The document discusses integrating technology into researcher training. It introduces the presenters and their organizations. It explores using technology from higher education, regional, and learner perspectives. The presenters demonstrate and have attendees practice using technologies like social bookmarking, wikis, RSS feeds, podcasting, blogging, chat, and slide sharing. They discuss examples of how higher education institutions and regional organizations connect training to digital resources. Attendees categorize and discuss integrating various training methods with technology. The presenters provide their online presences for further discussion.

1. Integrating Technology into Researcher Training Alex Hardman Judy Williams Emma Gillaspy Web: www.mhs.manchester.ac.uk/trainingteam www.vitae.ac.uk/nwhub Twitter: www.twitter.com/TrainingTeam www.twitter.com/ActualAl www.twitter.com/VitaeNWHub

2. ABOUT US Alex Emma Judy

6. Technologies change the way we do things and provide new opportunities/ challenges

7. Technologies change how we do things Mechanical Age

8. Technologies change how we do things Mechanical Age Electronic Age

9. Technologies change how we do things Mechanical Age Electronic Age Digital Age

10. WE CAN: create, publish, broadcast, connect, share, search Digital Age Social bookmarking Wiki’s RSS Podcasting (sharing audio) Blogging Chat Slide sharing Searching

11. How do we make the connection between training and digital resources? HEI examples

12. How do we make the connection between training and digital resources? Regional examples

13. Time to roll up your sleeves… 1)

14. www.tech4training.blogspot.com Google Docs/ Blog: - email: [email_address] - user name: tech4trainers - password: trainers4tech Delicious - username: tech4trainers - password: m139pl

15. We can categorise the types of training methods Image source: http://www.andrewroop.com/images/filing_cabinet.jpg

16. We can categorise the types of training methods Image source: http://www.andrewroop.com/images/filing_cabinet.jpg Activities Assessment/ QA Discussion Dissemination Others Administration/ Marketing/Planning…