The UK’s JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee, supporting the use of ICT in Higher and Further Education) has recently released a new report, Inspiring Research, Inspiring Scholarship, looking at the value and impact of digitised resources. Written by Simon Tanner of King’s College London, it considers four broad areas in which the creation of digitised resources have has a significant impact.
http://bit.ly/9NjGw6
JISC Digital Media has recently finished releasing ten new advice documents. The eLearning-related series covers such diverse topics as Mobile Learning, Audio Feedback and considerations for the delivery of digital media online, as well as offering how-to guides on topics such as adding multimedia to .pdf files.
To view the documents please follow the link below website;
http://bit.ly/bkO3sY
1 Introduction to e-Learning
2 Designing Learning Experiences
3 Common Methods for Viewing, Using and Producing Digital Media Resources
4 Considering the delivery of digital media online
5 Organising Digital Media Content in a VLE
6 Mobile Learning for Education
7 Providing Live Support to your Community over the Web
8 Audio Feedback
9 Telling it like it is – a how-to guide on creating audio feedback
10 Using Multimedia in a PDF
As I have just received the advance publication copy of this book, written by myself, Jo Webb and Pat Gannon-Leary, I thought I’d just add the details to our new blog It’s meant to be read by anyone who works with researchers in libraries, so might be useful for staff development here