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It’s funny how reports on the same issue arrive from completely different directions. These four all deal with the issue of innovation and higher education. Baker, S. (2010) Hefce gives out extra places and takes back £20m from teaching funds Times Higher Education, June 25 Calhoun, T. (2010) Re-imagining Higher Education, Post-Recession SCUP Links [...] The Open University (2010) The Open University hits ten million downloads on iTunes U In Partnership Milton Keynes UK: The Open University Over ten million Open University tracks have been downloaded from iTunes U, the dedicated learning zone within the iTunes Store. Open University tracks on iTunes U cover a huge range of subjects, [...] Bacsich, P. (2010) Task Force Set Up to Promote UK Leadership in Online Learning Re.Vica Newsletter, February-March Paul writes: ‘A new task force has been launched in the UK in order to help the UK higher education sector maintain and extend its position as a world leader in e-learning. The Task Force [...] JISC (2009) Managing curriculum change Bristol UK: JISC Another interesting publication from the UK’s Joint Information Steering Committee . This is a short (6 page) well-illustrated document.From the website: Managing Curriculum Change introduces two major JISC programmes of research commencing in 2008 that investigate how the use of technology can help make [...] From ‘Key messages’ in the JISC Responding to Learners Pack JISC (2009) Responding to Learners Pack Bristol, UK: Joint Information Systems Committee. From the JISC site: JISC is an independent advisory body [in the United Kingdom] that works with further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities [...] |
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