TRAINING WORKSHOPS
ELIGIBILITY
Workshops are open to all consumers who wish to improve their information skills on the World Wide Web. Registrants must live in Massachusetts or Southern New Hampshire.
For more information contact Joe Harzbecker at 617-638-4205 or harzbeck@bu.edu.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Two workshops are designed to help HIV/AIDS consumers become more effective at identifying, finding, and evaluating relevant HIV/AIDS information on the Web. The workshops can be taken alone, or in-sequence:
Consumer HIV/AIDS Resources on the Web This core workshop is designed to familiarize beginners with a variety of consumer HIV and AIDS resources on the Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project (BAIOP) Web sites and on MEDLINEplus, a consumer health resource from the National Library of Medicine. Focus will be placed on using Web sites as tools for consumer centered patient care and education. In-class exercises and practice time are included.
Beyond the Basics: Web Information Skills for HIV/AIDS Consumers The second class is intended for those who have some experience using the Web. The class focuses on understanding and using search engines to their maximum potential, evaluating Web sites effectively and efficiently, and using the Web as a resource for healthcare information. This class will also introduce participants to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed MEDLINE system, which is a Web-based search system that provides free-of-charge access to the biomedical journal literature. Other AIDS-related databases including AIDSDRUGS and AIDSTRIALS are also discussed. In-class exercises and hands-on practice time are included.
Workshop Slide Shows:
Web-based learning tutorial: Finding HIV/AIDS Information on the Web
This interactive, Web-based tutorial teaches users to find HIV/AIDS information more easily and quickly. The tutorial is divided into four sections that can be used in order or independently. Section 1. Introduction to the Web gives background and history of the Internet and Web, defines key Internet terminology, and provides a basic tour of the Netscape and Internet Explorer Web browsers. Section 2. Strategies for Locating Reliable HIV/AIDS Information discusses alternatives to using search engines, introducing users to several high quality HIV/AIDS Web sites such as MEDLINEplus, HIV InSite, AEGIS, and others. Section 3. Using Search Engines Effectively goes over the basic functions and features of search engines, and provides tips and hints for using them more effectively. Section 4. Evaluating Web Sites introduces users to a series of standard criteria or measures for evaluating Web sites, teaching them to determine whether Web sites and resources are valid and accurate, timely, or reliable.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
All training sessions are free-of-charge. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Deadline for registration is one week prior to the date of the session. You will receive confirmation of your registration by telephone or by e-mail, along with directions to the training site. The workshops can be taken alone, or in-sequence:
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