RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
The following pages are provided for senior managers and senior management teams to help progress learning developments within their organisations. For further information call the RSC on 0191 515 2968 or contact Gareth Davies by email gareth.davies@sunderland.ac.uk.
The e-Learning Progress Review (EPR) is a simple and effective way of assessing current perceptions of how technology is developing in your institution. For further information about this please contact Cam Swift on 0191 515 2959. More information.
JISC Legal is a free information service offering high quality legal information to further and higher education relating to the use of information and communications technologies. They run training events, provide publications, and offer an enquiry service.
JISC infoNet was set up in 2003 specifically to advise managers in the post-compulsory education sector and promote the effective strategic planning, implementation and management of information and learning technology. InfoKits are their core resources, covering key frameworks and topics relating to planning and implementing information systems. These are complemented by applied infoKits which use the generic frameworks and apply them to specific types of implementation.
JISC infoNet also provides training workshops in a number of areas likely to be highly relevant for managers, such as:
These workshops may run from time to time at your Regional Support Centre. If you have a need for a particular workshop, but it is not scheduled on our training programme, please contact us to discuss your training needs.
The JISC TechDis service aims to improve provision for disabled staff and students in the further, higher and specialist education sectors through technology. Advice and resources are available from TechDis to enable your institution to comply with government legislation on accessibility. Please consult the TechDis website to see the range of support available, or to discuss any specific support that you would like to receive locally with us.
Netskills is the JISC's training organisation and offers ICT-related workshops of interest to managers. Several other workshops in the Netskills portfolio are designed for practitioners within colleges and universities and these are likely to contribute to the ICT strategy in place within your own institution.
The Academy JISC Integrity Service is a joint initiative focusing on addressing academic misconduct and providing support for institutions striving to secure academic integrity within their own policies.
Procureweb is a Procurement Support service, for the UK Higher and Further Education Sectors and Research Councils. Set up in August 1998 Procureweb has grown from a central contracts database provision written in MS access to a full procurement support service offering a wide range of procurement related tools, information, systems and support to anyone who participates in the procurement process.
JISC Digital Media, formerly TASI, exists to help the UK¿s FE and HE communities embrace and maximise the use of digital media - and to achieve solutions that are innovative, practical and cost effective.
Plagiarism Advice provides generic advice and guidance on all aspects of plagiarism prevention and detection to institutions, academics and students.
