1. Joint Information Systems Committee 01/29/15 | | Slide 1
JISC mobile, social
software & immersive
worlds related projects
an overview
Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting education and research
Heather Price
JISC Programme Manager
h.price@jisc.ac.uk
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mobile & handheld
 Unlocking the hidden curriculum Essex
(using augmented reality technology &
mobile devices) due to complete June 2011
 Handheld Devices in Education – using
Nintendo Dsi - Edinburgh/Japan (due to
complete October 2010)
 Blind Cricket London Met (using 3D virtual
sound & Wii technology) (completed April
2010)
 Piloting the use of quick response (QR)
codes in teaching & learning Bath
(completed Jan 2010)
 KASTANET (introduced mobile services and
social software) completed March 2009
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web2.0 & social software
 Scaffolding Learning with Twitter Glamorgan, (due
to complete October 2010)
 Mobilising Remote Student Engagement (MoRSE)
(due to complete Oct 2010)
 User-Owned Technology Demonstrators strand –
completed March 2009
– a number of useful project outcomes under this
strand, especially the vistor-resident principle
identifief by the Isthmus project
 RATATAT (Swansea Met) completed April 2010
 A Study on the Effective Use of Social Software by
Further and Higher Education in the UK to Support
Student Learning and Engagement
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virtual & immersive worlds
 Supporting Education in Virtual Worlds with Virtual Learning Environments
University of the West of Scotland partnered by OU and Ulster (due to
complete in June 2011)
 Communication Skills Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments
Birmingham City (using Wonderland) due to complete in Oct 2010
 Duckling Leicester (using SL) due to complete October 2010
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 SIMiLLE: System for an immersive & m
(project completed in April 2010)
 DELVE: Design of Learning Spaces in 3
(project completed in June 2009)
COMSLIVE project http://comslive.health.bcu.ac.uk/remit.asp

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Thank you!
Programmes related to the projects in this presentation
 Learning and Teaching Innovation Projects
 HE in FE Programme
 Transforming Curriculum Delivery through Technology
 User owned technologies demonstrators
Other useful JISC programmes, projects & resources
 TELE AA – virtual & immersive worlds links/resources
 Learner Experiences of e-Learning
 What is web 2.0? JISC TechWatch Report (2007)
Useful Non-JISC resources
 Virtual World Watch

6. Joint Information Systems Committee 01/29/15 | | Slide 5
Thank you!
Programmes related to the projects in this presentation
 Learning and Teaching Innovation Projects
 HE in FE Programme
 Transforming Curriculum Delivery through Technology
 User owned technologies demonstrators
Other useful JISC programmes, projects & resources
 TELE AA – virtual & immersive worlds links/resources
 Learner Experiences of e-Learning
 What is web 2.0? JISC TechWatch Report (2007)
Useful Non-JISC resources
 Virtual World Watch