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Who are we?. Ruth Drysdale JISC e-Learning team Programme manager Lead for Course Data programme Alan Paull Information management consultant Kirstie Coolin eBusiness Analyst. What you can expect in this briefing.
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Who are we? • Ruth Drysdale • JISC e-Learning team Programme manager • Lead for Course Data programme • Alan Paull • Information management consultant • Kirstie Coolin • eBusiness Analyst
What you can expect in this briefing • What are the similarities and differences between XCRI-CAP, HEAR and KIS • Stage 2 Implementation Plan selection criteria and suitable activities • Opportunity to ask questions • Ability to listen again to the presentation (as its recorded) • All slides will also be made available from the JISC website www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/coursedata/stage1.aspx
XCRI-CAP ... • XCRI started in 2005 (Bottom Up approach) • XCRI-CAP taken forward for standardisation and piloting • 2011 XCRI-CAP at a level of maturity for implementation of the standard • A XCRI-CAP record could be created for any type of course or module
HEAR ... • HEAR started in 2003 (Bottom Up approach?) • In 2007, Universities UK and GuildHE published Beyond the honours degree classification: the Burgess Group final report. • JISC created XML schema as extension of XCRI-CAP XML schema, Diploma Supplement compliant • Records a student’s achievement in HE and provides more detailed information about a student’s learning and achievement than the traditional degree classification system. • HEA now supporting further implementation • Section 6.1 includes: academic work, extra-curricular activities, prizes and employability awards and voluntary work and offices held in student union clubs and societies
KIS ... Key Information Sets (KIS) : • student satisfaction (from NSS) • course information (average teaching and learning experience from previous cohorts) • employment and salary data (from DLHE, may be IR?) • accommodation costs • financial information, such as fees (from UCAS) • students' union information. Technical Guidance: http://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_studrec&Itemid=232&mnl=12061
The KIS • There will be a KIS for all UG courses (including part-time) planned for 2013-14, on which students at HEIs are registered, or which are run through private providers who subscribe to the QAA for HE • UG programmes taught through FE colleges will also require a KIS. • The only exceptions are short courses (one year full-time equivalent or less), postgraduate courses, those delivered wholly overseas, and closed courses.
The KIS • HESA meetings www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_seminars&Itemid=70 • 22nd February 2012 London • 1st March 2012 Leeds • SROC discussion forum www.sroc.ac.uk/blog-detail.php?id=21 • ARC event TBC • 19th Dec Quality assurance and enhancement in e-learning SIG is planning an online meeting exploring the potential for using KIS in the QAQE agenda.
The list of initiatives ... http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/coursedata.aspx http://www.xcri.co.uk/what-is-kis.html http://www.xcri.co.uk/what-is-hear.html • XCRI-CAP = Advertising course information • HEAR= A student’s actual verified experience • KIS = ‘16’ Key data items • (WIS = more information about the course and institution )
Similarities ... XCRI-CAP, HEAR and KIS • All use XML (HEAR is an extension of XCRI-CAP, so formally standardised and follow EU) • All information meant for non-academic audience ie in Plain English
Where to be published ... Publically accessible • KIS :- Institution Course webpage, UCAS and new Unistats website • XCRI-CAP any aggregator Restricted access • HEAR:- Student request from institution
Stage 1 Stage 1: JISC Support • Project Management http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/projectmanagement.aspx • JISC Infonet: promoting good practice, inspiring innovation with infoKits contain a wealth of 'self-help' material, from simple methodologies to manage projects, risks, change and processes. http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/ • www.xcri.co.uk forum for adding comments, questions • eNewsletter to COURSEDATASTAGE1@JISCMAIL.AC.UK • Course Data Programme support team
Support Stage 1: Other Support • Software to validate an institution’s test XCRI-CAP feeds will be provided by Spring 2012. Also a proof-of-concept aggregator and discovery service with search functions will also be provided to bring together all the XCRI-CAP feeds, to enable institutions to see how their data will look to prospective students. • HESA Course Definition project , complete end Oct 11 • Connecting with existing communities eg ARC, SROC, HEAR, KIS .... Any others? • Curriculum Design community - design studio http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/w/page/40489793/Institutional-Approaches-to-Curriculum-Design
Programme meetings JISC meetings in London and Leeds 10:30-16:00 2012 • 7th and 8th Feb • 20th and 21st June Dev Days • 14th and 15th Nov 2013 • 16th and 17th Jan
Online meetings JISC Online meetings 14:00-16:00 2012 • Fri 20th Jan Start-up • Fri 30th Mar • Fri 18th May • Fri 13th July • Fri 19h Oct 2013 • Fri 15th Feb
Stage 2 selection criteria • Fit to programme objectives and overall value to JISC-HE community 25% (see Programme outcomes slide) • Quality of work plan 25% (To include production of all deliverables, and project management WP) • Engagement with the HE and FE Community 5% (which meetings could you host, present at etc) • Value for Money 25% (how will the sector benefit) • Previous experience of the project team 20% (name key project team and their RELEVANT experience)
Important dates • Deadline for Stage 2 submission: 12:00 noon UK time Monday 21st November 2011 • Projects will need to start from Mon 12th January 2012 and end before March 2013 • Stage 2 start up meeting Fri 27th Jan 2012 CC-BY h.price@jisc.ac.uk
#jiscasess Thank you for participating in Stage 1 of the Course Data programme For any further queries please contact: Ruth Drysdale r.drysdale@jisc.ac.uk • Rob Englebright r.englebright@jisc.ac.uk