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An important consideration
underpinning the development of the Yenza! project was the need for a resource for South
African tertiary educators and trainers to use in promoting the use of the Internet in the
humanities and social sciences. This section - which is undergoing constant revision -
offers the following resources for trainers:
If you need advice about running a workshop using the materials contained at this site, please contact the Yenza! development team. Yenza! for Trainers
"Appendices" of outside resources
Sample workshop on finding information on the web
The Yenza! section on developing a web site provides the basis for a workshop on developing a web site collaboratively with groups such as an academic department, research unit or online journal team. It also offers a resource for trainees to use after the workshop for reference purposes and to promote ongoing skills development. The workshop covers both strategic and conceptual issues around web site development, and training in the technical skills needed to develop a basic site.
The curriculum module for web development produced by Women'sNetis an excellent resource for trainers
working with groups who want to take their information online: Where possible, individual workshop sites are developed for all Yenza! workshops. These sites are often used instead of PowerPoint presentations, are tailored to the needs of the particular groups concerned, can be run offline or on local networks, and serve as an ongoing resource for participants. Workshop handouts are included. Some examples are: Three-day Internet
train-the-trainer workshop (February 2000) Three-hour "Research and the
Internet" workshop (February 2001) Links to selected Internet training resources NETTRAIN
ITrain Materials include
instructors' notes, a computer handbook, and manuals and workbooks for learners and
trainers about the Internet, searching, Netscape and Internet Explorer, Pegasus Mail,
MS Outlook Express and Eudora, and Cold Fusion programming: University of
California (Berkeley) materials This is probably the
most useful search engine training site, and includes information on browsers and
"getting connected", and a glossary of Netscape and Internet jargon. Widener
University "Modules 1 through 3 provide basic tools for using the Web. Modules 4 through 8 build upon the foundation set forth in the first three modules. The modules, intended for classroom use, can be used individually or in combination and may be modified as appropriate, depending on the needs of the audience." Each module includes: * Goals for the lesson
module. http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/pyramid.htm The Virtual Chase Research Skills International
Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) World
Bank NetLearn
NODE
This highly rated site
facilitates information and resource sharing and research in the field of learning
technologies in higher education, and sends out the biweekly electronic newsletter
"Networking," which offers a useful way of keeping up to date with information
about using the Internet for teaching. Subscribe online at When running Internet training workshops it is useful to have a core of resources available on disk, in case your live Internet connection goes down. To facilitate the use of Yenza! materials, the HTML files contained in the main Yenza! site can be downloaded in zipped version. This file does not contain the RTF, MS Word, PDF, PowerPoint or other non-HTML files available from the site. Note that the zipped version of Yenza! is updated +/- monthly, and may not contain the latest additions to the site. If you run the site entirely offline (i.e. with no Internet connection) the search function will not work.
The site was zipped using a shareware programme called PKZIP. For more information about the programme visit the PKWARE FAQ at http://www.pkware.com/support/zipwfaq.html
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