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Northern Ireland Integrated Managed Learning Environment

Northern Ireland Integrated Managed Learning Environment. Consortium Members. Belfast Institute of F & HE (Lead) North Down and Ards Institute of F & HE North West Institute of F & HE Queen’s University of Belfast University of Ulster. Intended Project Deliverables.

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Northern Ireland Integrated Managed Learning Environment

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  1. Northern Ireland Integrated Managed Learning Environment

  2. Consortium Members • Belfast Institute of F & HE (Lead) • North Down and Ards Institute of F & HE • North West Institute of F & HE • Queen’s University of Belfast • University of Ulster

  3. Intended Project Deliverables • Regional Integrated MLE for the NI tertiary sector • Tools to build a secure regional MLE • Demonstrators of portable courses,materials • Report on the effectiveness of IMS • Case studies of impact of MLE on Business Processes • Reports on outcomes, impact & effectiveness

  4. What the project will cover • Develop smooth seamless information exchange between FE, HE • Enhanced information & services for students • Eg Foundation degrees, Franchised degrees,HNDs, Access Courses, A Levels, Vocational Qualifications • Sharing resources – real and virtual • Virtual cohorts – educational pathways, careers advice, information portals, showcases • Monitoring and supporting student progress

  5. Business and Technical Processes • This project & new MIS – spur to review business processes • Protocols for information posting & exchange • Enable sharing of resources, regional discussion lists, showcase for students’ work • Unique student identifier • Credit Transfer Scheme - NICATS • Authentication of users and security of data

  6. Project Team • 1 Project Manager • 1 Curriculum Officer • 2 MIS Developers • Consultancy / short term secondments from FE and HE sector • Team based at QUB • DEL support (MIS and Curriculum contacts)

  7. Project Steering Group • Project Director (Alan Dummigan) • Experienced & senior staff from consortium • 1 rep from RSCni • External advisor (DEL) • External advisor (ANIC) • Other co-opted experts

  8. Timescale • Gearing up June 2002 – August 2002 • Analysis, design, & preparation for implementation Aug 2002 – Jan 2003 • Prototyping and proof of concept Feb 2003 July 2003 • Embedding & Widening Concept Aug 2003 – Jan 2004 • Implementation across consortium Feb 2004 – July 2004 • Further implementation across consortium Aug 2004 – March 2005

  9. Complementary regional Initiatives • Regional approach to new MIS- interoperability • NI MAN – the means to deliver project objectives • NICATS – seamless/single credit framework • Regional development of VLEs • Regional support centre – RSCni

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