Onsite Information Skills Training
Standard Workshops
These are the standard Information Skills workshops that are currently available for onsite delivery. They are divided into the following broad categories:
If the descriptions don't quite fit, the content can usually be tailored to better match you and your organisation. When you contact us, your consultant trainer will be able to advise you on the most suitable programme for your participants.
Working Online
- The Internet: What's all the Fuss About?
- For those new to using the internet, this gives you what you need to know to get started. Full Details
- Information Skills: Is Google Enough?
- Learn how to make the most of Google, and a range of other information sources, in order to find quality information quickly and effectively. Full Details
- Making Information Work for You
- Information is powerful. Organisations are only as good, or bad, as the information they have and how effectively they make use of it. This workshop will help you and your organisation to harness the power of information by raising awareness of the importance of information skills ('i-skills') in the workplace, helping individuals and organisations assess their own information skills, identifying strengths and weaknesses and developing strategies for improvement. Full Details
- Blogs, Wikis and Social Networking:
- This practical workshop aims to get beyond the hype and show what blogs, wikis and other social software tools can do for you, whether you are a publisher or consumer of web-based information. Full Details
- Web 2.0 Tools to Make Life Easier
- Are you drowning in information and wasting too much time trying to keep up? This workshop introduces a range of tools to help make the web work for you. Full Details
- Detecting and Deterring Plagiarism
- Explore the impact of the web on plagiarism in education, and find out about methods for deterring and detecting it. Full Details
- Writing for the Web
- What is so different about writing for the web? The ability to write and re-purpose content for the web is an important skill. This workshop will explore a range of proven practical techniques that you will be able to take away and apply directly to your own web site authoring. Full Details
Training Skills
- Train the Trainer
- Improve your skills in all aspects of the training process, from planning and creating training to delivery and evaluation. Full Details
- One-to-One Training Skills
- This workshop aims to equip library staff to deliver one-to-one training sessions more effectively. It is aimed at anyone involved in supporting library uses in their use of IT and the internet. Full Details
Information Management
- Exploring XML
- Explore the fundamental concepts of XML and how XML, XSLT, and XPath can be used to manage, display and exchange data on the internet. This practical workshop will benefit to anyone looking to use XML as part of their online publishing and content management systems. Full Details
Multi-day Events
- Certificate in Training Design and Delivery
- A practical 4-day course enabling delegates to gain skills and expertise in all aspects of the training process, including: design, development, delivery, assessment and evaluation. In addition, assessment during and after the course will be accredited through a nationally recognised qualification. Full Details
Sector-specific workshops
The Information Skills team have also developed a range of sector-specific workshops. These were originally designed for staff in specialist sectors but are now available to run anywhere. For full details, see the sector-specific information for Museums, Libraries & Archives and Adult and Community Learning.
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