Introduction to the Library and Moodle for Students at Lancaster University Ghana

18th/19th September 2014Phil Cheeseman, Head of Academic Services, University Library

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Library

• Introductions

• Student portal

• Overview of Library resources

• Resource discovery - OneSearch

• Subject Guides

• Resource Lists - reading list management

• Accessing e-resources

• Licenses and copyright

• LU Ghana Library web pages –using your library

Topics covered in this presentation

Moodle

• Access to moodle

• Moodle orientation - navigation, links to other tools

• A sample course – what you can expect

• Communication & collaboration

• Assessment - online submission, quizzes

• Help and support

Student Portal – your single point of access

An overview of Library resources

• Search across all physical and electronic resources (almost)

• Refine searches easily

• Single point of authentication to resources

• Access to library account, saved searches and book recall requests

Resource discovery -OneSearch

OneSearch (Ghana)OneSearch (Lancaster)

• Guides specific to your subject of study

• Provide an overview of available resources

• Highlight resources that may not be retrieved by OneSearch

• Suggest strategies for resource discovery

Subject Guides – specialist resources

http://lancaster.libguides.com/GHANAsubjectguides

Resource Lists – reading list management

http://lancaster.myreadinglists.org/index.html

Manage live reading lists, multiple resource types, customise to suit course structure, integrated with moodle, direct access to e-resources, monitor resource use, integrates with Library book purchasing.

Accessing e-resources

• Access resources using Lancaster username and password

• Login on University WebLogin page

• Use Alternative login link and search for Lancaster

Licensing and copyright

Activities normally permitted• Print or download a single article or chapter for individual use• Send a copy of a chapter or article to another authorised user

Activities sometimes permitted• Distribution of articles or chapters in course packs or on moodle

Activities normally forbidden• Access by unauthorised users• Downloading of complete works• Distribution of class sets – by print, scanned copy or electronic copy• Use for commercial purposes• Modifying articles or chapters (including provision of extracts)

Lancaster University GhanaLibrary webpages

Access to Moodle

https://ghana-modules.lancaster.ac.uk/

• Access moodle via the portal

• You need a Lancaster username and password

• Enrolment on courses is managed by LUSI (Lancaster University Student Information system)

Moodle orientation - navigation, links to other tools

• Common layout with options to customise

• Integrated with Resource Lists and Turnitin (plagiarism checking)

• Multiple resource types and activities can be added

• Manage content availability and release content as you need it

A Sample template – what you can expect

• Information about your course

• Resource lists to guide your reading

• Slides and materials to support your lectures

• Learning activities and assessments between classes

• Coursework submission and online feedback

Communication & collaboration

• Read course announcements

• Participate in academic discussion and individual reflection on learning

• Support and collaboration

Assessment – online submission and quizzes

• All submission of assessed work is via moodle

• Tools for plagiarism checking, grading papers and providing feedback

• Create online quizzes to test understanding.

Help and Support

http://lancasteranswers.lancs.ac.uk/

• Academic related – Your teachers

• Technical – IT support at LU Ghana

• Library – Jeffrey Mingle

• Online – LancasterAnswers