Speakers: Karla Youngs, head of digital content services for FE and skills, Jisc Jessica Bosanquet, further education (FE) and skills project officer, Jisc James Lafferty, licensing manager, Jisc Digital content in FE: how Jisc can support your digital strategy and help improve your digital learning experience provision

1. Digital content in FE: how Jisc
can support your digital strategy
and help improve your digital
learning experience provision
6 March 2018 | ICC, Birmingham

2. Digital strategy
Digital content in FE
How Jisc can support your digital strategy and help improve your digital
learning experience provision
6 March 2018 | ICC, Birmingham

3. >Key questions colleges leaders should ask
>jisc.ac.uk/guides/key-questions-college-leaders-should-ask
>Colleges need to raise standards and cut costs
>Use of digital technology is a significant enabler to meet
government agenda
Digital strategy - overview

4. >Use of technology to improve teaching, learning and
assessment
>Engaging, interactive resources that promote higher levels of
learning
>Blended learning
>Flipped learning
>Independent learning
>Access to resources anywhere, anytime
>Legal compliance for accessibility and inclusion
Student experience - overview

5. e-Books for FE
Academic and vocational content

6. >98% take up rate of e-Books for FE across FE
>Focus on providing core text books for exam boards
>eg ‘A’ level – Book 1 and 2
>BTEC endorsed
>Where funding available – provision for revision
guides/workbooks
>Continuous service enhancement through title selection
>Usage, currency and relevancy to curricula and exam
>Librarian and subject experts involved in process for selection
Academic and vocational content

7. >Jisc investment in 2016 – aimed at four nation coverage
>Procurement round(s) – 2016 and 2017
>Librarian and subject experts involved in process for selection
>Exam boards covered:
>AQA, SQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel, WJEA (inc Welsh
versions)
>Not covered: CCEA
>38 core titles selected – key textbooks, work/practice books
and revision guides
GCSE English and maths

8. College Pages
viewed
Pages
copied
Pages
printed
Unique
documents
User
sessions
Full title
downloads
Ratio: pages
viewed per
user
Walsall College 165,741 4,215 10,896 1,122 10,740 194 15.43
The Cheadle & Marple
College Network
157,339
5,334 9,531 836 10,635 164
14.79
Colleg Cambria 134,746 1,846 4,035 1,043 10,255 147 13.13
City & Islington College 189,393 3,142 14,241 912 9,399 426 20.15
South & City College
Birmingham
156,745
5,077 26,428 1,142 9,034 497
17.35
Leyton Sixth Form College 141,357 1,527 6,737 487 9,021 246 15.66
Woking College 98,028 1,267 5,989 281 7,854 99 12.48
Sandwell College 186,863 4,067 32,281 912 7,852 506 23.79
Kingston College 132,229 2,634 13,559 914 7,446 380 17.75
Northern Regional College 118,799 3,243 19,439 914 6,963 175 17.06
Period: 1st January 2017 – 31st December 2017
Usage

9. Benefits of e-Books for FE
>Titles are focused and refreshed to support core curricula
>Overcome challenges of book buying and provision
>Within college library/LRC
>By students (bringing equality)
>MARC records are provided to assist with library catalogues
>Individual college usage data provided through platform portal,
to demonstrate usage within college
>e-Books for FE mailing list
>e-Book support desk: Content.FEandSkills@jisc.ac.uk

10. Benefits of e-Books for FE
>Currently free to subscribe to and use
>Blended learning
>Can be used in classroom – unlimited concurrent usage
licence
>Can be used at home
>Citation is made easy
>Can be linked to from VLE – book, chapter, page

11. Hairdressing training
Academic and vocational content

12. >Hairdressing training covers both hairdressing and barbering
>Curriculum mapped SVQ/NVQ
>Levels 1, 2, and 3
>National Occupation Standards compliant
>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
Skills content

13. Rank Name
1 South & City College Birmingham 391
2 Telford College of Arts & Technology 290
3 Heart of Worcestershire College 261
4 City of Wolverhampton College 244
5 Sussex Downs College 235
6 Sandwell College 221
7 South Staffordshire College 220
8 University of the Highlands & Islands 178
9 Pendleton College 175
10 Chesterfield College 161
Period: 1st January 2017 – 31st December 2017
Access of Hairdressing training service website

14. >Hairdressing training is free to use
>Responsive website optimised for mobile and touch devices
>Can be used in class and at home 24/7
>Can be linked to from VLE or downloaded
>Content is focused and refreshed to support core curricula –
SVQ, NVQ, levels 1, 2, and 3
>Overcomes challenges of expensive content provision
Skills content service benefits

15. Health and social care training
Academic and vocational content

16. >Health and social care training covers different pathways
>Health and social care
>Dementia
>Learning difficulties
>Mobile friendly website – 24/7 access
>Curriculum mapped SVQ and NVQ
>Levels 1, 2, and 3
>National Occupation Standards compliant
>Lots of engaging learning resources: videos, step-by-step
guides, learning activities (quizzes, SCORM), and glossary
Skills content

17. >Videos
Content preview
Resources

18. >Guides
Content preview
Resources

19. >Interactive
resources
Content preview
Resources

20. Licensed collections
Academic and vocational content

21. >Sector deals through Jisc
Collections
>Free content
>Fee-based content against
Jisc FE banding scheme
Licensed collections

22. >Sector deals through Jisc Collections
>Saves organisations’ time and money
>Negotiation of pricing for digital content
>Negotiation of licences for digital content
>Simplified administration/processing of subscriptions
>Ensure compliance with procurement regulations
>Help organisations’ manage risk
>Reduce duplication of effort and cost of negotiation across the
sector
Licensed collections

23. >From Jisc
Collections
How to find free content!

24. >Check whether you are taking the opportunity to embed and
use free content!
Are you making the most of the offer?

25. >The Vogue Archive for FE
>Primal Pictures: Anatomy and Physiology Online
>Web of Science Backfiles
>19th Century British Pamphlets
>Jisc geospatial service powered by Airbus
>Need to agree sub-licence agreement through Jisc Collections
portal
Free content

26. The Vogue Archive for FE

27. Primal Pictures: Anatomy and Physiology Online

28. 19th Century British Pamphlets

29. >Currently being built with Airbus
>Wider data set covering GB
>Software supports enhanced data
manipulation
>Free subscription for AY18-19
Jisc geospatial service powered by Airbus

30. >Brickwork: substructure and superstructure
>Britannica
>Image Quest
>Online Academic Edition
>Digital Theatre for FE
>Childlink
>Need to agree sub-licence agreement through Jisc Collections
portal
>Fee is based on FE banding scheme – trusted scheme
Fee-based content

31. Brickwork

32. Encyclopedia Britannica

33. Digital Theatre+

34. Childlink

35. >Some are free to access and use – subscription required
>Can be used anytime, anywhere: 24/7
>Content is provided to support:
>Blended learning
>Wider reading and development of independent study skills
>Overcomes challenges of learning resource content provision –
sector deals or free
Licensed collections benefits

36. >What is the maximum font size and does text re-flow when you enlarge
the font?
>Can a user change background/foreground colours or contrasts? How?
>Are there keyboard-only equivalents for all mouse actions? Where could
I find a list? Are there short cut keys to reduce tabbing round links?
>Is text marked up so it can be navigated in a meaningful way (for
example by heading level)?
>Can text be selected and read by text-to-speech tools?
>Are text descriptions available for all relevant graphics and images?
>Where can I find guidance for all these features?
Accessibility and inclusion

37. OERs / Citizen Maths
Academic and vocational content

38. >‘Jorum’ OERs
>Interactive Learning
Resources for Skills
>Jisc Store
>http://store.jisc.ac.uk/home
OERs
Services and activities

39. >Level 2 content
>Created by maths teachers
>Everyday maths
>Builds confidence
>Interactive and engaging
>5 modules
>UfI funded project
>Transferred into Jisc
Citizen Maths
Services and activities

40. >Open and free to use and re-use
>Staff efficiencies
>Online
>Can be used anytime, anywhere: 24/7
>Content is provided to support:
>Blended learning
>Wider reading and development of independent study skills
>Overcomes challenges of learning resource content provision
OERs benefits

41. Future plans
Academic and vocational content

42. >Support sectors sharing of content (paid, open)
>Suite of skills services aligned with Technical Professional
Education routes
>Licensed content
>Deliver more curriculum mapped content: academic and
vocational
>Seek to enable easy access and use – using Liberate
>Seek to overcome licensing issues for new audiences
>Seek to widen pool of content providers in e-Books for FE
Helping the sector more

43. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND.
Karla Youngs
Head of digital content services for FE & skills
karla.youngs@jisc.ac.uk
I have been…

44. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND.
Jess Bosanquet
Project Officer for FE & skills
jess.bosanquet@jisc.ac.uk
I have been…
6th Floor, Churchgate House, Manchester, M1 6EU

45. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND.
James Lafferty
Licencing Manager for FE
james.lafferty@jisc.ac.uk
I have been…
Brettenham House, 5 Lancaster Place, London, WC2
7EN

46. Thank you!
Any questions?