The document outlines a national framework aimed at enhancing digital skills through systematic literature searching and workshops for faculty and staff. Since the first workshop in June 2016, there has been a significant interest in learning systematic methods for research across various disciplines. Upcoming initiatives include branding workshops and online resources to target broader audiences within educational and research settings.

1. All Aboard – Begin your digital journey A
national framework for building digital skills
http://ww.allaboardhe.ie/
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Searching Systematically* For Your Research…Workshops at UL & ULH.
Liz Dore: liz.dore@ul.ie
Isabelle Delaunois: isabelle.delaunois@hse.ie
Fintan Bracken: fintan.bracken@ul.ie
Our workshops have highlighted a growing interest across
disciplines for faculty staff to be more systematic when
searching the literature … this is evident since we ran our first
workshop in June 2016.
*Being systematic : searching, selecting and managing the best available evidence
for research, according to a defined, planned and consistent method.
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Next steps ...
Branding
Workshop on critical appraisal
Blended tailored workshop
Target wider audience within the
hospital and research settings
Online resource
Education, Health Science, Medicine
Science, Engineering
Business
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Music, Dance
Your research should be …
Attendance by
discipline areas
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First and most
recent workshop
67%
22%
7%
33%
13%
13%
11%
22%
“Nice clear balance between lecture &
demonstration”
“Benefits of a methodical approach to research”
“Opportunity to watch the search strategy first
and then put into practice was excellent”
What participants said …