Guides
Explore 63 guides
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Digital transformation in higher education
A toolkit to support the development of digital strategies, assessment of digital maturity across the organisation and the creation of actionable roadmaps and plans for implementation.
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Using the Janet Network performance test facilities
How members can use Jisc's network performance test servers to diagnose and troubleshoot their network issues.
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Framework for digital transformation in higher education
A comprehensive perspective on how the digital environment can support positive work, research and learning experiences, and promote a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
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Building the future intelligent campus
Using data to make smarter use of your university estate.
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Developing high-quality question-and-answer sets for chatbots
You've started work on introducing chatbots to your organisation, now find out about what's involved in development and implementation.
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Preparing for chatbots by engaging key internal stakeholders
How to coordinate the development and delivery of a chatbot in the tertiary education sector.
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Building evidence-based strategies and skills
The steps further education (FE) and skills providers can take for an unrivalled 360° strategic view of digital needs, identify strengths and pinpoint areas for improvement.
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An introduction to chatbots
Outlining the different types of chatbots, how they work, and how they are being used in educational settings.
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Publishing in transformative journals to make your research openly available
How researchers can publish their research open access in a transformative journal to meet funding requirements.
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Arfer da mewn cynaliadwyedd TG
Cyngor ac arfer da ar draws y sector AB yng Nghymru i helpu i wella eich cynaliadwyedd ariannol a chynllunio tuag at sero net.
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Good practice in IT sustainability
Advice and good practice from across the FE sector in Wales to help improve your financial sustainability and plan towards net zero.
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Supporting large-scale data transfers on the Janet Network
Explore the technical challenges and best practices involved in moving large volumes of data between sites on Janet and beyond.
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Benefits and considerations of smart campuses
Educational institutions’ premises used to consist of just bricks and mortar. Now, most also include sensors and data - the 'smart campus'.
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Principles of good assessment and feedback
How good learning, teaching and assessment can be applied to improving assessment and feedback practice.
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Designing spaces around learning
An outline of the general holistic considerations required for a coordinated organisational approach.
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Employability toolkit
A framework that can be adopted by teams to aid dialogue, decision-making and planning for developing student employability.
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New university press toolkit
Supporting and giving guidance to new university presses and library-led publishing ventures.
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Creating an inclusive learner journey
Inclusive practice is the basis of good digital delivery. We look at the practical approaches making good use of technology to support an inclusive learner journey.
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Video captioning and accessibility regulations
Guidance on how to ensure your audio and video recordings meet Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations and tips from across the sector.
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How to begin an IPv6 deployment
The benefits of moving to IPv6, advice on how to create a business case and tips for deployment.
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Inclusive digital practice and digital wellbeing
The benefits that inclusive digital practice has on wellbeing and what you can do to make the best use of technology for all learners.
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Aligning cloud connectivity with your cloud strategy
Steps you need to consider in finding a cloud solution that matches your organisation’s needs.
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Managing connectivity projects
What you need to consider when starting a connectivity project and how to keep it on track.
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Vision and strategy toolkit
A collection of tools curated for leaders in higher education who are devising and implementing plans for the future.
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Reimagining digital teaching in higher education
A primer for university leaders on how to harness the opportunities digital offers to improve teaching practices.
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Reimagining student experience in higher education
A truly digital student experience would emphasise active participation and engagement over delivery of content and information.
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Reimagining blended learning in higher education
A primer for university leaders on how to achieve effective blended learning programmes.
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Reimagining innovation in higher education
A primer created for university leaders on how to embed innovation in an organisation's culture, strategy, and operational plans.
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Reimagining digital assessment in higher education
A primer created for university leaders exploring the current and future opportunities for digital assessment.
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Reimagining digital learning in higher education
A primer created for university leaders examining the current and future use of digital learning in the sector.
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Digital at the core: a 2030 strategy framework for university leaders
A long-term digital strategy framework to guide university leaders implementing plans for a digital future.
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Exploring the digital pedagogy toolkit
Helping academics to make informed choices when embedding digital into the curriculum.
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Digital strategy toolkit
Digital technologies are creating new opportunities where educators are required to deliver the skills needed for the future. A digital strategy is the road map to providing a digitally transformed experience.
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Practical steps to meeting accessibility regulations
From accessible documents to dealing with video, how you can comply with the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations.
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Working with transitional agreements
Guidelines for evaluating and communicating transitional open access (OA) agreements.
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Applying the SAMR model to aid your digital transformation
Is our technology transforming the way we deliver our curriculum and what can we do to find out?
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Code of practice for wellbeing and mental health analytics
Suggesting how education providers can ensure that their use of data to support wellbeing does not create risks for students or staff.
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How your digital policies can support online safety
The four priority areas that may need to be reviewed with the move to online relationships with staff and students.
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Staying safe online
Keep your organisation’s staff and students working safely online, whether they’re on or off-campus.
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Maintaining access to internal services during a continuity event
How to make sure your remote users can access services during business continuity events.
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Promoting digital wellbeing for learners
How to ensure learners get the support they need to use digital in a healthy and mindful way.
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Ensuring continuity of learning during enforced absence
Practical tips to maintain teaching, learning and business operations during circumstances where staff or learners are unable to physically spend time on campus.
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Accessibility regulations – what you need to know
Putting into practice the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 for colleges and universities.
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An introduction to open access
Open access (OA) means making research publications freely available so anyone can benefit from reading and using research.
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Records retention management
Guidance and retention schedules for information held in higher and further education institutions.
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Harnessing the power of technology to support more diverse learners
As student populations become increasingly diverse, providers must respond with new, innovative ways to deliver more personalised educational experiences and relevant curriculum.
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Supporting the evaluation and review of collections
Key points to ensure you get the most from your physical and electronic resources.
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Supporting discovery and delivery
Improve the visibility of your organisation's own library collections with help from Jisc's services.
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Research data management toolkit
A toolkit to support you through the entire lifecycle of research data management (RDM). It explains what you should consider and signposts resources from a wide range of websites and organisations.
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Apprenticeship toolkit
How colleges and training providers (including employer-providers) can effectively apply digital technologies to support apprentices.
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An introduction to data protection
Data protection law regulates how colleges, universities and other learning providers collect and use information about students, staff and others. It also provides individuals with the right to access information that is held about them.
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A strategic approach to inclusive practice in education
How to improve procurement processes and ensure inclusive practice is embedded in teaching, learning and assessment.
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Understanding key issues for mergers in further and higher education
Making an informed decision on whether a merger is the right choice for your organisation.
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Developing blended learning approaches
Best practice on how to find the right approach that meets the needs of your learners.
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Getting started with e-portfolios
Many educators see e-portfolios as vital to learning, teaching and assessment. Our quick guide takes you through the basics.
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Getting started with accessibility and inclusion
Discover how your organisation can help to reduce and overcome the barriers faced by learners with special educational needs.
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Code of practice for learning analytics
Setting out the responsibilities of educational institutions to ensure that learning analytics is carried out responsibly, appropriately and effectively.
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Networking, computers and the law
This guide outlines which laws apply to networking and how you can ensure regulations are followed.
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Making your digital collections easier to discover
Developing techniques to increase reach of your digital collections, optimise them for discovery and evaluate their usage and impact.
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Complying with open access policies
Where to start with meeting and demonstrating compliance with the range of different requirements from funders.
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Intellectual property rights in a digital world
Institutions need to know how to share and protect their own outputs while not infringing the rights of others.
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Digital delivery for work-based learning
How digital platforms and tools can support access to ‘any time any place’ learning that is essential for learners in the workplace.
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Legal considerations for recording lectures
Clarifying the legal aspects of recording lectures at UK further and higher education institutions.