Apologies for cross posting.
ScHARR Information Resources Group are pleased to announce that Strategic
Health Authority Library Leads (SHALL) are funding the FOLIO 'Designing and
Delivering Information Skills Training’ (InfoSkills) Course to begin on Monday 1st
February 2010 (NB - this is an updated re-run of the course which originally
took place in 2005). We are currently collecting registrations; so if you would
like to take part in this course, please follow the instructions below. Please
note that there are 40 places available on a “first come, first served” basis,
any additional registrations will be put on a waiting list and will be contacted
should anyone withdraw their registration.
Information about the course:
'Designing and Delivering Information Skills Training’ (InfoSkills)
Monday 1st February – Friday 26th March 2010
Course aim...
The InfoSkills course aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to design
and deliver successful information skills training courses.
Course objectives...
By the end of the InfoSkills course participants will be able to:
· Understand and define the concepts of ‘information skills’ and 'information
literacy'.
· Assess and evaluate training needs.
· Develop aims, objectives and learning outcomes.
· Promote information skills training courses.
· Deliver information skills training courses.
· Evaluate information skills training courses.
· Engage with fellow course participants in discussing issues arising from
information skills training.
Places are available to information professionals working in the UK NHS. Please
note that priority will be given to those working in NHS-funded organisations.
The course will be run over a period of ten weeks (eight taught weeks and two
weeks for completion of a portfolio).
Course materials are delivered by email, Web pages and PowerPoint and
participants should expect to spend about 2-4 hours per week on course
related activities over the duration of the course.
Further details of the FOLIO programme are available at:
http://cpdfolio.pbwiki.com/
Instructions to register for a place on the InfoSkills Course:
There are three ways to join the InfoSkills course. They are all managed
through the FOLIO Jiscmail list:
Method 1: Via the FOLIO List Homepage:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=folio
From the list homepage https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=folio
follow the second link "Join or Leave FOLIO".
Fill in your email address, name (leave all other settings on the default settings)
and click on the 'Join FOLIO' button.
Method 2: Via Email.
Send the command: SUBSCRIBE folio <forename surname>
To either: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
Subject: The subject is ignored so can be left blank.
Message: Ideally, all that should be present in the Message body is the
command SUBSCRIBE folio <forename surname>.
Note: Your email address is automatically taken from your email, as is your
name if present.
Example: SUBSCRIBE folio Joe Bloggs
Method 3: Via the Jiscmail Subscriber's Corner facility.
From http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk select "Subscriber's Corner" from the QUICK
LINKS listing on the left-hand side.
When you are in Subscriber's Corner - On the left-hand navigation bar, type
in “folio" in the 'Narrow selection' field. Change 'Show' to "All lists"
and then click on Submit.
You should then see a table containing the "folio" list. Tick the box to the left
of folio, at the bottom of the table change the drop down list box to
"Subscribe" and click on 'Submit changes'. [DO NOT select the E-FOLIO list
which is currently in use for another course!].
NOTE: Once you have submitted your request to join via any of these three
methods you will have registered a booking for the course. You will receive a
confirmation email in the week prior to the course commencing. Please only join
if you are seriously considering undertaking the course. If your circumstances
change in the meantime please unsubscribe at your earliest opportunity to free
up a place for another person.
If you have any queries about any of the above, please contact us at:
[log in to unmask] and we will be happy to help.
Many thanks and we look forward to seeing you on the course!
Anthea Sutton on behalf of the FOLIO Team.
