http://www.netskills.ac.uk The latest news items 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/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/article216.html Netskills' Newcastle based training facility, Netskills Training Suite , reopened this week after a refurbishment and equipment upgrade. The work included new computers and a redesigned reception and coffee area. To accompany this the Training Suite now takes its place alongside other services on the Netskills website. lisa.vincent@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article216.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article209.html Participants from over 30 higher and further education institutions recently took part in workshops investigating the use of technology to enhance learning, teaching and assessment. The workshops, facilitated by Netskills, formed part of the JISC/Academy programme to support academic staff. d.w.hartland@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article209.html Tue, 22 Jul 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/article208.html 3 staff from Netskills and JISC InfoNet have formed the new national Business and Community Engagement (BCE) coordination team representing the 7 JISC Advisory Services. Rob Allen heads the team, with Marc Dobson and Andrew Stewart, based between the universities of Newcastle and Northumbria. Working closely with the JISC BCE programme manager, Simon Whittemore, the team will provide a key link between JISC Innovation Group, JISC Services and staff working in BCE activities in universities and colleges. r.s.allen@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article208.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article205.html The British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA) asked us to help them make better use of web technologies to support their events. So two of our ex-scientists, Steve Boneham and Will Allen, dusted off their lab coats and showed them what the web can offer. s.p.boneham@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article205.html Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article206.html Our Dreamweaver Training Materials have been updated to cover the latest version of the software, Dreamweaver CS3. w.h.a.allen@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article206.html Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article204.html A recent conference presentation given by Netskills' Steve Boneham and Will Allen is currently one of Slideshare's top presentations. w.h.a.allen@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article204.html Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article197.html Netskills has been delivering training outside the British Isles again, Consultant Trainer Will Allen spending two days at Universidad de Oriente in Cuba last autumn. w.h.a.allen@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article197.html Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000