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A_L_T: A few places still available for ALT-C 2012: A confrontation with reality #altc2012 - hurry or you'll miss out http://t.co/dEyUVwIu

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A_L_T: The 8th version of the draft timetable for #altc2012 is now available at http://t.co/PwjZAea2

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Celebrating 10,000 followers... and our resources to help engage students through social media

Are you making the most of social media to support your students?

To celebrate our ten thousandth Twitter follower, we showcase some resources that can help you blog, tweet and interact your way to better student retention, marketing and teaching online.

Listen to a podcast on developing your social media strategy with Steph Gray of Helpful Technology
Read JISC CETIS' ideas about using Twitter in the classroom
Learn how Cardiff, Northumbria and Bristol universities use Twitter and Facebook to support international students
Reflect on how your PhD students are using social media and other new technologies to collaborate and stay up to date using the biggest ever survey of PhD students
Read a case study on engaging students through blogging
Download the LSE’s guide to Tweeting for academics
Compare your university to other universities. Find out which social media networks others are using on the UK Web Focus blog post

While you’re staying up to date online, don’t forget to follow us @JISC on Twitter.

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A_L_T: Hurry! Book your place at ALT-C 2012: A confrontation with reality #altc2012 - Booking deadline today at midnight - http://t.co/dEyUVwIu

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A_L_T: Scottish Mobile Learning Day: The Scottish Mobile Learning Day took place on the 19th June in Glasgow. It was op... http://t.co/IGmQdXwB

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A_L_T: Early call for expressions of interest in Chairing the 2014 ALT Conference http://t.co/jxNALOd1

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A_L_T: The Online Revolution: Education at Scale: Ng, Andrew and Koller, Daphne (2012) The Online Revolution: Education... http://t.co/LWFWakxP

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A_L_T: @BLE1 @dkernohan @ble1 The latest version of the ALT-C 2012 timetable is at http://t.co/PwjZAea2

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The Online Revolution: Education at Scale

Ng, Andrew and Koller, Daphne (2012) The Online Revolution: Education at Scale. In: 2012 conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. (Unpublished)

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A_L_T: MOOC pedagogy: the challenges of developing for Coursera: In the summer of 2012 the team of teachers and researc... http://t.co/8MjpM0tl

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A_L_T: Large scale curriculum redesign conference: continuing the conversation - a free lunchtime webinar on 9 August 2012 http://t.co/HvvloUeD

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A_L_T: Only two weeks left to book for #altc2012! Book before Friday 17 August at http://t.co/IFM1YbGd

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A_L_T: Only two weeks left to book for #altc2012! Book before Friday 17 August at http://t.co/IFM1YbGd

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A_L_T: Early call for expressions of interest in Chairing the 2014 ALT Conference http://t.co/jxNALOd1

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A_L_T: Details of the #altc2012 social programme now at http://t.co/8XXw4XJG

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A_L_T: Large scale curriculum redesign conference: continuing the conversation - a free lunchtime webinar on 9 August 2012 http://t.co/HvvloUeD

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A_L_T: Only two weeks left to book for #altc2012! Book before Friday 17 August at http://t.co/IFM1YbGd

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A_L_T: OER13: Subheading: Creating an OER Virtuous Circle ... http://t.co/EZXQ5QeD

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A_L_T: A fun fair time at JISC RSC Northwest’s Annual Event: Using social media to engage learners, discovering new eme... http://t.co/9KtGEaFJ

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A_L_T: ALT News Online: Michelle Hyland, 'A fun fair time at JISC RSC Northwest’s Annual Event' - http://t.co/bQlTvkuG

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A_L_T: The latest draft of the #altc2012 timetable is now available at http://t.co/PwjZAea2

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A_L_T: Community-led Evaluation and Dissemination of Support Resources – Pilot. Report to JISC: Schmoller, Seb (2012) C... http://t.co/fVRNgGim

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JISC and Wellcome Trust to support universities with new open access demands

image of stairs The recent Finch report said that universities will have to be increasingly efficient in the way they pay for open access publishing in the form of article processing charges (APCs).

Responding to the recommendation, new work funded by JISC and the Wellcome Trust on behalf of the Open Access Implementation Group (OAIG) will look at how we can help universities manage the charges efficiently and also what role an intermediary might play in making the process work smoothly.

The new study will build on the OAIG’s earlier findings:

Firstly, research by JISC Collections on behalf of the OAIG has shown that many hybrid journal publishers, research institutions and funders have not yet developed efficient back office systems to manage open access payments. This can sometimes lead to lengthy delays and other administrative problems.
Secondly, OAIG members and publishers have together highlighted the potential role for suitable intermediaries in providing support and services. These intermediaries could help avoid ‘doubling up’ of back-office systems and make it easier to reconcile data for both publishers and funders.

The request for proposals and full project specification are available. Please contact David Carr at the Wellcome Trust with any queries.

Neil Jacobs, programme director at JISC, said: “This work will be an important step forward in helping universities and other research organisations prepare for open access publishing. We envisage that an intermediary role might help publishers, funders and research organisations by reducing transaction costs, speeding up payment of APCs and ensuring an efficient and competitive market in Gold OA.”

The deadline for proposals - which should be sent to David Carr - is 5pm on 31 July 2012 and we will be able to share more after the work has been completed in the Autumn.

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