Manchester Digital Development Agency » workshop http://www.manchesterdda.com Manchester Digital Development Agency is the lead organisation for the development of a digital strategy for Manchester and the surrounding region. We do lots of other stuff, too. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:30:33 +0000 en hourly 1 Save Energy Manchester at the Museums Association Conference and Exhibition 2010 http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/10/21/save-energy-manchester-at-the-museums-association-conference-and-exhibition-2010/ http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/10/21/save-energy-manchester-at-the-museums-association-conference-and-exhibition-2010/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:02:18 +0000 Paul Hilton http://www.manchesterdda.com/?p=1696 The Museums and Libraries Association has a membership of over 5000. This year Manchester Central was home to their annual Museums Association Conference & Exhibition 2010 with delegates from the UK and overseas. On the second day the Manchester Save Energy pilot hosted a seminar called “The Art of Green: Encouraging Energy Efficiency through Behavioural Change“. The seminar outlined how the Save Energy project is supporting the Manchester Art Gallery in its bid to reduce energy consumption through the installation of new lighting and behaviour transformation actions.

The seminar was presented by Principal Manager of Visitor Services and Operations at Manchester Art Gallery, Catriona Morgan and Professor Eric Bichard from Salford University. Catriona focused on the background to the initiatives and details of the energy monitoring whilst Eric’s talked about some of the issues and psychology behind behaviour change.

There was an excellent audience of over 15 delegates from various art galleries and museums around the country including overseas (Bahrain). Some of the attendees were already involved in energy efficiency initiatives in their own institutions as well a number looking at ways to save energy in the future.

Save Energy Manchester at the Museums Association Conference and Exhibition 2010

Workshop Flyer

You can download the flyer produced for the event which contains all the information regarding the workshop along with more information on the Save Energy Project and technology being installed at the art gallery.

Follow Up Information

Workshop Slides are available for download from: http://www.slideshare.net/shakamie/the-art-of-green-011010-v2-0

Further Information

SAVE ENERGY Project: www.ict4saveenergy.eu

Renaissance North West: www.mla.gov.uk

Manchester’s Climate change Action Plan, “Manchester: A Certain Future” – www.manchesterclimate.com

Hanwell Energy Monitoring: www.hanwell.com

Manchester Art Gallery: www.manchestergalleries.org

SAVE ENERGY Serious Game: http://greenmyplace.net

If you would like to receive the Save Energy newsletter then please email Paul Hilton at p.hilton@manchesterdda.com

SAVE ENERGY is supported by the EU’s Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). The aim is to encourage a better take-up and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and helps to develop the information society.
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]]> http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/10/21/save-energy-manchester-at-the-museums-association-conference-and-exhibition-2010/feed/ 0 iPhone 4⁴ Workshop http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/10/04/iphone-4%e2%81%b4-workshop/ http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/10/04/iphone-4%e2%81%b4-workshop/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:09:41 +0000 Paul Hilton http://www.manchesterdda.com/?p=1626 Where

MadLab (Upstairs)

When

25th October 10:00 – 27th October 16:00

Price

£300

Max number of participants: 16

About the Workshop

The iPhone 4⁴ workshop is aimed at developers coming from other languages who want to learn Cocoa and Objective-C. The three-day, highly participatory, intensive workshop will cover the Objective-C language and various aspects of the Cocoa frameworks: constructing user interfaces, interacting with device features such as GPS/camera/accelerometer/gyroscope and interacting with remote data sources and APIs.

Participants will be organised into small teams (of around 4 people, preferably not people they work with already!) for the practical elements of the workshop, to create real, working applications.

The course will be led by Sam Easterby-Smith – an established coder and trainer who has worked on various iPhone and iPad projects including the Times newspaper iPad app and his own Gigometer. He has run numerous iPhone training workshops with UKOLN and North-West Vision and Media over the last year and is very pleased to be offering his second course at the Madlab. For more about Sam see his corporate site: http://spotlightkid.co.uk

Book your places now on Eventbrite

IMPORTANT
Participants will need to bring a Mac Laptop running Snow Leopard & any iOS devices they might have.

HEALTH WARNING
The learning curve of Objective-C is quite steep and involve heavy use of object-orientation so this course is NOT RECOMMENDED for those new to programming. HTML and CSS do not count as programming. C++, Ruby and Java developers will be fine. Actionscript’ers and PHP’ers should be ok as long as they are familiar with OO concepts

]]> http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/10/04/iphone-4%e2%81%b4-workshop/feed/ 0 FREE web workshops for community and voluntary groups in Manchester http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/09/20/free-web-workshops-for-community-and-voluntary-groups-in-manchester/ http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/09/20/free-web-workshops-for-community-and-voluntary-groups-in-manchester/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:31:26 +0000 Alan Holding http://www.manchesterdda.com/?p=1577 PLEASE NOTE: This series of web workshops is now over. We are working to put more workshops on in late 2011.

If you’re a community or voluntary group in Manchester and want to learn more about using free and low cost online services to get things done, then why not come along to one of MDDA’s FREE morning web workshops, running once a month from October 2010 to March 2011.

You don’t need to be a technical whizz to benefit from these friendly, practical, hands-on sessions.

You’ll learn about ways to communicate to a wider audience, share information in a better ways and some new tools and techniques that you can start using straight away at no extra cost apart from your time.

What you’ll learn…

  • How to use Dropbox – an “online USB memory stick” – to store your documents online, access them from anywhere and share them with other people
  • How to use Google Forms to create contact forms for your website and simple online surveys
  • What RSS feeds are and how to use them for research and faster news gathering
  • Google search trips and tricks to help you find information quicker
  • How to use the blogging service Posterous to blog via email
  • How to edit photos online directly in your web browser without needing extra software
  • Common keyboard shortcuts on Windows PCs and Macs
  • How text expansion programs can save you typing time
  • …and a few more as time permits!

Each workshop will be three hours long with a 30 minute break for refreshments half-way through. We’ll spend 15-20 minutes on each subject.

Feel free to bring along a laptop and use MDDA’s free high speed broadband connection during the workshop.

If you don’t want to bring a laptop, we’ll have some available for you to use, though you may need to share.

Workshop dates and times

  • Tuesday 12 October 2010, 9.30am to 1pm
  • Tuesday 9 November 2010, 9.30am to 1pm
  • Tuesday 7 December 2010, 9.30am to 1pm
  • Thursday 13 January 2011, 9.30am to 1pm
  • Tuesday 1 February 2011, 9.30am to 1pm
  • Tuesday 1 March 2011, 9.30am to 1pm

Venue

MDDA’s offices on Portland Street, city centre Manchester. You can find directions on MDDA’s website and a Google Map showing MDDA and travel stops is here.

Registration

If you want to register for one of these FREE workshops, please go to the event page on Eventbrite at http://mddawebworkshops.eventbrite.com.

Please note that places are limited to 15 people per session and a maximum of two people from one organisation per session.

More information

If you’d like more information about these workshops, please contact Alan Holding at MDDA by email or by phone on 0161 255 8111.

]]> http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/09/20/free-web-workshops-for-community-and-voluntary-groups-in-manchester/feed/ 1 Arduino & Physical Computing Workshop 26th Feb at the MadLab http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/02/24/arduino-physical-computing-workshop-at-the-madlab/ http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/02/24/arduino-physical-computing-workshop-at-the-madlab/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:05:35 +0000 Paul Hilton http://www.manchesterdda.com/?p=1086 Have fun with Arduinos with this 1-day workshop covering the basics – what you need to know, a hands-on introduction into what you can make it do, how to get the most out of the platform and some ideas for where you can take it next.

Cost is £65 which includes a starter kit from Oomlout containing all the bits you need to get going including the Arduino board itself.

Attendees will need to bring a laptop, and if they like some lunch (although there are plenty of places nearby if not). Prior computer programming experience would be desirable but not essential and we will aim to accommodate everyone, regardless of their skill levels or confidence.

We really hope that you’ll come down and check this out – we’ve kept the costs as low as we can, to give more people the chance to get involved!

Venue: MadLab
Date & Time: 26th February 2010 – 10am – 4pm

To book, click here for the Eventbrite booking page

For more information visit the MadLab website

]]> http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/02/24/arduino-physical-computing-workshop-at-the-madlab/feed/ 0 Innovate with Confidence – Manchester Businesses Get “A Groundbreaking Opportunity” http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/01/21/manchester-businesses-get-a-groundbreaking-opportunity/ http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/01/21/manchester-businesses-get-a-groundbreaking-opportunity/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:28:17 +0000 Paul Hilton http://www.manchesterdda.com/?p=942 Innovate with Confidence is a new programme that will enable SMEs to open the doors to innovating quickly, reliably and successfully in a changing world.

During a course of four workshops, managers of Greater Manchester SMEs will work with experts such as Nigel Newman of the Edward de Bono Foundation UK, one of only 5 global lifetime master trainers, Jim O’Loughlin who enables senior global executives to enhance their strategic decision making and Mike Ryan, Secretary of Manchester Digital.

The practical 1-day workshops combine insights from business model engineering, neuroscience and practical thinking skills to help leaders develop a fresh perspective to apply current solutions to overcome their immediate business challenges.

The scheme has been described as “a groundbreaking opportunity” by Greater Manchester Chamber’s President, Moneeb Awan, who adds, “Irrespective of the size of your business, the practical benefits of Innovate with Confidence are hugely important. SMEs will learn to develop the tools, embody the perspective and cultivate the contacts to make successful innovation an in-built habit.”

Register to attend the second series of courses

There are just 25 places on the scheme available to Greater Manchester based SMEs. With a waiting list forming as soon as the first course sold out, we expect that this final series of Innovate with Confidence will sell out as quickly as the first series, so don’t delay. Act now to secure your place at www.InnovatewithConfidence.com

We are keen to ensure that this final run of the programme leaves a lasting legacy to a wide range of businesses across Greater Manchester – so we’d appreciate if you could forward the information above onto any businesses you feel would really benefit from the opportunity to ‘Innovate with Confidence’.

The organisers are keen to ensure that this final run of the programme leaves a lasting legacy to a wide range of businesses across Greater Manchester – so we’d appreciate if you could forward the information above onto any businesses you feel would really benefit from the opportunity to ‘Innovate with Confidence’.

More information

Please download the Innovate with Confidence PDF

]]> http://www.manchesterdda.com/2010/01/21/manchester-businesses-get-a-groundbreaking-opportunity/feed/ 0 Free blogging workshops in November http://www.manchesterdda.com/2008/10/07/free-blogging-workshops-in-november/ http://www.manchesterdda.com/2008/10/07/free-blogging-workshops-in-november/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:31:48 +0000 Alan Holding http://www.manchesterdda.com/?p=137 Manchester Literature Festival is pleased to present a series of blogging workshops in partnership with Manchester Digital Development Agency and Manchester Libraries.

The workshops are led by Kate Feld, director of the Manchester Blog Awards and writer of The Manchizzle blog, and Chris Horkan, a web designer and journalist who writes the Mancubist blog.

All sessions are free, but numbers are limited so please book in advance.

Blog Lab

Stuck on posting images in Blogger? Need someone to walk you through switching platforms? Want to pimp your blog up with all the latest cool widgets, or just get some feedback on your new site?

Two experienced bloggers will be on hand to help solve your practical blogging problems in these open “surgery” sessions. Some computers available, or bring your own and use our wireless. Drop in whenever you like during the session, but please let us know you’re coming.

  • Date: Saturday 8 November 2008
  • Time: 1pm to 3pm
  • Venue: MDDA – Manchester Digital Development Agency, 117 -119 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6ED. Get directions to MDDA’s offices.

Blogging for Beginners

So you think you’d like to create a blog, but you’re not really sure where to start? In this workshop we’ll take you through the basics, and by the end of it you’ll have your own blog.

First beginners workshop:

Second beginners workshop:

Important – How to book

All sessions are free, but numbers are limited so please book in advance.

Please do NOT ring MDDA or the libraries to book your place.

To book a place on one of the workshops or the blog lab please ring 0161 236 5555 or email the Manchester Literature Festival office.

Please let us know when booking if you have any accessibility needs.

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