Free Live Online Web-based Workshop: "Evaluating Internet Information " 6 ,2000 Noon-2:00 p.m. EDT.

[Diane K. Kovacs]

Evaluating Internet Information - Free Instructor-Led Web-based Workshop

Agenda

Introductions and Overview.
Overview: The Nature of the Database; How do you evaluate Authority,
Reliability and Timeliness, Security and Privacy;
Resources for further study.
Web-based Activities (done outside of the online meeting)
Activity 1  Evaluating World Wide Web Sites (Practical Experience)
Activity 2. Evaluating Subject Directories and Electronic Library Collections
Activity 3. Evaluating World Wide Web Rating Services Questions and Conclusions
Activity 4. Exercises in Privacy and Security

More information at http://www.kovacs.com/training.html

Note:  Doing Homework on the Internet: Elementary & Secondary 
Students is also scheduled August 26, 2000 3-5 EDT  the fee for this 
workshop is $75 per person and includes free access to the Science 
Fair Resources on the Internet Web-based Workshop
Collection Development: Collecting and Selecting Internet Resources 
for Electronic Libraries
is offered Live online August 30 *or* August 31 12-2 EDT (11-1 CST)

Students will be required to login and use the online conferencing 
system for ten minutes at least 1 day before connecting to the class 
sessions.

Overview

In this hands-on workshop participants will learn strategies for 
evaluating information found on the  Internet that mirror the 
strategies used to evaluate information from other sources.

Evaluation strategies will include locating and evaluating tools 
which review and evaluate Internet information as well as strategies 
for individually evaluating Internet information resources.

Audience

This workshop is intended for people who want to learn about using 
the Internet to find high quality, authoritative information.

Participants should know how to use e-mail.  The Instructors will 
assist participants to use Netscape or Internet Explorer to 
participate in the real-time class and to interact with the Web-based 
materials.

Schedule

August  26, 2000 Noon-2 EDT

Schedule Arrangements for other small groups (minimum of 5 people) 
may be made on an individual basis
by contacting the instructor.  You may also take this workshop with 
e-mail only discussion with the instructor.

Registration and Tuition
Free but please register to reserve a space and to provide 
information to receive logins and passwords.
Class size is limited to 15 people.  Arrangements for additional 
online live sessions will be made if there are additional 
registrations.

http://www.kovacs.com/register.html


Materials
All materials will be online on interactive Web pages.

Mechanisms for Instruction
Participants will interact through e-mail
with the instructors before and after the workshops.

Participants will meet live online for overview and discussion.

Participants will complete hands-on Web-based activities at
their own pace after  scheduled online live meeting with the guidance
and in consultation with the instructor.

Instructors will provide free training on using the Diversity 
University MOO facility for real-time
communication Participants will connect to http://www.du.org:8888 for
real-time instruction.   Logins and passwords will be provided on
request after registration.

Instructor Diane K. Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting diane at kovacs.com