Education and technology for learning

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Finding resources

Articles

Full text articles that can be viewed, saved and printed:

Education Research Complete
JSTOR
multidiscipline collection of full text journals, Journals in JSTOR have "moving walls" that define the time lag between the most current issue published and the content available in JSTOR, typically 3 - 5 years
PsycArticles - fulltext articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association
ScienceDirect - Collection of full text articles in engineering, technology and science
Emerald - full text articles mainly in the areas of engineering, business and management

Indexes to articles with limited full text:

Education Literature Datasets - search British Education Index, ERIC and the Australian Education Index
Web of Knowledge- includes Web of Science
PsycInfo - articles in psychology
Google Scholar - Internet literature search. You can use Advanced Scholar Search and Scholar Preferences to make your search more focussed

Newspapers

Lexis-Nexis News and Business - full text newspaper articles

Electronic journals by title

Use the University eJournal Portal to search for electronic journals by title or ISSN; browse ejournals by title; browse ejournals by subject 

Print journals

You can use the library catalogue to search for the titles of print journals held by the University

The journal titles listed below are a selection from the collection displayed on the ground floor of Nelson Library:

  • Design and Technology Education
  • Engineering Education
  • International Journal of AI in Education
  • Mathematics in Schools
  • NAACE Newsletter (ICT in Education)

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Electronic books

DawsonERA - full text books
ebrary - full text books
NetLibrary - full text books (From summer 2011 delivered by EBSCOhost)
Safari Tech Books Online - full text books

Safari Books Online: Database Guide
Safari Tech Books Online Sample Searches
Safari Books Online Search Tips

 

Printed books

You can use the library catalogue to search for specific titles or books by an author. You can also search by author, title or general keywords. There is a link to the library catalogue and more information about borrowing books and using other library services at Library

You can look for books on the shelves in your subject area. Some useful shelf numbers for technology and education are listed below.

 

Psychology 150 Social interaction 302
Child development 155.4 Social problems and services 362.7
Education 370 Health and safety 363.1
Schools and classroom management 371 e-learning 378.1734
Teaching ICT 004.071241 Web based training 658.312404
       

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Video tutorials

Lynda.com

lynda.com is a library of video-based training courses focused on software topics and business skills training.  These cover everything from commonly used software such as Microsoft Office to specialised applications in areas such as photography, web applications, audio and video, as well as more general topics such as collaboration, presentations and project management.

The tutorials cover both Windows PCs and Apple software and are available for both beginners and more advanced users.

Information about lynda.com at www.staffs.ac.uk/lynda  and a link to lynda.com

Useful websites

Standards

British Standards Online - full text access to PDFs of current British Standards. You can access the Staffordshire University subscription with your University login

British Standards Online demos
        BSOL general overview
        BSOL browse function
        BSOL Item details page
        BSOL results pages
        BSOL search function

British Standards Institution (BSI)
British Standards - sign up for feeds about new and amended standards BSI RSS feeds

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an off-air recording and media archive service available to staff and students. The service allows you to record TV and radio programmes scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days and retrieve programmes from the previous seven days from a selected list of recorded channels.

BoB stores recorded TV and Radio programmes in an archive indefinitely for all users to enjoy. The archive currently offers thousands of TV and radio programmes covering all genres and that number is set to rise as more further and higher education institutions join BoB.

Get started with BoB tutorials http://bobnational.net/content.php?view=video  and the BoB user guide

External web sites

You may find the following external websites useful:

Technology for learning

JISC - advises on information and communications technology (ICT) to support teaching, learning, research and administration in HE and FE
Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
BECTA - British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
TechDis -  accessibility and inclusion in higher and further education 
WebAIM web content design for people with learning and cognitive disabilities
Educational Recording Agency Staffordshire University holds an ERA licence. This site advises on recording for educational purposes

Schools

Department for Education
TeacherNet - site for teachers and school managers
Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
IPL2 Resources by Subject
 
Eurydice - network on education systems and policies in Europe
Facebook for educators - online guide and resources supporting educators, parents and teachers
Google in Education - resources for teachers, students and organisations

Universities and colleges

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills - higher education is a policy area of BIS
Learning and Skills Network
Intute - web resources for education and research. After July 2011 the website will be available, but it will not be maintained or updated
Universities UK - represents the HE sector
HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEA - Higher Education Academy - advice and support for academics
Committee of University Chairs (CUC) - information and documents to support governing bodies in the UK higher education sector
Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) - advice and guidance on pay and employment matters 
ESCalate - subject centre for the HEA supporting teaching and learning
UALL - Universities Association for Lifelong Learning
Engineering Subject Centre - national centre for engineering academics in the UK supported by the HEA
Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences - HEA support for individuals and departments in higher education
DEHub - Distance Education Hub - an Australian resource to support and promote research and good practice in distance learning and education  
QAA
- The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education 

Higher education statistics

HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency
UNISTATS - range of statistics comparing UK universities and colleges based on the National Student Survey (NSS)
UK National Statistics

Professional development

BCS - Chartered Institute for Computing and IT
Design Council
EPPI-Centre - Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London
Institution of Engineering and Technology
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
IEEE

SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association)

Open access resources

LearningSpace - free access to Open University course material 
YouTube EDU - online video repository of higher education content
iTunesU - educational audio and video content
Jorum - free learning and teaching resources
LearnHigher - free teaching and learning resources for staff and students in further and higher education, including group work, writing, critical thinking, communication, time management, research and more 
MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching - register for free membership
Creative Commons - advice and information on finding and reusing creative works legally
Preparing to teach - available online in PDF format

OER infoKit - management, legal and technical support for creators and users of open educational resources

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Referencing and bibliographies

RefZone - Helping you to Reference
RefZone will help you with all your referencing needs throughout your studies at Staffordshire University. You should also consult your study skills handbook or assignment details to ensure that you are using the referencing style required by your subject area.

RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool that helps you save references and create bibliographies.

RefWorks 2.0
RefWorks has introduced a new version of its program called RefWorks 2.0.  RefWorks 2.0 is still in a beta or testing phase so you can switch back and forth between RefWorks "Classic" (the current version) and RefWorks 2.0 (the new version).  You will have this option until the end of 2011 when RefWorks Classic will be converted to RefWorks 2.0.

RefWorks guides

There are other tutorials to RefWorks 2.0 and RefWorks Classic under the Help menu within the RefWorks program.

Download the RefWorks Workbook to help you get started, taking you from the Staffordshire University Library web pages to resources subscribed to by Staffordshire University such as ACM Digital Library, IEEExplore, ScienceDirect. 


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Usernames and passwords

Most online resources use your University Username and Password to authorise access. On campus you will be recognised automatically when you logon to a PC. You should only be asked to login when you are off campus. To do this you will need the details of your student Username and Password:

*Username = First part of your University email address i.e. 2 letters & 6 numbers
*Password = your date of birth as 6 digits i.e. ddmmyy (unless you have changed this)

Note: When using some online resources, you may be asked to enter the details of your University ATHENS account - this is the same username and password as your University logon details above.

Please visit Accessing e-resources for further help

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Off-campus students and distance learners

The library provides a range of services for off-campus users including:

A Postal Loan service to students based in the UK, make requests through the library catalogue
A Document Delivery Service processing requests for materials not available through Staffordshire University
Access to other university libraries in the UK through the SCONUL Access scheme
 

Subject help and advice

For subject resource support, finding information, advice on using the online resources, reference styles and queries regarding the Library and IT services, please contact your Subject Librarian or the Library Help Desk:   

Subject librarian: Sarah Hall 
  

Nelson Library, Stafford
01785 353353
s.d.hall@staffs.ac.uk

 

 

 


Library Help Desk
01782 295750
libraryhelpdesk@staffs.ac.uk

 

There are links to resources, information about using the library and an A-Z of Library services and facilities to help you make the most of the University libraries and IT services

Library Home Page

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