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The Bloomsbury Learning Environment

The Bloomsbury Learning Environment. Dr Mark Humphreys Learning and Teaching Services Manager SOAS, University of London. Who am I?. Background in English music of the 17th and 18th centuries (!). BMus (Sheffield), MusM (Manchester), DPhil (Oxon) Joined SOAS in September 2002

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The Bloomsbury Learning Environment

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  1. The Bloomsbury Learning Environment Dr Mark Humphreys Learning and Teaching Services Manager SOAS, University of London

  2. Who am I? • Background in English music of the 17th and 18th centuries (!). BMus (Sheffield), MusM (Manchester), DPhil (Oxon) • Joined SOAS in September 2002 • Also have responsibility for • space planning • teaching timetable • various learning and teaching related projects

  3. My colleagues • Jodie Bell: VLE Co-ordinator, RVC • Leman Aydemir: Learning Technology Support Officer, LSHTM • Tim Neumann: Learning Technology Fellow, IoE

  4. What is the Bloomsbury Learning Environment? • Collaboration initiated by SOAS in April 2004 • Blackboard software installed on LSHTM servers in August 2004 • IoE joined the group in June 2005 • Transfer to Blackboard v7 ASP-hosted in summer 2006

  5. Challenges of collaboration • Four different institutions • Multiple sysadmins • Different look and feel required • Different content to be delivered across and between each institution

  6. Data model • Multiple primary institution roles (mostly one per partner) • Many secondary institution roles (e.g. staff, student, external users) • Certain roles see: • Branding • Tabs • Modules

  7. Further personalisation • What kind of user you are, but also - • Exactly who you are! • Single sign on for particular resources, including: • Individual timetable • Image galleries • Online tutorial signup

  8. SOAS Portal (1)

  9. SOAS Portal (2)

  10. RVC Portal (1)

  11. RVC Portal (2)

  12. LSHTM Portal

  13. IoE Portal

  14. IoE Portal Mindmap

  15. Conclusion • Further personalisation possible at system levels – e.g. direct entry to webmail system • Then self-customisation next priority, e.g. RSS and Podcast subscriptions

  16. Contact details • Mark Humphreys: mh75@soas.ac.uk • Jodie Bell: jbell@rvc.ac.uk • Leman Aydemir: Leman.Aydemir@lshtm.ac.uk • Tim Neumann: T.Neumann@ioe.ac.uk

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