1. TELSTAR Owen Stephens 14 th April 2010

2. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ http://www.jisc.ac.uk

3. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ http://www.refworks.com

4. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ references

5. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ http://moodle.org

6. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/49653615@N00/3526550809

7. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ What is a Reference?

8. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ What is a Reference? 1. An acknowledgement of other’s work and ideas

9. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ What is a Reference? 2. A description of a resource intended to identify the resource to the extent a copy of the resource can be discovered

10. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ What is a Resource? A thing that can be referenced. In the context of teaching and learning this includes…

11. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ What is a Resource? Course materials Web sites Books (electronic or print) Articles (electronic or print) Journals (electronic or print) Online databases

12. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ Where do References appear? Course materials Library Resources Student content (essays, TMAs/eTMAs, ePortfolios)

13. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ Course Materials Library Resources Student Content ? In a library system In structured content

14. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ Course Materials Library Resources Student Content ? Structured format

15. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ Benefits for teaching and support staff Easily create a set of reusable references Import references into Moodle as course ‘resources’ Automatically adds links to full-text online where possible Display references in a consistent reference style

16. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ “It would be time-saving for students and stop them having to worry about the details” OU Staff member, Focus group 2009

17. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ Benefits for Students Create a library of references within a familiar environment Create a bibliography from their personal library Share references with others Brings consistency to their course material

18. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ “Wish I’d had it through my course” OU student, Focus group 2009

19. www.open.ac.uk/telstar/ www.open.ac.uk/blogs/telstar