There are places still available on the following workshop:
Netskills Workshop:
Communication and Collaboration on the Internet
09:30 - 16:30 Wednesday 29th March 2000 University of Newcastle
The Internet offers new and unrivalled opportunities to communicate and
collaborate across the campus or around the world. Distributed work
groups involving meetings, discussion groups, shared documents and
shared applications can be provided over the Internet. Many of these
facilities use existing tools including the World Wide Web and email,
others use newer technologies, for example videoconferencing and
Internet telephony. Some services also provide interfaces to more
traditional communication media such as the fax and telephone.
This is a practical workshop for users of the World Wide Web who want
to understand more about how the Internet and intranets are employed to
provide interactive communication and collaborative environments. It
provides hands-on examples demonstrating the speed, convenience, low
cost and sophisticated features of individual and group communication
systems.
It is suitable for researchers and academics from any discipline,
librarians and computing service staff.
Workshop Content:
The workshop will comprise presentations, demonstrations and
hands-on sessions with opportunities for questions and discussion.
Participants will each receive a workbook which contains workshop
exercises, presentation slides and other relevant materials.
Topics covered will include:
* an introduction to videoconferencing and Internet telephony
* use of Web-based collaborative environments
* interfacing to other technology including mobile phones and fax
* discussion facilities including chat systems, email and Usenet News
* hypernews and hypermail
* virtual environments such as MUDs and MOOs
* document, file- and application-sharing systems
* an introduction to secure communication through encryption
By the end of the workshop participants will have:
* seen examples of how the Internet is being used for communication
and collaborative purposes
* explored Web-based discussion and collaborative environments
* gained an awareness of videoconferencing and Internet telephony
* seen document and application sharing systems in action
* explored virtual collaborative environments
* had the opportunity to discuss the issues involved in Internet-based
communication
* investigated hypernews, hypermail and chat facilities
* seen or tried Web-to-fax and Web-to-mobile phone messaging services
Workshop Requirements:
Participants need no special technical skills and no prior knowledge of
the Internet; however, basic computer skills such as using a mouse and
keyboard are essential. In addition, experience of using Microsoft
Windows for opening and saving files and opening and closing
applications (e.g. a word processor) would be helpful.
The cost of the workshop is £ 105 for participants from higher and
further education. Other participants should contact Netskills for the
relevant fees.
Note: Costs include lunch, morning coffee and afternoon tea.
For more information about Netskills workshops, including
online booking forms, look at the Netskills event pages on the World
Wide Web at:
http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/
or contact Netskills directly by email:
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or by Fax:
0191 222 5001
or leave a request for booking forms on the bookings hotline:
0191 222 5008
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