http://www.netskills.ac.uk The latest news items about Information Skills from the Netskills web site. en-UK http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss web@netskills.ac.uk 1440 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/site/img/logos/netskills-bannerlogo.png http://www.netskills.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article214.html Netskills recently ran two workshops in Dublin for the Irish Health Sciences Libraries Group. Topics included using Web 2.0 technologies and advanced web searching, tailored to health librarians. Both workshops were oversubscribed and very well received. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article214.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article215.html Netskills recently attended the RSC Eastern e-Fair at Barnfield College in Luton. Attended by over 160 people, the e-fair provided a great opportunity to share good practice and showcase innovative use of technology. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article215.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article212.html We've released our public workshop programme for the months of August, September and October. lisa.vincent@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article212.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article210.html This year Netskills has helped over 120 institutions make the transition to the UK Access Management Federation by showing them how to act as an Identity Provider for their users, thereby securing access to the online resources they are licensed to use. chris.young@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article210.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article202.html The web is awash with tools designed to make your life easier and more productive. Our new Web 2.0 training materials will help you and your organisation make the most of such technologies, including podcasting, RSS, shared calendars, task managers, Netvibes and iGoogle. s.p.boneham@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article202.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article190.html Communication is vital for the success of any project, so it always pays to check out new approaches. That's exactly what members of projects from the JISC e-Learning programme did on our new event Using Technology for Effective Project Communications . s.p.boneham@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article190.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article193.html The issue of plagiarism in schools is regularly in the news - "Teachers voice plagiarism fears" said the BBC when reporting the results of a recent survey conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. But what is the reality behind the headlines? And what approach should staff in schools take to tackle the problem? helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article193.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article192.html Are you looking for official recognition of your training skills? And do you want to make sure you get the best price? If so, book early for the Netskills/BTEC Professional Certificate in Training Design and Delivery, being held in Newcastle this coming summer (June 24-27). helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article192.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article189.html Anticipate the impact of an unthinkable world on our new Scenario Planning workshop. Attendance is free for members of the JISC Users & Innovation Community of Practice (Emerge), JISC Services and other JISC funded projects. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article189.html Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article186.html We've released almost 50 events to our 2008 national workshop programme, all with early-bird prices. lisa.vincent@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article186.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000