Jisc Inform 34 launches: supporting you to make decisions today and tomorrow
As it’s our job to not only deliver for you today but to future gaze on your behalf so that you are in a better place to make decisions, we’ve structured the latest edition of Jisc Inform around that topic. We welcome your comments both on individual articles and by email to informeditor@jisc.ac.uk.
Along with the events, features and advice that you’ve come to expect, in this issue we’ve pulled together our predictions for the future, including wise forecasts from key people you’ll recognise as strategic thinkers.
Here are our recommendations of what to read.
If you have 5 minutes – browse our top tips and case studies:
- Watch a three minute interview with 2nd Chance Project, an FE skills provider, on how social media can work for learners in the community
- Read six ways for IT managers to use the summer downtime
- Discover five ways TED talks has catapulted into a global brand and how you can too
- Read opinion: Should people use FOI requests to further their academic research?
- Catch up with Jisc events in your area
If you have 20 minutes – why not start with our specific advice in your area:
- Read our Q&A on what you can do meet your carbon reduction commitments
- What we’ve learned about working effectively with schools
- How to improve your community engagement
- Find out how Jisc is supporting you to use the cloud in a green way
- Learn about how different publishing models can open up your research
If you have 30 minutes – we recommend you focus on our strategic guidance:
- Learn from Maggie Galliers President-elect of the Association of Colleges (AoC) her vision for the sector
- Read comment from former NUS president Aaron Porter on the student experience
- Explore groundbreaking research from the new Jisc and British Library study, which provides an in-depth picture of your current PhD students
- Analyse how to support your students with their mobile experience
- Read advice for academic libraries on making the best use of your activity and other data to help improve front facing services