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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.

Repositories and Preservation Programme The programme is a £14m investment in Higher Education repository and digital content infrastructure. It will fund initiatives to develop the Information Environment supporting digital repositories...

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.

Digital preservation & records management programme Supporting institutions in long-term digital asset management and preservation forms a central theme of JISC's Digital Preservation and Records Management programme.

e-Infrastructure Programme Following the initial five year investment in the UK e-Science infrastructure, the vision for the e-Infrastructure programme is to enhance and consolidate the current technologies and establish...

Personal Engagement with Repositories through Social Networking Applications (PERSoNA) This project will improve discovery of and access to resources through exploring the use of social networking tools in promoting the use of an institutional repository. In doing so it will link two...

Alternate Reality Games for Orientation, Socialisation and Induction (ARGOSI) Student retention is a key issue in Higher Education at the present time, and the quality of the induction process has been identified as a factor that can affect retention. Current models of...

Deliberative user approach in a living lab (DUALL) This project will develop a socio-technical, deliberative approach enabling users of a large-scale, public-sector building to understand the potential for ICT to reduce energy consumption. The...

Problem-based Learning in Virtual Interactive Educational Worlds (PREVIEW) Problem-based Learning (PBL) has become a central learning approach in many curricula, but its collaborative style of learning is threatened by the movement towards more self-directed and distance...

Community Dimensions of Learning Object Repositories This project aims to identify and analyse the factors that influence practical uptake and implementation of learning object (LO) repositories, with a focus on social and cultural issues.

JISCMail - National academic mailing list service JISCMail's mission is to facilitate knowledge sharing within the UK centered academic community, using email and the web, through the provision, support and development of specialist mailing list...

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