Microsoft Learning Gateway

1. Microsoft Learning Gateway Ben Saville – Business Manager, Education & Public Sector

2. Main Objectives • Who are Teksys • Teksys MLG Solution • Technology in Practice • Collaboration & Personalisation • Looking Forward • Structure, Scalability & Cost • Questions & Answers

3. Substance & Scale – est1991 Basic Facts & Figures • FY-05/06 revenue £40Mnest- 40% growth last FY • 100 staff - Fleet, Egham & Kidderminster • 40 Services staff – Technical, Developers & PM • Dedicated to the Education market for 15 years Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Networking Infrastructure Solutions Security Solutions Information Worker Solutions Licensing Solutions Mobility

4. SharePoint Credentials • UK’s Leader in Designing & Delivering MLG • 10 x Local Authorities & Consortia • 35 x Individual Schools, Colleges, Universities & Academies • User base of 300,000+ • 3 x MOSS2007 Installations

5. MLG Values raising educational standardsextended schoolswider community learningcollaboration between institutionspromotion of inclusionintegrationengagement & stakeholder involvementlife long learninggreater communicationsustainabilityachievement supporting pupils & familiese-learninge-safetyenjoymentsustainability partnershipbest value

6. Technical Infrastructure ISA Server Office Communications Server Windows Server 2003 SQL Server Forms Server ? Class Server/ SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) SharePoint

7. Technology in Practice

8. Shireland Language College Case Study “One of the most remarkable ICT systems in the country.” Tony Blair, Prime Minister • Key Educational Statistics: • Inner-city Birmingham • 36% of pupils eligible for free school dinners • 70+ first languages within the pupils / parents of school • In 2003, 15% of pupils gained five A*-C grades • In 2005, 56% of pupils gained five A*-C grades

9. Shireland Language College Case Study “One of the most remarkable ICT systems in the country.” Tony Blair, Prime Minister • Key Outcome Statistics: • 100 schools • 50,000 users across the UK • Meeting all DfES targets • Boost standards in teaching & learning • Improve leadership & organisation • Free teachers to teach • Enable collaboration between schools • Provide stronger community links

10. Collaboration Scenario Maths Subject Team: Team of Maths Consultants provide curriculum support for schools across RCT They work as a team to produce curriculum documents & learning materials for schools They work on projects with teachers from a number of schools across the authority Team are based from a single location but are often out of the office / delivering teacher training

11. Collaboration Scenario Maths Subject Team has the following issues: Staff find it difficult to collaborate with other team members because they are out of the office Members need to be able to share documents that have been developed. Some documents need to be approved before publication Latest news and policy guidelines are e-mailed to all members Electronic documents are stored randomly on the network, laptops, or memory sticks Documents are difficult to find Staff cannot retrieve department information away from the office All school maths departments find it difficult to collaborate and share best practice

12. Collaboration Scenario Some ways that this solution will help the Maths Subject Team: Documents can be stored for access centrally Team members can collaborate on a document from one place Department news, events and new policy guidelines can be added and updated by team members Forms can be filled out electronically and sent by automatic workflow for managers to sign-off and then to archive Information can be tagged so that it is easily searchable Access to the system will be online – members can access information and documents away from the office Maths teachers across the authority can collaborate with the team on documents online

13. Collaboration Scenario

14. Making Learning Personal

15. Personal Learning Dashboard

16. Personal Learning Dashboard

17. Personal Learning Dashboard

18. Looking Forward

19. Learning Platform Strategy • Based around SharePoint 2007 • Aligned with 3 key principles: • Dynamic Learning Environment • Business of School • Connected Citizenship • Developing the following areas: • Providing a Strategic Layer • Personalisation • Meeting Individual Requirements

20. MLG Additions

21. Structure, Scalability & Cost • Existing Infrastructure: • Technical environment • Supporting 9 schools / partners • Scaling out: • Up to 10k users • Unlimited license model • Retention of school identity • Cost: • School site set-up • Contribution to license & support • HR costs

22. What the Teksys can offer… • Final Analysis: • Successful, qualified & experienced • Solution meeting school and personal needs • Innovative, evolving environment • Structure in place to scale

23. Integration – Front-End Web Parts • MIS • Capita • Serco • First Technology • Hebron • RM • ePortfolio • WinVision • Spider Networks • Arc Software • u-explore • VLE • Blackboard • Class Server 4.0 (replaced by SLK) • Frog Teacher (Frog Trade) • Fronter • Granada Learning • Its Learning • Kaleidos (RM) • Learning Platform (Novus) • Moodle • PathwayOne (Egton Education) • SharePoint Learning Kit • StudyWiz (Etech) • Uniservity • Other Applications • Agresso – Student Portal • Cambridge University Press - Global Grid for Learning • Citrix • Digi-Link Revelation – Offline SharePoint • Forensic Software – Policy Central • Hunterstone - eLibrarian • ITWorx – Exam Module • ITWorx – Virtual Classroom • K2 Workflow • MicroLibrarian Systems – Eclipse • MicroLibrarian Systems – Junior • NuSoft Solutions – Assessment Tool • NuSoft Solutions – SCORM Authoring • Solutions IQ – Reporting • Solutions IT – Scholaris • Viglen – ClassLink

24. Question Time