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GeM for WBL website
Added: Mon 11 Feb 2013
GeM for WBL is a national eMarketplace offering WBL providers savings on everyday products and services via quality-assured suppliers and negotiated contracts. All suppliers have been carefully chosen for their competitive prices and level of service to the WBL sector.
Procuring efficient new information and communications technology systems
Added: Wed 02 May 2012
www.jisc.ac.uk/supportingyourinstitution/institutionalmanagement/procuringsystems.aspx
JISC Procureweb have worked with JISC to provide guidance to support institutions in developing best practice for procuring ICT systems.
Planning and Designing Technology- Rich Learning Spaces
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/learning-space-design
The JISC publication Designing Spaces for Effective Learning (March 2006) reported on some of the projects taking place in FE and HE and provides useful guidance for those involved in developing new learning spaces. An excellent set of complementary case studies also showcase activity in the sector.
Funding Opportunities
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.lsis.org.uk/WorkingWithLSIS/Opportunities/funding-opportunities/Pages/default.aspx
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and the Skills Funding Agency are pleased to invite learning and skills providers to submit bids to deliver projects which advance equality, diversity, inclusion and community cohesion. This is a flexible project fund, designed to enable colleges and training organisations to design and deliver the projects that will have the greatest impact.
Flexible Service Delivery programme
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/flexible-service-delivery
These pages provide an introduction to flexible service delivery and offer a route into ongoing JISC innovation activity in this area through the JISC Flexible Service Delivery programme. As they become available, outputs from the programme will be built into a resource library accessible from these pages.
FELP Effective Procurement
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.procureweb.ac.uk/services/f-e-l-p
Further Education Library - Procurement (F.E.L.P.) aims to provide help with the various procurement issues that can arise within your institutions. F.E.L.P. is an on-line 'facility' and should be viewed as ever-changing with new material being added or current material being updated, on a regular basis.
Supporting Flexible Delivery Resources
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/Resources/flexible-delivery
This initiative aims to enhance the student learning experience in Scottish higher education by identifying specific areas (themes) for development which encourage academic and support staff and students to share current good practice and collectively generate ideas and models for innovation in learning and teaching.
Impact Calculator
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/records-management/measuring-impact/impact-calculator
The Impact Calculator can be used to demonstrate the impact of a process redesign or system implementation by quantifying the tangible benefits or efficiency gains that can be derived from it:
- identifying and recording the efficiency savings and costs of a process redesign
- determine if and when a return on investment (ROI) is made
- identify and measure as many benefits as you wish
- quantifying efficiency savings in monetary and non-monetary terms
Shared Services infokit - A beginner's Guide
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/shared-services
JISC commissioned Duke and Jordan to describe the current landscape and the potential development of shared services across UK FE and HE. From this emerged a broad definition that underpins JISC's work: 'by shared services we mean institutions cooperating in the development and delivery of services, so sharing skills and knowledge, perhaps with commercial participation'. These typically include services such as student records, timetabling, finance, estates, human resources, library management, virtual learning environments (VLEs) and customer relations management.
Business Intelligence
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
This infoKit clarifies the drivers for investment in BI and aims to help institutions plan and implement their chosen business intelligence strategy as smoothly and productively as possible.