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The Edgeless University argues that technology in higher education is not just about virtual learning environments, but is increasingly central to the way institutions provide learning and facilitateresearch. Technology is making research and learning pos

Supported by the principal bodies and agencies in UK post-compulsory education, the Committee was set up in February 2008 to conduct an independent inquiry into the strategic and policy implications for higher education of the experience and expectations

The Network to Support Trainers in Europe is launching its first annual on-line conference on "the Training of Trainers" on 5 and 6 November, 2008. The confernce is co-sponsored by the Jisc funded Evolve network.

The publication explores good practice in the use of e-portfolios as a support for learning. It is being launched in conjunction with an e-portfolios infoKit4 which covers the main drivers, purposes, processes, perspectives and issues around e-portfolio u

"The UK Change Agents Network is pleased to announce a call for papers for the inaugural edition of the Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership & Change. The journal will support research into partnerships between staff and students that identify, lead and deliver change in education across all disciplines. This edition will share and celebrate the outcomes of staff and students working in partnership on innovation and change projects. The project is co-funded by Jisc and the University of Greenwich."

"We're becoming increasingly used to dealing with the routine business of our daily lives online - from paying bills to buying groceries - so we might imagine that the days of students trudging to campus to hand in assignments, or trying to decipher a tutor's scrawled comments are long gone."

"Exploring how technology can support the assessment lifecycle, from the electronic submission of assignments to marking and feedback."

"". .. from your perspective what are the institutional enablers and blockers when it comes to growing the digital capability of an organisation?" asked James Clay in a recent post on this blog. I rather flippantly posted a comment to James's post saying "Culture is a big issue, but I think over reliance (or expectations) that technology alone will somehow wave some magical digital fairy dust and everyone and ergo the institution will be "digital" and digitally literate." This post is my attempt to elaborate that comment."

This report summarises the findings from 74 UK institutions who ran the tracker survey with their students collecting 22, 593 student responses on their expectations and experiences of technology. Institutions had the options of running surveys designed specifically for their learner types, HE, FE, adult and community learners, skills learners and those learners studying remotely online.

University of Ulster: an approach to curriculum design.

It can seem expensive, but even simple innovations can have a big impact on your institution, students and working life, argues JISC's Professor David Baker

Once you scratch at the surface of producing learning materials, it quickly becomes apparent that there are many elements to their creation. An overarching theme outlined here is that of "designing the learner experience". This introductory advice docume

Making Assessment Count eReflect site

Whenever using free web services it is important to make regular backups in case the service suddenly becomes unavailable. This screencast looks at the simple steps required to backup a delicious account which should be done on a monthly/yearly basis, de

This guidance examines the legal implications of recording lectures at UK FE and HE institutions, focusing mainly on the issues of copyright and consent. It includes a flow chart of the legal issues and model consent form for institutions to use. It can

This one day workshop focuses on the effective use of digital media online including the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). During the workshop attendees will discover how to improve their presentation resources, know when and how digital media can be us

Jorum provides access to free learning and teaching resources, created and contributed by teaching staff from UK Further and Higher Education Institutions. Jorum offers two collections - JorumOpen and JorumUK, containing a wide variety of resources, inclu

The experience that Assistive Technologists build up in dealing with the use of technology in education is invaluable, but because all students and users are different and use the equipment or software in subtlely different ways there is always more to le