Information Skills and Staff Development: Are you doing enough? Description of workshop run for i-Skills Dissemination Programme for Staff Development project, 2007

From getting the most out of Google to managing information overload - effective information skills ('i-Skills') are essential for anyone working in today's Information Age. Information skills are often neglected in staff development, but they can lead to improved sharing of information, reduced duplication of effort and time-saving. This workshop will provide the opportunity to consider how you and your institution currently address i-Skills staff development, and develop strategies for improvement.

Topics:

• Why effective information skills are essential for individuals and organisations
• Strategic issues surrounding the development of staff i-Skills
• The free i-Skills self-evaluation tool and how it can be used to guide development
• Assessing and improving i-Skills staff development provision within institutions

Who is it for?

The workshop is aimed at anyone involved in the development of staff in UK universities and colleges and has been subsidised by the JISC.

This is not a technical workshop although participants are expected to have basic computing skills and to have used the web.

By the end of the workshop participants will have:

• Used the i-Skills self-evaluation tool
• Discussed the opportunities and barriers relating to i-Skills staff development
• Audited their own institution's provision for i-Skills staff development
• Outlined a strategy for improving skills within their own institutions