Wireless Security is a 2-day technical course in wireless penetration and countermeasures. The first day is used to highlight the conceptual risks associated with badly configured wireless networks, and give live hands-on technical examples of attack & penetration techniques that are adopted by attackers 'in the wild' to compromise poorly protected networks. The second day of the course focuses more on best practice protection models and their application.
Childlink is an innovative online database focusing on Legislation, Policies, and Practices regarding children, young people and families who live in the United Kingdom and on the Island of Ireland. This is a ˝ -day workshop and will include a demonstration of the service, hands-on and questions & answers session.
This course is designed to strengthen a delegate's understanding of the Linux OS and administration. On completion of this course, delegates will be able to install and fully administrate a Linux environment through skills learned, such as: file systems; processes; managing users and groups; basic TCP/IP; backing-up and restoring of data; printing; monitoring and installation. Together with the Linux Fundamentals course delegates are prepared to take and pass the Linux Professionals Institute vendor-independent exams T1a and T1b.
This is a ˝ -day workshop for teaching practitioners that will introduce them to the features of an Interactive Whiteboard. Participants will be shown interesting and innovative ways of engaging learners in meaningful ways that exploit the features of the equipment.
Use Microsoft Applications to create electronic, interactive teaching materials. Learn how to find and incorporate media rich resources on the Web and use them with learners. Simple solutions to populate Virtual Learning Environments and college Intranets.
The growth of the world wide web, with its vast range of content, easy opportunities for cut-and-paste, and growing market of commercial sites helping the potential plagiarist. The education sector has seen a significant increase in cases of plagiarism in recent years, with observers suspecting that many more cases go undetected and/or unreported. This practical workshop, in association with the JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service, explores web-based and other methods of detecting and deterring plagiarism, and is aimed in particular at teaching, administrative and library staff in FE & HE who wish to find out more about this complex and controversial subject and how to deal with it.
A wealth of resources and techniques now exist which serve as a source both for exciting examples of new teaching practices, as well as easily accessible methods for adoption into everyday learning and teaching . This is a practical workshop for users of the World Wide Web who would like to understand more about how the internet can be used for teaching and learning. The workshop aims to introduce and explore some of the tools and techniques used in internet-based teaching and participants will have the opportunity to create some simple web-based materials
Is the budget disappearing down the drain? Do you suffer from duplication of effort? Is there an endless series of checks; pieces of paper passing through too many hands? If you are thinking of re-structuring, introducing change (perhaps by way of increasing use of ILT), or implementing a new information system then it is important that you understand what really happens in your organisation. Instead of 'Just In Time' are things 'Just Too Late'? Then this workshop, offered by the JISC RSC and delivered by JISC infoNet, is for you.
Use Microsoft Applications to create electronic, interactive teaching materials. Learn how to find and incorporate media rich resources on the Web and use them with learners. Simple solutions to populate Virtual Learning Environments and college Intranets.
Are you responsible for records management in your institution and need a brief introduction to it all? Has this become your role as a result of the Data Protection and Freedom of Information legislation? An Introduction to Records Management is a one-day event offered by the Regional Support Centre of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and delivered by JISC infoNet, the Centre of Expertise in the Planning and Implementation of Information Systems.
In addition to producing electronic presentations, PowerPoint can be used with a free "add in" called Producer which can be used to put together comprehensive learning packages that take account of individual needs and different learning styles. This workshop shows delegates how to use Producer software to integrate PowerPoint presentations with video, audio & web pages.
Wireless Security is a 2-day technical course in wireless penetration and countermeasures. The first day is used to highlight the conceptual risks associated with badly configured wireless networks, and give live hands-on technical examples of attack & penetration techniques that are adopted by attackers 'in the wild' to compromise poorly protected networks. The second day of the course focuses more on best practice protection models and their application.
With the increasing development of web based e-learning the concept of content re-use online is rapidly gaining in importance. Consequently content creation and re-use along with finding and using existing content is becoming an ever more important feature of effective e-learning. This workshop examines and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of a range of content types both produced by the course developer and found online as existing resources. The integration and embedding of a range of re-usable learning objects, singly, aggregated and bound with other content to enhance learning is explored. Product specific issues and practicalities are not covered.
The rising profile of web-based e-Learning has brought online assessment and the use of communications into sharp focus. Assessment is a key element of any learning environment while the use of communications has an important role to play in course delivery and supporting online assessment. Most web based delivery systems include a range of facilities to provide structured learning content linked to online assessment, together with a range of communication and collaboration tools. While they provide an important framework to facilitate the e-learning process, the effective use of online assessment and communication tools needs in depth consideration.
JISC Legal and JISC infoNet are pleased to be able to offer you the following two workshops. Part I (Decent Exposure) is the morning session and Part II (Come See My Records Collection) is in the afternoon.
This course is designed to provide delegates with basic knowledge and training in the Horizon library management. The JISC regional support centre: Scotland South & West has teamed up with Dynix to offer training to further education colleges in Scotland who use the Horizon Information Portal Library Management System.
This is a ˝ -day workshop for teaching practitioners that will introduce them to the features of an Interactive Whiteboard. Participants will be shown interesting and innovative ways of engaging learners in meaningful ways that exploit the features of the equipment.
The advent of XML heralds a revolution in web development, providing a means of delivering information in a variety of ways and to different devices. XML offers new opportunities and challenges to both people creating web pages and those involved in sophisticated back-end information systems, set to provide a powerful and flexible alternative to the long established language HTML. This practical workshop, aimed at experienced HTML authors, introduces a wide range of new and exciting possibilities from multiple content transformations to creating WAP pages and producing XML from databases.
This course focuses on using screens, built-in components, behaviors, and data binding to quickly get students proficient in building Flash applications. The course also introduces the ActionScript language and teaches students fundamental programming constructs including loops, conditional logic, functions, and arrays. This course is for people without prior programming skills but are familiar with Flash and want to use it to create applications and/or learn ActionScript.
MLEs are about joining up systems and processes for the benefit of the learner. The Government e-learning and Lifelong Learning agendas mean that MLE development (regionally as well as within institutions) is a necessity. Some institutions are struggling to link their VLE to essential admin systems while others are a long way down the road of full integration. JISC has produced the 'Creating an MLE infoKit' to highlight the issues and lessons learned to date - experiences from the sector are needed for it to grow and retain currency and the workshop is one way of getting involved with this community of practice.
This is a ˝ -day workshop for teaching practitioners that will introduce them to the features of an Interactive Whiteboard. Participants will be shown interesting and innovative ways of engaging learners in meaningful ways that exploit the features of the equipment.
Making Moving Images Work is a one-day workshop with practical "hands-on" sessions in a computer lab environment. It aims to simplify the processes of working with online moving images and show step by step the basic tools and skills needed to create dynamic and stimulating resources for learning and teaching. Topics covered include: Why use moving images in education? Basic copyright issues in relation to online moving images, basic video editing using free or affordable software & the integration of online audio-visual material into learning resources.
In addition to producing electronic presentations, PowerPoint can be used with a free "add in" called Producer which can be used to put together comprehensive learning packages that take account of individual needs and different learning styles. This workshop shows delegates how to use Producer software to integrate PowerPoint presentations with video, audio & web pages.
Use Microsoft Applications to create electronic, interactive teaching materials. Learn how to find and incorporate media rich resources on the Web and use them with learners. Simple solutions to populate Virtual Learning Environments and college Intranets.
This two-day training programme, provides an explanation of the LOM (Learning Object Metadata) profile which has been developed for the cataloguing of Learning Objects. The workshop provides detailed instruction on the use of the various elements within the profile, and, on the second day, practical sessions using the interface to catalogue selected learning object examples.
Macromedia Dreamweaver is a popular choice of package incorporating tools for web page creation and web site control and management. This workshop aims to utilise the functionality of Dreamweaver for web page creation, content management and web site management, while ensuring all pages are accessible.
e-Learning has become increasingly important in all educational sectors through the use of web-based delivery platforms. Such systems provide an important framework to facilitate e-learning, however, issues of appropriate and effective use remain. This workshop aims to match existing face-to-face practise with strategies for developing web-based e-Learning. It employs a practical, problem-solving approach to the design of pedagogically fit e-Learning across diverse levels of learning and teaching.
This two-day course has been designed to fulfil an introduction to Cisco IPT and VoIP in general. The course will provide, based on existing data networking knowledge, detail of VoIP design and troubleshooting with focus upon designs and implementations. This workshop is aimed at Technical and Networking staff who require VoIP and IPT understanding and who have a sound data networking or traditional voice background.
Education Media OnLine is a JISC-funded set of ten collections of film and video, hosted by EDINA. Films are of high quality, and are fully downloadable, either in full or as segments, and can be used freely in learning, teaching and research. at present.
Education Image Gallery provides instant access to a unique collection of 50,000 images. Drawn from the vast resources of Getty Images® , including the Hulton Archive, Photodisc and the Getty Images News Service. Selected by leading academics, the curriculum-related images are copyright cleared for free use in learning, teaching and research by members of subscribing institutions.
This workshop will deal directly with the issues of copyright and related rights which arise in the development and delivery of eLearning materials and any other online content. This day workshop will comprise a mix of presentations and case studies and will look at the issues surrounding copyright focussing on eLearning materials.
A wealth of resources and techniques now exist which serve as a source both for exciting examples of new teaching practices, as well as easily accessible methods for adoption into everyday learning and teaching . This is a practical workshop for users of the World Wide Web who would like to understand more about how the internet can be used for teaching and learning. The workshop aims to introduce and explore some of the tools and techniques used in internet-based teaching and participants will have the opportunity to create some simple web-based materials
This Linux Fundamentals workshop will introduce participants to the essential skills needed to log in to a multiuser Linux environment, navigate the SUSE Linux file system and manipulate files, work within shells and execute shell script commands, use the vi editor to view and edit text, archive and compress files, and control jobs and processes running on the SUSE Linux Server.
This Linux Fundamentals workshop will introduce participants to the essential skills needed to log in to a multiuser Linux environment, navigate the SUSE Linux file system and manipulate files, work within shells and execute shell script commands, use the vi editor to view and edit text, archive and compress files, and control jobs and processes running on the SUSE Linux Server.
Making Moving Images Work is a one-day workshop with practical "hands-on" sessions in a computer lab environment. It aims to simplify the processes of working with online moving images and show step by step the basic tools and skills needed to create dynamic and stimulating resources for learning and teaching. Topics covered include: Why use moving images in education? Basic copyright issues in relation to online moving images, basic video editing using free or affordable software & the integration of online audio-visual material into learning resources.
This is a ˝ -day workshop for teaching practitioners that will introduce them to the features of an Interactive Whiteboard. Participants will be shown interesting and innovative ways of engaging learners in meaningful ways that exploit the features of the equipment.
This workshop provides advice and guidance for running face-to-face training courses on topics related to the Internet. The workshop considers all aspects of the training process, from initial planning and design, through to development of materials and delivery of live demonstrations, finishing with evaluation techniques.
With the increasing development of web based e-learning the concept of content re-use online is rapidly gaining in importance. Consequently content creation and re-use along with finding and using existing content is becoming an ever more important feature of effective e-learning. This workshop examines and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of a range of content types both produced by the course developer and found online as existing resources. The integration and embedding of a range of re-usable learning objects, singly, aggregated and bound with other content to enhance learning is explored. Product specific issues and practicalities are not covered.
The rising profile of web-based e-Learning has brought online assessment and the use of communications into sharp focus. Assessment is a key element of any learning environment while the use of communications has an important role to play in course delivery and supporting online assessment. Most web based delivery systems include a range of facilities to provide structured learning content linked to online assessment, together with a range of communication and collaboration tools. While they provide an important framework to facilitate the e-learning process, the effective use of online assessment and communication tools needs in depth consideration.
This hands-on workshop will show participants how to use courseGenie to create electronic, interactive teaching materials. Using couseGenie you can take course material in a Word document and transform it into a dynamic online course. From one Word document you can generate a set of web pages, including navigation, interactive features and self test questions.
Do you want to know more about the accessibilty features in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Word? This session will give you the chance to learn about the range of built in features in Windows that are either designed to enhance accessibility or can be used creatively to make learning more accessible to students with a wide range of learning differences and support needs.
Imagine you could use a technology that could capture students' attention, which could engage them and deliver a richer, more meaningful and more vivid learning experience. The VideoActive team, based at Glasgow Caledonian & Lancaster University are presenting this innovative two day workshop for FE and HE at the RSC.
Presented by the JISC service TechDis, this event is aimed at ELS staff in colleges. The day will intoduce staff to TechDis and the Assistive Technology Box Scheme, allowing hands-on sessions using various assistive technology software and hardware.
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