JISC RSC YH Exchange News

BIS have asked Becta to initiate a discussion about the future funding of Informal Adult Learning via the Learning Revolution social networking site. This is your chance to influence future policy.
They are interested in your thoughts on the future funding of informal adult learning. Rather than give you a prescriptive list of questions, they want [...]

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Becta has launched the exciting Next Generation Learning Awards: Technology Excellence in FE & Skills.
Now in their second year, they will look to reward all types of learning provider in the FE and Skills sector and seek to identify those across the whole system who are fully confident in the use of technology.
Not only will [...]

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Phase 2 of the Technology Exemplar Network is now open for applications for participating providers.
16 exemplars are already appointed for the network  - of which one is from our region, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education - and Becta is now seeking applications from interested providers to join the network as participating providers. Last year [...]

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Entries are now open for the Next Generation Learning Awards for the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector. The awards recognise and reward colleges and training providers that use technology in outstanding ways that benefits learners.
Now in its second year, the awards are set to showcase the contribution and impact of technology in further education. [...]

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The Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills supported by Becta is looking for your views.
They have set up a site on ning for policy makers, FE professionals and providers to discuss the implications and potential of new technologies and media to enrich FE.  They have put together some simple statements on where things could be heading towards 2020 and how that compares with [...]

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JISC’s Regional Support Centres (RSCs) are partners in the development and deployment of ‘Generator’, the brand new technology improvement self-assessment tool for FE and skills launched this month by Becta. 
Marion Miller, of the JISC RSC for Yorkshire and Humber, welcomes the new ‘Generator’ tool, in whose development JISC RSCs have been involved from the outset. [...]

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Generator, the technology improvement leadership tool for FE and Skills has been launched. This new online tool is available to all colleges and learning providers in the FE and Skills sector.
Generator offers providers the opportunity to identify where they can make improvements in their use of technology – it will help them to maximise their [...]

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Congratulations to providers in our region who have received recognition at the inaugural Becta Next Generation Learning Awards this week!
Henshaws College won the Independent Specialist College award
In addition to the core awards categories, In Touch Care in Sheffield was recognised for fostering partnerships and collaboration both locally and nationally 
The awards were launched to recognise and reward [...]

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Becta have launched a new Emerging Technologies for Learning area on the Becta website.
 
At www.becta.org.uk/emergingtechnologies you will find: 

articles from the Emerging Technologies for Learning series (with a new article published each month)
TechNews – with  new content  each week
key technology trends
technology research from Becta and elsewhere
discussion forums
information on events related to emerging technologies 

The area offers new [...]

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Don’t miss out on the chance to be one of the first to find out more about – and trial  - the e-maturity framework!
The E-Maturity Framework developed in consultation with partners and providers from the sector offers a holistic assessment of the effectiveness of technological support for all providers. Led by Becta the framework had been [...]

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