http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/rss.xml en jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourcesEducation/Educational Technologyweb@jisc.ac.ukJiscJiscnojisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourcesListen to our regular podcasts of interviews with senior figures from education, research and other sectors discussing the use ICT in their organisations and beyond...Listen to our regular podcasts of interviews with senior figures from education, research and other sectors discussing the use ICT in their organisations and beyond...http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/7/F/8/%7B7F812954-99F0-4A9B-9573-F58962F93AAD%7DJISC_Logo_300x300.jpg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/Q0brWnxkO64/now-open-ict-initiative-of-the-year-06-feb-2013 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2013-02-06T10:00:00+00:00" datetime="2013-02-06T10:00:00+00:00">6 February 2013</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Jisc is involved with the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards this year. Charlie Covington, press officer at Jisc speaks with Prof Martin Hall, vice chancellor of University of Salford and Jisc board UUK nominee to find out more.</p> <ul><li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> or <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">RSS</a></li><li><a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast138martinhall.mp3">Download this edition</a></li></ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/Q0brWnxkO64" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:04:13 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6055 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/now-open-ict-initiative-of-the-year-06-feb-2013#comments no 6 February 2013 Jisc is involved with the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards this year. Charlie Covington, press officer at Jisc speaks with Prof Martin Hall, vice chancellor of University of Salford and Jisc board UUK nominee to finJisc 6 February 2013 Jisc is involved with the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards this year. Charlie Covington, press officer at Jisc speaks with Prof Martin Hall, vice chancellor of University of Salford and Jisc board UUK nominee to find out more. Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes or RSSDownload this edition jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/now-open-ict-initiative-of-the-year-06-feb-2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/n9VqTH1onNI/gaming-in-the-classroom-could-this-be-a-new-way-of-teaching-for-the-future-16-nov-2012 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-11-16T06:00:00+00:00" datetime="2012-11-16T06:00:00+00:00">16 November 2012</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Further education colleges have the opportunity to see if gaming in the classroom could offer a new way of teaching and learning thanks to a pilot being run by Jisc Collections.</p> <p>The pilot, on the benefit of using educational online games and resources will run from January 2013 – December 2013 and will be made available via Jisc Collections’ <a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/">online catalogue</a>.</p> <p>Colleges will have the opportunity to review these games and resources from November 2012 until the end of 2013 and can sign up for online access or to license the software.</p> <p>Ben Taplin, Licensing Manager, Jisc Collections says:</p> <p class="quote-full">“We are facilitating business models that enable further education colleges to subscribe to commercially-created interactive software and games. These will support teaching and be freely available to learners at the point of use. It seems like an obvious next step as many of the next generation of learners have been brought up in a very technological environment. We hope that they will find learning through computer games a challenging and engaging experience.”</p> <h2>Resources mentioned:</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/FullDescription/index/1396">'Learning Lounge'</a>, by Navigator Productions Ltd – Education video and multi-choice quizzes delve into all aspects of electrical and plumbing studies</li> <li><a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/FullDescription/index/1371">'Simventure</a>', by Venture Simulations Ltd: - Business game that allows students to create and run a virtual company and learn about entrepreneurship.</li> <li><a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/FullDescription/index/1373">E-learning and virtual reality simulations</a>, by Skills2Learn Ltd – A suite of e-learning and training programmes with cover a number of vocational subjects</li> <li><a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/FullDescription/index/1374">'Stockmarket challenge</a>,' by 10 Lane Learning Ltd – A suite of financial markets simulations, which includes Global Investor, Dealing Room and Trading Floor.</li> <li><a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/FullDescription/index/1402">‘The Climate Game’</a> and <a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/FullDescription/index/1401">‘Young People First’</a>, by Games-Ed – A suite of game-based educational software that facilitates collaborative ways of working to solve issues affecting communities and organisations. These include the cause and effect of issues affecting young people and the social, environmental and economic consequences of climate change.</li> </ul><h2>Further information</h2> <p>The pilot follows work undertaken by Jisc Collections early in 2012, when a number of interactive educational software and games suppliers, as well as representatives of 25 further education colleges, were interviewed to gauge the current extent and use of such software and online resources by the colleges. (A previous <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearninginnovation/gamingreport_v3.pdf">Jisc survey</a> (2006) had shown that only 10% of teachers in higher education/further education were using games or simulations, but that 70% would consider using them in the future.)</p> <p>The interviews also sought the views of institutions and suppliers as to whether a licensing role by Jisc Collections could potentially be beneficial. A significant percentage felt that such a role would be of value.</p> <p>Ben continues: “At the end of the pilot we will seek feedback from the suppliers and those institutions that have signed up for any of the resources, to consider whether agreements should be further extended with the suppliers and whether additional interactive educational software products and resources could potentially be licensed for institutions.”</p> <p>To trial the resources or sign up please visit the Jisc Collections <a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/?Keywords=e-learning+pilot+project">online catalogue</a>.</p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <ul><li><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> or <a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">RSS</a></li> <li><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast137elearninggames.mp3">Download this edition</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/n9VqTH1onNI" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:56:27 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6061 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/gaming-in-the-classroom-could-this-be-a-new-way-of-teaching-for-the-future-16-nov-2012#comments no 16 November 2012 Further education colleges have the opportunity to see if gaming in the classroom could offer a new way of teaching and learning thanks to a pilot being run by Jisc Collections. The pilot, on the benefit of using educational online gamesJisc 16 November 2012 Further education colleges have the opportunity to see if gaming in the classroom could offer a new way of teaching and learning thanks to a pilot being run by Jisc Collections. The pilot, on the benefit of using educational online games and resources will run from January 2013 – December 2013 and will be made available via Jisc Collections’ online catalogue. Colleges will have the opportunity to review these games and resources from November 2012 until the end of 2013 and can sign up for online access or to license the software. Ben Taplin, Licensing Manager, Jisc Collections says: “We are facilitating business models that enable further education colleges to subscribe to commercially-created interactive software and games. These will support teaching and be freely available to learners at the point of use. It seems like an obvious next step as many of the next generation of learners have been brought up in a very technological environment. We hope that they will find learning through computer games a challenging and engaging experience.” Resources mentioned: 'Learning Lounge', by Navigator Productions Ltd – Education video and multi-choice quizzes delve into all aspects of electrical and plumbing studies 'Simventure', by Venture Simulations Ltd: - Business game that allows students to create and run a virtual company and learn about entrepreneurship. E-learning and virtual reality simulations, by Skills2Learn Ltd – A suite of e-learning and training programmes with cover a number of vocational subjects 'Stockmarket challenge,' by 10 Lane Learning Ltd – A suite of financial markets simulations, which includes Global Investor, Dealing Room and Trading Floor. ‘The Climate Game’ and ‘Young People First’, by Games-Ed – A suite of game-based educational software that facilitates collaborative ways of working to solve issues affecting communities and organisations. These include the cause and effect of issues affecting young people and the social, environmental and economic consequences of climate change. Further information The pilot follows work undertaken by Jisc Collections early in 2012, when a number of interactive educational software and games suppliers, as well as representatives of 25 further education colleges, were interviewed to gauge the current extent and use of such software and online resources by the colleges. (A previous Jisc survey (2006) had shown that only 10% of teachers in higher education/further education were using games or simulations, but that 70% would consider using them in the future.) The interviews also sought the views of institutions and suppliers as to whether a licensing role by Jisc Collections could potentially be beneficial. A significant percentage felt that such a role would be of value. Ben continues: “At the end of the pilot we will seek feedback from the suppliers and those institutions that have signed up for any of the resources, to consider whether agreements should be further extended with the suppliers and whether additional interactive educational software products and resources could potentially be licensed for institutions.” To trial the resources or sign up please visit the Jisc Collections online catalogue. Listen to the podcast Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes or RSS Download this edition jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/gaming-in-the-classroom-could-this-be-a-new-way-of-teaching-for-the-future-16-nov-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/jNLSWBoaamw/free-online-resource-boosts-digital-skills-for-college-learners-15-nov-2012 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-11-15T11:30:00+00:00" datetime="2012-11-15T11:30:00+00:00">15 November 2012</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">As part of National Colleges Week, we’re looking at tools which can assist learners to improve their digital literacy.</p> <p>In this podcast, Victoria Reeve, Assistant Press Officer at Jisc, talks via Skype to Julia Bloxham, E-learning and curriculum liaison librarian at West Thames College, about Primal Pictures: a free interactive digital learning resource that offers detailed and medically-accurate 3D models of human anatomy for students, educators and health care practitioners.</p> <p>Primal Pictures is <a href="http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Catalogue/Overview/index/1388">available through Jisc Collections</a>. </p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast136primalpictures.mp3">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/jNLSWBoaamw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:09:15 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6062 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/free-online-resource-boosts-digital-skills-for-college-learners-15-nov-2012#comments no 15 November 2012 As part of National Colleges Week, we’re looking at tools which can assist learners to improve their digital literacy. In this podcast, Victoria Reeve, Assistant Press Officer at Jisc, talks via Skype to Julia Bloxham, E-learning and curJisc 15 November 2012 As part of National Colleges Week, we’re looking at tools which can assist learners to improve their digital literacy. In this podcast, Victoria Reeve, Assistant Press Officer at Jisc, talks via Skype to Julia Bloxham, E-learning and curriculum liaison librarian at West Thames College, about Primal Pictures: a free interactive digital learning resource that offers detailed and medically-accurate 3D models of human anatomy for students, educators and health care practitioners. Primal Pictures is available through Jisc Collections.  Listen to the podcast Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes Download the podcast jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/free-online-resource-boosts-digital-skills-for-college-learners-15-nov-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/6jySIHF3_4U/open-working-improves-teaching-and-student-retention-23-oct-2012 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-10-23T10:00:00+00:00" datetime="2012-10-23T10:00:00+00:00">23 October 2012</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">In this podcast Charlie Covington, Press Officer at Jisc, talks to Kate Borthwick, Academic Co-ordinator for e-Learning at the Centre of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies at Southampton University.</p> <p>She finds out about the FAVOR (Finding a Voice through Open Resources) project: a Jisc funded project to assist part time language tutors by providing support through the development of an online community, a way to share best practice through open educational resources and ultimately an opportunity to market their course and improve student retention.</p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast135favor.mp3">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/6jySIHF3_4U" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:05:12 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6060 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/open-working-improves-teaching-and-student-retention-23-oct-2012#comments no 23 October 2012 In this podcast Charlie Covington, Press Officer at Jisc, talks to Kate Borthwick, Academic Co-ordinator for e-Learning at the Centre of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies at Southampton University. She finds out about the FAVOR (FinJisc 23 October 2012 In this podcast Charlie Covington, Press Officer at Jisc, talks to Kate Borthwick, Academic Co-ordinator for e-Learning at the Centre of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies at Southampton University. She finds out about the FAVOR (Finding a Voice through Open Resources) project: a Jisc funded project to assist part time language tutors by providing support through the development of an online community, a way to share best practice through open educational resources and ultimately an opportunity to market their course and improve student retention. Listen to the podcast Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes Download the podcast jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/open-working-improves-teaching-and-student-retention-23-oct-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/XVDmqT-D7V0/e-safety-for-online-learning-04-oct-2012 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-10-04T14:00:00+00:00" datetime="2012-10-04T14:00:00+00:00">4 October 2012</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Jisc TechDis have developed a website which provides teaching materials to educate adults with learning disabilities about online safety.</p> <p>The team worked directly with students to ensure these materials were engaging and user friendly. Charlie Covington, Press Officer at Jisc spoke to Lisa Featherstone at Jisc TechDis and Ruth Green at Landmarks via Skype to discover more.</p> <p>Find out more on the <a href="http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/news/detail/2012/esafety">Jisc Techdis website</a>.</p> <h2><span>Listen to the podcast</span></h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast134esafety.mp3">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/XVDmqT-D7V0" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:52:03 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6059 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/e-safety-for-online-learning-04-oct-2012#comments no 4 October 2012 Jisc TechDis have developed a website which provides teaching materials to educate adults with learning disabilities about online safety. The team worked directly with students to ensure these materials were engaging and user friendly. ChaJisc 4 October 2012 Jisc TechDis have developed a website which provides teaching materials to educate adults with learning disabilities about online safety. The team worked directly with students to ensure these materials were engaging and user friendly. Charlie Covington, Press Officer at Jisc spoke to Lisa Featherstone at Jisc TechDis and Ruth Green at Landmarks via Skype to discover more. Find out more on the Jisc Techdis website. Listen to the podcast Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes Download the podcast jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/e-safety-for-online-learning-04-oct-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/o5NH09c6gGc/cookie-law-next-steps-legal-expert-and-university-web-manager-01-jun-2012 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-06-01T13:00:00+00:00" datetime="2012-06-01T13:00:00+00:00">1 June 2012</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Cookie law is now in force in the UK – and we’ve all got a different way of dealing with it.</p> <p>In this podcast, we speak to John X Kelly, lawyer at Jisc Legal, for the definitive guide to the law. We also ask Mike Nolan, head of web services at Edge Hill University, to share top tips from his approach.</p> <h2>Listen to the podcast </h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast132cookies.mp3">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/o5NH09c6gGc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:11:45 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6058 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/cookie-law-next-steps-legal-expert-and-university-web-manager-01-jun-2012#comments no 1 June 2012 Cookie law is now in force in the UK – and we’ve all got a different way of dealing with it. In this podcast, we speak to John X Kelly, lawyer at Jisc Legal, for the definitive guide to the law. We also ask Mike Nolan, head of web services atJisc 1 June 2012 Cookie law is now in force in the UK – and we’ve all got a different way of dealing with it. In this podcast, we speak to John X Kelly, lawyer at Jisc Legal, for the definitive guide to the law. We also ask Mike Nolan, head of web services at Edge Hill University, to share top tips from his approach. Listen to the podcast  Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes Download the podcast jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/cookie-law-next-steps-legal-expert-and-university-web-manager-01-jun-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/fBFxdJ9dvrA/new-business-model-for-national-centre-for-text-mining-04-may-2012 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-05-04T11:30:00+00:00" datetime="2012-05-04T11:30:00+00:00">4 May 2012</time> <p>Jisc funded the National Centre for Text Mining for 7 years between 2004 and 2011. The Centre, based at the University of Manchester, is now independent of Jisc funding, but what does that mean for the researchers who rely on its services? And what can others learn from their new business model? Nicola Yeeles from Jisc caught up with centre director Sophia Ananiadou to find out.</p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast131nactem.aspx">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/fBFxdJ9dvrA" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 04 May 2012 11:26:06 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6057 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-business-model-for-national-centre-for-text-mining-04-may-2012#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-business-model-for-national-centre-for-text-mining-04-may-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/0E6U-7nFDcM/how-important-are-open-ebook-standards-to-universities-14-feb-2012 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2012-02-14T15:00:00+00:00" datetime="2012-02-14T15:00:00+00:00">14 February 2012</time> <p>For universities and colleges looking to bring their teaching resources online, many are using the new ePub3 standard, which is what underpins Apple’s new iBooks and is become the defacto standard for ebooks. Linking to a Jisc report to help universities understand the benefits of ePub3, Jisc programme manager Ben Showers speaks to Nicola Yeeles via Skype to explain what universities and colleges can do to help their people use the standard.</p> <p><a href="http://jiscpub.blogs.edina.ac.uk/final-report/">Final Report: Digital Monograph Technical Landscape: Exemplars and Recommendations</a></p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast130benshowers.aspx">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/0E6U-7nFDcM" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:47:12 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6056 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/how-important-are-open-ebook-standards-to-universities-14-feb-2012#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/how-important-are-open-ebook-standards-to-universities-14-feb-2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/c9RMKN9aVlY/new-guidance-for-using-medical-recordings-in-teaching-05-dec-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-12-05T12:30:00+00:00" datetime="2011-12-05T12:30:00+00:00">5 December 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">New advice and guidance on making and using clinical healthcare recordings funded by the Strategic Content Alliance for learning and teaching launches today.</p> <p>Clinical images, videos and other recordings are vital to good teaching and learning within the health care professions. Increasingly these are originated outside the institution that wishes to use them. This raises a number of legal, ethical and other issues relating to their re-use.</p> <p>Debra Hiom, the project’s manager at the Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) at the University of Bristol, added: “Students and teachers increasingly use pre-existing patient images from the web without adequately considering copyright or how they have been consented. The new materials will help individuals be clear how resources can or can not be reused.”</p> <p>Listen to Debra (Duration 6:02) explaining the issues that professionals face when using recordings and how the new guidance can help:</p> <p>The materials aim to help users of clinical healthcare recordings to:</p> <ul><li>Understand how to deal with consent issues in using recordings of patients in learning and teaching resources</li> <li>Understand the difference between copyright ownership and licencing and how to use resources shared under licence</li> <li>Demonstrate best practice in ‘digital professionalism’ and manage risks when creating sustainable teaching resources</li> <li>Be better placed to share resources with colleagues</li> </ul><p>The guidance is aimed primarily at students, teachers or doctors who wish to use a patient recording for learning and teaching. It will also be of interest and use to other clinical and healthcare workers as well as to university staff where patient recordings are being made available for learning and teaching.</p> <p>Dr Jane Williams, Director of e-Learning in the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Bristol, said: “There is already a wealth of advice and guidance but it is currently overwhelming. The new advice and guidance attempts to provide an easy navigable route through a very sensitive area of professional practice.”</p> <p>Stuart Dempster, Director of the Strategic Content Alliance at Jisc, said: “I am delighted to see that the significant advances being made in medical recordings, networks and other technological innovation within the education, research and health are being matched with clarity in the advance and guidance being offered to clinical and non-clinical staff alike through this project. This work builds on from earlier Jisc investments in improving the skills required in the digital age.”</p> <p>The materials have been created by a collaboration of cross-sector organisations and individuals, including the General Medical Council (GMC), Wellcome Trust, Institute for Medical Illustrators, University of Bristol and Newcastle University.</p> <p>The project has been funded through Jisc’s Strategic and Content Alliance and will be hosted by Jisc Digital Media.</p> <p><a href="http://jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/clinical-recordings/">Read the advice and guidance.</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast129debrahiom.aspx">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/c9RMKN9aVlY" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:32:10 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6074 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-guidance-for-using-medical-recordings-in-teaching-05-dec-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-guidance-for-using-medical-recordings-in-teaching-05-dec-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/UP4Z6-wnR7s/public-private-personal-navigating-the-open-data-landscape-17-nov-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-11-17T15:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-11-17T15:00:00+00:00">17 November 2011</time> <p>Building upon Jisc's research integrity conference earlier this year, the UK's Digtial Curation Centre (DCC) will be hosting an international conference in December. The event will discuss the issues surrounding the importance of managing data - public, private or personal and the challenges facing researchers and universities around the world.</p> <p>In this podcast Jisc's Rebecca O'Brien chats to Kevin Ashley, director of the DCC, about the event and what delegates can hope to gain by taking part.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/2011/12/digitalcurationconference.aspx">Register for this conference</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/">Find out more about the DCC</a></p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast128kevinashley.aspx">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/UP4Z6-wnR7s" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:02:50 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6073 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/public-private-personal-navigating-the-open-data-landscape-17-nov-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/public-private-personal-navigating-the-open-data-landscape-17-nov-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/8-IXUXS87Wg/two-years-of-economic-uncertainty-06-oct-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-10-06T09:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-10-06T09:00:00+00:00">6 October 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Jisc-led Strategic Content Alliance and Ithaka S+R release final report on their Case Studies in Sustainability, revealing how different business models fared during the economic downturn.</p> <p>6 October New York, NY and London, UK – Ithaka S+R, with funding from the Jisc-led Strategic Content Alliance, released today “</p><p><a href="~/link.aspx?_id=CB2399AE57494F59BC0BE9AED789BF7B&amp;_z=z">Revenue, Recession, Reliance: Revisiting the SCA/Ithaka S+R Case Studies in Sustainability</a>, a report that reviews the impact of tumultuous times on the business models of 12 digital projects first profiled by S+R in 2009.  </p><p>Some of the projects profiled include the UK’s National Archives’ Licensed Internet Associates programme, which has shown major revenue growth in recent years despite budget cuts felt by the entire institution; Cornell University’s eBird, which has experimented with partnerships to develop new revenue generating offerings for users; and the University of Southampton’s Library Digitisation Unit, which has made strategic choices to better align its mission with that of the university.</p><p>Nearly all of the projects profiled live under the umbrella of larger institutions. One of the key findings to emerge is that many of these projects are relying on their host institutions for support to an even greater extent than two years ago. Whether this is a good arrangement and what this means for their future remains to be seen.</p><p>“While some project leaders have pursued an aggressive awareness-building strategy within their host institutions as a way of ensuring ongoing support, others have preferred to fly under the radar,” commented co-author and Ithaka S+R program manager, Nancy Maron. “Either way, where host support is a major part of the sustainability plan, aligning project goals with the host’s mission is especially important.”</p><p>The report notes that difficult economic times have called for deep across-the-board spending cuts at many organizations, which can deny digital resource projects the capital investment they need just as they are beginning to grow. Many of the projects studied had the intention of contributing revenue to their host, but only some were successful in doing so, and even those were unable to fully support their ongoing costs.</p><p>"This research concentrates on organizations coming to terms with the long term liabilities incurred in digital projects and post grant funding,” stated Stuart Dempster, Director of the Jisc-led Strategic Content Alliance. “It’s not just the actions the project teams have taken but the reasoning behind those choices that will help others start to determine which strategies, or parts of them, might serve as models for their own projects.”</p><p>The projects that had the most success did not follow one particular business model but rather spent a tremendous time understanding all of their stakeholders – from their users to university administrators and volunteers. </p><p>“There is no single path to sustainability,” stated Kevin Guthrie, president of ITHAKA. “Successful projects understand the value they offer to their most important constituents and are able to adjust their approaches to meet new challenges and changing conditions.”  </p><p>The cases covered include scholar-led initiatives (Electronic Enlightenment, eBird, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London, the National Science Digital Library MSP2: Middle School Math and Science Pathway, the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae), library and museum projects (The National Archives, L’Institut national de l’audiovisuel, the University of Southampton Library Digitisation Unit, V&amp;A Images), and publishing projects (Hindawi, DigiZeitschriften) with a diverse range of revenue models (e.g., subscription-based projects, endowment-funded resources, and open access digital libraries).</p><p>These case studies form part of a long term commitment by the Strategic Content Alliance to provide empirically-based evidence freely to education, research and cultural bodies in the development of digital content. This research is ongoing with the development of a new digital entrepreneurship syllabus due for delivery in summer 2012.</p><h3>Case Studies</h3><ul><li><a href="http://bit.ly/q0Sf07">V&amp;A Images: Scaling Back to Refocus on Revenue</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/mUD55g">The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae®: How a Specialised Resource Begins to Address a Wider Audience</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/nVshRX">Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Launching a ‘Freemium’ Model</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/rjWfS5">Electronic Enlightenment: Outreach or Outsource? The Benefits and Challenges of Partnership</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/oTWUz4">L’Institut national de l’audiovisuel: Balancing Mission-based Goals and Revenue Generation</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/pnZiPB">DigiZeitschriften: A Niche Project at a Crossroads</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/qAicgE" style="line-height: 1.538em;">University of Southampton Library Digitisation Unit: Reimagining the Value Proposition</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/pcQxVI">The National Archives (UK): Enhancing the Value of Content through Selection and Curation</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/pAs9Et">The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways, National Science Digital Library: The Challenges of Sustaining a Project as the End of a Grant Approaches</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/q3SWw4">eBird: Driving Impact through Crowdsourcing</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/pPllPR">The Department of Digital Humanities (DDH) at King’s College London: Cementing Its Status as an Academic Department</a></li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/qC6za6">Hindawi Publishing Corporation: Growing an Open-Access Contributor-Pays Business Model</a></li></ul><p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p><p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p><p><a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast127nancymaron.aspx">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/8-IXUXS87Wg" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:37:00 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6069 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/two-years-of-economic-uncertainty-06-oct-2011#comments no 6 October 2011 Jisc-led Strategic Content Alliance and Ithaka S+R release final report on their Case Studies in Sustainability, revealing how different business models fared during the economic downturn. 6 October New York, NY and London, UK – Ithaka S+RJisc 6 October 2011 Jisc-led Strategic Content Alliance and Ithaka S+R release final report on their Case Studies in Sustainability, revealing how different business models fared during the economic downturn. 6 October New York, NY and London, UK – Ithaka S+R, with funding from the Jisc-led Strategic Content Alliance, released today “ Revenue, Recession, Reliance: Revisiting the SCA/Ithaka S+R Case Studies in Sustainability, a report that reviews the impact of tumultuous times on the business models of 12 digital projects first profiled by S+R in 2009.   Some of the projects profiled include the UK’s National Archives’ Licensed Internet Associates programme, which has shown major revenue growth in recent years despite budget cuts felt by the entire institution; Cornell University’s eBird, which has experimented with partnerships to develop new revenue generating offerings for users; and the University of Southampton’s Library Digitisation Unit, which has made strategic choices to better align its mission with that of the university. Nearly all of the projects profiled live under the umbrella of larger institutions. One of the key findings to emerge is that many of these projects are relying on their host institutions for support to an even greater extent than two years ago. Whether this is a good arrangement and what this means for their future remains to be seen. “While some project leaders have pursued an aggressive awareness-building strategy within their host institutions as a way of ensuring ongoing support, others have preferred to fly under the radar,” commented co-author and Ithaka S+R program manager, Nancy Maron. “Either way, where host support is a major part of the sustainability plan, aligning project goals with the host’s mission is especially important.” The report notes that difficult economic times have called for deep across-the-board spending cuts at many organizations, which can deny digital resource projects the capital investment they need just as they are beginning to grow. Many of the projects studied had the intention of contributing revenue to their host, but only some were successful in doing so, and even those were unable to fully support their ongoing costs. "This research concentrates on organizations coming to terms with the long term liabilities incurred in digital projects and post grant funding,” stated Stuart Dempster, Director of the Jisc-led Strategic Content Alliance. “It’s not just the actions the project teams have taken but the reasoning behind those choices that will help others start to determine which strategies, or parts of them, might serve as models for their own projects.” The projects that had the most success did not follow one particular business model but rather spent a tremendous time understanding all of their stakeholders – from their users to university administrators and volunteers.  “There is no single path to sustainability,” stated Kevin Guthrie, president of ITHAKA. “Successful projects understand the value they offer to their most important constituents and are able to adjust their approaches to meet new challenges and changing conditions.”   The cases covered include scholar-led initiatives (Electronic Enlightenment, eBird, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London, the National Science Digital Library MSP2: Middle School Math and Science Pathway, the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae), library and museum projects (The National Archives, L’Institut national de l’audiovisuel, the University of Southampton Library Digitisation Unit, V&amp;A Images), and publishing projects (Hindawi, DigiZeitschriften) with a diverse range of revenue models (e.g., subscription-based projects, endowment-funded resources, and open access digital libraries). These case studies form part of a long term commitment by the Strategic Content Alliance to provide empirically-based evidence freely to education, research and cultural bodies in the jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/two-years-of-economic-uncertainty-06-oct-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/IrsXFPFiCng/facing-up-to-facebook-05-oct-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-10-05T16:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-10-05T16:00:00+00:00">5 October 2011</time> <p>At the beginning of the new academic year, colleges and universities will be re-examining their policies – including their students’ use of social media. Nicola Yeeles spoke to John X Kelly and Lynn McHugh from Jisc Legal to find out how universities and colleges can make sure they are complying with legal and ethical issues around their students’ use of online community sites like Facebook and how the new guidance from Jisc Legal can help.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ManageContent/tabid/243/ID/2114/Facing-up-to-Facebook-A-Guide-for-FE-and-HE-02082011.aspx">Learn more about the key legal considerations of using Facebook in education</a></p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/news/interviews/podcast126jisclegalfacebook.mp3">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/IrsXFPFiCng" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:01:31 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6072 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/facing-up-to-facebook-05-oct-2011#comments no 5 October 2011 At the beginning of the new academic year, colleges and universities will be re-examining their policies – including their students’ use of social media. Nicola Yeeles spoke to John X Kelly and Lynn McHugh from Jisc Legal to find out how uJisc 5 October 2011 At the beginning of the new academic year, colleges and universities will be re-examining their policies – including their students’ use of social media. Nicola Yeeles spoke to John X Kelly and Lynn McHugh from Jisc Legal to find out how universities and colleges can make sure they are complying with legal and ethical issues around their students’ use of online community sites like Facebook and how the new guidance from Jisc Legal can help. Learn more about the key legal considerations of using Facebook in education Listen to the podcast Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes Download the podcast jisc,education,technology,digital,libraries,uk,elearning,eresourceshttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/facing-up-to-facebook-05-oct-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/qDi1evmMHIw/success-factors-for-work-based-learning-16-sep-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-09-16T11:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-09-16T11:00:00+00:00">16 September 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Work-based learning has different definitions depending upon which area of education you work within.</p> <p> Jisc’s Rebecca O'Brien chats with Stan Unwin, an advisor on work-based learning at Jisc Advance Regional Support Centre East Midlands based at Loughborough College, about what it means for vocational learning and apprenticeships while at work.</p> <h2>Listen to the podcast</h2> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast125stanunwin.aspx">Download the podcast</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/qDi1evmMHIw" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:42:07 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6071 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/success-factors-for-work-based-learning-16-sep-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/success-factors-for-work-based-learning-16-sep-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/K7TLXuH52Lo/digital-literacy-is-key-to-unlocking-the-value-of-online-resources-says-the-hea-and-jisc-02 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-09-02T13:30:00+00:00" datetime="2011-09-02T13:30:00+00:00">2 September 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">A new report ‘The value of reuse of open educational resources’ produced by the HEA and Jisc, highlights the need to support learners and academic staff alike in the referencing and the reuse of online resources.</p> <p>Open educational resources (OER) are materials which educators make the content available online to learners and also to other educators, to share, re-use and remix. The report claims, that their use in teaching offers new and better ways to engage with learning anytime anywhere and raising the richness the course. </p> <p>Given the huge volume and diversity of content on the Internet, the report suggests that ‘students are often nervous about their ability to critically evaluate...becoming lost in the web and risk wasting significant amounts of time engaging with resources which prove later to be off topic or unreliable.’</p> <p>David White, senior manager development technology-assisted lifelong learning at the University of Oxford author of the Value of Reuse report says, “The report advises staff to help develop students’ digital literacy skills especially in the area of critical analysis of resources – for example by making them aware of citation standards that exist for online videos and podcasts. </p> <p>“There is a challenge for providers of open content because the resources are out there on the web and open to all, it can be difficult to know how they are actually being used. We’ve used the analogy of an iceberg to show the extent of hidden use. It emphasises how many openly licensed and non-licensed resources may actually be being re-used in the classroom but invisible to the original resource authors.”</p> <p>Amber Thomas programme manager at Jisc explains why these reports were commissioned, “OER has a range of benefits, and we wanted to better understand its benefits to users as well as releasers, so the study on ‘the Value of Reuse’ was designed to analyse the relationship between use and impact.</p> <p>Sean Mackney, HEA senior deputy chief executive, said, “OER is a fantastic example of how technology can be used to share innovation and excellence in teaching practice, not just here in the UK but right across the world. This report gives those involved in higher education teaching, particularly those who may not have considered the potential value of OER before, ideas around how they can make the most of the opportunities OER can provide.”</p> <p>Jisc will be enhancing the knowledge of UK universities and colleges in how to approach open educational resources and technology-enhanced learning through its <a href="~/link.aspx?_id=FBC089508DEB47C882673E88304D04E5&amp;_z=z">digital literacies programme</a> and <a href="~/link.aspx?_id=7CF80BD1A8844A9E9CCB9F62D50DA384&amp;_z=z">oer</a> work.</p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://bit.ly/prKyD9">View David White's video blog at: http://bit.ly/prKyD9</a></p> <p> Listen to a podcast with David White, the author of the value of reuse report (Duration 11:15)</p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast124davidwhite.aspx"><br /> Download the podcast</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/K7TLXuH52Lo" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:11:00 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6070 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/digital-literacy-is-key-to-unlocking-the-value-of-online-resources-says-the-hea-and-jisc-02#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/digital-literacy-is-key-to-unlocking-the-value-of-online-resources-says-the-hea-and-jisc-02 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/0kqa4cpUW5I/quality-data-underpins-research-excellence-26-aug-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-08-26T14:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-08-26T14:00:00+00:00">26 August 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Ahead of Jisc&#039;s research integrity conference, about the importance of good data management being held on 13 September, Jisc&#039;s Rebecca O&#039;Brien talks with Professor Kevin Schürer, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at the University of Leicester, about how the university has developed a strategy for managing their data, and they also talk about what people attending and watching the conference online will see from his keynote.</p> <p class="BreakOutBox"> <strong>Follow #jiscres11 </strong> </p> <p>Find out more about Jisc’s research integrity conference – <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/2011/09/researchintegrity.aspx">the importance of good data management</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p>Listen to the podcast (Duration 10:58)</p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast123kevinschurer.aspx"><br /> Download the podcast</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/0kqa4cpUW5I" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:31:43 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6068 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/quality-data-underpins-research-excellence-26-aug-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/quality-data-underpins-research-excellence-26-aug-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/cF8pbNaRlc4/the-social-life-of-data-04-aug-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-08-04T11:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-08-04T11:00:00+00:00">4 August 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">The importance of good data management has increased in profile over the past 18 months due to the Government’s open data campaign, academic research being misinterpreted and the future research excellence framework. Jisc’s Rebecca O’Brien chats to Professor David De Roure, Professor of e-Researchat the University of Oxford e-Research Centre and the UK’s National e-Social Science Strategic Director with the Economic and Social Research Council, on his views on data management and he shares a taster of the keynote he will be delivering at Jisc’s Research Integrity Conference on 13 September 2011.</p> <p class="BreakOutBox"> <strong>Follow #jiscres11 </strong> </p> <p>Find out more about Jisc’s research integrity conference – <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/2011/09/researchintegrity.aspx">the importance of good data management</a>. </p> <p>Listen to the podcast (Duration 10:00)</p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast122davidderoure.aspx"><br /> Download the podcast</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/cF8pbNaRlc4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:15:00 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6067 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/the-social-life-of-data-04-aug-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/the-social-life-of-data-04-aug-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/v3PSV3hsYW4/new-infokit-gives-uk-researchers-the-opportunity-to-reduce-admin-burden-18-apr-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-04-18T14:30:00+00:00" datetime="2011-04-18T14:30:00+00:00">18 April 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">A new research information management infoKit is being launched today which will benefit the UK’s 30,000* researchers by offering guidance and examples of best practice on preparing for the research excellence framework.</p> <p>The infokit has been developed by Jisc and Jisc infoNet in conjunction with a number of universities who have worked to identify the issues and challenges they current face within their research teams in managing the research lifecycle from bidding for a grant through to publication.</p> <p>Josh Brown digital infrastructure programme manager at Jisc explains: “The current situation for UK universities is a very mixed picture depending upon the type of higher education institution, but what they all have in common is the need to deliver information and data on research happening within their organisations to funders and increasingly to businesses who are looking to work with them to commercialise commissioned work.”</p> <p>At the moment there is no common standard across the UK research community to manage their information. Many institutions have created their own bespoke systems to meet their needs and this infoKit highlights many of the emerging trends. For example the universities featured show there is particular value of adopting common standards such as CERIF or shared services such as the Jisc and HEFCE-funded Research Management and Administrative System (RMAS), which is modular enabling universities to create a cradle-to-grave research information system.</p> <p>Steve Bailey senior advisor at Jisc infoNet who has developed the infoKit says: “What we have learnt through the case studies and our research is that by investing in general good practice which fits you and your institution it is likely to become easier to comply with REF as you will have the bedrock of systems and processes in place to meet the internal and external requirements for your institution. It is also clear that there is a strong business case for the cost savings and avoidance of duplication with universities to adopt a research information process.</p> <p>“The infoKit provides a very real look at the challenges and lessons learnt that researchers and their intuitions are going through in terms of their information management. Previous research has have found that by adopting a research information management approach universities can save approximately 20/30 per cent on complying with returns for the research excellence framework and when each submission costs over £1000 per researcher that is a significant saving.”</p> <p>The infoKit will be updated and evolve as Jisc gains additional insight from its projects and the requirements of the REF become clearer.</p> <p>*source Research Councils</p> <p><a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/manage-your-research-information-spend-more-time-on-research/" class="importantLink"><br /> Read a blog post written by Josh Brown about the new infoKit</a> </p> <p>Listen to a podcast with Josh Brown and Steve Bailey (Duration 9:44)</p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast121rim.aspx"><br /> Download the podcast</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/v3PSV3hsYW4" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:57:00 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6066 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-infokit-gives-uk-researchers-the-opportunity-to-reduce-admin-burden-18-apr-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-infokit-gives-uk-researchers-the-opportunity-to-reduce-admin-burden-18-apr-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/04XJxAg0aS0/jisc-announces-a-new-online-experience-for-jisc11-07-mar-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-03-07T10:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-03-07T10:00:00+00:00">7 March 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">Jisc is delighted to announce that this year’s live-streaming partner Sonic Foundry will make Jisc11 its most interactive conference to date. With over 600 delegates expected to attend Jisc11 on 14 and 15 March in Liverpool, those unable to attend will still have the opportunity to participate in the conference thanks to a new online experience through Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite.</p> <p> <span class="quoteOrExplanationBox">Those unable to attend Jisc11 will still have the opportunity to participate in the conference</span>Sean Brown, Vice-President of Education, Sonic Foundry says, “Mediasite is the first of its kind to bring real-time picture capture. We take video, audio and visual and join all of that data together to bring it to your browser in real-time.”</p> <p>Robert Haymon-Collins, Jisc Director of Communications and Marketing, explains the value that Sonic Foundry is able to bring: “Past conferences have used social media and live-streaming, the difference this year is that Sonic Foundry is helping us to offer our online participants a truly inclusive experience and as though they are physically here with us in Liverpool. The video, audio and presentations, alongside the Twitter feeds, will all be streamed to their computers in real-time, and there will also be opportunities to ask questions, take part in online polls and contribute to the sessions taking place.</p> <p>“Although there isn’t a replacement for attending an event in person, our live-streaming highlights, combined with delegate and speaker interviews, do provide the opportunity to take part in Jisc11.</p> <p>“It is our aim that in the future, wherever appropriate, our events will be delivered through these multi-media channels so that as many people as possible have the chance to learn about digital technologies for education and research.”</p> <p>Jisc11 – financial challenges – digital opportunities offers managers within education and research practical solutions to solving their business challenges.</p> <p>Find out how you can <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/maximising-your-online-event-experience/">be an online participant at Jisc11</a></p> <p>Get the most of your online experience by seeing <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Jisc/mediasite-instructions">how to use Mediasite</a></p> <p>Find out more about <a href="http://www.sonicfoundry.com/">Sonic Foundry</a></p> <h2>Jisc announces a new online experience for Jisc11</h2> <h4>Sean Brown, Vice-President of Education, Sonic Foundry</h4> <p> <br /><span class="minorText">(Duration: 4.42)</span> <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqDmZ1lngp0">Alternative YouTube Version</a></p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast" class="importantLink"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a> </p> <p> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022" class="importantLink"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> </p> <p> <a href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast120seanbrown.aspx" class="importantLink"><br /> Download the podcast</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/04XJxAg0aS0" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:33:43 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6065 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/jisc-announces-a-new-online-experience-for-jisc11-07-mar-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/jisc-announces-a-new-online-experience-for-jisc11-07-mar-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/c3VB0MiE3dE/the-international-view-now-04-feb-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-02-04T15:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-02-04T15:00:00+00:00">4 February 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">What does internationalisation mean for universities now and how should they respond? Ahead of the Leadership Foundation summit on 11 February 2011, Jisc spoke to their chief executive Ewart Wooldridge to find out why the global perspective is so important for institutions and where their senior managers can look for inspiration and guidance.</p> <p><a href="~/link.aspx?_id=6F08B75DCFAD45F0B795FEA9F5E8A211&amp;_z=z" class="importantLink">Internationalisation - where Jisc can help</a></p> <p> </p> <h4>Ewart Wooldridge - Leadership Summit 2011 'Leading Internationalisation: raising our game'</h4> <p> <br /><span class="minorText">(Duration: 2.24)</span> <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9oRt_Pf_IY">Alternative YouTube Version</a></p> <p> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via RSS</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022"><br /> Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a> </p> <p> <a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast119ewartwooldridge.aspx"><br /> Download the podcast</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/c3VB0MiE3dE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:07:36 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6064 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/the-international-view-now-04-feb-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/the-international-view-now-04-feb-2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~3/fD9rK_T3CWI/new-licensing-tool-for-open-content-19-jan-2011 <time property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-01-19T11:00:00+00:00" datetime="2011-01-19T11:00:00+00:00">19 January 2011</time> <p class="field field-type-text-long article-full__strapline">As more and more open content finds its way online, licensing and rights have become a key issue on a global level. </p> <p>Licensing is complex and the more open you make content under an end user licence the greater the risk if you haven’t sought the necessary permissions. In partnership with the Higher Education Academy, Jisc is funding a support project on IPR and licensing issues for Open Educational Resources. The latest addition to their suite of support resources is a new tool - the Risk Management Calculator – designed to help understand levels of risk associated with publishing open educational materials.   Typical examples of this might include materials which are still in copyright, but for which the rights holders cannot be traced or are unknown (so called “Orphan Works”).  The calculator helps those relatively new to licensing to make the right decisions when creating open content. </p> <p>Jisc programme manager Amber Thomas says: “I’m very excited by the development and launch of this tool because it provides a means for projects and organisations to understand the criteria associated with the types of materials they wish to release – material with copyright but for which permission has not been sought. This tool helps projects to select the most suitable licences for their specific materials and in accordance with the delivery and usability of their Open Educational Resources.”</p> <p>Project director Naomi Korn comments: “The Risk Management Calculator is a good example of the way the OER IPR support project team works: a marriage of copyright and licensing expertise with a group of immensely talented staff from the technology enhanced learning team at Plymouth University creating tools that users can use to help them understand and do copyright and licensing better.”</p> <p>More and more organisations are realising the benefits of releasing their content under Creative Commons Licences, or similar open content licences such as the Open Government Licence, which explicitly grant the end-user permission to use materials, modify or redistribute them. Institutions like the British Library are releasing their bibliographic records to be reused without attribution and Creative Commons Licences are increasingly used by developing countries to open up content.</p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.web2rights.com/OERIPRSupport/risk-management-calculator">The Risk Management Calculator</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="http://www.web2rights.com/OERIPRSupport/">OER IPR support</a></p> <p><a class="importantLink" href="~/link.aspx?_id=60DB517AE06F4096841DC10CEDE16A24&amp;_z=z">The team will be demonstrating the calculator at the Jisc Conference in March</a></p> <ul><li><a class="importantLink" href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=264337022">Subscribe to the Jisc Podcast via iTunes</a><span> or </span><a class="importantLink" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/JiscPodcast">RSS</a></li> <li><a class="importantLink" href="https://cms.jisc.ac.uk/LinkManagement/MediaLinks/AudioVisualLinks/news/interviews/podcast118naomikorn.aspx">Download this edition</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JiscPodcast/~4/fD9rK_T3CWI" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:17:00 +0000 web@jisc.ac.uk (Jisc) 6063 at http://www.jisc.ac.uk http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-licensing-tool-for-open-content-19-jan-2011#comments http://www.jisc.ac.uk/podcasts/new-licensing-tool-for-open-content-19-jan-2011 Jiscnonadult