The Virtual Training Suite: Internet Skills for Teaching and Learning

by Heather Dawson * Introduction. This paper describes the development of the RDN Virtual Training Suite which aims to support lecturers, students and researchers in finding and using resources on the Internet. It will provide an overview of the aims of the Virtual Training Suite and its content, focusing specifically on the social science related tutorials, which are available through SOSIG (The Social Science Information Gateway). It then gives some evidence of the way in which the tutorials are currently being used drawing upon the results of a recent evaluation study conducted by the University of Bristol and practical examples of its incorporation into the teaching and learning experience at the London School of Economics.