Internet Detective

The Internet Detective is an interactive Web-based tutorial, complete with supporting materials for teachers and trainers, that aims to teach people to evaluate the quality of information that they find via the Internet. It is currently available in:

• English
• Dutch
• French

The tutorial's educational content includes worked examples, "try it yourself" sections and interactive quizzes and exercises with automated feedback. The supporting materials include a PowerPoint presentation, handouts and practical suggestions for incorporating the tutorial into a course curriculum.

The tutorial and supporting materials are freely available to all over the Web. It therefore offers "any time, any place" training in Internet skills by supporting self-directed learning. As well as being used by individuals, the tutorial can support teachers, lecturers and trainers who wish to teach Internet information skills. It can be used as an "off the shelf" teaching aid.

A suite of subject-based tutorials, the virtual training suite has also been created based on the Detective model and is available from:

• www.vts.rdn.ac.uk