Tag: JISC
LTI in Rogō
May 14th, 2012 at 09:05
As part of the further development of Rogō there is a need for an effective integration with VLEs such as Moodle, Sakai etc. After investigation LTI seemed to be the obvious choice. After looking through the LTI specifications we realised that the LTI specification is only relevant to authentication (That you are known) and not specific [...]
QTI in Rogō
May 4th, 2012 at 09:05
The IMS Question and Test Interoperability (QTI) specification can make life tricky as it describes items logically not physically. Systems refer to physical question types such as an ‘MCQ’, however, in QTI this would be logically specified as an item with 5 options, one of which is correct. This divide between physical question types and [...]
Events – seminars and webinars
April 19th, 2012 at 06:04
With appropriate timing, having just returned from the excellent “Assessment in a Digital Age” conference, I’m told that on 11th June, the OU is hosting a one-day seminar about how assessment tools (including the Moodle quiz) can be used in a way that lets students take more control over their own learning. Tim Hunt suggests [...]
Attribute Images – new JISC funded rapid innovation project
1 March 26th, 2012 at 07:03
I am really pleased to be able to report that the Learning Technology team have recently won some JISC funding to extend the Xpert Attribution service. The funding is part of the UKOER rapid innovation programme that runs until October 2012. The project we have funding for is called ‘Attribute Images’ and it will extend [...]
Feedback and Assessment – web resources
March 3rd, 2012 at 11:03
These look useful – a series of recordings of webinars held by the JISC Assessment and Feedback programme: Assessment and Feedback: in the hands of the student (Prof. David Nicol) Making Assessment Count (Prof. Gunter Saunders, University of Westminster and Peter Chatterton) e-Portfolios for Assessment and Feedback (Emma Purnell, University of Wolverhampton and Geoff Rebbeck, [...]
JISC On Air Survey
January 24th, 2012 at 01:01
In 2011, the JISC e-Learning Programme produced a series of web-based radio shows, known as JISC on Air, on how digital technologies are supporting institutional practices. These shows offer an informative and engaging discussion with leading experts around how technology is supporting colleges and universities in addressing the challenges they currently face. JISC now need your [...]
JISC MediaHub
January 20th, 2012 at 04:01
Launched in August last year, JISC MediaHub is a multimedia platform offering a wealth of digital image, video and audio collections accessible from a single interface. The platform offers access to free-at-the-point-of-use images, video and audio content licensed for educational and research use, via an easy-to-use interface, cross-searching across all the collections and the ability [...]
OER in the field: institutions solving problems openly
2 November 1st, 2011 at 10:11
The title of this post is taken from an interesting article written by David Kernohan, JISC UKOER Programme Manager. David provides insight into how OER is helping institutions meet strategic goals and also discusses the emergence of open academic practice. Nottingham is mentioned for being one of the Universities that self-fund an OER programme. Nottingham [...]
Rogō – the new name in e-assessment
October 20th, 2011 at 07:10
From the end of October TouchStone, the centrally supported e-assessment tool at the University will be known as Rogō (Latin for ‘I ask’). This is to avoid possible trademark infringements around the previous name following the decision to release the software under an open source licence. With the support of JISC, Nottingham will package Rogō [...]
Podcast from JISC: Facing up to Facebook
October 10th, 2011 at 09:10
I’ve been listening to a recent Podcast from JISC about Facing up to Facebook At the beginning of the new academic year, colleges and universities will be re-examining their policies – including their students’ use of social media. Nicola Yeeles spoke to John X Kelly and Lynn McHugh from JISC Legal to find out how [...]