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Explanation at IWMW 2012 of JISC Observatory's method and on-going work in horizon-scanning for technical innovation of relevance to Higher Education and Further Education. This presentation highlights the development process for two forthcoming TechWatch reports: 1) Preparing for Data-driven Infrastructure; 2) Preparing for Effective Adoption and Use of eBooks in Education).
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
JISC Observatory: Horizon Scanning for
Higher & Further Education
Thom BuntingISC at UKOLNUniversity of BathBath, UK
IWMW 2012Parallel session #A118 June 2012
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Role of JISC Observatory
Objectives
• Providing considered and prioritised information, analysis, and recommendations regarding emerging technical innovations and their usage in HE / FE activities and developments
• Ensuring that JISC and sector institutions can plan interventions in enough time to sustain world-class education and research
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
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JISC Observatory methods
Detecting what's coming along, in enough time to make a difference
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Staff from Innovation Support Centres (UKOLN / Cetis) and JISC scan the horizon
•On-going sharing of links to reports of innovation
•Periodic review and synthesis
•Selecting topics for briefings and TechWatch
Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosightfaces/5253682049/
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
JISC Observatory methods
Checking with people who know, at the coalface
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Outreach to range of communities with broad practical experience:
•Dev8D (developers)
•EuroCris (research information management)
•Cetis conference (education technology)
•IWMW 2012 (web management)Image source: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b42963
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
JIS Observatory process
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
JISC Observatory work
Stage one: broad observation
• Staff from Innovation Support Centres (UKOLN / Cetis) and JISC send in brief messages to shared email list (the ‘Observatron’)
• To date ‘Observatronistas’ have posted 224 messages including 1,211 recommended links to posts on technical innovation
• Objective: to scan wide range of innovations
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JISC Observatory work
Stage two: reviewing and selecting key topics
• Posting, commenting, and voting on ideas for in-depth reports (via Ideascale etc)
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
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JISC Observatory work
Stage three: forthcoming guidance reports
• TechWatch: Preparing for Data-Driven InfrastructureCurrently in second draft (soon open for comments)To be published July 2012
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
JISC Observatory workStage three: forthcoming guidance reports
• TechWatch: Preparing for Effective Adoption and Use of eBooks in Education
Currently in early draftTo be published August 2012
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Innovation and usUK Government’s Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth strategy paper (BIS, December 2001):
innovation is crucial for growth of world-class education and research
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Innovation and you
How can you and your HE / FE organisation help detect potentially disruptive innovation, in time?
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Image source: http://www.aip.org/asa_laypapers2011/Yau.html (courtesy Eric Carlson)
A centre of expertise in digital information management
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You and JISC Observatory
We hope that TechWatch reports can help you and your institution prepare for innovation.
And we hope that community consultations at events such as IWMW 2012 can help you:
Participate in lightning interviews 5 minutes of your time here at conference (or via Skype)
Provide feedback on TechWatch draftsyour comments are welcome on forthcoming reports
Let us know how you would like to be involved over the next year
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Your ideas
JISC Observatory welcomes your input!
observatory.jisc.ac.uk
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Contact details
Thom BuntingObservatory Project [email protected]
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