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e-Learning Frameworks and Tools programme The e-Learning Framework is a service-oriented factoring of the core services required to support e-Learning applications, portals and other user agents.

Repositories and Preservation Programme The programme is a £14m investment in Higher Education repository and digital content infrastructure. It will fund initiatives to develop the Information Environment supporting digital repositories...

Digital preservation & records management programme Supporting institutions in long-term digital asset management and preservation forms a central theme of JISC's Digital Preservation and Records Management programme.

Users & Innovation: Personalising Technologies Based on the needs of real end-users, the programme will identify areas where innovative user technologies and practices can increase efficiency.

Transforming curriculum delivery through technology It is important for institutions to develop more flexible and creative models of delivery to support the development of autonomous, lifelong learners who are skilled in reflecting on their learning...

Towards implementation of Library 2.0 and the e-Framework This project will contribute to the JISC Libraries of the Future initiative and the implementation of the JISC Information Environment by investigating developments in Library 2.0 services, within...

Dynamic learning maps Navigable Dynamic Learning Maps will be developed and evaluated to assist students and staff in actively mapping learning by drawing on formal curricular and personalised learning records, supported...

Study of the effective use of social software to support student learning and engagement This study investigated the effective use of social software by Further and Higher Education in the UK to support student learning and engagement. The main deliverables of the study was 26 case...

Kingston uplift for business education This project aims to develop and evaluate models of good practice in using technology to transform the teaching, learning and assessment in higher-level business education delivered at Kingston...

SIS Landscape Study JISC funded programmes in recent years have led to an acceptance of the need for and the value of shared infrastructure services and a shared platform – the eFramework – by the UK HE sector. Some...

Technology and Standards Watch (TechWatch) TechWatch anticipates developments in information and communication technologies that might have high impact on the core business of Further and Higher Education in five to ten years' time.

JISC TechDis JISC TechDis is the leading educational advisory service providing advice and guidance on technology and disability to promote an accessible and inclusive experience for students and staff. JISC...

UKOLN UKOLN is a research organisation that aims to inform practice and influence policy in the areas of: digital libraries, information systems, bibliographic management, and web technologies.

Animation: Web 2 Rights MP4 (Duration: 6.00) This animation shows 3 typical case studies: a researcher, a lecturer and a student. These examples pinpoint areas where confusion exists, or even where many may not consider IPR to...

Podcast: Steve Bailey talks about managing the business of education MP3 (Duration: 10.03) The phrases ‘rapid change’ and ‘information technology’ seem to have been synonymous for the past 20 years or more. But interestingly technical developments that can truly be...

Podcast: TechWatch’s Gaynor Backhouse talks about Web 2.0 MP3 (Duration: 8.04) The JISC-funded TechWatch service recently published a major - and hugely popular - report on Web 2.0 and its implications for education and research. In this Podcast Philip Pothen...

Podcast: What is Web 2.0 and how is it impacting on education and research? MP3 (Duration: 9.57) In this podcast Philip Pothen speaks to Lawrie Phipps and David White about Web 2.0 and its implications for and future use within education.

Podcast - JISC IPR consultants address issues and challenges facing Web 2.0 users within education MP3 (Duration: 13.38) The JISC IPR Consultancy was started in October 2005 to provide expert advice to JISC in the area of intellectual property rights.  IPR Consultants Naomi Korn and Charles...

JISC preservation of web resources handbook PDF document The handbook aims to provide suggestions for best practice and advice aimed at UK higher and further educational institutions, to enable the preservation of websites and web-based resources.

Secure personal institutional & inter-institutional repository web 2.0 survey report PDF document This project explored the implementation and use of ‘informal repositories’. The underlying focus of the project was on informal sharing and new methods of finding and using online resources for...

Use of Web2.0 services to share e-Learning content report PDF document This report is the result of a study into the use of Web 2.0 technologies for content creation for learning and teaching in Higher Education, funded by the JISC, and carried out between March and May...

Widening participation through e-Learning project plan During the academic years of 2005-2007, the Sheffield College has explored with Sheffield Hallam University the development of a fully online taught foundation degree in e-Communications. This will...

Work-base access to learning through e-services project plan Word document This project aims to explore the potential for mobile technologies and social software to enhance the experience of work-based, on-line, distance learners. Specifically, it will test and evaluate how...