One of the key education challenges for the UK is to develop a more highly skilled workforce which can compete in an increasingly competitive global market (Leitch Review 2006). Many universities and colleges are increasingly concerned to demonstrate that their courses can enhance a student’s future employment prospects. Employability is a key area for Jisc … Read more
Yesterday Jisc held a one-hour webinar on the Access to Resources and Open Innovation initiative. During the session, speakers informed attendees about about the aims of the initiative and how they were achieved, together with examples of how projects brought about benefits to organisations: Chris Batt OBE, Critical Friend to the initiative provided an overview … Read more
Registration for this webinar has now closed. Join Andrew Stewart and Marc Dobson from the Jisc BCE Team for a free lunchtime webinar on Social Media for Business and Community Engagement. The session will include: A brief overview of social media, including some of the platforms available and its use across Education as a whole … Read more
A lively group of public engagement professionals joined Jisc Netskills trainer, Chris Thomson, and I to discover how digital storytelling could add a new dimension to their activities. Holdups due to the London tube strike meant a bit of a delayed start, but Chris soon had the room buzzing with excitement about their new exercise … Read more
Join Jisc and colleagues from projects for a free one-hour webinar on the Access to Resources and Open Innovation initiative. Find out about the aims of the initiative and how they were achieved, together with examples of how projects brought about benefits to organisations: Chris Batt OBE, Critical Friend to the initiative will provide an … Read more