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Talk at Edspace Event, University of Southampton « UK Web Focus
Instead I’ll raise the question of the network as the platform in the context of the futures for educational resource repositories. I’ll suggest that as experts predict further cuts in the public sector, including higher education, wouldn’t it be appropriate for our repository services to be hosted in the cloud? And the concerns which tend to be raised (sustainability, reliability, legal issues, etc.) are implementation details which do need to be addressed – but these aren’t the important policy issues.
7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Computing | EDUCAUSE
Cloud computing is the delivery of scalable IT resources over the Internet, as opposed to hosting and operating those resources locally, such as on a college or university network. Those resources can include applications and services, as well as the infrastructure on which they operate. By deploying IT infrastructure and services over the network, an organization can purchase these resources on an as-needed basis and avoid the capital costs of software and hardware. With cloud computing, IT capacity can be adjusted quickly and easily to accommodate changes in demand. Cloud computing also allows IT providers to make IT costs transparent and thus match consumption of IT services to those who pay for such services. Operating in a cloud environment requires IT leaders and staff to develop different skills, such as managing contracts, overseeing integration between in-house and outsourced services, and mastering a different model of IT budgets.
Edgeless University: why higher education must embrace technology : JISC
British Universities have world-class reputations and they are vital to our social and economic future. But they are in a tight spot. The huge public investment that sustained much of the sector is in jeopardy and the current way of working is not sustainable. Some are predicting the end of the university as we have known it.
The Edgeless University argues that this can be a moment of rebirth for universities. Technology is changing universities as they become just one source among many for ideas, knowledge and innovation. But online tools and open access also offer the means for their survival. Their expertise and value is needed more than ever to validate and support learning and research.
UK universities offer downloadable lectures | Education | Education Guardian
Prof Peter Mobbs, who leads the academic aspect of UCL on iTunes U, said: "Our students will be able to revisit materials presented to them in lectures, so they can learn anywhere and anytime.
"Furthermore, our students are among the world's best and brightest, and I want them to be involved in generating and sharing their own content - discovery, analysis, imaginings - through audio and visual media, in collaboration with staff and other students."
Prof Denise Kirkpatrick, pro-vice-chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at The Open University, said: "Making available selected video and audio items from among the university's highly-rated course materials via iTunes U to audiences worldwide offers a new channel for the university. We can open up free access to educational resources as well as a window for our potential students." A number of top US universities, including, Stanford, Yale and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, already publish materials via the iTunes U service.
The Burgess Review — ADM-HEA
“The Higher Education Academy welcomes the significant contribution made by the committee in investigating a complex and contentious area. The report reflects extensive consultation with universities and employers and is an important staging post in the development of the higher education system.
“The principal focus of measures of student achievement should be on students themselves. They deserve to get a richer picture of what they have learned. The Higher Education Achievement Reports proposed by the committee will provide an opportunity to recognise the breadth of student achievement, over and above traditional degree classifications. The Higher Education Academy will support universities and colleges in sharing effective assessment practices and developing systems that will enhance everyone's understanding of what students gain from their experience of higher education”
The academic experience of students in English universities
Higher Education Policy Institute, October 2006
Bahram Bekhradnia, Carolyn Whitnall and Tom Sastry
The subject of this report is the academic experience of students in
English universities, the work they do, the teaching they receive and their
satisfacti
Your starter for 10: could a game show format work at university? | Education | guardian.co.uk
Facebook is being used on campus to ease the anxiety and loneliness of students in their first year | Education | The Guardian
Some 95% of British undergraduates regularly use social networking sites, a study by Ipsos Mori found last year. Now staff at the University of Leicester are studying how Facebook can ease the loneliness most freshers feel.
They quizzed 221 first-year un
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