Technology Outlook

Technology Outlook  UK Tertiary Education 2011-2016  is the  new NMC Horizon Report co-sponsored by the JISC. This year: open content, mobiles, cloud computing and tablets. Next year game-based learning, new scholarship, learning analytics and semantic applications.

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JISC digital content

Content and collections for all occasions.

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open attribute tool

Re-using Creative Commons licensed content is all very well, but attributing it properly can be difficult and confusing. This helpful plug-in for Firefox aims to make it easier to ensure that you properly attribute the creator.

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Viewfinder from BUFVC

With wide-ranging information for academic staff, researchers and librarians, the BUFVC magazine  Viewfinder explores the production, study and use of film, television and related media for higher education and research in up-to-the-minute feature articles and other news and comment. This months issue  … Continue reading

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Oxford team wins national elearning award

Oxford returned triumphant from this year’s ALT conference, where Continuing Education’s Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning (TALL) unit was announced the winner of the 2010 ALT Learning Technologist of the Year team award. TALL was commended by the judges on its online … Continue reading

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Learning Literacies examples

Snapshots of practice – 41 snapshots of learning literacy practice, policy, initiatives and curricula submitted by a wide range of institutions to the LLiDA project. These  case studies provide a useful starting point for ideas for supporting student skills development.

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What research has to say for practice

Nine online guides to learning technology research informed practice are now available from ALT in a wiki format. Topics include:  Web-based course design ,  Learning using mobile and hand-held devices On-line communities  Technology-supported assessment  Learning environments  Using social software in learning

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Copyright and E-learning:A guide for practitioners

by Jane Secker Watch Jane Secker’s video Fully supported with a broad range of practitioner case studies  (including one from LTG) and further sources of information, this essential guide looks at best practice developed by leading universities in the UK and … Continue reading

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Protecting Reputations Online in Plain English

CommonCraft offer a range of amusing, effective  and free three-minute videos which help educators and influencers introduce complex subjects. Including a new one on protecting reputations online.

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Webex

If you are having problems with travel restrictions, webex is available to share presentations, documents, applications or even your desktop with participants at the University or across the world. For more information visit www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/webex or contact webex@ox.ac.uk for an account … Continue reading

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