Session Aims

Aims Of This Exercise

This exercise is intended for use in discussion groups. The aims of the exercise are to get to know something about the participants and agree on the topics to be covered on the workshop.

1.1 Introductions

In your groups introduce yourself and briefly describe your role within your organisation.

1.2 Session Aims

Individually write down up to 3 things which you hope to gain from this session.

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1.3 News Feeds Within Your Organisation

Give examples of news services within your institution. Include news which (a) the institution provides for students and staff in the institution, news the institution provides for external users and (b) news provided by external services for members of the institution.

1.4 Limitations Of Current Systems

List the problems with the current systems for disseminating news.