An excellent way to spend your coffee time ... JISC Inform 35

JISC, who support the technology enhanced learning in UK HE, have released their Inform newsletter. This is a really good heads up of what is happening across their services and how these are being used in UK HE.

The online resource is available from

• http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-13HQO-7862X8SK2A/cr.aspx

The issue is divided into reading time. This edition contains the following:

If you have 5 minutes – browse our top tips and case studies

• Top seven predictions for the future of research


• Top five e-book readers


• Blogs to follow on higher education


• Top ten tips on how to make your open access research visible online


• Interactive map of London in the Blitz


• Virtual lab of the future


• Catch up with Jisc events in your area or virtually

If you have 20 minutes – advice and guidance

• Too busy to tweet? How you can automate your computer to network while you work


• What’s real anymore? Augmented reality, give it a try


• Making use of your analytics for student retention


• Q&A on improving digital literacy


• Transatlantic views on the future of scholarly discourse


• World wide web of students: tech to support your international student offer


• Stairway to the cloud – supporting you wherever you are on the ‘journey’

If you have 30 minutes – longer features

• Bring your own device


• Is your research information management ready for 2013?


• Paralympic legacy – learners benefit from accessible technologies


• Data driven infrastructure – make your IT systems easier to maintain, adapt and extend


• Janet6: what does the future hold


• A bright future for independent Jisc in 2013