Locating resources

Finding and adapting resources

Internet resources

Teachers and learners need access to a range of high quality content and information resources but in a focused way.

• Search engines

• Learning materials

• E-text: journals, books, newspapers etc

Google™

The most widely used and complete internet search engine.

[www.google.com]

Time for hands on

Two useful guides to using Google:

[www.google.co.uk/help/basics.html]

[www.google.co.uk/help/refinesearch.html]

Key resources

Resources   FE HE ACL Specialist

www.rdn.ac.uk RDN

www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/ VTS

www.nln.ac.uk/materials NLN  

ferl.becta.org.uk Ferl  

www.ltsn.ac.uk LTSN      

www.aclearn.net AClearn    

RDN and VTS

The Resource Discovery Network is the UK’s free national gateway to internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community

[www.rdn.ac.uk]

The RDN Virtual Training Suite aims to help students, lecturers and researchers in UK higher and further education to develop their Internet information literacy and ICT skills

[www.vts.rdn.ac.uk]

The RDN

The Resource Discovery Network is made up of hubs:

• SOSIG - the Social Science Information Gateway

• EEVL - (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library) the Internet Guide for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing

• BIOME - Internet resources in Health and Life Sciences

• PSIgate - the Physical Sciences Information Gateway

The RDN

The Resource Discovery Network is another gateway and it is made up of hubs:

• HUMBUL - the Humanities Hub

• ALTIS – Internet resources in Hospitality Leisure Sport and Tourism

• GEsource - Geography and Environment gateway

• Artifact - Arts and the Creative Industries

National Learning Network materials

Over 800 hours of flexible, interactive learning spread across a range of curriculum areas.

[www.nln.ac.uk/materials]

Ferl

Ferl is an advice and guidance service supporting individuals and organisations in making effective use of ILT within the post compulsory education sector.

[ferl.becta.org.uk]

LTSN

The Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) offers a network of 24 subject centres, based in higher education institutions throughout the UK, offering subject-specific expertise and information on learning and teaching including a range of resources.

[www.ltsn.ac.uk]

ACLearn

The Community Learning Resource website supports Adult and Community Learning (ACL) and provides information about the extension of the National Learning Network (NLN) to ACL and related news, content and resources.

[www.aclearn.net]

Hands on time

Resources   FE HE ACL Specialist

www.rdn.ac.uk RDN

www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/ VTS

www.nln.ac.uk/materials NLN  

ferl.becta.org.uk Ferl  

www.ltsn.ac.uk LTSN      

www.aclearn.net AClearn    

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Finding and adapting resources