1. Using Dimdim to Overcome the Barrier of Distance for Information Literacy Training Lucy Collins Sir Herbert Duthie Library

2. Distance Learning Service (DLS) 14 Courses Medic & PGMDE Postgraduate Returning to Study Library Induction Library Support 8 courses receive face to face induction 5 e-learning courses complete online task Dedicated enquiry service Postal loan / article request service DLS Blog DLS Toolkit

3. DLS Tookit Linked to from within VLE Mostly used by students receiving face-to-face induction Lack of awareness from students receiving no induction

4. Overcoming the barrier of distance How can we better support these students and promote the use of the DLS Toolkit? Students located around the world Students do not attend the campus Web-conferencing

5. Why Dimdim? Free! Easy to use No software installation Reliable

6. Where to start? Set up an account www.dimdim.comwww.dimdim.com Set up a web-cam on PC Trialled with colleagues off and on-campus Settings tweaked Four “Library Refresher” tutorials advertised via DLS Blog & BlackboardDLS Blog 24 th November – first live tutorial

10. Dimdim Do s & Don’t s Advertise sessions two weeks in advance Use public chat for questions rather than audio No more than ten participants Allow ten minutes settling in time Ask questions throughout session Run Dimdim in Internet Explorer and other windows in Firefox

11. Free Dimdim vs Pro Dimdim FreePro 20 attendees50 attendees N/ARecord & embed meetings into websites 4 microphones7 microphones 1 web cam2 web cams Faster and more secure Custom Branding Registration Widgets

12. Contact Any questions please contact me collinsl2@cf.ac.uk 02920 742875