Coombe Abbey Coventry

I'm at the excellent Coombe Abbey Hotel in Coventry for a 2-day "away day" for the JISC Advisory Services, one of which, JISC infoNet, I work for.

The 6 Advisory Services plus the 13 Regional Support Centres (RSCs) support Colleges and Universities (and the RSCs, non-college Adult Education Providers) in their use of new technlogy to deliver teaching and learning, research, and better support their strategy making and business processes.

The hotel is based around some original buildings and later additions to what used to be an Abbey before King Henry VIII decided to shut them down. As you can see from the photos, it has considerable atmosphere.

This is a chance for us to understand the work of the other services and co-ordinate our materials and support. Also a chance for us to meet new staff and share knowledge. The sessions have been a mixture of that and deciding new directions and ways to work together. We have been using Twitter to give instant feedback to speakers during sessions.

Large versions of the photos: exterior, interior