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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.
JISC Legal Cloud Computing and the Law Toolkit (31/08/2011)
Added: Mon 05 Dec 2011
JISC Legal are pleased to present their free Cloud Computing and the Law toolkit for FE and HE professionals. Whether you work in a teaching, research, management or support capacity, our aim is to help you to make confident, informed decisions about implementing cloud computing solutions in your institution.
Compiled by our team of ICT law experts, the toolkit contains accessible, up-to-date information about cloud computing in an FE and HE context. It will provide you with an overview of the key legal areas of copyright, data protection and contract law.
The theory as well as methodologies and techniques to help manage change
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Tue 08 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/change-management
Change is endemic in the education sector. The pressures for change come from all sides: globalisation, government initiatives, doing more with less, improving the quality of student learning and the learning experience, and the pace of change is ever increasing. Living with change and managing change is an essential skill for all.
Change is also difficult. There are many different types of change and different approaches to managing change. It is a topic subject to more than its fair share of management fads, quick fixes and guaranteed win approaches. Finding an approach that suits you and your situation goes to the heart of being an effective and professional manager in the education sector.
Managing collections digitisation projects
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Tue 08 Nov 2011
www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/crossmedia/docs/category/managing-a-project
This section contains advisory documents on the common issues in managing a digitisation project - the information here is applicable to moving images, audio or still images. These papers are specifically targeted towards readers who will have responsibility for overseeing time-limited projects. These documents relate to both creating new materials and managing existing collections.
The Rhetoric of Openness - Dave White from University of Oxford
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.netskills.ac.uk/content/projects/2011/netskills-seminars/davewhite.html
In this seminar, Dave White of the University of Oxford explores the influence of technology on 'openness' and our educational institutions' relationship to the concept from a teaching and learning perspective.
He considers the concept of openness as an emerging ideology of the web that in becoming culturally normalised has required educational institutions to respond. He identifies tensions in the rhetoric of openness around this response, where notions of what openness means vary and may be taken on by institutions, appropriated and reflected back from a different perspective. He reflects on the significance of this from the point of view of educational institutions, academics and learners.
Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Service (OASES)
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/userneeds/auditing/onlineassessmentservices
The Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Service (OASES) allows you to benchmark your organisation's accessibility practices to widely accepted 'reasonable adjustment' recommendations as well as the practice within other institutions. The service is quick, free and anonymous.
System Implementation
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/system-implementation
The Kit comprises four distinct sections which will help guide you through the minefield of systems implementation.
The sections include:
- Planning a System Implementation
- Managing a System Implementation
- Conducting a System Implementation
Open Source Software
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/open-source
Open source is frequently cited as one of the most important movements in modern software creation. It is supported by the European Commission, the UK government and JISC, and almost every higher education institution makes use of open source software. This introduction is adapted from a JISC Briefing Paper written by OSS Watch, a JISC-funded advisory service on open source. This introduction covers what the term 'open source' means; what the most common licences are; what the impact is on the education sector and where you can get more information.
12 steps towards embedding inclusive use of technology briefing
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/resources/detail/goingdigital/TCI_Briefing
This paper describes 12 steps that senior managers can take to lead and embed inclusive practice with technology as a whole institution culture
Records Management Maturity Model
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/records-management/measuring-impact/maturity-model
The Maturity Model aims to give an accurate, reliable and honest summary of the current level of maturity of the records management measures within your institution. It aims to help with:
- identifying and providing evidence of good practice in records management
- providing evidence of compliance with the Freedom of Information Act and its Code of Practice
- identifying gaps and areas of weaknesses which may require improvement
- measuring the extent to which your institution views records management as an operational and strategic priority