Pecha Kucha

1. HUBO: A Web-Based
Information Literacy Tutorial
Serap Kurbanoglu
Hacettepe University

2. Advantages of web-based tutorials
• Availability (deliverable on-demand to anywhere,
anytime 24/7)
• Suitability (allows users to progress at their own pace
and place)
• Accessibility (multi-platform capabilities)
• Affordable training delivery (inexpensive distribution)
• Access is controllable
• Content is easily updateable
• Eliminates obstacles such as lack of adequate
resources (personnel, space, equipment, etc.)
• Provides opportunities for disadvantaged groups

3. No need to reinvent the wheel
• Numerous packages available
• Content is mostly generic
• Most are under Creative Commons licence
– Reusable texts
– Reusable visual material
– Reusable interactive games
– Reusable tests

4. HÜBO

5. Creative Commons

6. CC Licences

7. HUBO
• A web-based information literacy instruction program
developed for Hacettepe University
• Purpose of the program is to equip students with IL skills
• © Hacettepe University
• Based on Western Michigan University Web-based IL
program Searchpath (Searchpath is mainly based
onTexas Üniversity IL program TILT)

9. Target group
• Undergraduate students
• Anyone who needs IL training
– Postgraduate students
– Faculty

10. Modules
• Information sources and general features of libraries
• Search techniques
• Hacettepe University Library Catalog
• Databases
• Searching on the Web and evaluating Web sources
• Ethical issues

11. Components of modules
• Learning outcomes
• Visual material
• Games
• Tests (multiple choice)

12. Components of modules

13. Games

14. Games

15. Technical requirements
• A computer & an Internet connection
• Internet Explorer or Mozilla FireFox
• Adobe Flash Player 8.0

16. Access & use
http://www.hubo.hacettepe.edu.tr/

17. Interface

18. Graduation & evaluation

19. Project group
• Project Manager
S. Serap Kurbanoğlu, Department of Information Management
• Coordination Support
Buket Akkoyunlu, Faculty of Education
• Content Development
S. Serap Kurbanoğlu, Department of Information Management
Umut Al, Department of Information Management
Yurdagül Ünal, Department of Information Management
• System Design
R. Orçun Madran, Department of Information Management
• Instructional Design
Selay Arkun, Faculty of Education
Turgay Baş, Faculty of Education
• Graphical Design
N. Erol Olcay

20. Thanks
Serap Kurbanoglu
serap@hacettepe.edu.tr