Formerly the the Resource Discovery Network (RDN), the Intutue Virtual Training Suite is a collaboration between 30 universities providing 40 “teach yourself” tutorials on the Web. Each tutorial takes the user on a tour of the best of the Web for their subject, with expert “tour guides” commissioned from universities, libraries, museums and research institutes across the UK. The online tutorials are designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information skills. The tutorials offer self-directed learning, take around an hour each to complete, and include quizzes and interactive exercises to lighten the learning experience.
Topics include:
- Development (see separate entry, link below)
- Agriculture, Food and Forestry
- Economics
- Women’s Studies
- Social Statistics
- Social Research Methods
- Government
RDN is a national Internet service for academics and professionals funded by the Higher and Further Education Funding Bodies via the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), and by Research Councils such as the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
This project was co-ordinated by The Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) at Bristol University, in collaboration with the RDN hubs. The five hubs are: SOSIG (The Social Science Information Gateway), EEVL (The Internet Guide for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing), BIOME (Internet Resources in Health and Life Sciences), PSIgate (The Physical Sciences Information Gateway) and HUMBUL (The Humanities Hub).
Also see the: Internet for development VTS tutorial