General

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Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards (CETIS)

Represents all UK further and higher education institutions on a number of international Learning Technology Standards initiatives, e.g. IMS, ADL SCORM and IEEE LTSC LOM.

Digital Libraries in the Classroom

International programme aiming to bring about significant improvements in the learning and teaching process, through bringing emerging technologies and readily available digital content into mainstream educational use.

Digital Repositories Programme

Brings together people and practices from across various domains to ensure the maximum degree of co-ordination in the development of digital repositories in terms of their technical and social (including business) aspects.

e-Framework for Education and Research

An international initiative that provides information to institutions on investing in and using information technology infrastructure.

JISC e-Learning Focus

Supports JISC's e-Learning Programme with news and commentary about programme developments.

JISC OER Programme

Between April 2009 and April 2010, JISC and the HE Academy are supporting pilot projects and activities that support the open release of learning resources; for free use and repurposing worldwide. This pilot programme is intended to inform a larger programme covering a significant portion of the HE Sector.

Metadata for Education Group (MEG)

Serves as an open forum for debating descriptive metadata for predominantly UK educational resources at all educational levels.

National Learning Network (NLN) Learning Materials Delivery Service

Provision of the infrastructure for delivery of the NLN online interactive learning materials. These have been commissioned by the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) from a number of consortia of commercial suppliers and FE colleges.

TechDis

Aims to improve provision for disabled staff and students. They provide information, tools, expertise, resources, articles and materials to help design accessible materials and to support those with disabilities.

HE

Distributed e-Learning Strand

Provides better opportunities for learners through the use of better learning tools, easier access to personal learning information such as portfolios, and access to greater quantities of quality assured learning materials.

e-Learning Programme

Focuses on three areas: e-learning and pedagogy; technical frameworks for e-learning; and innovation.

Exchange for Learning (X4L) Programme

Projects that will foster change in online learning and teaching by exploring the potential of re-purposing and sharing content for use in learning.

Higher Education Academy

Provide access to online subject-specific expertise and learning and teaching resources.

JISC Learning and Teaching (5/99) Programme

Funded learning and teaching projects providing access to digital collections, new content, learning and teaching packages, tools and guidelines.

FE

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta)

A Government's agency, established to promote and support the use of ICT in education i.e. it has a schools remit, as well as post-16. It works for the whole of the UK, including Scotland.

Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group (COLEG)

Is an organisation made up from 43 of Scotland's Further Education Colleges who work together to generate, exchange and promote the use of high quality flexible learning materials. Scotland only.

Ferl

An information service for staff aiming to promote and support the effective use of ILT. Ferl contains curriculum based software and websites, good practice case studies and information about the use of Managed/Virtual Learning Environments in colleges.

JISC Regional Support Centres (RSCs)

Is a network of local support centres that operate as a national service supporting learning providers in their use of Information and Communications Technologies.

Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA)

Has a remit to form a "strategic national resource for the development of policy and practice in post-16 education and training." England and Wales only. Also see LSDA Northern Ireland.

Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS)

Responsible for advice to ministers across the ages from pre-school, to lifelong learning, has developed a range of products and services to support learning and teaching. Scotland only.

National Grid for Learning (NGfL) and National Grid for Learning Scotland

Offering access to useful sites for all educational sectors.

Scottish Further Education Unit (SFEU)

Offers advice and support to all Scottish colleges and staff, and also has a Virtual Learning Centre, which is a portal to various staff development and curriculum resources. Scotland only.

University for Industry (UfI)

England, Wales and Northern Ireland: is "taking forward the Government's vision of a 'University for Industry', by stimulating and meeting demand for lifelong learning among businesses and individuals." Learn Direct Scotland for Business is the Scottish counterpart.