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February 02, 2009
Timetabling and Resource Scheduling
February 02, 2009
JISC funded report on Timetabling and Resource Scheduling is now available for comment and discussion at report “offers a useful profile of current practice, challenges, use of technology, and innovation throughout the HE and FE sectors, which can be used as a benchmark summary and act as a ‘menu’ of approaches and possible use of policy, technology, process, ...
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January 16, 2009
Report on Identity management for lifelong learning
January 16, 2009
The JISC have just released a report on Identify Management for Lifelong Learning in the Further and Higher Education Sector.A full copy of the report can be downloaded from There is also a summary and consultation on the JISC e-learning blog, comments welcomed. See ...
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November 17, 2008
Workshops on Learners’ Experience of e-Learning
November 17, 2008
In Their Qwn Words – Investigating the Learners’ Experience of e-Learning; What do we know? How do we know it? What do we dare to find out?’A series of workshops to disseminate the findings from the second phase of the JISC Learner Experiences strand projects will begin on 9 December in Birmingham1, followed by workshops in London (20 January ...
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November 12, 2008
Education 2.0? Designing the web for teaching and learning - publication
November 12, 2008
Teaching and Learning Research Programme (Technology Enhanced Learning) Further to presentations given by Richard Noss (Director TLRP (TEL), London Knowledge Lab) at recent JISC programme meetings, I am pleased to announce that this ESRC/EPSRC funded research programme has published its first commentary: Education 2.0? Designing the web for teaching and learning at: For more information about the JISC-TLRP ...
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July 16, 2008
Emerge Community Invitation for Benefits Realisation Small Projects
July 16, 2008
Members of the Emerge Community are invited to submit expressions of interest for Benefits Realisation small projects. Funding of between £5K and £15k will be available for small projects that help Emerge to meet the User and Innovations (U&I) programme’s aspiration for benefits realisation.Emerge is seeking to fund small projects that are “project anchored, community led” i.e. they are ...
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July 06, 2008
Wanted: Dialogue Mapper (using Compendium)
July 06, 2008
With reference to my previous post, I would be interested in recruiting a volunteer to help me in the Semantic Study workshops. I'll make it clear from the outset that there is no money involved, only travel expenses (and a free book!), but there is the opportunity to learn a new skill.I would like to map the discussion part ...
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The impact of the semantic web
July 06, 2008
This post is by way of advance notice that I will be contacting all Emerge projects in the near future to request that they participate in the 'Study Area 2: The impact of the semantic web' as announced by Paul in his blog entry about New Studies in Emerging Issues.In brief, this study will first produce a brief introduction ...
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May 30, 2008
Support to Widen Stakeholder Engagement
May 30, 2008
Members of the Emerge Community are invited to work in partnership with external stakeholders to widen engagement with the Users and Innovations Projects and activities within the Emerge Community (including Benefits Realisation Projects) Total funding of £150k is available, with £25-40k per stakeholder (i.e. up to 6 stakeholders) to undertake activities that will validate, transfer and disseminate a project’s, or ...
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May 19, 2008
Funding Invitation: Studies on Emerging Issues
May 19, 2008
Members of the Emerge Community are invited to submit expressions of interest for small scale studies looking at emerging issues in the use of Web 2.0 over the next 2-5 years. Funding of around £15k per study will be available for up to six small studies. Full details and a proforma for application are available here: {{file:271}} Emerge is seeking to ...
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May 01, 2008
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
May 01, 2008
Today, W3C announces that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 is ready for developers and designers to test in Web content and Web applications. Publication of WCAG 2.0 as a Candidate Recommendation, a major step in the W3C standards process, signals broad consensus in the WCAG Working Group and among public reviewers on ...
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