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We would be pleased if our HE colleagues would promote this event to their FE partners and contacts:

 

 

A few places remain on this seminar which UKSG are pleased to offer free to those working in FE Institutions:

 

UKSG E-Resources for Further Education

 

Getting your message across: making the most of mobile technologies and social media in FE

 

Wednesday 2 December 2015
The Library of Birmingham

 

UKSG presents the sixth in their popular series of events focusing specifically on managing e-resources and new technologies in the Further Education sector.

 

This seminar will examine how far mobile technologies and social media have enabled us to engage with our users in a more direct way.  From live chat to Twitter, we will be hearing about a wide range of innovations that are happening within the sector.

During the day there will be opportunities to hear from practitioners within FE about how they have introduced new ways of delivering high impact services, facilitating discussions about the success of these innovations.  The day will provide you with ideas on how you can also innovate at your own institution.  Alongside your colleagues from other institutions, we will be hearing from some key vendors about the new resources and services that they are introducing.  There will also be a small exhibition which will give delegates the opportunity to meet with vendors who specialise in providing e-resources to the Further Education sector, as well as being a platform for discussion, problem solving and networking.

 

Many thanks to our event sponsors, EBSCO, EDUSERVE – Chest Agreements and JCS Online Resources

 

Feedback from previous UKSG E-Resources for Further Education events:

• ”Excellent day.  Useful accessible information.  Thank you.”
• ”Lots of opportunities to network and catch up with other institutions.”
• ”The speakers were uniformly excellent, the vendors informative and interesting.” 

·         “I liked the whole atmosphere of the day, particularly the mix of practitioners and suppliers and the friendliness of all concerned to help on the day and in the future.”

 

 

This event is FREE to FE institution delegates and includes refreshments, lunch and an optional tour of the Library of Birmingham, as well as a PRIZE DRAW for a fully expensed place at the UKSG 2016 Annual Conference in Bournemouth!

 

PROGRAMME

 

10.00   Registration and coffee

           

10.20   Welcome and introduction by the Chair and UKSG representative

Vicki McGarvey, Learning and Information Services Manager, Staffordshire University

 

10.30   Mobile Moodle

Sonia Staneland, E-Learning Officer, Croydon College

 

11.00   Vendor presentations

 

11.30   Break and exhibition viewing

 

11.50   BoB National: accessing TV and radio on your phone, tablet and desktop

Alex Morris, Communications and Marketing Officer, BUFVC

 

12.20   Vendor presentations

 

12.50   Lunch and exhibition viewing

 

14.00   Reading list software – the answer to “Why don’t you have this book in stock?”

Eileen Norris, Learning Resources Manager, Blackpool and the Fylde College

 

14.30   Jisc support for mobile learning
Carl Fry, Account Manager, Jisc

 

15.00   Break and exhibition viewing

 

15.20  Discussion groups (on the use of social media)

 

15.50   Feedback and wrap-up

 

16.00   Close of seminar followed by an optional tour of the Library

 

Venue

The Library of Birmingham

 

How to book

Please book via the UKSG website – www.uksg.org/event/FE021215  

 

or contact me as below.

 

Venue location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.

 

Cancellations

Whilst this event is free we still need to know numbers for capacity/catering purposes so please book via the website and advise us by Tuesday 24 November 2015 if you need to cancel your attendance.

 

NB:  UKSG reserves the right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

 

 

Karen Sadler

Administrator

UKSG

Tel. +44 (0)1865 310834

Fax. +44(0)1865 310834

www.uksg.org

 

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