Rsc update feb 2014
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The document summarizes a technical managers forum held by RSC Eastern. It includes an agenda for the event covering topics like Janet updates, regional discussions, and sharing best practices. Additionally, it provides information on upcoming regional events, funding opportunities, and Jisc updates including transitioning to a charity and restructuring customer services.
Rsc update feb 2014
- 1. RSC Eastern Technical Managers Forum The Goldsmith Centre, Letchworth
- 2. Technical Managers Forum The Goldsmith Centre, Letchworth 10:00 Arrival, registration & refreshments 10:30 Welcome 10:40 Janet Update & a New Eastern network 11:10 Jisc RSC Eastern Update 11:30 Refreshment break 11:45 Round the region discussion 12:30 Lunch 13:15 Lunch & Networking 14:00 Sharing Practice/Benchmarking 15:00 Close
- 3. Janet Update & a New Eastern network
- 4. What’s happening in the Region? »Funding »Forums »Events »News & Resources
- 5. Funding Further Education and Skills: Development and Resources Programme 2012 –2013 33 Resource and Development Projects across the UK – 130 partners Project Details http://bit.ly/17bK8QR Resources from the programme are available on Jorum using the search tag ‘FEskills’ www.jorum.ac.uk
- 6. Funding FE & Skills Innovations Projects funding. A call inviting bids totalling £1 million funding was issued. Bids are related to: • Enhancing the learner experience • Improving organisational effectiveness • Repurposing and updating existing learning resources • Marking of bids completed. • Jisc will advise on 14th March on success of bids to submitters.
- 7. Regional F2F Events & Forums http://bit.ly/rsce-events » Jisc RSC Eastern/Microsoft Briefing 19/03/14 » VLE Forum 28/03/14 » Technical Managers Forum 14/05/14 » Jisc RSC Eastern e-Fair 04/07/14 » All of the above are taking bookings. » Keep an eye on e-bytes and email list for updates.
- 8. Safer Internet Day – 11th February 2014 Jisc RSC held an online event to support providers to prepare for SID2014 and learn more about e-Safety. Archive here: http://sid.jiscrsc.ac.uk/2014/ Look at the Safer Internet Day website to get logos Link to the site Scan the QR code
- 9. National Events F2F & Online Visit our National UK Site for National Events: http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/
- 10. Spotlight on Accessibility Tech Dis provide a source of information and guidance http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/home Epping Forest College: Promoting communication, confidence and cooperation with VoiceThread. http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies/e/epping-forest-collegee54.aspx All Case Studies via RSC UK website. http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/case-studies
- 11. Jisc Jisc is now a registered charity and champion the use of digital technologies in UK education and research
- 12. Latest News Reshaping of Jisc customer services functions Jisc are undertaking an organisational review across all Jisc services including the RScs. An indication of the reshaped function is:
- 13. Aims: Excellence, coherence and consistency across all Jisc customer facing services. Regional/national delivery of a unified and common portfolio of services through a rationalised and optimised network based on one ‘Jisc’ in each of the devolved nations and English regional ’Jisc’s’ Closely and effectively account managed relationships ensuring a single point of entry to the range of Jisc expertise Customers get to the person, advice or support they need as quickly as possible, and within agreed timescales, irrespective of where that help is found across Jisc Customer facing services are supported and enabled through range of centrally provided, professional functions to deliver their particular specialisms and the wider group offer Individuals and institutions/providers get to the person, advice or support they need as quickly as possible irrespective of where that help is found across Jisc The needs and requirements of our customers are championed inside Jisc by effectively gathering and sharing intelligence from individuals, institutions/providers and local or national networks
- 14. Impact Of Our Services Online Form at https:// bit.ly/rsceimpact
- 15. RSCs welcome e-learning case studies Jisc RSCs now host the e-learning case studies which used to be held on the Excellence Gateway. With nearly 300 e-learning case studies available, providers can find inspiration for a new e-learning project, or discover how to use technology to improve efficiency. For example, West Suffolk College, looks at how iPads, tablets and Apple TV have revolutionised learning at the college. bit.ly/wsccasestudy
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