JISC RSC YH Exchange News

The Power of the VHS
A BUFVC one-day meeting
9 December 2009
bfi Southbank
The humble VHS is, rightly, regarded as a disposable commodity and not an archive medium, but the recordings on these cassettes are sometimes unique and irreplaceable. Since 1989 UK Universities and Colleges have created sizeable collections of valuable recordings on VHS. Today however many universities [...]

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The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and JISC TechDis will be holding a national one day conference in Nottingham on 9 February 2010 for any staff whose work and role affects learners and learning:
Rewiring Inclusion: Strategies, Tools and Techniques to promote barrier-free learning
If you or your organisation has good practice to share in the inclusive [...]

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Excellence in e-Learning Forum
10 Feb 2010
10:00 – 16:00
Leeds City College, Park Lane Campus, Leeds, West Yorkshire
The Excellence in e-Learning forum meetings are a means of updating the FE & Skills sector on regional and national developments in e-learning.
The forum meets three times a year and provides the opportunity for discussing and sharing ideas and developments [...]

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Keeping abreast of research in the Learning and Skills Sector
Friday 11 December 2009
9:30am – 4:35pm
Thistle Marble Arch Hotel, Bryanston Street, London W1H 7EH
This conference will count towards the 30 hour CPD requirement for all FE staff. It will be of interest to all those working in the Learning and Skills sector, particularly:

Practitioners, Managers
Tutors, [...]

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He was ranked one of the top 30 management thinkers in the world by Accenture in 2005 and in 2007 as the outstanding innovation expert in the UK by the Financial Times.
Now Charlie Leadbeater, one of the most influential creative people in the world and adviser to companies, cities and governments, is set to open [...]

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Generator Workshop
11 Jan 2010
10:00 – 16:00
University of Leeds, West Yorkshire
During the day we aim to develop your confidence when using Generator plus a thorough understanding of its functionality and application.
Our objective will be to equip you with the knowledge to use Generator effectively, developing an understanding of the application of Generator to your technology planning [...]

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Join Graham Attwell, Martin Weller (The Open University) and Rob Howe (University of Northampton), session facilitator, John Traxler, and other delegates in this year’s JISC online conference, Innovating e-Learning 2009 to debate the future of education on the 24th November.
As part of the pre-conference buzz, Martin Weller has produced a short video interviewing his [...]

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Meet the JISC RSCs at the AOC Conference between 17-19th November:
The JISC Advance exhibition stand – find out how the newly created JISC Advance can support you. Representatives from the JISC RSCs and JISC services will be available at stand 40/43, as you enter the main exhibition hall, throughout the conference.
Celebrate the launch of a [...]

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A two day conference at Bradford College on 19th and 20th November 2009 on aspects of teaching, learning and assessment.
Join academic colleagues for this event at The Henry Mitchell Hall and The Yorkshire Craft Centre, Bradford College.
Conference Fee of only £45, includes a conference dinner on the evening of the 19th November at the National [...]

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JISC Innovating e-Learning 2009
Thriving, not just surviving
24-27th November 2009
This year’s conference theme reflects the challenges facing further and higher education in the 21st century, yet offers all the ingredients for a good conference experience.
· Outstanding keynote speakers
· Multimedia presentations, discussions, debates, [...]

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