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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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JISC Legal works to ensure that legal issues do not become a barrier to the adoption and use of new information and communications technologies in further education, higher education and specialist colleges.
It has published a short four page paper that considers the legal issues which may arise in relation to the use of e-assessment in [...]

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A new organisation called JISC Advance launches this week which will bring together eight established JISC services as part of JISC’s ongoing strategy to deliver world-class support to colleges and universities.
Dr Malcolm Read, JISC Executive Secretary, said: “JISC Advance brings together a team of experienced professionals, many of whom we have worked with for many [...]

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JISC Legal would like you to complete this short survey on learning, teaching and training practices within UK FE and HE institutions.
This survey is aimed at learning and teaching professionals. All responses are confidential and the findings will be used by JISC Legal to help in developing new training packages.
If you would like any information [...]

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JISC Legal is conducting research into “Institutional Consent Management Policy and Processes Supporting Personalisation”.  The JISC-funded study is intended to assist the use of technologies which, for data protection or other legal reasons, require the consent of a user as to the release of their personal data. The project complements work being done on access [...]

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If you are baffled by what copyright law permits and does not permit you to do with digital and print resources, then this webcast is for you.
This webcast, to be delivered on Wednesday 6 May 2009 at 2pm, will examine the legal issues surrounding copyright licences and digital content such as texts, images, sounds, and [...]

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Forthcoming webcast from JISC Legal:
Web 2.0 and the Law for Colleges and Universities
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 at 2pm, live by internet to a computer near you.
 
Want to find out about the legal issues surrounding the use of Web 2.0 for teaching and learning in UK colleges and universities?
Tune in at 2pm on Wednesday, 22 April [...]

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