aclJohn's eAdministration Finds

I'm not sure what made me revisit the BT Resources but I'm glad I did.

Moving On is a free interactive resource from the BT Learning and Skills programme. Designed to help users to learn...

• more about themselves;
• the skills they need in life and work; and
• how best to develop and demonstrate these when they...
  • identify jobs that are a good match for their...
    • personality,
    • interests and
    • skills; and
  • apply for jobs.

This is done usin...

AllAboutCareers is a social careers information website aimed at learners aged 16-24.

The site has lots of information about...

• graduate careers;
• degrees;
• internships; and
• university life

...as well as lots of articles for learners who choose not to take the university route. Learners can find out about...

• apprenticeships;
• further education courses; and
• all kinds of employment opportunities that don't need a degree.

Learners who register can...

• create a caree...

Ofsted's relatively new "Good Practice" website is for those working in sectors who are inspected and regulated by them.

The "Good Practice" website shares, as you would expect, good practice and supporting resources, allowing visitors to download information and watch video clips to support their own work.

Currently there are only a few case studies in the "Adult Learning & Skills" section at the moment, however, when further examples are added and the section developed, I'm sure it w...

Google Maps has added a fuel cost calculator to driving directions on Google Maps in Europe.

Currently the estimated fuel costs only appears in driving directions in Europe and not in the USA, Canada nor Australia.

The fuel cost estimation appears at the bottom of the driving directions in the map sidebar. If you click on the displayed estimation, a calculator opens like this...

...it allows users to adjust...

• the type of vehicle you drive;
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• between petrol a...

Disney Parody explanation of Copyright Law and Fair Use Synopsis:

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University provides this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms.

Video Found at http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale.

For those of you who were unable to attend the Common Inspection Framework: Equality & Diversity Event (in December) the resources produced for the event, by John Dalziel, are available at http://www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/acl/eMagArchive/RSCeMags2010_11/E_and_D/index.html .

The following two clips may also be useful in tutorials and/or awareness raising...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciYk-UwqFKA

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlP9yQAK37s...

One of a number of online scheduling services, Doodle takes the pain out of finding the right date and time for a group of people to meet and makes scheduling virtually effortless.

The basic service is a free online coordination tool which requires neither registration nor software installation.

Note: a MyDoodle account is not a requirement to use Doodle; however, MyDoodle offers a number of advantages for regular Doodle users...

• MyDoodle saves your participation and admin links in...

How can expenditure on new technology be justified in the current financial climate?

It can if it provides a rapid return on investment and helps further education institutions to reach their goals more efficiently.

Doing even more with less whilst improving standards in education is putting senior management teams in the UK's FE Colleges to the test this year.

Read the full article at http://www.fenews.co.uk/fe-news/justifying-technology-investment-in-tough-economic-times.

Do you have the time and resources to carry out impact assessments of your college's entire policies and practices, for all protected equality strands, before 4 April next year?

That is the massive compliance challenge facing the sector under draft regulations which would introduce specific obligations on public authorities to take action to further the new public sector single equality duty.

Read the full article, and watch the video clip at http://www.fenews.co.uk/general/fe-college...