This page contains links to further information about the following areas (all links open in new windows):
- JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials Series
- HEA Change Academy Programme
- JISC OER resources
- JISC Project Planning Resources
- JISC Technology for Education projects and reports
JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials Series
The JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials Guides have been designed to outline the techniques people need to ensure the writing of accessible information in digital format. Content is available for Microsoft® Office 2007.
- Accessibility Essentials: Making Electronic Documents More Readable 2007
- Accessibility Essentials: Writing Accessible Electronic Documents with Microsoft® Word 2007
- Accessibility Essentials: Creating Accessible Presentations with Microsoft® PowerPoint 2007
- Accessibility Essentials: Making the Most Of PDFs 2007
The content is also available for Microsoft® Office 2003.
- Accessibility Essentials: Making Electronic Documents More Readable 2003
- Accessibility Essentials: Writing Accessible Electronic Documents with Microsoft® Word 2003
- Accessibility Essentials: Creating Accessible Presentations with Microsoft® PowerPoint 2003
- Accessibility Essentials: Making the Most Of PDFs 2003
HEA Change Academy Programme
- HEA Change Academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/change
- Change Academy projects during previous years http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/change/change-academy-previous-years
- Change Academy Report by Michael Bradford (Senior Associate of the Higher Education Academy) June 2009. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/changeacademy/CA_Report_MB
- Open Educational Resources, phase 2 Ai: release strand (useful for completed project plans, final reports and OER) http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/oer/oer-phase-2-ai-release-strand
- Open Educational Resources, phase 2 Aii OMAC (Open Materials for Accredited Courses) Strand (useful for project plans, final reports and OER) http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/oer/oer-phase-2-aii-omac-strand
JISC OER Resources
- JORUM repository blog http://www.jorum.ac.uk/blog
- JISC Infokit Open Educational Resources https://openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836480/Home
- JISC Infokit: Guide to setting up and running digital repositories http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/repositories/index_html
- Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education (Yuan, MacNeill and Kraan; JISC-CETIS 2008) http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/images/6/6d/OER_Briefing_Paper_CETIS_without_recommendations_with_cover_page_.pdf
- For lists of OER repositories see the FAQ page.
JISC Project Planning Resources
- JISC Guide to Project Managment http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/projectmanagement.aspx
- JISC guide to writing a project plan http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/projectmanagement/planning.aspx
JISC Technology for Education projects and reports
- Transforming Curriculum Delivery Through Technology; Stories of Challenge, Benefit and Change http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/curriculumdelivery/Transforming%20curriculum%20delivery_accessible2.pdf
- In Their Own Words: exploring the learner’s persepective on eLearning http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearningpedagogy/iowfinal.pdf
- Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications/heweb20rptv1.pdf
- Web 2.0 for Content for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/148/1/web2-content-learning-and-teaching.pdf