1 University of York Department of Health Sciences Computers & Communication By Ian Cole Lecturer in C&IT Last updated 6/4/04

2 Before we start……. Please turn off your mobile phone

3 Session Plan Communication skills you need for online discussion. Locating Journal articles. Group-work and communication skills. Problem solving skills. Self-directed workbook (after exercises)

4 Asynchronous Discussion Groups Asynchronous discussion groups are like conferences where messages are posted and then the sender waits for a reply. There are three main types Newsgroup. Newsgroup. group. group. Discussion Board. Discussion Board.

5 Newsgroups Newsgroups are different to the mailing lists. Over 100,000 Newsgroups with ??? million users The messages sent to Newsgroups arrive at the newsgroup server. You subscribe and log on when you want to read/send massages. No messages arrive in your inbox from a newsgroup. Newsgroups can be accessed via your client but usually needs setting up. For do’s and don'ts of Newsgroups – CLICK HERECLICK HERE

6 Pros & Cons of Newsgroups The pros - easy to access. every subject is covered. The cons - anyone can see & post to a group. poor quality of information. users post as though they are subject experts. need to learn a new application - the Newsgroup Reader. you must go to the information.

7 Mail Groups Electronic Mailing Lists. A Mailing list is a topic based group where once you have subscribed to the mailing list you will receive all of the messages that are sent to the group via your box. Some are moderated (some NOT!!)

8 Mail Groups Here is the JISCMAIL list of some of the discussion forums for Health and Nursing. health-for-all health-promotion health-sector-development health-informatics-foresight Nurse-UK Nurse-Prescribing Nurse-Decision (Archived since 2000)

9 Electronic Mail To communicate with each other & tutors. If using the Uni e- mail address: Make sure to include your name Say hi & goodbye

10 The Bulletin Board System was a dial-in access to discussion groups (1980s) Now usually called a Discussion Board. Now considered same as Newsgroups but local. Health Sciences Bulletin Board Discussion or Bulletin Board

11 Discussion Board. An electronic message area. You have to login to see messages. Most bulletin/discussion boards serve specific interest groups. Review messages left by others, and leave your own message.

12 Synchronous Communication To find out more about chat rooms read Ian’s quick guide to: Synchronous communication Click Image to open Guide

13 Finding Journal Articles Split into groups of 3 Each member of the group will need to locate a journal article (3+1 = 4 in total). Don’t use a search engine (no Googling). Use UoY Databases and e-journal web sites. Use Metalib – (You will need Athens). You will find some results in CINAHL & BNI

14 Thinks to remember You as a group decide how to manage the task. Think about the information you have – do you really need to use a database to fine each journal. I’m here to confirm you got it right. Think which databases will be best to use. Think about the Journal title (if it is known). Open each article online (if you can). Complete each reference for each article.

15 Article 1 Thompson, C. Foster, A. Cole, I. Using social judgement theory to model nurses' use of clinical information in critical care education. Nurse Education Today. Missing Year, Volume/Issue, Page Numbers

16 Article 2 Cole, I. Kelsey, A. Computer and information literacy in post-qualifying education. Missing Journal title, Year, Volume/Issue, Page Numbers

17 Article 3 Clark A, Lewis D, Cole I, Ringrose L (2006) A strategic approach to developing e-learning capability for healthcare. Health Information and Libraries Journal, Volume 22, page 33. There is a mistake in the information given.

18 Article 4 Cole, I. J. (October, 2004). Computer Literacy and Skills System (CLaSS) A Software Development Project into Computer and Information Literacy for Nursing Students, Missing Journal title, Year, Volume/Issue, Web address.

19 Hands up when the group has finished – I’ll come and check. When you have completed the exercise, you can start completing the Web Resource Workbook.

20 Thompson, C. Foster, A. Cole, I. Using social judgement theory to model nurses' use of clinical information in critical care education. Nurse Education Today Jan. 25(1). p68-77 CINAHL & British Nursing Index Cole, I. Kelsey, A. Computer and information literacy in post-qualifying education. Nurse Education in Practice Sep. 4(3). p CINAHL & British Nursing Index Clark A, Lewis D, Cole I, Ringrose L (2005) A strategic approach to developing e-learning capability for healthcare. Health Information and Libraries Journal. Volume 22, page 33. Journal Homepage Cole, I. J. (October, 2004). Computer Literacy and Skills System (CLaSS) A Software Development Project into Computer and Information Literacy for Nursing Students, (Online Journal of Nursing Informatics). Vol. 8, No. 3 [Online]. Available at CINAHL

21 Yellow Web Resource workbook Internet Navigation Searching the Internet Electronic Journals Electronic Databases Google & Dogpile Amendments Page 4 - The nmap site has changed to intute. Under ‘Exploring IHR’ No:2 add Health Sciences after Departments Page 6 under ‘Electronic Database’ Replace CHIS database with TOXLINE

22 The Workbooks Green Intro to computing & Logging on Using Student Intranet Athens Account Changing University Password