an instructional programme for information
literacy that is culturally relevant to Kuwaiti students. It discusses culturally relevant
education, instruction for information literacy, the provision of library and
information skills instruction in Kuwait, and its characteristics as an independent
nation, and as a Gulf, Arab, Islamic, and developing country.
The study further tests the effect of cultural relevance on instruction for information
literacy for Kuwaiti students with an experiment of comparative instruction. The
control group received Western-oriented instruction for information literacy and the
experimental group received instruction that substituted Kuwaiti cultural referents for
some of the Western-oriented referents. The aims of instruction for both groups were
basic levels of proficiency as described in Information Literacy Standards for Student
Learning, and the main vehicle of instruction was the Big SixTM information problem
solving strategy. The only difference in instruction between groups were the images
in the Big SixTM transparencies used for overhead projection, the examples used in
class to discuss various information problems and the corresponding images that
represented the examples.
The study measured the information problem solving achievement of 126 fourth- and
eighth grade students with a pre- post-test, the recall of the Big Six strategy with a
post-test, and student attitudes with a questionnaire. The analyses revealed that,
overall, there is a significant difference in the mean achievement scores in
information problem solving and the recall of the Big Six strategy between students
who received culturally relevant instruction and those who received instruction that
was not culturally relevant. Examined separately, males' scores were significantly
higher in the group that received culturally relevant instruction, while females
responded equally well to both types of instruction. In addition, the study found a
strong correlation between the attitudes of students in the control and experimental
groups, and between males and females within groups
Special Libraries, September 1976
Volume 67, Issue 9https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1976/1007/thumbnail.jp
Information Outlook, August 1997
Volume 1, Issue 8https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_io_1997/1007/thumbnail.jp
Riding Circuit: Bringing the Law to Those Who Need It
This article surveys the Access to Justice movement in the United States and proposes including more types of professionals to develop longer term solutions that will alleviate barriers to the court system. This article discusses the need to expand the access to justice concept to reach beyond the courthouse to address civil legal issues before they blossom into litigation. Mobile outreach providing preventive lawyering and early treatment of societal problems can prevent delays and the bottleneck that many courts are seeing with the vast numbers of Self-Represented Litigants. A team of professionals including lawyers, social workers, nurses, counselors, translators and law librarians, working with a network of public librarians, can make a significant impact into the everyday lives of the working poor and folk of modest means in underserved areas
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