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Jisc helps further education teachers lighten their load by using AIJisc’s national centre for AI launches pilot of TeacherMatic to cut staff workload and allow teachers to prioritise education over admin.
‘Jisc generates high value for money for its members and the taxpayer’Report says UK’s funded digital body for education and research saves the sectors £300m each year and is worth more than £1.5bn to the economy.
Adroddiad newydd yn cefnogi colegau Cymru i gyflawni llwyddiant Digidol 2030Wedi’i gynhyrchu gan Jisc, bydd yr adroddiad a gomisiynwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn helpu darparwyr addysg bellach yng Nghymru i greu a gweithredu strategaeth ddigidol a hybu cydweithio.
New report supports Welsh colleges to achieve Digital 2030 successProduced by Jisc, the Welsh Government-commissioned report will help further education providers in Wales create and implement digital strategy and boost collaboration.
Jisc launches protective cyber security service for tertiary education and research organisationsThe managed firewall service automatically detects and mitigates a range of threats.
Statement: Networkshop 14-15 JuneAn update on the situation following incidents in Nottingham this morning.
Blog
Does online learning deter university applicants?Prospects has surveyed 2,000 UK university students to find out what they think about different modes of study. The results might be a little unexpected, but what can we learn from them?
Use one platform as your bridge to data maturityUsing a single data platform can create wide-ranging efficiencies for providers looking to build learning analytics into their organisational culture.
New UKRI monographs policy is evolution, not revolution, of OA landscapeMonographs policy aims to boost longer forms of research
On the edge: how a new approach to data handling can enhance teaching and learningWhy edge computing is a critical element in digital transformation for education and research
Good, Better, Best – how small steps can drive higher education analytics successData analytics offer a way for providers to track and improve key metrics whilst supporting students, but how can they build an analytics culture?
I love my job: pen testers are like the rock stars of IT!It’s up to us to find weaknesses in systems before the bad actors do. Our work helps members to build better defences against cyber-attacks.
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Features
Exploring the power of communities in building digital confidenceJisc's recent XR Wales Community of Practice event brought together educators from across the post-16 sector in Wales to share knowledge and build digital confidence.
What drives communities in education and research?Jisc’s 2023 community champions explain what motivates them to go the extra mile.
Beacon Awards shine a light on digital innovationThe Association of Colleges (AOC) Beacon Awards has celebrated excellence for colleges, learning providers, staff and students since 1995.
Understanding digital capabilities – a win-win for teachers and learnersAs the use of technology becomes increasingly embedded across UK further and higher education, gaining a thorough understanding of the digital skills of both students and teachers can be extremely beneficial when considering pedagogy and curriculum planning.
Member stories
Simmersive Staffordshire: bringing together people, place and pedagogy for practising clinical skillsImagine you’re a student nurse about to put a needle into a patient’s vein: your first ever intravenous cannula. How would you introduce yourself to the patient, allay their nerves, explain what you’re about to do, prepare the equipment and then perform the physical procedure?
Coleg Y Cymoedd: Cyber security assessmentFocused on improving their cyber security posture, the IT team at Coleg Y Cymoedd, together with Jisc, completed a cyber security assessment. By evaluating the effectiveness of their current measures, the process enabled them to identify what steps they could take to strengthen their security further.
A Teesside University and Jisc collaboration is at the heart of a digital learning toolkitWhen Teesside University embarked upon a new piece of work to create a framework for digital learning, the team didn’t quite envision the scale of the project.
Blended learning with a twist at the Heart of Worcestershire CollegeBlended learning is nothing new for the team at the Heart of Worcestershire College. They’ve been teaching in this way for nearly a decade. But three years ago, they set about running a major project that would span the entire institution and fundamentally change how subjects were taught.
Podcasts
Beyond the technology podcast: Hybrid teaching - learning from staff and student experiences
Lis Parcell is joined by Matt Turner and Gabi Witthaus from the Higher Education Futures institute (HEFi), University of Birmingham to talk about a hybrid teaching project involving two universities.Research talk: Is AI for me? Perspectives from the humanities – messy humanities data
In part three of our miniseries exploring artificial intelligence in the context of the humanities, Paola Marchionni is joined by Professor Jane Winters to discuss the often complex and messy data historians increasingly deal with when working with digital collections.Reports
The economic benefits of JiscIndependent research interrogating how Jisc supports and benefits the tertiary education and research sectors, the money we save members and how we generate economic value for the UK.
A review of research, policy and practice for planning digital and blended learningJeremy Miles MS, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language commissioned this report from Jisc to inform strategic thinking and action planning for digital and blended learning in the Welsh further education (FE) sector, as part of the Digital 2030 Call to Action.
Adolygiad o ymchwil, polisiac ymarfer ar gyfer cynllunio dysgu digidol a chyfunolJeremy Miles AS, Comisiynodd Gweinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg yr adroddiad hwn gan Jisc i lywio meddwl strategol a chynlluniau gweithredu ar gyfer dysgu digidol a chyfunol yn y sector addysg bellach (AB) yng Nghymru,fel rhan o Alwad i Weithredu Digidol 2030.
International students’ digital experience phase one: a review of policy, academic literature and views from UK higher educationBy taking a more inclusive approach, focusing on equity and outcomes for international students, we can create a digital experience that benefits all our students.
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