The Internet Trainer's Guide - Softcover

Kovacs, Diane C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0442019785 ISBN 13: 9780442019785

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Computer, 1995

Synopsis

The Internet Trainer′s Guide Diane K. Kovacs The Internet is the latest word in information resources for business, education, and home users alike. But so far, very little has been written about teaching others how to use the Internet efficiently and cost effectively. Until Now. Diane Kovacs, an experienced Internet end–user trainer, provides a step by step, lesson–by–lesson guide to the design and implementation of an Internet training course. The Internet Trainer′s Guide is packed full of practical information for Internet trainers. Kovacs outlines techniques to help instructors assess the baseline knowledge and skills of their students and tailor instruction to suit their needs. She also discusses a broad variety of teaching methods––seminars, lectures, and hands–on labs––with detailed guidance on the time required for each method, the anticipated instructional outcomes, and the technological requirements. The text also delves into the features of the Internet that today′s students want and need to learn. This includes the complete range of Internet information resources––e–mail, Telnet, FTP, Gopher, and the World Wide Web; and the latest search and retrieval tools, including Archie and Veronica, and Web search tools, including WebCrawler?(TM) With a sample workbook and handouts for beginning and intermediate users. The Internet Trainer′s Guide offers the comprehensive solution that today′s Internet trainers need.

About this title

About the Author

About the Author Diane Kovacs is a reference Librarian/Assistant Professor at Kent State University. In addition, she is the editor–in–chief of the Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences and the Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture and the co–moderator of Libref–L (Discussion of Library Reference Issues) and GovDoc–L (Discussion of Government Documents Issues). Kovacs writes and speaks frequently on Internet resources, and teaches many workshops on using Internet resources for research. She was the 1992 recipient of the Apple Corporation Library Internet Citizen Award. Kovacs holds a M.S. in Library and information Science from the University of Illinois and a M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from Kent State University.

Synopsis

This practical guide is aimed at anyone responsible for training staff on the Internet. It shows, step-by-step, lesson-by-lesson, how to design and implement an Internet training course. It advises on how to assess the baseline knowledge and skills of your staff; how to tailor your training to meet their needs; and which teaching methods (seminars, lectures, practical sessions) are most appropriate. There are sample syllabuses for different types of training programme, as well as handouts, worksheets and exercise sheets.

Edition details

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Computer
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442019785
• ISBN 13: 9780442019785
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240