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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Embedding Information Literacy in an Undergraduate Management Degree: Lecturers' and Students' Perspectives
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Cochrane, Clive – Education for Information, 2006
This paper presents the results of a case study investigating the extent to which information literacy is integrated into student learning in an undergraduate Management degree at Queen's University Belfast. The first part of the paper focuses on how information literacy was embedded in two modules delivered by the author. An analysis of assessed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Audits (Verification), Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Assessing the Quality of Higher Education in the United Kingdom: Librarianship and Information Management as a Case-Study
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Cochrane, Clive – Education for Information, 2004
Provides a chronological account of the processes employed to assess the quality of Librarianship and Information Management (LIM) education in the Wales, England and Scotland between 1994 and 2002. Explains the three methodologies implemented to assess quality. Highlights firstly, how the diversity of the UK impacts on the implementation of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Management, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
The Use of Videoconferencing To Support Learning: An Overview of Issues Relevant to the Library and Information Profession.
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Cochrane, Clive – Education for Information, 1996
Discusses the potential of synchronous communication, in the form of videoconferencing, to support learners in distance education courses. Highlights include examples of videoconferencing in higher education in Northern Ireland; videoconferencing in schools of librarianship in the British Isles; and the potential of videoconferencing in the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science
User Education and Staff Training in a Continuing Education Programme.
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Clow, David; Cochrane, Clive – Education for Information, 1986
Describes rationale underlying a module offered at Queens University, Belfast, whose systematic approach derived from educational technology enables librarians to identify objectives, select appropriate content and methods, implement, evaluate, and improve user education and staff training programs. The way this course has been conducted and its…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Educational Technology
Learning to Use a Graphics Presentation Package: The Complexity of an Undergraduate Learning Task.
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Cochrane, Clive – Education for Information, 1995
This case study examines the learning tasks associated with undergraduates' use of a computer graphics presentation package at The Queen's University (Belfast, Ireland). Results of a summative evaluation are discussed, including the role of the lecturer, learning resources, and group participation; and prior knowledge is considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Course Evaluation
The Reactions of Lecturers to the Potential Use of Computer Conferencing.
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Cochrane, Clive – Education for Information, 1993
Discussion of computer conferencing in distance and higher education focuses on a study that examined the reactions of lecturers in the Information Management Division at Queen's University (Belfast) to the possibility of using computer conferencing. Perceived benefits and drawbacks for both instructors and students are discussed. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education