JISC

e-Learning programme The JISC e-learning programme enables the development and effective use of digital technologies to support learning and teaching in universities and colleges, so that staff benefit from e-learning...

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.

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.

MLEs for Lifelong Learning: Building MLEs across HE and FE The programme will explore the issues related to developing learning environments to support the seamless movement of the learner between and across sectors and institutions.

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...

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...

Making the new diploma a success This project will address a national challenge – the introduction of the new diplomas. The key challenge is the coordination of delivery and support from a variety of locations such as schools, the...

Legal & Records Management study A study of the legal implications of lifelong learning records. This study will inform the projects in the MLEs for Lifelong Learning Programme.

Personal Development Planning for Lifelong Learning This project will take an existing specification for an Individual Learner Record that currently records formal qualifications and extend it to accept learner-generated records of informal learning...

Making assessment count This project will enhance curriculum delivery through the development of an innovative assessment feedback process. Simple e-based technologies (specifically blogs and online questionnaires) will be...

JISC RSCs (Regional Support Centres) The 13 JISC RSCs provide a comprehensive, regionally-based support service for the use of networked learning technologies and resources for FE Colleges, small HE Colleges and other local educational...

JISC Advance Advancing education, research and management through expertise, advice and inspiration in the use of technology.

Podcast: Timeline to the future MP3 (Duration: 10.38) Newly published case studies are giving real-life examples of how ICT can help widen participation and support learner progression. In this podcast for Inform Plus, JISC programme...

Audio: Manchester self-directed learning and e-portfolios MP3 Sara Caselton-Bone interviews Bill Pollard about the MANSLE project which set out to implement, demonstrate and evaluate the educational use of technical e-portfolio, personal development planning...

Audio: The PebblePad personal learning system MP3 Sara Caselton-Bone interviews Rachel Challen & Theresa Loughlin about PebblePad (a flexible personal learning system)

Animation: e-Portfolios for Starters MP4 Students at the University of Cumbria created this informative online animation to demonstrate how relevant the Flourish e-portfolio can be in tracking and charting professional progress. Project...

EELLS final report, September 07 Word document EELLS was a JISC project funded from 1st March 2005 to 31st May 2006 to explore the issues and benefits of setting up a portal based ePortfolio service for lifelong learners within the East of...

ELP Interim Evaluation PDF document The ELP project is a regional partnership between the Universities of Bradford, Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan, part of the JISC distributed e-learning programme. The project is exploring the use of...

ePet Project Plan PDF document The aim of the project is that the generic ePortfolio toolset be consolidated, extended, fully documented, and offered to the educational community as a freely available, standards-compliant, open...

EPICS Project Plan and Workpackages PDF document This collaboration of representatives of North East (NE) educational sectors (within and between FE/HE) proposes a scalable and sustainable regional pilot project building on local excellent practice...

EPISTLE project final report, July 07 Word document The ePISTLE project implemented the use of e-Portfolios in two Schools and three Further education colleges from 2005-2007 in order to gain an insight into four areas crucial to further understanding...