4th October 2011 - Texthelp Read and Write Gold 10 Certified Trainer Course

TextHelp Read and Write Gold is a widely used piece of software that is designed to assist people who have dyslexia, English Language support needs, reading and writing difficulties or who require extra assistance when reading or composing text.

The Certified Trainer course will be delivered by staff from TextHelp Systems and explores the wide variety of features in TextHelp Read&Write Gold 10. The course includes an introduction to the software, demonstrations of the features and hands-on exercises. Participants can attend to become more aware of using the software or to become more confident in training others in how to use it. Additionally delegates can opt to participate in an assessment, which will be completed and submitted to TextHelp within 2/4 weeks of attending the course and which will provide the opportunity to become Certified Trainer.

19th October 2011 - JISC Netskills: Making Wordpress Work for you

WordPress is the publishing platform of choice for millions of people. It is powerful, flexible, extensible, open source, free and supported by an active community of developers and users. Exploiting the full potential of WordPress requires a self-hosted installation. This offers features not available on WordPress.com, allowing complete control over the style and functionality of a site through themes, plugins and customisation of WordPress templates.
This workshop will help you develop the practical skills needed to install, maintain and customise WordPress. Participants will build their own fully functional installation of WordPress on a USB drive, which can later be published or used for ongoing development.

27th October 2011 - JISC: Effective Assessment in a Digital Age

Assessment lies at the heart of the learning experience: how learners are assessed shapes their understanding of the curriculum and determines their ability to progress. At the same time, assessment and feedback form a significant part of practitioners' workloads and, with increased numbers, reduced budgets and higher learner expectations, continue to be a matter of concern for many institutions delivering higher education.

Technology can support nearly every aspect of assessment in one way or another. However, for technology-enhanced assessment to be effective, pedagogically sound assessments need to be supported by robust and appropriate technology, within a supportive institutional or departmental context. Outputs will be available from http://bit.ly/jiscassess where you will also find materials from the earlier workshops in the series.

10th November 2011 - Intel-GE Care InnovationsT and Humanware Workshop: Removing Barriers to Reading

Join us for a hands-on demonstration - an opportunity to learn and experience how to use the Intel® Reader to give people access to standard print.
The Intel Reader is a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. Enabling students to read wherever they go, 24x7, the Intel Reader supports learning in the least restrictive environment.
This workshop is aimed at anyone who is interested in helping people who have difficulty reading standard print. It will be of interest to Disability advisors, Support for learning staff, Assistive technologists, Library/ learning resources staff.

30th November - LOL Mini: Learning to Learn Online

To help those new to online learning RSC Scotland have developed a short two-hour online course which takes place in real-time. The aim of the course is to familiarise participants with the online tools used to support our online courses and to give an overview of the skills required to be a successful online learner.

12th December - In-Folio Demo

The Regional Support Centre for Scotland and Scotland's Colleges are working closely with JISC Techdis to facilitate a trial of an e-Portfolio system called 'In-Folio' for staff working with complex and profound needs. This e-Portfolio system is an accessible open source system that enables learners with complex and profound learning needs to store and arrange multi-media content into simple online pages.
This trial will offer staff who support students in Scottish FE Colleges the chance to test the In-Folio system within their departments with a discrete cohort of learners. This trial will take place between January and June 2012.

1st March 2012 - LOL Mini: Learning to Learn Online

To help those new to online learning JISC RSC Scotland has developed a short two-hour online course which takes place in real-time. The aim of the course is to familiarise participants with the online tools used to support our online courses and to give an overview of the skills required to be a successful online learner.

5th March 2012 - Funding Opportunity

Launched on Friday 17th February 2012, as part of a £1.4 million project, JISC Advance is seeking proposals to enhance or repurpose existing resources to be used in the FE and Skills sector across the UK. The focus for the programme is to improve the learner experience and increase efficiency and effectiveness of providers in line with the policies for the sector being led by each of the UK governments.

12th - 23rd March - LOL: Online Communications & e-Tutoring

The rising profile of e-Learning and the ubiquitous us of social software means that the effective use of communication tools cannot be ignored. In order to exploit these new communication and collaboration tools staff need to understand the impact and possibilities they have for enhancing learning & teaching. This online course will explore the use of these communication tools in the context of an educational setting and highlight some of the e-Tutoring skills required for a successful learning and teaching experience.

29th March - Mobile Learning: Are you remotely interested

Further information

26th April - Texthelp Read and Write Gold 10 Certified Trainer Course

Texthelp Read&Write 10 Gold is the most commonly used piece of software recommended for those students with a learning difficulty such as dyslexia. This free training event is aimed at those who assess the needs of disabled students and make recommendations for assistive technology such as Read&Write.
At the end of the training those attending will understand the functionality in the software and can choose to complete the Texthelp Certified Trainer assessment. Attendees will leave with a very high working knowledge of the software.