Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 4, 2022
Contact: Elizabeth Robey
erobey@coherentdigital.net
781-361-0266

Coherent Digital and Jisc sign agreement for Mindscape Commons

Jisc, the UK’s digital body for education and research , and Coherent Digital, an innovative digital content and information services group, have signed an agreement to offer the award-winning Mindscape Commons to both FE and HE institutions in the UK.

With its unique content, Mindscape Commons allows future counsellors, social workers, and psychologists to explore a variety of mental health experiences and to help students build empathy and develop critical clinical skills in a safe and repeatable setting. Content is enhanced with interactive quizzes, book chapters, discussion questions, and other tools to facilitate teaching and improve learning outcomes.

Launched in November 2020, Mindscape Commons is the world's first and largest source of Virtual Reality (VR) and interactive video content for teaching and learning mental health. It offers hundreds of immersive and interactive, short-form, 360° and 2D videos for teaching and training. In service to the community, Mindscape Commons also aggregates and preserves open-source, research, and commercial VR content for free.

The agreement allows Jisc members to become members of Mindscape Commons. Elizabeth Robey, Publisher of Mindscape Commons, said: “Jisc knows that digital technology has the ability to transform the student experience. We are honored to partner with Jisc in offering Mindscape Commons to members.

Joe Pettican, Jisc’s licensing portfolio specialist for learning and teaching, said: “There is huge potential to make greater use of new virtual reality technologies, offering students and learners with the opportunity to access immersive, engaging learning experiences and experiential learning that is not otherwise possible. As such, Jisc is committed to supporting institutions in providing innovative resources for learners and students.

“We are looking forward to working with Coherent Digital on this exciting opportunity for both FE and HE colleges in the UK to expand their digital resources in the increasingly important areas mental health and emerging technologies.”

The agreement begins 1st February 2022, and all participating Jisc member institutions and affiliated researchers are eligible.

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Further information – Jisc
Jisc’s vision is for the UK to be a world leader in technology for education and research. It owns and operates the super-fast national research and education network, Janet, with built-in cyber security protection.  Jisc also provides technology solutions for members (colleges, universities and research centres) and customers (public sector bodies), helps members save time and money by negotiating sector-wide deals and provides advice and practical assistance on digital technology. Jisc is funded by the UK higher and further education and research funding bodies and member institutions.  Jisc's AR VR report

Further information - Coherent Digital
Coherent Digital LLC was founded in 2019 by industry veterans Stephen Rhind-Tutt, Toby Green, Eileen Lawrence, and Pete Ciuffetti, with a goal to “tame wild content and make it useful.”   We bring order, standardization, and utility to content in many formats including primary sources, virtual reality, and born-digital web publications.