News from July 2008
New Team for Business and Community Engagement
Tuesday 08 July 2008 by Rob Allen
3 staff from Netskills and JISC InfoNet have formed the new national Business and Community Engagement (BCE) coordination team representing the 7 JISC Advisory Services. Rob Allen heads the team, with Marc Dobson and Andrew Stewart, based between the universities of Newcastle and Northumbria. Working closely with the JISC BCE programme manager, Simon Whittemore, the team will provide a key link between JISC Innovation Group, JISC Services and staff working in BCE activities in universities and colleges. Full Story...
Enhance Learning with Technology workshop is a winner
Tuesday 22 July 2008 by Dave Hartland
Participants from over 30 higher and further education institutions recently took part in workshops investigating the use of technology to enhance learning, teaching and assessment. The workshops, facilitated by Netskills, formed part of the JISC/Academy programme to support academic staff. Full Story...
Securing future access to web resources
Tuesday 15 July 2008 by Chris Young
This year Netskills has helped over 120 institutions make the transition to the UK Access Management Federation by showing them how to act as an Identity Provider for their users, thereby securing access to the online resources they are licensed to use. Full Story...
Training programme for August, September & October
Monday 21 July 2008 by Lisa Vincent
We've released our public workshop programme for the months of August, September and October. Full Story...
