JISC RSC YH Exchange News

Following feedback from some colleges and the proposed marking panel, there is concern about the proximity of other bidding processes from other agencies, together with the fact that the last week of October is half term for most colleges. JISC TechDis does not wish to detract from the importance of [...]

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JISC TechDis has been notified by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC England) that a further £1,000,000 of capital funding to improve the use and take-up of ILT has been granted for the Independent Specialist Colleges sector for the new academic year (O9/10).
As in previous years JISC TechDis will be administering the distribution of this [...]

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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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Photos from the JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire & Humber e-Learning Conference 2009 have now been published!  There’s lots of nice shots of people trying things out – a good summary of the day!
Visit our Flickr photo site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscrscyh
The Conference was a great success.  Thanks to all those who posted their Reflections on our [...]

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A suite of new learning resources is now available online thanks to JISC TechDis, courtesy of the successful JISC/ Higher Education Academy Collaboration initiative. Each module shows how resources and methods can be adapted with technology, to deliver teaching more inclusively to the widest possible audience.
The modules in the JISC TechDis ‘Teaching Inclusively Using Technology’ [...]

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You may remember that there were two bidding opportunities a year of so ago for colleges who were interested in becoming Technology Exemplar Colleges.  Amongst Specialist Colleges the National Star College was successful in the first round and  a group of other Specialist Colleges and one FE college were successful in the second round competition [...]

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Surveys of institutional websites by JISC TechDis show Marketing is an area where many organisations fall short in their accessibility practices, risking both reputation and potential costs.
Whilst all the right skills exist in the institution, structures and policies often fail to bring them together in the marketing processes. From website information through to downloadable prospectuses [...]

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Many of you will have come across the open source Xerte tool that the JISC TechDis have been excited about. Developed by the eLearning team at Nottingham University it creates highly accessible content, now runs as a web toolkit from an installation on your server and allows staff with few skills to create high quality learning objects.
JISC TechDis are sponsoring a [...]

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Starting on 14th January, JISC TechDis will begin a 6-month programme of online self evaluations allowing managers to explore the ways that accessibility and inclusion can be integrated into teaching and learning, and organisational effectiveness.
The self evaluation tool has developed from a series of discussions and pilots with the JISC Regional Support Centres.
The online sessions [...]

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The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) have launched an online toolkit which provides practical guidelines for teachers and trainers to make learning materials even more accessible. The toolkit is now available on the Excellence Gateway – a simple, one-stop shop for resources that merge pedagogical and technical advice where previously these have been scattered [...]

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