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Apologies for cross-posting... ******** A NEW LOOK FOR THE NEW SEASON ******** As the new term begins in universities and colleges across the country, we are pleased to announce that we have upgraded all of the freely available tutorials in the RDN Virtual Training Suite to take advantage of new features, functionality and design created for 11 new FE tutorials launched in June this year. See: http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk In response to popular demand (i.e. feedback received via the Web site and workshops) our tutorials (that teach Internet information skills in a range of subject areas) now have the following: - A NEW LOOK AND FEEL - incorporating the new Web design and graphics created for the FE tutorials - NEW LINKS BASKET FUNCTIONALITY - you can now view, print or email yourself your selected links; add a comments box to make notes about the links you've saved or turn the Links Basket off to see live links in the tutorial - ENHANCED PRINT-FRIENDLY OPTION - providing a print- optimised version of the tutorial pages, designed to make high quality printouts suitable for handouts. - IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY - in line with W3C recommendations - A NEW SYSTEM FOR UPDATING TUTORIALS - a Web-based editing system now enables the RDN hubs to regularly update tutorials remotely via the Web There are now 9 tutorials covering Internet information skills for the health and life sciences: Internet for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Internet for Allied Health Internet BioResearcher Internet Medic Internet for Nature Internet for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Internet Pharmacist Internet Vet Internet for Health and Social care (FE) A more detailed insight into our new technical architecture can be found in a paper written by Paul Smith, VTS Web Manager, which he will be presenting at the ASCILITE 2002 conference. A pre-print is available at http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/reports/ascilite02.html The Virtual Training Suite team will now be focusing their efforts on a new project, funded under the JISC Exchange for Learning programme. This work include creation of five new FE tutorials; case-studies modelling effective use of this resource in teaching; and development work that explores the potential of the use of these tutorials within Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). If you would like to be informed of new developments as they emerge please send an email to this address asking to be added to our mailing list: <[log in to unmask]> ********************************************************************** Emma Place, Service Manager, RDN Virtual Training Suite Institute for Learning and Research Technology University of Bristol, 8-10 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1TN Tel: 0117 928 7183 Email: [log in to unmask] Lisa Gray, BIOME Service Manager (Acting) BIOME Greenfield Medical Library Queens Medical Centre Nottingham, NG7 2UH [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------- BIOME http://biome.ac.uk/