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Title	Type	Size	Last Modified	Description
Relaunch of the 'Creating an MLE' infoKit and launch of Discussion Groups	News Item	1 K	13/05/2004	The relaunched Creating an MLE infoKit is now available, together with Discussion Groups which are a new feature of our website.
Collaborative Approaches to the Management of Lifelong Learning: Invitation to Participate	News Item	1 K	23/05/2005	An invitation to English HEIs and FE Colleges in direct receipt of HEFCE funds to participate in a HEFCE Leadership, Governance and Management Programme (LGM) Project led by JISC infoNet in partnership with JISC, the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and the Higher Education Academy.
DFES and HEFCE e-Learning strategies published	News Item	1 K	23/05/2005	March 2005 saw the publication of both the HEFCE e-Learning Strategy and the DFES e-Strategy 'Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children's services'.
Discussion Groups have moved!	News Item	1 K	14/05/2004	The Discussion Groups have moved - you can now access them from the infoKits tab. Head over and give your views on the MLE infoKit.
Draft System Implementation infoKit now available	News Item	1 K	25/05/2005	A preliminary version of our System Implementation infoKit is now available
Improvements made to the Resource Directory	News Item	1 K	02/06/2004	The Resource Directory has been upgraded with improvements to navigation, 'saved searches' and content.
JISC infoNet MLE workshops	News Item	1 K	13/05/2004	Workshops running at various locations, March - June 2004.
JISC infoNet Project Management workshops	News Item	1 K	13/05/2004	Workshops running at various locations, October 2003 - April 2004.
Joint workshop with ALT and JISC Development	News Item	2 K	09/09/2005	JISC infoNet jointly organised a workshop with the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and JISC Development which explored the cultural issues involved in connecting learners and institutions, and how to overcome traditional barriers to progress with e-learning. The workshop was held in Birmingham at the Orange Studio on 24 February 2005.
Launch of Applied infoKits - Implementing the Ferl Practitioners' Programme	News Item	1 K	30/09/2004	Our series of Applied infoKits - which apply our generic infoKits to a specific topic - launches today.
Launch of the EDRM System Implementation Toolkit	News Item	1 K	30/09/2004	We are pleased to announce the launch of the Electronic Document and Records Management System Implementation Toolkit.
Launch of the evalKit	News Item	2 K	22/09/2004	A directory of ICT evaluation tools and toolkits for use by the education sector
Launch of the Risk Management infoKit	News Item	1 K	25/11/2004	Risk Management is fundamentally about making better decisions - our latest infoKit can help you do this
Park Lane College to undertake pilot	News Item	1 K	30/09/2004	One of the UK's largest colleges is using the JISC infoNet Project Management approach for its MLE project.
Printable version of the Creating an MLE infoKit available!	News Item	1 K	25/06/2004	In response to demand, developments are well underway to create printable versions of infoKits that pull together the web materials in pdf format for downloading or printing. The 'Creating an MLE' infoKit is the first to benefit from this added functionality - the other Kits will follow soon!
Records Management infoKit goes live	News Item	1 K	20/07/2004	The newest addition to our infoKit series - Records Management - is now available.
Scottish Colleges and Universities undertake FOI pilot projects	News Item	2 K	07/01/2005	JISC infoNet has initiated three pilot projects to help Scottish Colleges and Universities meet the requirements of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
New publication - The Think Tank: Making Lifelong Learning a Reality	News Item	2 K	09/09/2005	JISC infoNet jointly organised a workshop with the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and JISC Development which explored the cultural issues involved in connecting learners and institutions, and how to overcome traditional barriers to progress with e-learning. The new publication 'The Think Tank: Making Lifelong Learning a Reality' is the output from that workshop which was held in Birmingham in February 2005.
2005 Study of Environments to Support e-Learning now available	News Item	2 K	06/10/2005	The JISC's Managed Learning Environments (MLEs) Lifelong Learning programme has been looking at Building MLEs across FE and HE and has funded several major projects to explore the issues related to developing learning environments to support the seamless movement of the learner between and across sectors and institutions.
JISC infoNet on TV	News Item	1 K	18/11/2005	JISC infoNet has been featured in one of a series of 'TV' programmes made to be shown at the Association of Colleges (AoC) annual conference.
CAMEL Evaluators appointed	News Item	1 K	28/11/2005	We are pleased to announce that Dr Rachel Harris and Alison Muirhead of Inspire Research Limited in Glasgow have been appointed as the project evaluators for CAMEL.
New resource on e-Portfolios available	News Item	1 K	21/12/2005	e-Portfolios section added to infoKit resources
Freedom of Information Staff Developers' CD-ROM	News Item	1 K	03/01/2006	New CD-ROM resource pack now available
Camels for CAMEL	News Item	2 K	09/01/2006	JISC infoNet and colleagues chose an interesting alternative to christmas cards over the festive period.
Results of the FOI Survey	News Item	1 K	04/01/2006	Survey results show how HE institutions have coped with the first year of the Freedom of Information Act
Building Capacity: Preparing for Bologna	News Item	1 K	17/03/2006	Proposed resource to support institutions
Workshops: Planning and Designing Technology-Rich Learning Spaces	News Item	2 K	19/05/2006	JISC are pleased to announce four workshops between July - September in partnership with the Higher Education Academy and JISC infoNet on designing technology-enabled learning spaces.
Retention Periods for Records in UK Further Education	News Item	2 K	14/02/2006	JISC infoNet launches Records Retention schedule for UK FE
TASI (JISC Technical Advisory Service for Images) launch customer survey	News Item	1 K	12/09/2006	TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images) is carrying out a survey to ensure the service continues to provide current and potential users with the information and services they need.
Time Management resource launched	News Item	1 K	19/04/2006	JISC infonet are pleased to announce the launch of their latest resource.
HE in FE Call: Workshop presentations now available, details of change to bidding eligibility criteria	News Item	1 K	10/07/2006	Following feedback from the recent briefing workshops, the eligibility criteria for partners leading bids to the HE in FE Programme has been revised.
New resource: Change Management infoKit	News Item	1 K	18/05/2006	The latest in our infoKit series, a resource on Change Management, is launched today.
Consultation on the HEI Business Classification Scheme and Records Retention Schedule	News Item	2 K	04/12/2006	Institutional comments welcomed!
Using the CAMEL Model to Build a Community of Practice CD-ROM	News Item	1 K	29/11/2006	Further output from the CAMEL project now available.
CAMEL publication launched	News Item	1 K	13/10/2006	We are pleased to announce the launch of a publication about the HEFCE-funded CAMEL project led by JISC infoNet in partnership with ALT and the Higher Education Academy and involving partners from the FE and HE sectors.
JISC infoNet host wins top IT award	News Item	3 K	31/10/2006	JISC infoNet is proud to announce that its host institution, Northumbria University, is leading the way in Information Technology after being named the country's 'Most IT Enabled Organisation' in the Computing awards.
JISC Online Conference: Innovating e-Learning 2007	News Item	1 K	31/03/2007	JISC infoNet are pleased to highlight this forthcoming conference which runs from 11-14 June 2007.
Building Capacity: Preparing for Bologna	News Item	1 K	08/01/2007	JISC infoNet is pleased to announce a new project, funded under the HEFCE Leadership, Governance and Management Fund, that aims to assist institutions in preparing for the implementation of the Bologna Process.
CAMEL outputs now available in variety of media	News Item	2 K	08/01/2007	Due to popular demand, the outputs from the CAMEL pilot project are now available in a variety of media to view, download or order from the JISC infoNet website.
Competition in a Global Market: The Bologna Process and Beyond	News Item	2 K	02/08/2007	JISC infoNet is pleased to host the UK Higher Education Europe Unit 2007 survey on the sector's involvement in the Bologna Process and European higher education issues.
Higher Education Delivering on People's 'Right to Know'	News Item	1 K	13/03/2007	Higher education institutions are providing information openly and freely under a raft of information governance legislation, a survey has shown.
Managing Information to Make Life Easier	News Item	1 K	02/04/2007	JISC infoNet is pleased to annouce the launch of a new online resource at the AUA conference: Managing Information to Make Life Easier [A Practical Guide for Administrators]
JISC launch 'In Their Own Words' publication	News Item	3 K	04/09/2007	New Publication from the Learner Experiences of e-Learning theme
Launch of new Information Management Resource	News Item	3 K	26/09/2007	JISC infoNet is pleased to announce the launch of the Information Management infoKit: an online resource freely available to all FE and HE institutions.
JISC infoNet Award for Innovation in Records and Information Management	News Item	1 K	21/08/2007	Has your institution recently made significant improvements to the way in which it manages its records or internal information? Or, have changes to the way in which you manage your records or internal information made a demonstrable difference to the way in which your institution operates?