Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning RSC Wales – Supporting Programmes of Development

Mission Statement We, the JISC Regional Support Centres promote and support the use of network learning technologies and resources in the UK further and higher education sectors. To do this, we shall: Help colleges make fuller use of their JANET connection by working with the JISC and UKERNA to improve UK-wide networked educational services. Respond to any relevant query from nominated staff in colleges in our regions, supporting them until problems are signed off. Support staff in developing e-learning capability in their organisations. Provide a range of technical and curriculum services through site visits, training and awareness raising events, and peer networking support. Work with other regional bodies and organisations to develop and publicise a coherent regional programme of activities to support the development of e-learning. Continually monitor, evaluate and improve our quality of service. We achieve this, in partnership with other JISC services and organisations, by working with technical, teaching, learning resources and management staff in further and higher education institutions.

What it means We’ll do anything to support you in your use of technology to enhance the learning provision This might be:  Technically  Pedagogically  Administrative

And we’ll do it by Meeting people – responding to need Staff development opportunities  Regional  Theme  Online Contributing to other networks Brokering best practice, advice, and guidance from a UK wide pool

1 of 13 RSCs across the UK connection of FE colleges to JANET RSCs as we know them today developed in 2000 The third cycle of RSCs activity will run from 2007 to 2010 Some background…

Core remit = FE We work with staff in colleges to support the development of e-learning: Teaching staff Senior management ILT Champions Technical/IT Learning Resources staff

Some background... Now also an extended remit: Higher Education Adult and Community Learning (ACL)‏ Work-Based Learning (WBL)‏ Offender Learning Specialist Colleges

What we do... First point of contact regionally for all advice on ICT and e-learning in supported providers Assist with the development and implementation of organisational strategies (And contribute to the development of national and regional e-learning strategies…)‏

How we do it... – Helpdesk or specific contacts – Site visits – Training and Events – Case Studies – JISC, BECTa, WAG etc. – Peer networking support – Work with others to share best practice: regional bodies and organisations JISC Advisory Services

Some specifics... RSC Wales Forward Plan 2007/08  Signposting to relevant technical services  Self Review / Skills Check Self ReviewSkills Check  Develop example micro-lessons embedding a range of elearning tools and techniques to demonstrate concept of blended learning  Information Literacy  (Learning Space Design)‏

But, are we on the right track...? Informal CSS April 2008 (Survey Monkey)‏ Formal CSS April 2009 (JISC Managed) Please feedback as much and as often as you can via whatever channels there might be * s, surveys, event feedback forms, telephone, etc etc

Contact: RSC Wales Helpdesk: