Resources

Web2practice overview

Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011   updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011

www.netskills.ac.uk/web2practice

The 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.

Institutional Responses to Emergent Technologies IRET Overview

Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011   updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011

www.netskills.ac.uk/content/projects/2008/jisc-iret

Netskills was invited in mid-2008 to plan to undertake a Supporting Studies & Synthesis project for the JISC Institutional Responses to Emergent Technologies (IRET) programme. Consultant Trainers Will Allen and Steve Boneham delivered the project, with external consultancy provided by James Cornford of Newcastle University.

The Netskills project team supported the programme, liaising with the JISC programme manager, Rob Bristow, and synthesising the outputs from 6 pilot projects. Two highly successful programme meetings were arranged and facilitated with attendees including all pilot projects plus external stakeholders.

IRET Case Studies

Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011   updated: Wed 12 Oct 2011

jisciret.jiscinvolve.org/wp/case-studies

The JISC-funded IRET support project investigated the policies, practices and strategies that institutions are adopting to cope with the integration of emergent technologies into institutional systems.

Case studies include:

- EGRET

- Katapila

- REACh

- Only Connect

- Quali-R

- DIVAS

IRET Slidecast (Institutional Responses to Emergent Technologies)

Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011   updated: Wed 12 Oct 2011

jisciret.jiscinvolve.org/wp/understanding-iret

This link shows a video which introduces the JISC IRET programme, defines what emergent technologies are and the opportunities and challenges they present to educational institutions.

It is intended to be used as a primer for the associated workshop activities, but also to have standalone value for those considering how their institution should respond to emergent technologies.

IRET Landscape report

Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011   updated: Tue 11 Oct 2011

jisciret.jiscinvolve.org/wp/landscape-report

The landscape report describes the range of responses that institutions have made to emergent technologies (the landscape) and explores some of the forces that shape that landscape. It was developed through interactions with pilot projects in the IRET programme and consultation with the wider educational community.

IRET guidance materials

Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011   updated: Fri 07 Oct 2011

jisciret.jiscinvolve.org/wp/workshop-activities

The following exercises are designed to provide a framework for these discussions and to highlight areas where change may be needed. We recommend that your institution use these as part of a wider set of activities across all subsystems of the IRET 5Rs model to identify and develop a coherent response to emergent technologies.