JISC: Mobile Technologies and the Law Webcast

If you have a particular interest in the use of mobile technologies in teaching and learning, you might like to ‘tune in’ to the free JISC Legal webcast coming up, helping colleges and universities deal with the associated legal issues. 

Mobile Technologies and the Law Webcast
2pm-4pm, Wednesday, 14 March 2012

'Crisis College Causes Mobile Mayhem – USB Stick and Mobile Phone containing personal information on students left at bus stop.'

Similar headlines have appeared in recent years with increasing frequency reflecting the rise in use of mobile devices.

Audience                                                                                                                                  This free webcast from JISC Legal is aimed at staff in colleges and universities with responsibility for planning and managing the introduction and use of mobile technologies in their institution. It is also of relevance to lecturers, researchers and support staff using or supporting the use mobile technologies in the workplace.  Legal issues include:

·         Privacy and Security- do learners have the right to opt-out? How can location data be used lawfully? What level of privacy must be ensured?

·         Identity management and authenticity - how can these work legally?

·         Accessibility – what are the legal obligations?

·         e-Safety and young learners - what are the institutions duties?

·         Loss of information – a real issue for learner or research work?

·         Liability - how can acceptable use by defined?  How must the institution deal with unacceptable behaviour?

·         Copyright - what are the consequences of allowing off-site access to e-resources?

This webcast will highlight good legal practice for institutions across these areas of concern, allowing colleges and universities to go forward with an awareness of the legal risks, and being confident in compliance.  It will provide an opportunity to hear at first hand how colleges and universities are currently using mobile technologies and the legal compliance issues which arise in such use, and JISC Legal specialists will be on hand to respond to your questions and comments.

Visit our website to view the webcast programme or visit http://jiscleg.al./webcast to access the webcast. No registration required, simply follow the link.

Please send in any questions or email webcast@jisclegal.ac.uk

HEA Academic Associates Wanted!

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is building a community of Academic Associates to deliver and develop support for learning and teaching in higher education.

Academic Associates are wanted for a variety of areas and expressions of interest are sought from academics with current experience, who are leaders in their field, can work as part of a team, and who share the HEA's ambition to improve learning and teaching and the student learning experience.

For further information please visit: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/academic-associates

HEA: World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities, 5-6 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The objectives of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) are: to secure renewed political commitment to sustainable development; to assess progress towards internationally agreed goals on sustainable development; and to address new and emerging challenges. The summit will also focus on two themes: a green economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable development, and an institutional framework for sustainable development.

HEA: Innovation in challenging times’ – The ABS Learning & Teaching Conference in association with the HEA, 24-25 April 2012, Mecure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

The Association of Business Schools is proud to announce our inaugural academic conference for those involved in Learning and Teaching in business schools. Building on the work of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) conferences of previous years, we are partnering with the HEA, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and the British Academy of Management (BAM) to provide a forum for exchange of excellence in teaching practice and pedagogic research.

HEA: Wellbeing in Teacher Education and Training, 29 February 2012, Cardiff Metropolitan University

The seminar title is ‘We’re all in this together’; the benefits of a partnership approach to student wellbeing in initial teacher education and training. The seminar will begin with a presentation and discussion of a recent research project which captured a range of stakeholder perspectives on student wellbeing. Participants included students, university tutors, student services professionals and school-based mentors. This will be followed by a practice-focused workshop looking at the implications of these findings for curriculum design and institutional service provision.

HEA: National Symposium: Enhancing Dissertations and Final Year Projects – Experiences, Embedding and the Future, 29 February 2012, University of Gloucestershire

This one day symposium will explore how the dissertation experience can be enhanced. It will explore case studies which demonstrate how dissertations or creative honours projects can take many forms which are innovative or creative in the context of their discipline or institution, and may include group, work-oriented and community-based projects. The HEA’s Chief Executive Craig Mahoney will be giving a keynote speech, as well as Stephen Marston (Vice Chancellor, University of Gloucestershire) and Vicky Gunn (University of Glasgow). This event is sponsored by a National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) funded project being undertaken by the University of Gloucestershire entitled: ‘Rethinking Final Year Projects and Dissertations: Creative Honours and Capstone Projects’.

HEA: Using Smartphone technology with foundation doctors: lessons learned (part of the Health Sciences Workshop & Seminar Series 2012), 5 July 2012, Cardiff University

The seminar will report lessons learned from the “iDoc” project. This initiative, supported by the Wales Deanery, provided trainee doctor participants across Wales with a Smartphone, micro SD-card and software containing 17 medical textbooks.