JISC RSC YH Exchange News

December 2009 will see the launch of JISC’s next three-year strategy and the organisation is seeking feedback on its first draft.
Professor Sir Tim O’Shea, chair of JISC’s Board says, “Our core activity of supporting colleges and universities in delivering their missions through the effective use of digital technologies remains unchanged.
“However, in light of the changing environment, we are [...]

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The UK Access Management Federation would like to invite people working within the education or research community to take part in an expert working group.
The group will look at defining best practice guidance for web-based portal services for discovery in federated access management for those involved in deployment solutions as part of their participation in [...]

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Train delays, expensive hotels and piles of notes are a thing of the past for delegates joining JISC’s latest e-learning conference – because the whole programme takes place online.
Researchers, practitioners and managers with an interest in technology enhanced learning are being encouraged to sign up now for the fourth online conference Innovating E-Learning on 24 – 27 November 2009.
Delegates [...]

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The 9 English RSCs are pleased to announce that they have signed a pledge for BIS signaling their intent to play a role in bringing the vision for informal adult learning to life. The pledge is a commitment by organisations they will be important ambassadors and advocates for learning and a key driver for change [...]

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The latest case study from our region has gone live on the Excellence Gateway!
Hull City Council ACL: Facebook your learners for engagement and retention
Theresa Rowland at HUll ACL directly supports her learners via the ‘Instant Chat’ facility on Facebook. This case study highlights the successes of her method.
Links to examples of good practice in our [...]

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A mobile film studio for disadvantaged young adults, football skills for the homeless and university lectures for older people are among the 18 projects which have won Government funding, kicking off a 20m scheme that will see creative learning flourish across the country.
The projects are the first ‘Early Bird’ bids to receive funding under the [...]

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You might be interested to know that JANET Training are running the following one-day courses during August:
Computers, Privacy and the Law
5th August 2009
Peter House, Manchester
The main aim of the course is to enabling organisations and staff to work lawfully, protect user privacy and run a professional system/network/service. This course provides an introduction to the privacy [...]

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A JISC-funded repository based at Warwick University has uploaded its 1,000th item, just under a year after its launch.
The Warwick Research Archive Project (WRAP) continues to add articles and PhD theses to the free online resource, following funding from JISC’s £14 million repositories and preservation programme. The programme aimed to start up and interlink repositories [...]

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BBC article on how technology and distance learning can assist education, particularly in extraordinary circumstances, such as heavy snow or the current swine flu pandemic:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8162849.stm

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Across the Board: Autism support for families, a Leeds library project which helps local families whose children have autism has won the CILIP Libraries Change Lives Award 2009.
Children with autism have difficulty with social communication and interaction. This can result in unpredictable behaviour and means that parents of autistic children may not see libraries as [...]

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