Apologies for any cross-posting. We would like to advise you of updates
to the Virtual Training Suite www.vts.intute.ac.uk/ from Intute, which
offers free tutorials on use of the Web for education and research. The
tutorials focus on academic resources online and provide guidance on
critically evaluating material found on the Web. Aimed at students,
there are 62 tutorials, covering most degree subjects, and produced by
subject specialists from universities across the UK. This year the
content and design of about half of the tutorials have been completely
overhauled. Tutorials of relevance to medicine include:

*	Internet for Medicine
*	Internet for Nursing
*	Internet for Midwifery
*	Internet for Health and Social Care
*	Internet for Microbiology

The changes to the tutorials reflect Internet developments (in
particular the impact of Web 2.0 technologies in higher education),
academic Web trends, and extensive user feedback. This update is part of
a wider programme of improvements to the Intute website
http://www.intute.ac.uk/   

The new design makes the tutorials shorter and easier to read online,
and with more graphics and exercises.  Interactive features include
quizzes, practical exercises, and a 'links basket' functionality which
allows the user to keep a record of all websites mentioned in the
tutorial. Each tutorial takes around one hour to complete, but students
can work through the material at their own pace. 

For further information please contact:

Robert Abbott

Medicine Subject Specialist, Intute
University of Nottingham

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