Dear Colleague, Netskills will be running a series of e-Learning workshops at the University of Newcastle in March. These workshops represent an excellent introduction to the key aspects of e-Learning and may be attended as a series or individually. 1. Design Solutions for e-Learning (March 21st) The workshop investigates a range of design solutions for pedagogically effective web-based course design to aid and support the teaching and learning process across diverse levels of learning and teaching. 2. Content Solutions for e-Learning (March 22nd) The workshop addresses practical issues and solutions for developing and converting content for web delivery, together with finding and utilising reusable online content from a variety of sources. 3. Assessment and Communications for e-Learning (March 23rd) This workshop investigates the planning and development of effective online assessment, use of appropriate communications tools for a variety of purposes, and methods of supporting assessment through such tools. Full details of these workshops, together with booking forms are available from our web-site: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/forthcoming.html For those wishing to gain a recognised qualification in e-Learning, these workshops may also contribute towards a BTEC-accredited Netskills professional development certificate: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/accreditation/ Regards, Steve Boneham. Netskills, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU. Tel: (0191) 222 5000 Fax: (0191) 222 5001 Web: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/