Learning & Teaching Practice
Through research, innovation and piloting, JISC helps universities and colleges to develop flexible and creative curricula that harness the benefits of modern digital technologies. We aim to ensure that teachers are confident in using these new technologies and are able to make effective use of them in all aspects of course design, development and delivery.
Key learning & teaching practice activities
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Programmes
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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...
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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.
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Institutional approaches to curriculum design
Curriculum design is generally understood as a high-level process defining the learning to take place within a specific programme of study, leading to specific unit(s) of credit or qualification. The...
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e-Learning Pedagogy programme
e-Learning and Pedagogy activities are being broadly grouped under two themes: Designing for Learning (with a practitioner planning focus on e-Learning) and Understanding my Learning (with a learner...
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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...
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Projects
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British newspapers 1620-1900
1.1 million pages are being digitised from 18th and 19th century news, building on previous projects to enable access to a virtual library containing some 4 million digitised pages of important...
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Historic boundaries of Britain
This project will create a comprehensive digital library of historic administrative boundaries for Britain through a combination of scanning historical maps and creating vector boundaries for...
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19th century pamphlets online
This project will provide online access to the most significant collections of 19th century pamphlets held in UK research libraries. Digitising around 30,000 paper copy pamphlets, which focus on the...
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Location Independent Working
Overview Project Final Report
'LIW for academic staff' develops an existing Location Independent Working (LIW) scheme operating within the University’s wholly-owned commercial company, Coventry...
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The John Johnson collection: An archive of printed ephemera
The John Johnson Collection is widely recognised as one of the most important collections of printed ephemera in the world and generally regarded as the most significant single collection of ephemera...
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Services
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JISC Digital Media
JISC Digital Media provides advice and guidance on the creation and use of digital media collections in learning, teaching and research. JISC Digital Media aims to promote and develop good practice...
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JISC infoNet
JISC infoNet aims to be the UK's leading advisory service for managers in the post-compulsory education sector promoting the effective strategic planning, implementation and management of information...
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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...
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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...
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JISC Advance
Advancing education, research and management through expertise, advice and inspiration in the use of technology.