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Case study: Enabling global working at a global university
No full textWhen Heriot-Watt needed a better connection at its campus
in Malaysia, Jisc brokered a deal with local providers to
achieve it – helping fulfil its vision of a ‘global university
Evaluating the benefits of the WHELF consortial approach to a library management system (LMS)
No full textIn June 2016 Jisc funded an independent evaluation of the WHELF Shared Library Management System project to ‘understand and identify the benefits of the WHELF LMS within a structured framework’. Cambridge Econometrics (CE) was commissioned to carry out the project. CE completed the final report in September 2017 based on a range of data, including costs associated with legacy systems and the actual costs for procuring and implementing the selected system. A further factor in determining benefits was the predicted costs for counterfactual scenarios which, in most cases, would have seen institutions procure systems separately and not as part of a consortium
Assessment for learning: a tool for benchmarking your practice in FE and skills - guidance notes
No full textGuidance notes on how to use the Jisc 'Assessment for learning: a tool for benchmarking your practice in FE and skills'
Moving open access implementation forward: A handbook for open access good practice based on experiences of UK higher education institutions
No full textThis handbook summarises the lessons learned by the open access good practice (OAGP) initiative and points towards key tools and resources that have been produced. It is aimed at staff involved in supporting open access implementation at their institutions in the UK.
Nine open access good practice pathfinder projects (http://ji.sc/oa-good-practice) ran from May 2014 to July 2016 and investigated several aspects of open access implementation. The pathfinders, involving over 30 institutions, have shared their experiences and resources with the community over the last two years.
This handbook covers how institutions are addressing the key driver of policy compliance, and also the activities around wider engagement with open access. These approaches will enable the wider benefits of openness to be realised for individual researchers, institutions and wider society
The Isle of Wight College: Supporting transformation: a digital environment that works for all
No full textIn response to a fast-changing business environment, the Isle of Wight College made the move in 2015 from college-based systems and servers to the cloud-based Microsoft® Office 365® service backed up ELEARNING FORCE™’s LMS365® learning management system.
The change has enabled the college to make significant strides towards achieving its FELTAG goals. Web-based, familiar and seamless from a user’s perspective, the suite of tools in the 365 wrapper has made it easier for teachers to innovate and for today’s digitally connected learners to study online, unconstrained by time or place.
There have also been efficiency gains. Integrated dashboard facilities are enabling managers and course leaders to see at a glance how attendance and achievement are shaping up in real time, while reduced expenditure on infrastructure, training and IT support have cut running costs. Improved grades in the childhood studies department in 2016 suggest the infrastructure – and the model of teaching and learning it facilitates – work better for learners too
Jisc ALT Learning Technology mapping
No full textJisc ALT Learning Technology mapping - This is a version of the Jisc ‘Six elements of digital capabilities’ (http://ji.sc/digicap_ind_frame) model designed for learning technology professionals working in further and higher education. No one individual will have all of the capabilities included in this profile: it is intended to demonstrate how new areas of practice are emerging, and how individuals might use their digital skills in different areas of their designated roles. This profile has been developed in collaboration between Jisc and the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and is loosely mapped to the Certified Member of ALT (CMALT) framework
Goole College: Enhancing the employability of vocational learners with technology
No full textGoole College: Enhancing the employability of vocational learners with technology (February 2017)
Goole College, part of the Hull College Group, has found technology-enhanced learning can prepare learners effectively for the workplace. Software applications such as virtual welding and apps for the mobile phone have given learners on levels 1-3 vocational courses the chance to progress faster in their studies, while the college’s employability passport scheme enables these future employees to be one step ahead in terms of work readiness.
The college’s employability skills passport scheme is based on the seven Confederation of British Industry (CBI) skills. These skills and competencies that support successful employment include self-management, team working, communication and business awareness. In 2016, the Group’s employability passport became the first scheme of its kind to be validated by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.
Combined with the benefits of digital learning and teaching at the college, the employability skills passport is improving the life chances of local learners
Southampton University: Working in partnership with students
No full textA case study from Southampton University on their journey towards digital capability, written up as part of the Building digital capability project
Knowledge Exchange consensus on monitoring Open Access publications and cost data
No full textIn November 2016, Knowledge Exchange organised a second workshop to follow up on the lessons learned from the initial Knowledge Exchange (KE) workshop Monitoring of Open Access held in Utrecht in May 2015. The initial workshop closed with three suggestions for future work:
1. Summarize questions, challenges and compare
different approaches
2. Make recommendations on best practices and work
out some scenarios
3. Agree on a minimum standard and start an ad hoc
working group on exchange formats
The second workshop on monitoring Open Access
publications and cost data related to publications,
which is the focus of this report, was a direct response
to the suggestions made in Utrecht.
Hence this second workshop was designed to create
some tangible recommendations by gathering experts
from all the KE countries and beyond to discuss and
compare results and ongoing experimentation in the
fields of:
` Monitoring OA publications
` Monitoring cost data for OA publication
Research at risk: spring progress update 2017
No full textFor the 7 ongoing research at risk projects, we put together an all-inclusive list of updates to give you a better overview on our progress and also to help clarify how the projects align and work together