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Intute Subject Booklets ~ useful Internet skills for students
April 2nd, 2008

This post popped up in my reader just then. Its from Intute in the UK. They provide resources for students among other activities. Well worth a look-see. This is their blog. Have you subscribed to it?

There are guides/booklets that are designed to improve the Internet experience for students. Many students just Google a term and often choose a site without applying serious critical skills. This has come up in blogs before: Intute. EduBlog Insights. There must be many more.

http://www.intute.ac.uk/subjectbooklets.html

These booklets (html and pdf) are targeted at HigherEd but our seniors and brighter juniors could handle them. Topics include:

Science and Engineering:

Internet resources for environmental science [March 2008]
Internet resources for materials engineering [March 2008]
Internet resources for environmental engineering [March 2007]
Internet resources for physics [March 2007]
Internet resources for chemistry [July 2006]
Internet resources for computing [July 2006]

Arts and Humanities:

Internet resources for film and theatre [March 2008]
Internet resources for philosophy [March 2008]
Internet resources for fashion and beauty [March 2007]
Internet resources for religion and theology [March 2007]
Internet resources for archaeology [July 2006]
Internet resources for visual arts [July 2006]

Social Sciences:

Internet resources for education [March 2008]
Internet resources for Olympic studies [March 2008]
Internet resources for law [March 2007]
Internet resources for social research (2nd edition) [March 2007]
Internet resources for social welfare [March 2007]
Internet resources for business and tourism [July 2006]

Health and Life Sciences

Internet resources for biological sciences [March 2008]
Internet resources for pregnancy and childbirth [March 2008]
Internet resources for animal health [March 2007]
Internet resources for physiotherapy and orthopaedics [March 2007]
Internet resources for agriculture, food and forestry [July 2006]
Internet resources for healthcare and medicine [July 2006]

There are also interactive guides at the Intute Virtual Training Suite designed to teach students how to research more effectively when using the Internet. They cover a diverse range of topics. They are easy to follow. http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/

[ Here I am cloning data. I shall try to blog something original or 'me' soon. I simply thought this would be useful news to share. ]

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