The March 2009 issue of the e-Framework for Research and Education initiative newsletter is now available. This issue contains lots of updates as well as the very readable "Managers' Compact Guide to SOA".

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JISC has announced a FREE Peer Review Workshop on the topic of the Case Studies in Sustainability conducted by Ithaka, with the support of the Strategic Content Alliance. The event will be chaired by Kevin Guthrie, President of Ithaka and facilitated with experts from Ithaka.

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JISC and Netskills are running Workshops at Newcastle University on 2nd February and Aston University on 19th February, to explore what we mean by e-portfolios and how e-portfolios can support learning.

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The JISC sponsored Developer Happiness Days will take place in London on 9th-13th February 2009.

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Here are the links to the sessions, video, twitters, flickrs, and blogs from this week's JISC CETIS conference. A more in-depth report will follow next week.

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Papers and presentations from the third JISC online conference Innovating e-Learning 2008 which ran between 4-7th November are now available.

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The latest newsletter from the e-Framework initiative is now available online. Developments include the appointment of a new international director, and the publication of an SOA case study from City University, London.

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A timetable of calls for future funding opportunities for the new academic year is available on the JISC web site.

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Two new JISC resources on e-portfolios were launched at ALT-C in Leeds: a guide in the JISC Effective Practice series, Effective Practice with e-Portfolios, which explores effective practice in the use of e-portfolios as a support to learning in a digital age, and an infoKit on e-Portfolios from JISC infoNet.

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Registration is now open for the third international JISC online conference:Learning in a digital age – are we prepared? Held on the 4-7th November 2008 this conference for practitioners and managers embedding e-learning into their practice focuses on the tension between the tried and tested and the wholly innovative.

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JISC has funded 12 new projects to review course design and validation processes, and the ways these are supported and informed by technology, in order to transform learning opportunities.

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JISC Technology and Standards Watch (TechWatch) has issued an open call for a forthcoming report on data mash-ups and the future of mapping.

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The JISC funded XCRI (Exchange of Course Related Information) project is working closely with European partners to develop a European standard for course information. The Metadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) standard they have developed will be submitted to CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) in August.

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The latest e-Framework Update outlines the priority activities for 2008, as well as other news from the initiative and partners.

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The JISC e-Learning Programme will be running its third international Online Conference Innovating e-Learning 2008 between 4th – 7th November. The theme for this year’s event is Learning in a Digital Age - Are we prepared?

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