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Databases on the Web
Wednesday 23 September 2009
University of Leeds
Being able to integrate database technology with the provision of web content is now a common expectation for web site developers. Harnessing these techniques can improve the management, maintenance and scalability of your web sites. This practical workshop teaches you the skills needed to provide web access [...]

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A new organisation called JISC Advance launches this week which will bring together eight established JISC services as part of JISC’s ongoing strategy to deliver world-class support to colleges and universities.
Dr Malcolm Read, JISC Executive Secretary, said: “JISC Advance brings together a team of experienced professionals, many of whom we have worked with for many [...]

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Netskills will be running the following workshops at Newcastle University this autumn:
Programming for Web Developers, 15th September
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Now you can finally get to grips with the fundamentals of web programming and add exciting, dynamic functionality to your web site. Having picked up the skills required to present web content using HTML and CSS, many developers find [...]

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Busy lecturers, researchers and administrators need look no further for straightforward advice on using Web 2.0 technologies, as JISC Netskills previews the first in a series of short, snappy Web2Practice animations.
The first five of eight animations, covering social media, podcasting, RSS feeds, collaborative writingand microblogging are now available online.
These animations adopt a fast and easy [...]

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JISC Netskills are running a FREE event for senior IT staff, as part of the JISC Business and Community Engagement (BCE) programme. It will explore key challenges and the support available through JISC for IT services as they look to extend provision for their institution’s engagement with external partners.
The event takes place at Euston House, [...]

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Gain the essential skills you need to create high-quality, pedagogically sound e-learning courses and materials. Develop your knowledge, practice your new skills and earn a recognised professional qualification.
Running at Newcastle University on 1st – 3rd July 2009, this workshop is ideal for anyone involved in the design, development, delivery, support or management of e-learning. It [...]

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Netskills have just released the following new workshops and they are available for booking now!
 

Programming for Web Developers, 22nd April at Birmingham
PHP: Primed and Ready, 23rd April at Birmingham
Fundamentals of Web Design and Development, 6th – 8th May at Newcastle
Dynamic Presentations for Interactive Teaching, 12th June at Newcastle

 
For full details of these workshops please visit [...]

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Interactive whiteboards are becoming increasingly popular in today’s lecture theatres, classrooms and meeting spaces, have you got one?
•       If you have, are you using yours to its’ full potential?
•       Do you know what it can do, besides using it as a projector screen?
•       Would you like to know more about making effective use of your [...]

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e-Portfolios are not a new concept. In various guises, digital presentations of skills and competences, online records of achievement, and action plans with opportunities for reflection have been in use in education for nearly a decade. So what is new about e-portfolios?
Running at Newcastle University on 2nd February and Aston University on 19th February, this workshop will explore what [...]

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Netskills will be running their popular ‘Databases on the Web’ workshop at the University of Leeds on 10th December and there are still spaces available.
Being able to integrate database technology with the provision of web content is now a common expectation for web site developers. Harnessing these techniques can improve the management, maintenance and scalability of your web [...]

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