Donald Maclean's List: JISC Resources

The infoKits contain a wealth of 'self-help' material, such as simple methodologies to manage projects, risk and change, as well as landscape views of the sector to encourage creativity, from image galleries of inspiring buildings to soundbites from learners engaged with e-portfolios. They also include a range of case studies that give wide exposure to practice that has been applied in the further and higher education sectors. Subjects include: Bologna Process, Business and Community Engagement (BCE), Change Management, Collaborative Approaches to the Management of e-Learning (CAMEL), Contract Negotiation, Creating a Managed Learning Environment (MLE), Curriculum Design & Delivery, Digital Repositories, Embedding Business and Community Engagement, Effective Use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), Email Management, e-Portfolios, Flexible Service Delivery, ICT Implications of the Research Excellence Framework (REF), Implementing an Electronic Document and Records Management (EDRM) System, Implementing e-Learning - A Toolkit for InstitutionsImplementing the Ferl Practioners' Programme (FPP), Information & Records Management, Learning Resources & Activities, Managing Information to Make Life Easier: A Practical Guide for Administrators, Managing the Information Lifecycle, Open Source Softwarep, 3m (Portfolio, Programme and Project Management), Planning and Designing Technology-Rich Learning Spaces, Portfolio Management, Process Review, \nProgramme Management, Project Management, Records Management, Research Information Management, Risk Management, Scenario Planning, Shared Services, Social Software, Strategic Management Information, Strategy infoKit, Supporting Flexible Delivery, System Implementation, System Selection, Tangible Benefits of e-LearningTechnolog, Enhanced Learning Environments, Time Management, Tools and Techniques

The National Academic Mailing List Service, known as 'JISCMail', is a service designed specifically for the further and higher education and research communities and is one of a number of services provided by JISC Advance therefore making it the foremost strategic collaboration tool within the academic community.\n\nJISCMail uses the world wide web and e-mail to enable groups of academics and support staff to talk to each other and to share information. There are thousands of groups covering many categories. If you are unable to find a group on your chosen subject and you can satisfy the JISC criteria, you may start a group of your own. Find the topics that interest you, and sign up for updates,

The use of IT in FE and HE raises many legal issues, and institutions must have awareness of compliance issues, and associated legal risk. JISC Legal's primary function is to ensure that legal compliance and legal issues are not, and do not become, obstacles to the use of IT by FE and HE.\n\nJISC Legal broadens the awareness of the issues and explains the implications of IT law by making available current legal information to those working in UK FE and HE and in particular those working in Information Services.\n\n'Information Services' includes those involved in Central Services, IT Services, Library Services, Media Services and those using information technology for educational purposes in general. Examples include system administrators, web managers, media services content and design staff, educational technologists, librarians responsible for legal issues such as copyright, Records Managers and Legal Compliance officers.\n\nHowever JISC Legal is here to help all staff whatever their job title, academic discipline or grade.\n

JISC Digital Media exists to help the UK's FE and HE communities embrace and maximise the use of digital media - and to achieve solutions that are innovative, practical and cost effective.

As the web transforms life in the education sector, Netskills helps individuals and organisations to make effective use of innovative technology. \nOur reputation is built upon exceptional quality training and staff development. We also conduct research, develop materials, investigate new technologies and new uses of technology.

Procureweb recognises that getting the very best value for money from the goods and services we buy is a big priority for Universities, Colleges and Research Councils. High quality procurement is all about ensuring the best value is achieved from our purchase and Procureweb - a JISC Advance Service - provides a service to all involved in the sector to help make sure our buying is optimised. Procureweb provide tools, information and support to anyone who participates in the procurement process within the sector such as users, buyers or sellers.

JISC RSCs (Regional Support Centres) exist to advise the learning providers of designated sectors to realise their ambitions in deployment of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to achieve their organisational mission. The network of JISC Regional Support Centres operates as a national service responsive to local needs through a strong sense of local ownership.

The JISC TechDis Service aims to be the leading educational advisory service, working across the UK, in the fields of accessibility and inclusion.\n\nOur mission is to support the education sector in achieving greater accessibility and inclusion by stimulating innovation and providing expert advice and guidance on disability and technology.

Accessibility, tools, advice on e-learning and e-inclusion issues. Excellent practitioner reference site.

JISC Advance is a not-for-profit company financed by grants from the UK funding councils for further and higher education. Governed by a board of directors drawn from across the sector, each of the funding councils are represented to provide their knowledge and expertise. \n\nConsisting of eight advisory and complementary services, JISC Advance will coordinate and develop upon the provision of excellence within the education and learning sectors, providing inspiration and advice to support the innovative use of technology.\n\nFocussed clearly on the needs of its users, the Company is committed to providing agile, holistic services, developing new services where required and ensuring the community meets the emerging technology challenges across education sector.\n

Technical matters and events from JISC RSC.

Online resources and services news from JISC RSC.

Are you thinking about using web2tools for research, administration or teaching? If so, make a quick start with the web2practice user guides.\nThe web2practice guides explain how emergent web technologies like RSS, microblogging, podcasting and social media can enhance your working practice. Each guide consists of a short animated video explaining the key concepts (such as microblogging in the example below), supported by a more in-depth guide covering potential uses, risks and how to get started.

Internet for Video and Moving Image Resources is a free online tutorial to help you learn how to use the Internet to find video resources for your work quickly and efficiently.

Internet Audio Resources is a free online tutorial to help you learn how to use the Internet to find audio resources for your work quickly and efficiently.

Since 2003 JISC and JISC Collections have been investing in digitised content across all subject areas. This website provides an introduction to these digital collections to help academics, students, researchers and librarians understand the wealth of resources available to them. Many of the collections provide access to archive materials which are too fragile in their original format to be used so widely, or they bring together materials which are scattered throughout the world.\n

A guide to setting up and running digital repositories. Recently updated to reflect the increasing use of repositories for teaching & learning resources (in addition to those for research).

Explores issues associated with the creation and reuse of Open Educational Resources