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Publications and Resources

Throughout the year JISC CETIS produces a number of reports and publications for the UK Higher and Further Education sectors. A selection of our recent publications can be found here. Resources in specific themes areas can be found on the topic pages.

Publications

Distributed Learning Environments briefing paper
Feb 10
This briefing paper by Sheila MacNeill and Wilbert Kraan presents five models of how institutional Virtual Learning Environments might be extended.
Widgets Learning Platforms

Briefing paper: Assessing the Business Case for Standards, an introduction for strategy and resourcing committees.
Nov 09
This briefing is intended to provide advice and supporting materials to help people to incorporate standards in their ICT-related business cases.
Standards

Cloud Computing Briefing Paper
Oct 09
This briefing paper by Wilbert Kraan and Li Yuan explores the risks and opportunities for higher and further education institutions. An output of the JISC CETIS Cloud computing working group.
Cloud Computing

Reviews of Activity in Educational Technology Standards Bodies
Apr 09
A collection of reports describing CETIS activity in, and assessment of the dynamics of, several standards-related bodies.
Standards

Technology change in higher and further education - a service oriented approach
Mar 09
An online publication for those involved in strategic planning, deployment, and implementation of IT systems in educational institutions.
Architecture and Modelling

JISC CETIS Informal Horizon Scan - March 2009
Mar 09
In March 2009 JISC CETIS conducted an informal Horizon Scan as an internal exercise in identifying areas of work to prioritise in the coming year.
Horizon Scan

An Ecological Approach To Repository And Service Interactions
Jan 09
Report by CETIS and UKOLN investigating the utility and value of ecology as a metaphor for describing complex systems.
Architecture and Modelling Repositories

Learning Materials Application Profile Scoping Study final report
Sep 08
The approach of the LMAP Scoping Study was to recognize that a typical collection of learning materials is likely to include a wide range of resource types (e.g. images, web pages, digital media, assessment items) all of which require description.
Resource Description and Discovery

Open Educational Resources – Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education
Sep 08
Open Educational Resources- Opportunities and Challengers for Higher Education. A briefing Paper by Li Yuan, Sheila MacNeil and Wilbert Kraan
Open Educational Resources

Beyond Standards Part 1 - The Standards Process
Mar 08
Adam Cooper reflects on the past 10 years of developments in educational technology standards and ponders the role of standards as we move "beyond this period of anticipatory standards."
Service Oriented Approaches Standards