Consultancy & Support Research
As the web transforms life in the education sector, continual research and investigation is essential to help us understand emerging technologies and innovative uses of technology.
Such research is increasingly at the heart of Netskills' core activity as we both independently and collaboratively engage in research, debate and investigation into the implications of a more technologically enabled world. Additionally, outputs from our research activities often feature in new training material we develop as well as awareness raising and dissemination activities.
What we can offer:
- Real world testing of conceptual models and theories
- User testing and feedback, including interviews, surveys and focus groups
- Investigative work, including landscape studies and case studies
- Studies and exploration of new technologies and working practices
Recent research projects:
- Trialling of online collaborative tools for BCE
- Netskills and JISC infoNet are leading a collaborative project with the other JISC Advisory Services to run trials of online collaborative tools for BCE.
- Aug-2008 — Jun-2010
- JISC Institutional Responses to Emergent Technologies (IRET)
- Netskills delivered a supporting studies and synthesis project for the JISC Institutional Responses to Emergent Technologies programme. Outputs included a landscape report, case studies and guidance materials for HEI managers.
- Aug-2008 — Feb-2010
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- Scenario Planning for JISC's JOS Committee
- This JISC-funded project applied the full scenario planning process to consider the roles, responsibilities and organisational structures required to support future working practices in Higher Education.
- Aug-2008 — May-2009
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