rsc update feb 2014

The Goldsmith Centre, Letchworth

RSC Eastern Technical Managers Forum

Technical Managers Forum

10:00 Arrival, registration & refreshments

10:30 Welcome

10:40 Janet Update & a New Eastern network

11:10 Jisc RSC Eastern Update

11:30 Refreshment break

11:45 Round the region discussion

12:30 Lunch

13:15 Lunch & Networking

14:00 Sharing Practice/Benchmarking

15:00 Close

The Goldsmith Centre, Letchworth

Janet Update & a New Eastern network

What’s happening in the Region?

»Funding»Forums »Events»News & Resources

Funding

33 Resource and Development Projects across the UK – 130 partners

Project Details - http://bit.ly/17bK8QR

Resources from the programme are available on Jorum using the search tag ‘FEskills’

www.jorum.ac.uk

Further Education and Skills: Development and Resources Programme 2012 –2013

Funding

A call inviting bids totalling £1 million funding was issued.

Bids are related to:

• Enhancing the learner experience

• Improving organisational effectiveness

• Repurposing and updating existing learning resources

• Marking of bids completed.

• Jisc will advise on 14th March on success of bids to submitters.

FE & Skills Innovations Projects funding.

Regional F2F Events & Forums

»Jisc RSC Eastern/Microsoft Briefing 19/03/14

»VLE Forum 28/03/14

»Technical Managers Forum 14/05/14

»Jisc RSC Eastern e-Fair 04/07/14

»All of the above are taking bookings.

»Keep an eye on e-bytes and email list for updates.

http://bit.ly/rsce-events

Safer Internet Day – 11th February 2014

Jisc RSC held an online event to support providers to prepare for SID2014 and learn

more about e-Safety.

Archive here: http://sid.jiscrsc.ac.uk/2014/

Look at the Safer Internet Day website to get logos Link to the site

Scan the QR code

National Events F2F & Online

Visit our National UK Site for

National Events:

http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/

Spotlight on Accessibility

Tech Dis provide a source of information and guidance

http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/home

Epping Forest College: Promoting communication, confidence and cooperation with VoiceThread.

http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies/e/epping-forest-college-e54.aspx

All Case Studies via RSC UK website. http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies

JiscJisc is now a registered charity and champion

the use of

digital technologies in UK education and research

Latest News

Reshaping of Jisc customer services functions

Jisc are undertaking an organisational review across all Jisc services including the RScs.

An indication of the reshaped function is:

Aims:

Excellence, coherence and consistency across all Jisc customer facing services. Regional/national delivery of a unified and common portfolio of services through a rationalised and optimised network based on one ‘Jisc’ in each of the devolved nations and English regional ’Jisc’s’Closely and effectively account managed relationships ensuring a single point of entry to the range of Jisc expertiseCustomers get to the person, advice or support they need as quickly as possible, and within agreed timescales, irrespective of where that help is found across JiscCustomer facing services are supported and enabled through range of centrally provided, professional functions to deliver their particular specialisms and the wider group offerIndividuals and institutions/providers get to the person, advice or support they need as quickly as possible irrespective of where that help is found across JiscThe needs and requirements of our customers are championed inside Jisc by effectively gathering and sharing intelligence from individuals, institutions/providers and local or national networks

Impact Of Our Services

Online Form at https:// bit.ly/rsceimpact

RSCs welcome e-learning case studies

Jisc RSCs now host the e-learning case studies which used to be held on the Excellence Gateway.

With nearly 300 e-learning case studies available, providers can find inspiration for a new e-learning project, or discover how to use technology to improve efficiency.

For example, West Suffolk College, looks at how iPads, tablets and Apple TV have revolutionised learning at the college.

bit.ly/wsccasestudy

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