JISC RSC YH Exchange News

JISC Collections are working with JISC and EDINA to review the provision of digital image, film and sound content to their members.
The content they have purchased / licensed is currently within 4 discreet collections:
1. Film & Sound Online – http://www.filmandsound.ac.uk
2. Education Image Gallery – http://edina.ac.uk/eig
3. NewsFilm Online – http://www.nfo.ac.uk
4. Digital Images for Education – http://imagesforeducation.org.uk
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The Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies has announced the final Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 – created from the contributions of 278 learning professionals worldwide.
Topping the list is Twitter, followed by Delicious and YouTube.
Jane Hart, who compiled the list, said:
“I think this year’s list, once again, is a great demonstration of how learning [...]

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Due to demand, additional dates for Spring 2010 have been added to the E-Guides eCPD training programme schedule:
Manchester:                 19 Jan, 10 Feb, 23 Feb 2010
Birmingham:                2 Feb, 16 Feb, 2 Mar 2010
York:                 [...]

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The latest case study from our region has gone live on the Excellence Gateway!
T-centrix: A solution to digital signatures
T-centrix has created secure digital signatures. For the first time, online items can be reliably authorised by a signatory. Learners’ work can be securely assessed online and administration processes can become paper-free.
To read more, go to www.excellencegateway.org.uk/259958
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JISC needs help to continue making the JISC website better for the user community.
There have been changes this year:  you can now customise your JISC homepage, search for publications in a new way, navigate via topics, see the ‘most read’ content, and search for information across all of the JISC Services sites using the JISC [...]

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Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today set out the Government’s vision for giving people and businesses the skills they need to help drive economic growth.
Skills for Growth – The National Skills Strategy sets out a pathway to achieving the ambition for three quarters of the population to go to university or get an advanced technical qualification [...]

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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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Erica’s students text messages in class. James lets his learners play video games. Sophie’s learners are chatting on Facebook.
And the result?
Erica receives instant feedback from students. James’s learners with disabilities have improved co-ordination. Sophie knows when her learners are struggling with coursework.
Do you know someone using technology to make an impact [...]

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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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JISC Legal has upgraded their website and want to highlight some of the changes and features which make accessing their guidance more straightforward, helping you to avoid legal barriers to the development and use of ICT in education.
They have produced a short homemade video to point out some of the new features which aim to [...]

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