Nearly one in ten young people between the ages of 16 and 17 drink at least once a week due to boredom, according to a YouGov poll commissioned in July

Google, possibly the web search engine of choice for most people, is wonderfully efficient at unearthing useful information.  But have you ever wondered if there might be something relevant away

Getting it Right, Assessments for Black and Minority Ethnic Carers and Service Users is a new interactive online learning resource produced by IRISS in conjunction with MECOPP. It introduces the

A new managed knowledge network (MKN) from NHS Education Scotland provides access to information and evidence about adult rehabilitation and the management of long term conditions. Rehabilitation in this context

As readers of this column will know, we enthusiastically believe that the web offers great potential for communication and learning, as well as for fun and leisure.  But we also

IRISS has been reorganising and refocussing but we’ve not been standing still.  This month’s column offers a recap on how we are using the web to help you keep abreast

Each month in Webwatch the IRISS learning technology team bring you the best of the web. We’ll highlight a website of particular value to social services practitioners, managers and educators.

One of the main benefits of putting content on the Internet is that by so doing, you make it available and accessible to all. However, good web design can do

The HandsOnScotland website describes itself as a toolkit of helpful responses to encourage children and young people’s emotional wellbeing. It¹s designed to offer practical information and techniques to help people

Each month in Webwatch the IRISS learning technology team bring you the best of the web. We’ll highlight a website of particular value to social services practitioners, managers and educators. This month we focus on the Digital Story Library.