JISC RSC YH Exchange News

With Armistice Day fast approaching a JISC project team has taken an unusual approach to ensuring that people continue to learn about the First World War.
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive and the Learning Technologies Group at Oxford University have collaborated on an exciting new venture in the 3D virtual world Second Life to [...]

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A report published by the university think-tank million+ confirms the value of funding projects to advance the innovative application of digital technologies in UK universities.
The application of technology to enhance learning and wider university activities has been a source of interest not only to universities, their staff and the funding councils but also to Ministers [...]

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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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The Excellence Gateway has many resources to support CPD, including sections on:
CPD Requirements
Requirements for educators to maintain their professional status.
Using the Excellence Gateway to support CPD
How educators, departments and organisations can make use of Excellence Gateway tools and resources to support and develop their CPD programmes.
Programmes to support CPD
How participation in one or more programmes [...]

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JISC Digital Media Online Surgery
JISC Digital Media are providing fortnightly one-hour online help and support sessions to answer any queries you have regarding digital media. Queries regarding any aspect of still images, moving images (including
video), audio and how they can be used for teaching and learning are welcome. Technical, workflow related or general queries will [...]

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Want to learn how to shoot better video?  Three new advice documents have recently been added to the JISC Digital Media website.
The advice covers videoing interviews and lectures, as well as how to use a Flip digital camera.
More details are on the JISC Digital Media blog.

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Previously unpublished recordings of Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) talks from the 1980s have gone online at the JISC-funded Archival Sound Recordings website of the British Library at http://sounds.bl.uk
Featuring talks and debates with top cultural, artistic and political figures of the day, this latest addition the archive offers a chance to explore in detail [...]

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One of JANET’s activities is to monitor and, where possible, influence developments in legislation that affect universities, colleges and schools as operators of large computer networks. A new blog has been launched that will provide updates on developing areas of law and regulation.
The blog will mostly be concerned with changes and developments: areas of [...]

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Learning Technologist Forum
2 Nov 2009
09.30 (tea and coffee for 10.00 start) – 15.00
Kirklees College, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
• Do you use technology to develop learning resources?
• Do you assist lecturers to develop teaching and learning technologies?
• Do you collaborate with staff to research, develop, evaluate and apply innovative learning technologies that are pedagogically driven?
• Does learning [...]

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The New York Times has reported that as of 24/09/09, the Settlement was officially withdrawn from the New York court where it was being decided.
Whilst the settlement may be withdrawn from the time being, issues that it has raised may be reinvigorated in the future, therefore JISC continues to be very keen to gather views [...]

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