New LSIS Funding 50,000 available - LSIS is pleased to announce the opening of the fourth round of funding for Flexibility and Innovation Fund projects. The fourth funding round opens on Wednesday 1 September 2010 and closes on Friday 29 October 2010.
Regional Support Centres become part of JISC Advance - On 1st August 2010 JISC Regional Support Centres (RSCs), which guide and support the deployment of technologies for learning providers, became part of JISC Advance.
ERA Plus - The Benefits Explained - How to implement online services based on the ERA Plus Licence
Thursday 9 September 2010, 10.30am - 3.30pm
FREE EVENT!
Recording Lectures: Legal Considerations - JISC Legal is pleased to announce the release of its latest guidance 'Recording Lectures-Legal Issues'. This guidance examines the legal implications of recording lectures at UK FE and HE institutions.
Learning Opportunities Fair - Thursday 23 September 2010
from
10.00am - 4.00pm
at the Rookery Manor, near Weston-super-Mare BS24 0JB
Jane Carter-Dunn wins the Tony Burgess E-Guides Award - Jane Carter-Dunn has been working as an E-learning Development Officer at Adult Education in Gloucestershire for two years. Jane has successfully developed a VLE (virtual learning environment) that has enabled learners to really excel through the dynamic
Somerset College student wins 2 awards for achievement - Laura won awards for excellent attendance and her achievement despite suffering from Blepharitis which is a deteriorating eye condition that causes discomfort and visual difficulties.
New areas developed on the RSC South West website - The RSC have updated and added new areas to the website, which should be of benefit. These are Learning and Teaching Resources and Teachers Voice case studies for HE.
Network Promoting E-learning for Rural Development - A new project, part-funded by the European Commission, needs some help in looking at the issues surrounding e-learning availability to address the training needs of small businesses, the self-employed and the unemployed, particularly in rural areas.
Partnership and Place - FE colleges are increasingly expected to play a key part in local strategic planning within their localities. Proactive colleges have engaged with and often taken a lead in local strategies for dealing with severe impacts of the recession such as the lack
The changing role of Jorum: sharing using JorumOpen and JorumUK - As Open Educational Resources (OER) increasingly become part of the landscape of learning and teaching resources, Jorum has now opened up for the sharing of resources, created under Creative Commons (CC) licences, through its new collection JorumOpen.
Accessible e-books - A new resource to help visually impaired students has been launched through The Seeing Ear website. This is a joint project with The University of Edinburgh that allows authorised users and registered students and teachers to a
JISC Digital Media Online Surgery - WHAT are these sessions about?
JISC Digital Media are providing fortnightly one-hour online help and support sessions to answer any queries you have regarding digital media.
