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-- Apologies for cross-posting -- Only 12 days left to register for eLit2005, the International Conference on eLiteracy. 15th - 17th June 2005 at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. eLit2005 is the 4th international conference examining the challenge of eLiteracy. Like the previous conferences in the series (at Glasgow University, Glasgow Caledonian University, and St John's University, New York) eLit2005 will draw together librarians, educational researchers, policymakers, IT trainers, teachers, IT support staff, learning technologists, and many others. The conference is for all those interested in eLiteracy issues, such as information literacy and IT skills training, the convergence of library and IT services and the challenges of supporting the wide range of literacies which underpin online education. For further details, go to http://www.elit-conf.org/elit2005/index.html Early bird registration for eLit2005 is available up until April 30 2005. Presentations that may be of particular interest to those colleagues involved with delivering IT skills training are: * Online Tutorials for Distance Learners * Old dogs and new tricks: teaching computer skills to adults * Is the eWorld ready for disabilities? The IDOL Project (Inclusion of Disabled in the Open Labour Market) - developing and IT training programme for Blind users * Developing Training for Strategic IT Initiatives * Models of ICT delivery: integrated v discrete. A comparison of two approaches adopted with undergraduates at the University of Hull * Computer and Examination Anxiety - The effects on higher education students taking the ECDL qualification * Interactive classroom resources that transform teaching and learning A full list of presentations to be delivered at eLit2005 can be seen at: http://apps.iteu.gla.ac.uk/elit/presentations.jsp We hope to see you in Glasgow in June! ------------------------------------------------ Contact eLit2005: http://www.elit-conf.org/contactus.html ------------------------------------------------ Regards, Nicola Nicola Harrison IT Training Team Leader Learning Services University of Strathclyde Alexander Turnbull Building, 155 George Street Glasgow, G1 1RD Tel: 0141 548 4996 Fax: 0141 548 4216