The UQL Cyberschool Seminar

Schools, Scholars and Libraries
Locate - Link - Learn - Online

11 August 2006, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane

      Seminar Overview

      Information technology and electronic information continue to develop at an ever increasing pace. Issues to be considered in this seminar focus on the essentials of locating, linking and learning online and assisting students in the transition from school to university.

      Topics to be covered include: how to choose and implement a learning management system in a school; webcasting, streaming and webconferencing solutions for libraries; federated searching and Open URLs; latest developments on the web and school intranets, electronic pathfinders and the management and delivery of digital resources to students.

       

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    Early Morning Program

    8.30am Registration and Coffee  
    9am Welcome
    Ms Deborah Turnbull, Manager Information Skills and Community Outreach, UQ Library    		  
    9.15am Leaping the divide: The first year experience [Presentation not available]
         Professor Michael Keniger, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), The University of Queensland.     		 
    9.45am Oh, happy day! e-Topic: Federated searching and open URLs
         Dr Gillian Hallam, ALIA Past President and Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology.
     
    10.30am Morning Tea
    Vendor display     		 

    Mid Morning Program

    11.00am Managing the learning journey: Choosing a learning management system
          Mr John Oxley, Director of Information Services and Technology, Moreton Bay College.     		 
    12.00noon Pathways to knowledge: Intranet, catalogue or web page? Methods of accessing online materials.
         Ms Janet Blackwell, Director of Information Services, Aquinas College, Melbourne.     		 
    12.30pm Lunch  

    Afternoon Program

    1.45pm Online access solutions: Webcasting, streaming and conferencing
          Ms Anna Raunik, Director (Acting), Public Library Services, State Library of Queensland.     		 
    2.30pm eResearch: Free research
         Ms Belinda Weaver, The Coordinator, UQ eSpace, The University of Queensland Library.