The e-Learning Programme has recently produced a series of radio shows on how digital technologies are supporting institutional practices. These shows offer an informative and engaging discussion with leading experts around how technology is supporting colleges and universities in addressing the challenges they currently face.
Rutgers RIOT (Research Information Online Tutorial) Lessons in selecting a topic, finding resources, selecting keywords, identifying citations and evaluating sources.
A Lancaster University student looks at the pros and cons of Wikipedia in the Guardian. Includes extracts from interviews with two Lancaster academics.
Hector Peebles, multimedia & community editor and David Kernohan, Jisc programme manager, share their thoughts on how to be at the forefront of social media trends, whilst keeping up to date with current affairs and continuing to digest information for work or pleasure. Hector and David have put their heads together to provide you with information on the tools you can use to help you manage your time and track topics of interest.
"The guide was produced by WISE KIDS for the Welsh Assembly Government.
The guide covers:
Illegal and Inappropriate content
Plagiarism and Copyright
Cyberbullying
Firewalls and Security
Messenger, Social Networking, Trust, Responsibility and Privacy Online
Online Grooming or Inappropriate Contact
Reporting Abuse"
Useful report that covers how identities in the UK are changing and the possible implications for policy making over the next 10 years. For the first time, it brings together many areas of research into a single coherent narrative to analyse how drivers of change may affect identities in the UK in the future.
We could incorporate elements of this (quotes perhaps?) when shaping our offer and when developing the presentation briefing for SMT on drivers for digital literacy.