Champion the use of technology in UK education & research Colin Gallacher – Keith Wilson eLearning Advisers – RSC Northwest Jisc 14th February 2014 About us We have recently become a registered charity and champion the use of digital technologies in UK education and research. JISC was a series of committees with different remits, we are still in the process of transition and rationalising our services. Champion the use of technology in UK education & research Jisc is a Registered Charity

(Regional Support Centres) April 16, 2018 RSC’s (Regional Support Centres) Our 12 Regional Support Centres help learning providers to improve performance and efficiency through the use of technology – using advice, sharing good practice and facilitating good practice Raise awareness to enable Learning Providers to make informed decisions www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc As we move from services commissioned by the committee's to an integrated service, it is likely that the Regional Support Centres will become the customer face and initial contact for all of the jisc services. Talk about slide. We are not the experts, although we do have a wide range of discipline's within the RSC, but we are the enablers.

JISC Regional Support Centres April 16, 2018 JISC Regional Support Centres England: Eastern East Midlands London Northern Northwest South East South West West midlands Yorkshire & Humber Scotland RSC Scotland (Glasgow) Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (Belfast) Wales Wales (Cardiff) Supporting FE & Skills Specialist Colleges Adult & Community Learning Independent Learning Providers HE in FE Offender Learning & Skills Service Post-16 Education Funded Providers The Northwest office is based at Lancaster University. - click Second click – these are the post sixteen areas we support.

Jisc Services currently include: April 16, 2018 Jisc Services currently include: Jisc Digital Media Jisc infoNet Jisc Legal Jisc Netskills Jisc RSC Jisc TechDis Jisc Mail Jisc Collections Digital Media - They help the UK’s higher education, further education and skills communities embrace and maximise the use of digital media (still images, sound and video). InfoNet - They help organisations in the Higher Education and Further Education and Skills sectors to operate effectively, get best value for money and deliver excellent quality learning, teaching and research. New Info kit on data visualization, explores the most recommended type of charts and good design tips to help you create powerful and persuasive graphs for decision making. Legal - to ensure that legal issues do not become a barrier to the adoption and use of new information and communications technologies in education. Netskills - is a training and staff development service with 14 dedicated and expert staff based at Newcastle University. TechDis - is a leading UK advisory service on technologies for inclusion and accessibility. Mail - Email discussion lists for the UK Education and Research communities. Useful lists such as CMIS-NETWORK@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Collections - It supports the procurement of digital content for education and research in the UK. JANET Network & IT Services

RSCs support Learning Providers by way of: Face to face consultations On-site/on-line staff development Meaningful website information eMagazines Learning resources archive Technical help desk Workshops, forums, events, RSC TV Introductions – Peer-Peer & Useful Contacts On-Line On Site Recent Topics Personal Development for Practitioners Authoring/Self Assessment tools Digital Literacy VLE alternatives Functional Skills – Employability Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Here are some examples of recent topics and the activities that we as the RSC are involved in. As an example of the last point we have brought with us today one of those contacts that could be useful to you but you may not be aware of, I have to say that as he is a commercial contact this is in no way an endorsement.

Wildfire Information Systems April 16, 2018 Wildfire Information Systems Ian Entwistle Making simplicity out of complexity Find joy in your data The Innovation Centre, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury, WA4 4FS +44 (0)1925 607310 www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc

Champion the use of technology in UK education & research Colin Gallacher – cg@rsc-northwest.ac.uk Keith Wilson – kwil@rsc-northwest.ac.uk eLearning Advisers – RSC Northwest Jisc 14th February 2014 About us We are a registered charity and champion the use of digital technologies in UK education and research. Champion the use of technology in UK education & research Jisc is a Registered Charity