Information Skills Workshops
The Information Skills workshops that currently form part of our national workshop programme are listed below and fall into the following broad categories:
Most of these workshops are also available for onsite delivery, which may be more suitable if you have a group of people who require training. For additional information about related products and services, please visit the main Information Skills section.
Working Online
- 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
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No workshops scheduled at this time.
- 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
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No workshops scheduled at this time.
- 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
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- Exploring and Deterring Plagiarism in Schools
- This practical workshop explores issues related to plagiarism in schools and enables attendees to plan strategies for raising awareness within their own schools. Full Details
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No workshops scheduled at this time.
- 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
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- 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
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No workshops scheduled at this time.
- Collaborative Web Tools for Knowledge Transfer & Business and Community Engagement
- Working in Business and Community (BCE) involves collaborating as part of your day-to-day work, from face to face meetings to conferences, collaborative bid writing and e-mail communication. This workshop examines some of the web-based tools available which can enhance collaboration and make working with others in BCE easier. Full Details
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No workshops scheduled at this time.
Training Skills
- Teaching Information Skills in Secondary Schools
- This workshop explores effective methods of embedding information literacy within the school curriculum and provides practical guidance in developing the skills to teach information skills. Full Details
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No workshops scheduled at this time.
- Dynamic Presentations for Interactive Teaching
- Explore the possibilities provided by interactive whiteboards and audience response systems. Investigate their pedagogic and curricular implications, gain a grounding in their main features and acquire practical experience in using them. Full Details
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- 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
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No workshops scheduled at this time.
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
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- NVivo 7 - Software for qualitative data analysis
- This workshop will focus on introducing the primary tools available through NVivo 7 which can assist qualitative researchers in managing and analysing data. Full Details
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