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What do these have in common?. 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. So what do these have in common?. Today’s students.
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What do these have in common? Supporting Further and Higher Education
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
So what do these have in common? Supporting Further and Higher Education
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
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
Advice and guidance is needed • At all levels • Awareness raising • Significant changes • Managerially • Culturally and • Pedagogically • Workshops • Launch events. Supporting Further and Higher Education
Terminology • On-line learning system • Virtual Campus • Learner Management System (LMS) • Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) • Managed Learning Environment (MLE) Supporting Further and Higher Education
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
Strategic positioning of the sector • IMS (+ extensions) - vendors & colleges • Functional specification • FE / Learning & Skills sector money (conditions attached!). Supporting Further and Higher Education
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
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
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
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
2 + 2 = 5 Moving Forward • Random Acts of Progress? • Pockets of Excellence? • Need joined up thinking for... Supporting Further and Higher Education
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
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
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
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
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
A final thought on standards… I M S …keep on track Supporting Further and Higher Education
Changes are afoot • From Sage on the stage • to Guide on the side • Or From Pedagogue to Digigogue Supporting Further and Higher Education
Thank you Email - richard.everett@bristol.ac.uk Web - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/jciel/mlesg/ Supporting Further and Higher Education