INTRODUCING INTERNET FOR ALLIED HEALTH
A national Web resource offering free online training in Internet skills
to students, lecturers and researchers of allied health was launched today
[June 17th] at http://nmap.ac.uk/vts/allied/
Internet for Allied Health is a free teach-yourself tutorial on the Web,
which offers step-by-step instruction in Internet searching and
information skills, such as critical evaluation. It also provides a
guided tour of the best of the Web for allied health. Online quizzes and
interactive exercises lighten the learning experience and there is a
glossary of Internet terms and a "Links Basket" to collect a personal list
of useful Web links.
Internet for Allied Health has been authored by Nicola Smart under the
editorial supervision of Lisa Gray, BIOME Team Manager, University of
Nottingham. It builds on the success of more than 50 other subject
tutorials launched over the last year, as part of the RDN Virtual Training
Suite <www.vts.rdn.ac.uk> - a national initiative funded by JISC that has
won the praise of Estelle Morris, the Minister for Education and Skills.
This resource will enable those in education and research to find high
quality information on the Internet to support their work. The fact that
these tutorials can be taken at any time over the Web for free means that
they can help anyone learn at a time and a place that suits them.
Lecturers, librarians and IT trainers are encouraged to use these
tutorials to support subject curricula, student induction, staff
development and training in IT and information skills. Teaching Packs
offer case study examples of how these tutorials can be used in different
courses.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
The RDN Virtual Training Suite is available at
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk and provides 50 subject-specific
tutorials that teach Internet information skills.
The Resource Discovery Network (RDN) is a national Internet
service for learners, teachers and researchers funded by
the higher and further education funding bodies and the
Learning and Skills Council via the Joint Information
Systems Committee (JISC), and by Research Councils such as
the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It is
available at http://www.rdn.ac.uk
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) promotes the
innovative application and use of information systems and
information technology in further and higher education
across the UK and funded development of this resource.
This project was co-ordinated by the Institute for Learning
and Research Technology (ILRT) at Bristol University, in
collaboration with the RDN and more than 20 UK colleges.
Further information about ILRT is available at
http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk
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