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The latest JISC Inform is now available in an online version, Inform Plus, showcasing extra content, an interactive timeline, podcasts and videos as well as the usual spread of news from across JISC’s work.
This autumn edition looks at how digital technologies are helping learning providers reach out locally as well as internationally.  There is also [...]

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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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There’s still time to book your place on the one-day JISC Netskills workshop ‘Project Management for the Education Sector’, a comprehensive introduction to Project Management, specifically designed for the education sector.
This workshop uses PRINCE 2 methodology to give you the confidence to understand the basic principles of project management, investigate and use project management tools [...]

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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 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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The latest case study from our region has gone live on the Excellence Gateway!
Pennine Camphill Community College: Improving network efficiency for small organisations
Ideal for any small organisation, Pennine Camphill Community College found an open-source solution to an overloaded network that, at the same time, solved issues surrounding e-safety and e-security. Its solution increased the efficiency [...]

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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
Links [...]

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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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Ever wondered what cloud computing is and means?
Common Craft has released the latest in its series of videos: “Cloud Computing in Plain English”.
The video is an easy-to-understand explanation of how cloud computing can help make your technology infrastructure more efficient and flexible.
View the video at: www.commoncraft.com/cloud-computing-video
Common Craft have a series of great videos on various [...]

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