JISC are putting on an event called JISC Developer Days (dev8D) for software developers working in all areas of higher education. The event is designed to give developers the chance to learn and practice new skills, meet other people working in similar areas and to take part in discussions led by experts from higher education and industry. Further information on what you can get out of the event is available from the dev8D website: http://www.dev8d.org/why.html
Dev8D will run from the 24-27 February 2010 in London. The event is designed to be modular so there is no need to attend every day. Attendance is free and there is a limited amount of free accommodation available. Registration is open now: http://www.dev8d.org/book.html
This is the second year for this event. Dev8D in 2009 was a very successful event.Exciting prototypes were produced as part of the event and the dev8D competition winner, a reading list prototype called list8Dhas since been funded as a JISC rapid innovation project. An early version of the list8D reading list software has been released recently for others to experiment with. Dev8D 2009 was mentioned in the Edgeless University Report produced by Demos as a good example of experimentation that can help uncover not only new educational tools but also new uses for educational materials, and can draw on the energy and ideas of new constituencies.
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