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Collaborative Approaches to the Management of e-Learning (CAMEL)
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Tue 08 Nov 2011
HEFCE provided Leadership, Governance and Management Programme (LGM) funding to support a project aiming to identify and promote good practice in the management of ICT to support lifelong learning. The CAMEL project was a pilot to explore the development of a Community of Practice amongst e-learning, systems, and learning technology practitioners working on aspects of promoting Lifelong Learning across institutions.
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.
Technology Matters
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/technologymatters
Effectively used, technology offers a wide range of benefits for teaching and learning. E-learning in its many guises supports accessibility. The inherent flexibility of digital formats almost always adds value for all concerned, allowing them to personalise the way they access content.
Sustainability of digital collections
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/crossmedia/advice/sustainability-of-digital-collections
Once funding for a digitisation project comes to an end, how will you ensure the long term sustainability of your newly-created collection? This is a fundamental question that needs to be addressed at the outset of the project. This document looks at different approaches to sustainability and discusses the factors you need to take into consideration when planning for sustainability. We will highlight the practical steps a project can take and examine various options for financing the ongoing maintenance and availability of the collection beyond the life of the project.
Accessibility Law
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jisclegal.ac.uk/LegalAreas/AccessibilityLaw.aspx
Disability discrimination law applies to the services, including educational services, an institution provides to its staff, students, and third parties. The law is framed in general terms and is not intended to prevent or place barriers in the way of innovative use of technology. Reasonable adjustments should be made wherever possible and to prevent substantial disadvantage. The Disability Equality Duty reinforces the expectation and requirement that colleges and universities should be anticipatory and proactive in encouraging disabled persons to participate in tertiary education activities. Disability discrimination law applies to colleges and universities as service providers, employers and educational service providers.
Accessible publishing
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/businessandcommunity/knowledgeexchange/publishing
The publishing industry is one where changes in technology have created the opportunity for a major shift in accessibility. Traditional publishing processes result in less than 5% of books ever making it into alternative formats. However, nearly all publications since 2000 have an accompanying PDF file, and the recent trend towards e-book publication has dramatically increased the potential for disabled people to access the same rich world of books that other readers access.
Establishing a digital preservation policy
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/crossmedia/advice/establishing-a-digital-preservation-policy
This paper looks at the high-level challenges associated with establishing a digital preservation policy. It is intended to be of use to readers responsible for managing digital media collections. For hands-on digital preservation advice see the document An Introduction to Digital Preservation.
Digital media training
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/training
JISC Digital Media training calendar
Mailing lists
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/advancedsearch.html
The National Academic Mailing List Service, known as 'JISCMail', is a service designed specifically for the further and higher education and research communities and is one of a number of services provided by JISC Advance therefore making it the foremost strategic collaboration tool within the academic community.
JISCMail uses the world wide web and e-mail to enable groups of academics and support staff to talk to each other and to share information. There are thousands of groups covering many categories. If you are unable to find a group on your chosen subject and you can satisfy the JISC criteria, you may start a group of your own.
An introduction to digital preservation
Added: Mon 03 Oct 2011 updated: Thu 03 Nov 2011
www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/crossmedia/advice/an-introduction-to-digital-preservation
Digital preservation aims to ensure that a digital collection remains usable, regardless of the inevitable changes in technology the future will bring. Without the appropriate preservation methods in place a digital collection can easily become inaccessible and so useless in just a few years. This paper discusses the preservation of digital output and the associated metadata.