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Following the success of the MoLeNET projects in 2007/8, the Learning and Skills Network (LSN) have announced that 4 million pounds of capital funding will be available, from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in 2008/9, for a further round of shared cost mobile learning projects.
The fund will be for both new colleges and those [...]

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As part of the ongoing commitment to the implementation of federation access management within the further and higher education and research sectors, JISC has confirmed the support arrangements for institutions.
The UK Access Management Federation provides the first port-of-call through the JANET helpdesk, which is fully supported by a team of access management technical experts. [...]

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The US Congress has given the go-ahead for a new centre to explore ways advanced computer and communications technologies can improve learning.
The National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies will focus on "bringing education into the 21st century."
Supporters said classrooms have failed to keep up with technology innovations.
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ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide
9-11 September 2008, Leeds, UK
*ALT Conference 2008 – booking deadline extended to Friday, 22 August 2008 at 12 noon BST*
To book a place to attend the conference:
http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008/registering.html
This conference will explore and extend the debate over the digital divide, providing an opportunity to develop both thinking and practice. The premise to [...]

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The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) is a specialist residential College of further education and training, working with people from the age of 16, who are blind or partially sighted, to promote their independence and potential. RNC provides a range of full time programmes and short courses designed to prepare people for progression [...]

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The Quality Improvement Agency’s (QIA) Excellence Gateway (EG), a complete online service for all those working in FE & Skills in England, has been going from strength to strength and helping colleges and providers in their pursuit of excellence, innovation and improvement.
EG gives everyone working in the further education system the opportunity to improve their [...]

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Following the introduction of government reforms in 2007, learning providers that deliver further education provision through a contract or funding agreement with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) are required to ensure that all their trainers, tutors and teachers:

register as members of the Institute for Learning (IfL) by 30 September 2008
undertake at least 30 hours’ [...]

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UK FEDERATION REGIONAL EVENT – LEEDS
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JANET (UK) will be hosting a regional UK Access Management Federation event on the 28th October 2008, at Weetwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Leeds.
The aim of the event is to provide an opportunity for delegates to identify and discuss the anticipated challenges [...]

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The JISC e-Learning Programme will be running its third international Online Conference Innovating e-Learning 2008 between 4th – 7th November. The theme for this year’s event is Learning in a Digital Age – Are we prepared?
Theme 1: Embracing the future now asks us to assess how prepared we really are for models of learning and [...]

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Edexcel Policy Watch is a service that aims to provide anyone with an interest in education and skills with regular, easy to read and simple summaries of education developments.
If you would like further information, would like to be removed from, or would like anyone added to this mailing list at any point, simply send an [...]

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