uksg conference 2017 breakout - jisc’s digital content services for fe - karla youngs
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Jisc’s digital content services for FE Karla Youngs, Head of digital content services for FE and skills
02/05/2023
What this session is going to cover
» A little refresher on Jisc» Challenges of the UK FE (and skills) sector» Supporting UK FE (and skills) – digital resources» Digital Content Services and resources» Help and new access arrangements
Contents
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A little refresher on Jisc
» Provider of digital solutions for UK – HE and FE» Focus on three things
› Shared services› Sector deals› Advice and assistance
Jisc
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Sector challenges: FE
» Significant funding reductions› Staff reductions especially professional staff in LRCs› No money to support learning resources› LRC space re-purposed
» English and Maths GCSE resits› Supporting demotivated learners to learn and pass› Poor success rates for re-sits
» Area reviews – rationalisation / de-duplication
Continued change / Impacts
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Sector challenges: FE
» Technical Professional Education routes› 15 routes identified› Parity of esteem with academic qualifications› Provide pathways into higher apprenticeships (L4-6)
» Qualifications rationalisation› Single provider examination awarding organisation for each TPE› Employer support in development of qualifications› Employee skills for workplace
Continued change / Impacts
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Supporting UK FE
» Provide a digital library of high quality teaching and learning resources» Support providers as they deal with sector and budget challenges» Support a modern and digitally enhanced student experience» Deliver savings and productivity gains to the sector
Digital resources
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And specifically…
» Developing a rich digital library of content as part of our mission to support teaching and learning in FE
» Improve the way we do things› Review current offering and delivery platforms› Review subscription rates and usage› Use business intelligence (government and LEP data)
– Align with government priorities– Align with business / employer priorities
Digital content
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Improving the way we do things…
LEP data
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Improving the way we do things…
LEP data
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Content services and activities – FE offering
» To develop and make accessible rich digital collections that support and enhance teaching and learning
» Purchases, licensing and digitisation
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Licensed collections
» Free content – Jisc Collections negotiated in perpetuity license» Content which requires fee against Jisc FE banding scheme» Both require subscription before usage
Sector deals
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Licensed collections
» Digimap for colleges» The Vogue Archive for FE» Primal Pictures: Anatomy and Physiology Online» Web of Science Backfiles» 19th Century British Pamphlets
Free content
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Licensed collections
» Brickwork: Substructure and Superstructure» Britannica
› Image Quest› Online Academic Edition
» Digital Theatre for FE» Childlink
FE-banded content
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Benefits
» Some are free to access and use - subscription required» Can be used anytime, anywhere: 24/7» Content is provided to support wider reading and independent study
skills» Overcomes challenges of learning resource content provision – sector
deals or free
Licensed collections benefits
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Content services and activities – FE offering
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» To develop and make accessible rich digital collections that support and enhance teaching and learning
» Skills services, text books (e versions)
Jisc’s digital content services for FE
Skills content service
» Covers hairdressing and barbering» Mobile friendly website – 24/7 access» Curriculum mapped SVQ/NVQ » Levels 1, 2 and 3» National Occupation Standards» Videos, step-by-step guides, learning and assessment activities (quizzes,
activities), as well as a glossary» Case studies – Swindon College, East Riding College
http://hairdressing.jisc.ac.uk/news/
Hairdressing training
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Jisc’s digital content services for FE
Benefits
» Free to use» Can be used in class and at home: 24/7» Can be linked to from VLE or downloaded» Content is focussed and refreshed to support core curricula – SVQ, NVQ,
levels 1, 2 and 3» Overcomes challenges of expensive content provision
Skills content service benefits
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English and Maths (GCSE)
» Jisc investment in 2016 – aimed for four nation coverage» Procurement round(s) – 2016 and 2017» Librarian and subject experts involved in process for selection» 23 core titles selected – key textbooks and revision guides
› Available now!» Further titles (exam boards) to come on stream June 2017
» https://www.jisc.ac.uk/e-books-for-fe
eBooks for FE - English and Maths
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Academic and vocational content
» Number of collections in service» Focus on providing key text books» Continuous service enhancement through title selection» Librarian and subject experts involved in process for selection» Continued commitment by Jisc to provide this service demonstrated by
investment on annual basis
» https://www.jisc.ac.uk/e-books-for-fe
eBooks for FE – Academic (A level) and Vocational (BTEC)
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Benefits
» Free to subscribe to and use» Can be used in classroom – unlimited concurrent usage license» Can be used at home» Can be linked to from VLE – book, chapter, page» Titles are focussed and refreshed to support core curricula» Overcomes challenges of book buying and provision
e-Books for FE benefits
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How do you subscribe?
Jisc Collections - subscription
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Subscribing
Jisc Collections - support
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Content services and activities – FE offering
» To develop and make accessible rich digital collections that support and enhance teaching and learning
» Open Education Resources
» https://store.jisc.ac.uk/#/home
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Announcing Liberate
»New Cloud-based Identity Provider for managing access to› UK Access Management Federation (for web content)› Eduroam (for WiFi networks)
»A comprehensive solution that integrates with Active Directory, and delivered by Jisc as a managed service› Quick and easy to adopt and use› More cost effective than alternative forms of provision› Lowers the barrier to adoption of AMF, eduroam
»Currently in pilot; launches in July as a subscription service»For more information visit jisc.ac.uk/liberate
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Future plans
» Support sector sharing of content (paid, open)» Suite of skills services like Hairdressing training
› Health and Social Care in development› Aligned with Technical Professional Education routes
» Licensed content› Deliver more curriculum mapped content: academic and vocational
» Seek to enable easy access and use
Helping the sector more
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jisc.ac.uk
Contact details
Thank you
Karla YoungsHead of digital content services for FE and [email protected]
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