23 August 2005 - Sharepoint

7 September 2005 - Introduction to JANET

The aim of this course is to enable sites and networking staff to make effective use of their JANET connection. It will provide an overview of the JANET network and introduces the services available to all organisations connected to it. The course focuses on developing participants understanding of the network rather than providing technical detail.

29 September 2005 - Managing IT Security

This course presented by UKERNA aims to provide an overview of the security aspects of computer networks from the managerial perspective. Topics covered include: Hacking Methods; Legal Issues; Information Security Policy; Network Security; Host Security and examples of computer misuse and some classification of hackers.

13 October 2005 - 101 Ways of using Word and Excel to support learners!

Well not exactly 101 but near enough! MS Word and Excel contains a number of features that can help support learners. From creating Macros, Word-Banks and interactive and engaging spreadsheets MS Office can be a powerful learning tool. This is a fun-packed course which is based around practical and hands-on sessions.

20 October 2005 - Linux DNS course

This course prepares delegates for installing and running a DNS service based on Linux. On completion of the course the delegate will be able to: evaluate and choose a Linux distribution; install and configure a Linux server system; install and configure software from source and binary packages; describe the basic operation of DNS; control name resolution on a Linux machine; use basic DNS troubleshooting tools; install and configure the BIND DNS server; host DNS zones as a master and slave server; perform basic network troubleshooting and monitoring.

24 October 2005 - E-skills for E-learning (4 days) - postponed

This is a 4 day course comprising of 8 x 3 hour modules which cover the essential skills and knowledge which are needed by teaching practitioners to enable them to use technology for teaching & learning. A certificate will be awarded to each practitioner on completion of the course which can contribute to their CPD portfolio.

25 October 2005 - Benevolent Bill: What Microsoft does for accessibility - postponed

Do you want to know more about the accessibility 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.

26 October 2005 - e-Assessment: tools and techniques

This workshop focuses on tools available for creating online assessment and the practical techniques required to use them effectively. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate a range of assessment tools that can be used to create different types of assessment. In particular, we will focus on the emerging assessment management system TOIA, which is freely-available to UK HE and FE. These tools will be considered in terms of their functionality and interoperability with other tools and systems such as VLEs.

27 October 2005 - Mobile learning: education on demand

Does Mobile Learning (m-Learning) have the potential to change education? M-Learning can free learners from the classroom and enable them to study wherever and whenever they choose. Organisations can adapt academic and administrative functions to suit the demands of their new audience: the mobile learner, already comfortable with smart phones, hand-held media devices and Personal Digital Assistants. Many organisations are already implementing mobile technologies to support learning. However, what issues arise from such technologies? How suitable are they pedagogically and practically? This workshop explores the principles and practice of m-Learning. It is for anyone who is interested in using mobile devices in education, or whose organisations already are, or those who simply wish to know more about the emerging technologies.

01 November 2005 - Teaching with a Whiteboard - am

This is a ½ -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.

02 November 2005 - An e-Portfolio System for Life - am

This seminar will provide an overview of the PebblePAD e-portfolio system, developed through a Partnership of Pebble Learning and the University of Wolverhampton. PebblePAD is being used in two JISC funded projects to provide ePortfolio facilities for students across school, FE and HE sectors.

03 November 2005 - Linux Moodle Course

This course prepares delegates for installing and running a Moodle server based on Linux. On completion of the course the delegate will be able to: evaluate and choose a Linux distribution; install and configure a Linux server system; install and configure software from source and binary packages; describe the basic concepts used on a Moodle server; install a Moodle server along with associated software (web and database servers); perform the initial configuration of a Moodle system; administer users and courses on Moodle; customise the style and content of Moodle pages; backup data from a Moodle server; describe the Moodle upgrade process.

08 November 2005 - Athens Workshop

Athens is a service which allows secure authentication to a number of online services and allows for multiple services to be accessed via a single username and password. This is a hands-on event for staff who are keen to explore how access to online services can be distributed to their users. There will also be the opportunity for participants to ask questions about the Athens service and new developments such as Shibboleth.

09 November 2005 - Dreamweaver MX 2004: creating and managing website

Macromedia Dreamweaver is a popular software package incorporating tools for web page creation and web site control and management. This workshop aims to utilise the functionality of Dreamweaver MX 2004 for web page creation, content management and web site management, while ensuring all pages are accessible.

10 November 2005 - Flash MX 2004

Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development provides students with no prior Flash or programming experience the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build a rich Internet application with Flash. This course focuses on using screens, built-in components, behaviors, and data binding to quickly get students proficient in building Flash applications.

15 November 2005 - Introduction to DNS Using Windows 2003

This course is aimed at organisations or users new to implementing DNS within a local area network (LAN). It has an emphasis on the use of Windows 2003. The main objective of the course is to provide a basic understanding of DNS principles and some of the key technical implementations.

16 November 2005 - An Introduction to Virtual Learning Environments - am - postponed

The aim of this half day workshop is to take some of the mystery out of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE's) and to explore the key issues associated with their use. We will look at the role of the VLE within teaching and learning and how practitioners can employ the tools provided in VLE's.

16 November 2005 - Managing Change

It's easy to talk about change but when you are the person charged with making it happen, the reality of planning how to be successful in managing change often makes the task daunting. This workshop aims to help managers cope with the demands of change management by providing a toolbox based on "real world " approaches.

17 November 2005 - "Abracadabra" - Using courseGenie to create interactive teaching materials - postponed

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.

24 November 2005 - Accessible Web design

This workshop will cover a number of topics in relation to the accessibility of web sites. Content will include: What is an accessible website? Accessible HTML - a review. What do we mean by standards, and what are they advantages of using them? How to make the presentation of content flexible to meet the needs of a diverse audience.

28 November 2005 - e-Communications Strategy and Management

Has Freedom of Information revealed that your major point of vulnerability is your email system? Are you unsure as to how you as a Manager, or the organisation as a legal entity, are liable? This workshop, aims to highlight this and other issues allowing delegates to discuss how best to ensure that e-communications - whether email, attached documents, mobile telephony or the next emerging technology - do the job for which they are designed and do not bypass your needs and strategies.

29 November 2005 - Copyright and e-learning in FE/HE

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.

30 November 2005 - Software support for learners with reading and writing difficulties

This is a popular course which explores the range of difficulties that learners of all ages can encounter. In response to these difficulties the course focuses on the variety of software support programs that are available to appropriately support learners, such as, text to speech, mind mapping and visual learning, prediction software, word banks and grid software etc. Additionally, the course also explores the many tools and features that are available in Windows and MS Word that can increase typing input and accuracy.

01 December 2005 - Teaching with a Whiteboard - am

This is a ½ -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.

05 December 2005 - Benevolent Bill: What Microsoft does for accessibility

You may have heard of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Windows Corporation. Come and find out just how benevolent Bill was in including many accessibility features into the Windows environment. Supported by our colleagues from Techdis, we can show you how to make your computer easier and more comfortable to use by taking advantage of the many accessibility features built into Microsoft products. Workshop created in collaboration with TechDis

07 December 2005 - e-Assessment: tools and techniques

This workshop focuses on tools available for creating online assessment and the practical techniques required to use them effectively. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate a range of assessment tools that can be used to create different types of assessment. In particular, we will focus on the emerging assessment management system TOIA, which is freely-available to UK HE and FE. These tools will be considered in terms of their functionality and interoperability with other tools and systems such as VLEs.

08 December 2005 - Mobile learning: education on demand

Does Mobile Learning (m-Learning) have the potential to change education? M-Learning can free learners from the classroom and enable them to study wherever and whenever they choose. Organisations can adapt academic and administrative functions to suit the demands of their new audience: the mobile learner, already comfortable with smart phones, handheld media devices and Personal Digital Assistants.

08 December 2005 - Managing Change

It's easy to talk about change but when you are the person charged with making it happen, the reality of planning how to be successful in managing change often makes the task daunting. This workshop aims to help managers cope with the demands of change management by providing a toolbox based on "real world " approaches.

12 December 2005 - Moodle Awareness Event - "No salesman will call"

The JISC Regional Support Centres for Scotland are running a joint Moodle Awareness event at the West of Scotland Science Park in Glasgow on December 12th. The purpose of the event is to bring together educators in Scotland who want to know more about Moodle, an Open Source Virtual Learning Environment or VLE.

19 January 2006 - MAC:ccessibility

At the heart of Apple's solutions for students with learning differences is the easy to use operating system that enables students to access content for learning. Powerful, built-in accessibility features offer options such as VoiceOver, QuickTime Text Track, Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech Synthesis and other tools for accessibility. This workshop will be of interest to anyone who uses Apple Mac computers or who wants to find out more about the potential accessibility features of Apple Mac.

24 January 2006 - Risk Management for Further and Higher Education

Is there really something nasty in the woodshed? Is Risk Management just for pessimists or could it potentially save you time and money? The workshop will be an interactive day aiming to introduce delegates to a structured approach to Risk Management and a set of tools for use in day-to-day management. The day is aimed at senior managers and any other staff who need to manage risk in Higher Education Institutions or Further Education Colleges.

25 January 2006 - Effective Management of e-learning

This event will give managers a framework to plan and implement e-Learning effectively and strategically, taking into account cost benefits, risks and external constraints and drivers. The day is aimed at all those involved in managing e-Learning and/or the deployment of a VLE, including senior management, middle management such as HODs and staff developers supporting tutors delivering through a VLE or other forms of e-Learning.

10 February 2006 - The Learning Exchange

The Learning Exchange is the world's first web-based library of digital learning resources (or learning objects) for social care education and was created by the Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education, and funded by the Scottish Executive. This half day workshop will introduce participants to the Learning Exchange and to the use of learning objects in social care education. The link below will take you to a short video introduction to the Learning Exchange.

http://www.sieswe.org/learnx

22 February 2006 - Professional Developers' Network - e-Olympics

Since September 2004 the JISC Regional Support centre for Scotland North & East has been running a highly successful series of two-day training events for practitioners under the title of the e-Olympics. Now both RSCs in Scotland, in conjunction with the Professional Developers Network, are holding an e-Olympics specifically for Staff Development Officers and other staff involved in the organisation of Continuing Professional Development.

01 March 2006 - CPTS Certified Pen Testing Specialist - (2 days)

CPTS has been built upon proven hands-on Penetration Testing methodologies. The CPTS presents information on the latest vulnerabilities and defenses and the course is aimed at equipping participants with the skills and knowledge to identify protection opportunities, justify testing activities and optimize security controls appropriate to the institution's needs. This a condensed version of the 5 day course but will cover all the topics outlined in the attached flyer.

06 March 2006 - Seeing Opportunities

This workshop will introduce and equip participants with the necessary knowledge of good practice in creating resources which will be accessible for blind and visually impaired students. The workshop is aimed at lecturing staff, tutors, support staff and those involved in developing e-learning.

8-9 March 2006 - "Lights, Camera, Action" - Recording Usable Digital Video for Teaching & Learning

Digital video cameras are becoming widely available and are a valuable tool in terms of creating multimedia learning resources. The application of video includes demonstration, role play, interview & assessment. This is a 2 day training workshop which aims to show participants how to plan, shoot and edit digital video of a quality that can be used to support teaching & learning.

16 March 2006 - Dive Deeper

This event comprises 2 separate sessions. Session 1 provides a technical overview of Windows Server 2003 R2, whilst Session 2 will allow a first look at the next generation of operating systems - Windows Vista / Longhorn.

20-21 March 2006 - Networking with Linux (postponed)

This course prepares delegates for using a Linux server as the basis for a TCP/IP networking infrastructure, concentrating on the network layer, and routing in particular.

22 March 2006 - Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Project (4 days)

Following on from the success of the RSC's project-based training initiative, including both college based and Curriculum mapping projects, the RSC will be offering three subject based projects which will be run centrally from the RSC. Further information about this project has been sent to college Staff Development Officers.

30- 31 March 2006 - Accessibility e-Olympics

The Second National Accessibility e-Olympics which will take place at Glasgow University on the 30th and 31st of March, 2006. At this event, jointly developed by the two Scottish RSCs, the BRITE centre and TechDis, we'll look at the whole process of creating online learning sequences but with special attention to the design features which can be used to maximise accessibility for all learners. The two-day event uses the highly successful model of the e-Olympics to mix presentation and hands-on workshop sessions to make sure that delegates are fully engaged from the minute they leave the starting blocks until they cross the finishing line.

11 April 2006 - Dreamweaver MX 2004: Web Page Creation

Suitable for both beginners and those with some web publishing experience, this is a practical workshop for those would like to use a web publishing tool to create their own web pages. Whether they are new to web authoring software, changing authoring tools or upgrading from older versions of Dreamweaver, participants will quickly be creating sophisticated web pages.

12 April 2006 - Dreamweaver MX 2004: Web Page Management

As your website grows, procedures such as updating, reorganising and reusing content become more complex and time consuming. Macromedia Dreamweaver provides a range of tools for web site control and management. Using the latest version of the package, this workshop aims to introduce some of most useful features that Dreamweaver offers to web developers for managing and organising web content.

19-20 April 2006 - CPTS Certified Pen Testing Specialist - (2 days)

CPTS has been built upon proven hands-on Penetration Testing methodologies. The CPTS presents information on the latest vulnerabilities and defenses and the course is aimed at equipping participants with the skills and knowledge to identify protection opportunities, justify testing activities and optimize security controls appropriate to the institution's needs. This a condensed version of the 5 day course but will cover all the topics outlined in the attached flyer.

21 April 2006 - Dive Deeper

This event comprises 2 separate sessions. Session 1 provides an overview and comparison of Microsoft Virtual Server Vs Virtual PC, whilst Session 2 will allow a first look at Office 2007.

26 April 2006 - Care Project (4 days)

Following on from the success of the RSC's project-based training initiative, including both college based and Curriculum mapping projects, the RSC will be offering three subject based projects which will be run centrally from the RSC. Further information about this project has been sent to college Staff Development Officers.

10 May 2006 - Learning Support Project (4 days)

Following on from the success of the RSC's project-based training initiative, including both college based and Curriculum mapping projects, the RSC will be offering three subject based projects which will be run centrally from the RSC. Further information about this project has been sent to college Staff Development Officers.

31 May 2006 - The Learner Driver

A major conference about the transformation of learning in Scottish Further and Higher Education. Not a refresher course in the Highway Code, The Learner Driver is a conference which reflects the fast pace of change taking place within the educational landscape. The conference will examine the potential positive transformational effect that new technology and methodologies can have on the learner experience, and how learners themselves are central to the change.

8 June 2006 - Library & Learning Resources e-Olympics (2 days)

This exciting two-day staff development event is aimed at librarians and staff involved in the organisation of learning resources within Scotland's Colleges. At the e-Olympics we'll lead you through the process of systematically planning and creating online learning sequences. This is now a tried and tested formula which has been enthusiastically received across the country.

8 June 2006 - Project Management for the Education Sector

This workshop introduces a project management methodology that can be adapted for any size of project and is specifically tailored to the needs of the education sector. The day is interactive, providing a structured approach to project management and investigating a number of examples. It is provided in conjunction with JISC infoNet, the advisory service for managers in the post-compulsory education sector promoting effective planning, implementation and management of information and learning technology.

9 June 2006 - CSS: A Complete Web Style Toolkit

The nature of the web today means there is an expectation for sites to deliver professional-looking, accessible and cost-effective content. Couple this with the need to provide easily maintained web pages - that also meet the current publishing standards - and you have just some of the reasons that make CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) into an essential toolkit that all web authors should have at their disposal. By exploring the core concepts and techniques - and in some cases their limitations - you will leave equipped with a practical understanding of the most useful tools that CSS offers the web developer. You can then immediately start to use them to build creative, accessible, standards-compliant style into your own web sites.