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E-Learning news and events from the JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire & Humber

Time zones no barrier to online conference participation #jiscel09

November 27th, 2009 · No Comments

From New Zealand to Dubai, 145 delegates from 12 different countries came together to interact with a single speaker, Charlie Leadbeater at the opening keynote session of the JISC online e-learning conference.
The session broke all previous records for delegate numbers at a JISC online conference session, demonstrating both the appeal of the speaker, a leading [...]

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Charlie Leadbeater to open JISC online e-Learning conference #jiscel09

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

He was ranked one of the top 30 management thinkers in the world by Accenture in 2005 and in 2007 as the outstanding innovation expert in the UK by the Financial Times.
Now Charlie Leadbeater, one of the most influential creative people in the world and adviser to companies, cities and governments, is set to open [...]

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Do educational institutions have a future? #jiscel09

November 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Join Graham Attwell, Martin Weller (The Open University) and Rob Howe (University of Northampton), session facilitator, John Traxler, and other delegates in this year’s JISC online conference, Innovating e-Learning 2009 to debate the future of education on the 24th November.
As part of the pre-conference buzz, Martin Weller has produced a short video interviewing his [...]

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