Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Riding the [JISC] Elevator

    Back in the early days of my return to JISC I attended a meeting where one of my colleagues Andy pitched an idea about creating a new kind of mechanism for what seems to have become known as ‘micro-funding’ in-house. The idea was called the JISC Elevator. A move away from the very formal proposals…

  • [JISC] Weeknote 24/33

    I’ve taken a days leave today as I am shockingly wiped out but it has been another interesting week. The big JISC event this week was JIF10 – a bi-annual conference that brings together representatives of the majority of the projects and services JISC funds. It took place at the stunning Royal Holloway Uni and…

  • UKOER10 – Open Educational Resources International Symposium

    Feeling slightly fragile after one or two beverage at the Fringe Thursday evening I made my way to the quite amazing Holborn Bars bright and early Friday morning for UKOER10. Many people were involved in the organisation and planning of the event but it was very much David Ks baby and he deserves a great…

  • [JISC] Weeknote 23/33

    What a week. I think I’ll still be recovering well into week 24! Monday I took a bit of a step into the past and spent some time with the JISC Communications team discussing my ideas about using the open ePub standard as the platform for a move from a predominately print and PDF model…

  • UKOER10 Fringe #fukoer

    So it is the morning after the night before, the Fringe happened and I survived. I think/hope it went well for the people who came along. I was a bit worried (as anyone who follows me on Twitter will have seen!) early on as there weren’t many people in attendance and those that were there…