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RDN Virtual Training Suite launches five free tutorials for adult and community learners

Adult and community learning tutors from across the country have helped 
expand the RDN's Virtual Training Suite, which helps people to get the most 
out of the Internet.

Five new tutorials are now available online for free, aimed at adult 
learners, researchers and enthusiasts in the following areas:

· Arts and Craft
· Digital Photography
· Gardening
· Health and Well Being
· Job Searching

Access the tutorials at www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/acl/ 

As there's such a vast amount of information on the Internet it's often 
hard to know where to look for relevant websites and reliable sources.

The tutorials aim to teach people how to find the best sites for a 
particular area of study or research, how to quickly recognise the value of 
a website and how to conduct wider web searches.  They are added to an 
existing suite of over 60 tutorials in a variety of subject areas.

Bob Powell of JISC, funders of the service, said: "For those just beginning 
to use the web the new tutorials provide the perfect introduction to the 
study of these subjects.  Excellently written and easy to use they will be 
of enormous benefit to a great many people in adult and community learning 
and beyond."

The tutorials consist of quizzes, interactive exercises, and a 'links 
basket' in which you can store your favourite web pages.  'Success stories' 
are highlighted which show how the web can help people with their learning 
and research.  There are also suggested lesson plans and class exercises 
for use by tutors.

The Virtual Training Suite is part of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN) 
(www.rdn.ac.uk), an online catalogue of Internet resources for teachers, 
researchers and students.  All resources have all been checked by subject 
specialists and organised into browsable collections, allowing easy access 
to the best of the web for various subject areas.

Executive Director of the RDN, Caroline Williams said: "There's a high 
demand for good Internet search skills, both in the workplace and for 
personal study and research.  We're delighted to have been able to extend 
our training services into the Adult and Community Learning sector."

The RDN is a national Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) service.

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For further information about the VTS or RDN please contact

Virtual Training Suite - Emma Place on 0117 928 7183,
email [log in to unmask] 

RDN - Andy Hawley 0161 275 50620,
email [log in to unmask] 



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