For more information on different aspects of the project, please follow the links below: 

 * [wiki:EvaluationPlan Information about the project evaluation]
 * Research pilots currently being discussed or in action:
   * [wiki:PersistentCommunity Persistent community pilot]  
   * [wiki:PersistentIdentity Persistent identity pilot]  
   * [wiki:FurtherCommunication Further communication pilot]  
   * [wiki:NewMediaLiteracy New Media Literacy pilot]  

 
 * [wiki:ProjectDocumentation Relevant Project documentation] 

For an overview of the interconnecting themes, issues and plans for the project see this [http://isthmus.conted.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/attachment/wiki/WikiStart/isthmusOverview.pdf?format=raw 'mind-map']

== Project News ==
 * 24/03/09 Visitor resident poster presented at CAL 09
 * 03/09/08 All except the Mobile Participation pilot are ready to launch with all 34 of our short online distance courses this autumn. 
 * 26/07/08 The Isthmus 'Visitor - Resident' idea described in a detailed blog post: http://tallblog.conted.ox.ac.uk/index.php/2008/07/23/not-natives-immigrants-but-visitors-residents/ 
 * 07/02/08 View results of one of our student surveys which have informed the design of the pilots (in conjunction with a set of interviews): http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=OqAQ0YkSsll_2byboze0gI8JCUVMkmjvWpzdkjO1Fu37g_3d 
 * 04/02/08 Isthmus talk given at the 'SHock of the Old' conference in Oxford: http://www.slideshare.net/whitedavepaint/blurring-boundaries-taking-advantage-of-society-online/
 * 22/11/07 FaceBook group launched as part of the 'Persistent Community' pilot
 * 20/09/07 JISC Interim Report submitted today
 * 31/07/07 We have now closed down our 3 surveys with a total of nearly 300 respondents, now we have to start analysing them.
 * 13/03/07 We have just launched the project wiki where we will be keeping up to date information about what we are doing.

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== Contacts ==

For further information about the project, please contact:

 * [mailto:david.white@conted.ox.ac.uk David White] – project lead
 * [mailto:marion.manton@conted.ox.ac.uk Marion Manton] – evaluator
 * [mailto:matt.street@conted.ox.ac.uk Matt Street] – developer
 * [mailto:david.balch@conted.ox.ac.uk David Balch] – developer
 * [mailto:mike.taylor@conted.ox.ac.uk Mike Taylor] – systems admin