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Learner story: Ray
No full textLearner story: Ray
Ray is 44 and a former history teacher. He lives in Australia and studies online with Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education. After completing a number of modules with OUDCE, including a mandatory Study Skills module, he is now enrolled on the Certificate of Higher Education. Ray is quadriplegic and has limited use of his hands. He uses a stylus to navigate on his devices
University of Brighton: Digital literacies in professional development and the curriculum
No full textUniversity of Brighton: Digital literacies in professional development and the curriculum
Digital capability case stud
Hillcroft College: Small is (digitally) beautiful
No full textA case study from Hillcroft College on their journey towards digital capability written as part of a series from the Jisc Building digital capability project
Forth Valley College: Thought leadership interview with Dr Ken Thomson, principal and chief executive
No full textForth Valley College: Thought leadership interview with Dr Ken Thomson, principal and chief executive
(January 2017
The Surge in New University Presses and Academic-Led Publishing: An Overview of a Changing Publishing Ecology in the UK
No full textThis article outlines the rise and development of New University Presses and Academic-Led Presses in the UK or publishing for the UK market. Based on the Jisc research project, Changing publishing ecologies: a landscape study of new university presses and academic-led publishing, commonalities between these two types of presses are identified to better assess their future needs and requirements. Based on this analysis, the article argues for the development of a publishing toolkit, for further research into the creation of a typology of presses and publishing initiatives, and for support with community building to help these initiatives grow and develop further, whilst promoting a more diverse publishing ecology
Exploring the University as an e-Textbook Provider of Scholarly Work
No full textDespite the growth in the popularity of e-textbooks, there has yet to be adopted an effective model through which an academic institution can easily re-purpose the scholarly output of its staff to allow global and affordable access to students. This paper describes a research project designed to explore effective processes for the university to become a digital publisher of its own academic output. The project produced two e-textbooks, focusing on using Amazon Kindle for distribution, each book with a free companion website of open access learning resources. The use of the e-texts and the websites were then monitored for evaluation. The publication process was documented and will be made publicly available in the final report on the JISC website. In summary, the pre-publication tasks are almost identical to the production of a conventional printed book, but at publication, everything else changes. The e-textbook system minimises the problems of storage, distribution, pricing, and updating which is faced by the printed book. The companion websites provide a global space with resources complementary to the e-book, which can be updated without the requirement to amend the e-textbook. Several different categories of e-books have been identified, from short handbooks for internal course use, through open-access textbooks, to flagship commercial publications. It is recognised that these e-publications may replace or co-exist with both printed books and companion websites
Queens University e-Affect A5 Principle Cards
No full textQueens University e-Affect A5 Principle Card