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Apologies for cross posting There are still places on the following CALIM/NoWAL (Consortium of Academic Libraries in Manchester/North West Academic Libraries) courses. For further details or to book a place on a course go to http://www.calim.ac.uk/traindev/course/courseinfo.asp As always applicants are welcomed from all sectors and institutions within the library and information community. 16/01/03 Writing for funding – Manchester - cost 45 pounds This aim of this course is to help participants to learn how to make successful bids for funding to external agencies. Course participants will be given a copy of a successful bid, which was made recently to JISC, and this will be used as the basis of the course. There will also be an opportunity to discuss participants` own proposals. 21/01/03 Telephone skills - Manchester – cost 85 pounds This course aims to help participants develop their telephone technique. At the end of the course participants will be able to Explain the key differences between dealing with people face to face and on the telephone Take clear and accurate messages Use effective questioning and listening techniques on the phone Deal with difficult callers 28/01/03 New directions in teaching and learning – Salford – cost 15 pounds Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is already well established in Manchester University’s Medical and Dental Schools and in Biomolecular Sciences at UMIST. As a student-centred approach to learning, which uses student groups as the key vehicle to achieve, collaborative learning PBL delivers a variety of valuable experiences. This talk will examine the following Piloting of PBL systems in selected course modules from September 2001 The move towards implementation of a PBL programme in further selected modules Assessment and evaluation of the outcomes of PBL systems in comparison with conventional teaching patterns Development of materials for the delivery of PBL systems in a variety of literary studies modules Examination of the student experience of PBL Resource implications (library usage, rooms etc) 30/01/03 Managing meetings – Liverpool – cost 85 pounds The aim of this course is to give participants the skills to contribute effectively in meetings as a participant or as the chairperson. At the end of the course participants will have: Identified why some meetings fail. Discussed how to plan a meeting effectively. Demonstrated the skills required to chair a meeting. Outlined how to make an effective contribution to a meeting. Explored how to deal with problem behaviours in meetings. Booking for all courses is to be done via the web. See http://www.calim.ac.uk/traindev/course/useful.htm If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you Gil - - Gil Young CALIM/NoWAL Support Officer Minshull House Chorlton Street Manchester M1 3EU Phone: 0161 247 6021 Fax: 0161 247 6846