At Bristol University (UK) the Lunchbyte sessions and 
information on websites from the Learning Technology 
Support Service seem to be doing a good job encouraging 
better websites in University environments (see forwarded 
message below - these are internal Bristol University 
sessions). I guess this is repeated in most Universities 
throughout the UK. Where can I look for equivalent support 
and information for museum websites? The Museums and the 
Web Conference website is interesting but is there a better 
starting point?

Rosemary Silvester
British Association of Friends of Museums

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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:21:35 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)
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Subject: Web lunchbyte Friday 9 June
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Dear Departmental Teaching and Learning Adviser

Please circulate within your department

LTSS LUNCHBYTE



Friday 9 June 1pm-2pm
Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT)
8-10 Berkeley Square

The seventh session (of ten) in the Advanced Web Design 
Lunchbyte series will focus on "Writing for the Web".

Description: 

How people read on the web:

· Once your technical skills are in place, then creating 
usable and effective Web sites is easy. 

· You can quickly create a departmental Web site by taking 
our existing materials and putting them on the Web.

· Online learning environments are as easy as making our 
lecture notes available online.  

Unfortunately all these statements are incorrect.  People 
approach online information in fundamentally different ways 
from traditional paper based information. One of the key 
differences is how people read online information.  Because 
the differences are important, then new styles of writing 
and presenting content are needed.  This session will give 
an overview of what the differences in users' behaviour 
are. With guidelines on how you should write for maximum 
usability within the online environment. 

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This series of ten lunchbytes (five per term) will discuss 
the techniques used by the ILRT Internet Development (ID) 
group to deliver professional standard web sites. The 
speakers will draw on their experience in designing sites 
for government, commercial and educational clients.
 
For updated information about this series, please see: 
http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ubris/ltss
 
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Lunchbytes are informal, hour-long lunchtime sessions 
consisting of presentations and discussion. There is no fee 
for attendance and attendees are encouraged to bring their 
sandwich lunch. 

Unless otherwise advertised, all lunchbytes take place 
between 1-2pm, with the venue being The Hawaii Suite, 
Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT), 8-10 
Berkeley Square.

For information about other LTSS events, please see:
http://www.ltss.bris.ac.uk/events.htm


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You'll find LOTS of learning technology information on our 
website - go on, have a quick look!

http://www.ltss.bristol.ac.uk

Gill Butland
Information Officer
Learning Technology Support Service
University of Bristol
8-10 Berkeley Square, Bristol BS8 1HH

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Direct phone: 0117 928 7199

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