What do these have in common?

1. What do these have in common? Supporting Further and Higher Education

2. Managed Learning Environments The work of the MLE Steering Group Richard Everett JISC MLE Co-ordinator web: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/jciel/mlesg/ email: richard.everett@bristol.ac.uk Supporting Further and Higher Education

3. So what do these have in common? Supporting Further and Higher Education

4. Today’s students • Were born whenMargaret Thatcherwas inher first term • Have never owned avinyl record • Have never used atypewriter • Have never owned ablack & white TV • Don’t remember theCold War • Think there has always beenMTV. • Were born when • Have never owned a • Have never used a • Have never owned a • Don’t remember the • Think there has always been Supporting Further and Higher Education

5. The Managed Learning Environment Steering Group (MLESG) • JISC Committee for Integrated Environments for Learners (JCIEL) • Oversee the definition of an MLE, for FE (and HE) • WILL NOT design systems • WILL define a set of interfaces to allow the various systems to work together. Supporting Further and Higher Education

6. Advice and guidance is needed • At all levels • Awareness raising • Significant changes • Managerially • Culturally and • Pedagogically • Workshops • Launch events. Supporting Further and Higher Education

7. Terminology • On-line learning system • Virtual Campus • Learner Management System (LMS) • Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) • Managed Learning Environment (MLE) Supporting Further and Higher Education

8. Off-LineLearning Registers Managed Learning Environment IMS Virtual Learning Environment CurriculumMapping Delivery LearningResources Quality Process Assessment TutorSupport Communication Tracking IMS Student Record System BusinessSystems OtherAgencies OtherColleges

9. Strategic positioning of the sector • IMS (+ extensions) - vendors & colleges • Functional specification • FE / Learning & Skills sector money (conditions attached!). Supporting Further and Higher Education

10. Vendors’ meetings • 20th November 2000 • VLE and MIS vendors • FERL / BECTa Conference • Feedback • In the future • 6th April NLN (CATs) • VLE and Content • UfI, CETIS, RDN, UKOLN, NLN, DNER etc. Supporting Further and Higher Education

11. Interoperability pilots • Summer 2001 • Collaboration of • VLE vendors • MIS vendors • Content vendors • Colleges • Interfacing/Interoperability • £250,000 • Reports on experience. 7/99 ‘Building MLEs in HE’ Supporting Further and Higher Education

12. Presentations differentiating the vendors • Functionality, Pricing strategy, Company futures • Competitors • Institutional relationships examples • Manchester 23rd/24th May 2001 • London 29th/30th May 2001 bookings@completesupport.co.uk MLE conference MLEs - ‘Your Choice, Your Future’ • Key VLE players will be present • Hands on opportunity with the products Supporting Further and Higher Education

13. Messages to go out to the sector • Don’t panic - help and guidance are available • FEFC money does not have to be accounted for until July 2002 • IMS (+appropriate extensions) • Consider whether to wait until the vendors actually produce a VLE that suits you • 5 P’s (Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance). Supporting Further and Higher Education

14. 2 + 2 = 5 Moving Forward • Random Acts of Progress? • Pockets of Excellence? • Need joined up thinking for... Supporting Further and Higher Education

15. Why IMS? - 1 • Integrating content from many different developers • Re-package courses by mixing and matching the modules with home grown content • Labelling so that learners all over the world can navigate to find what they need. Supporting Further and Higher Education

16. Why IMS? - 2 • Easily match learning objectives to materials from disparate developers • Tracking how students are progressing with different vendors learning materials • Empower students with a lasting record of their learning profile • Instantly update registers on college Management Information Systems (MISs). Web: www.imsproject.org Supporting Further and Higher Education

17. Future Success • A very collaborative relationship • Flexibility by all parties - Universities, Colleges, Vendors of Content, VLE, MIS etc) • Dedication to quality educational programs • And…Service! Supporting Further and Higher Education

18. Trend to Enterprise SolutionsThe early adopter stage is behind us! As the “Net Generation” enters colleges ...Universities ...and businesses • Institutions will move from “dabbling” to serious, enterprise-wide solutions for on-campus and off • Safer for colleges/institutionsto go for IMS solutions. Supporting Further and Higher Education

19. Eventually, there will be an industry shake-out • New industries follow a similar pattern of • Many entrants early on • Followed by a few rising to the top • The rest eventually go bust • Don’t get caught with a VLE that doesn’t survive or cannot be supported • Go for IMS (+ appropriate extensions). Supporting Further and Higher Education

20. A final thought on standards… I M S …keep on track Supporting Further and Higher Education

21. Changes are afoot • From Sage on the stage • to Guide on the side • Or From Pedagogue to Digigogue Supporting Further and Higher Education

22. Thank you Email - richard.everett@bristol.ac.uk Web - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/jciel/mlesg/ Supporting Further and Higher Education