Finding ways to learn from our shared experiences to build stronger and connected communities. For the launch of the activating community-led digital skills project we used our experience building education and research communities to create the community building e-module. We reflected on elements of the e-module at the Powered by People event at the University […]
What have we learnt since hosting Jisc’s internal community health checks? Our health check process started in 2024, bringing different Jisc-led community together to reflect on activity and find new possibilities. Learn more about the process in part 1. It has captured our community landscape confirming that connecting institutions to share their work create […]
As part of our community day at the Bristol head office, we invited Rosie Sherry, CEO of Ministry of Testing and founder of RosieLand to share new community thinking with our community managers. Rosie brought refreshing new insights that reminded us why we love community building. This is helping shape how we approach our activity […]
Sustaining a community can be challenging. What happens if things go quiet? How do we use the platform effectively? There are no simple answers, but when we understand the community journey, we identify opportunities to improve the community experience. Keeping communities secure In 2023, we turned on multi factor authentication (MFA) for all Microsoft Teams […]
We ran a survey with our internal community managers to understand how they spend their time and what leads to success. Why we love building community. Our education and research communities are a lifeline for thousands of professionals. They create spaces for people to connect, learn and support each other covering different topics around the […]
With plenty inspiring education and research communities, the community hub at Digifest 2024 introduced a podcast area to capture conversations about what motivates them. In this blog, learn how with the support of Jisc community champions, we prepared the podcasts and tips so you can try your own. The podcast buzz Hosting podcasts during the […]
How important is having the right values in your community? Do you have a common vision? How do you know when you are meeting your community’s needs? Our community member’s time is precious, with their attention constantly divided our communities need to be useful and relevant. With the right strategy, we put community members at […]
What does it mean to innovate? What happens when communities are free to experiment? I have been tackling these questions to look at how we support community growth in education and research, raise their profiles and keep ahead of the next big thing. Community rarely grows without experimentation. Trying new things can be daunting, but […]
I have been interested in how to co-produce content with communities for a long time. I know that there are many benefits of facilitating communities, as a space for conversation, mutual support, and learning, to name a few. For me there is something about producing collaborative content that takes it to another level. My first […]
The right platform can make or break a community. For many education and research communities, Microsoft Teams is a common choice. It allows users to collaborate internally and externally, chat, host events, share documents, and create engaging pages to share information. No platform is perfect, but Microsoft has been improving the functionality and capabilities within […]