Social Media Workshop for Continuing Professional Development

The University of Ulster, School of Education is holding a workshop on social media for continuing professional development and improving professional practice. With the emergence of social media, a new approach to learning and professional development has opened up. This workshop will help show you how it works. Basic Workshop details: Title: Social media for continuing professional development and improving professional [...]

Finding out about Social Media (Workshop)

A Social Media workshop is being held as part of the Talks and Tours programme at the University of Ulster in Coleraine on Saturday 17th July.  It is being delivered by Anne Peoples, a guest blogger on this site and author of the popular “Crossing the Digital Divide – a basic kit for the adult [...]

NDI10 Digital Participation

The 5th National Digital Inclusion Conference is being held on the 10th and 11th March 2010 in the Vinopolis Conference Centre, London.  It’s titled ‘Digital Participation: Passing IT on’ and hopes to build momentum within the digital inclusion community by looking for practical ways to ensure that agenda is sustained. There is a very impressive line-up [...]

Ofcom’s Media Literacy Bulletin (Feb 2010)

Some highlights from the latest bulletin: The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) launched its ‘Click Clever Click Safe’ campaign.  Remember the digital Code ‘Zip It, Block It, Flag It’. Digital Unite launches BeGrand.net site for grandparents Hold an event for Adult Learners’ Week 2010 (15 to 21 May 2010) New Quick Reads e-books [...]

Media Literacy e-bulletin from Ofcom (Jan 2010)

Some highlights from the latest Ofcom ebulletin: BBC unveils 2010 media literacy activity The BBC have a strong showing in March with BBC Radio 2 running a media literacy campaign throughout the month and BBC2′s Working Lunch having a ‘digital inclusion week’. Online Basics course for adults launched New courses launched to help adults gain the [...]

Anti-Bullying Week

This is a week long event organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. 16-20 November 2009 This year’s Anti-Bullying Week campaign is ‘Stay safe in cyberspace’. The focus on cyberbullying is reflected in the resource pack sent to schools in England and the pack of resources for FE colleges. Related Reading: BBC: Action needed on internet bullying [...]

Get Safe Online begins this week

Get Safe Online begins this week.  Read more and learn how you could help.

Get Online Day 2009

Yesterday, the 23rd was Get Online Day (although the campaign runs from the 19th to 31 October). Its aim is to help people who are not online to try computers and the internet at their own pace.  However, it’s not all about beginners; if you have the experience then you’re encouraged to “Pass IT on” [...]

IWF Awareness Day 2009

Today is the Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) third Awareness day. The IWF works with the internet industry, law enforcement agencies and other partners to tackle illegal content on the internet.  It operates a UK Hotline where the public can report potentially illegal web content. “In 2008, Awareness Day led to increased reporting to the Hotline [...]

Catch-up with the North West Social Media event

If you missed the North West Social Media and digital technology event over the weekend you can catch-up and get a feel for it over at the BarCamp Derry website. By all accounts it seems to have been very good.