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Microsoft Learning Gateway for HE Rob Miles – Hull University, Lecturer Romola Ganguli – Microsoft Education

Microsoft Learning Gateway for HE Rob Miles – Hull University, Lecturer Romola Ganguli – Microsoft Education Technology Advisor. Agenda. The HE Context Using Learning Gateway for HE Class Server – The Real Picture E-portfolios The Learning Gateway Roadmap

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Microsoft Learning Gateway for HE Rob Miles – Hull University, Lecturer Romola Ganguli – Microsoft Education

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  1. Microsoft Learning Gateway for HE Rob Miles – Hull University, LecturerRomola Ganguli – Microsoft Education Technology Advisor

  2. Agenda • The HE Context • Using Learning Gateway for HE • Class Server – The Real Picture • E-portfolios • The Learning Gateway Roadmap • Architecture • Q & A

  3. The HE Context “Harnessing Technology” DfES Priorities • An integrated online information service for all citizens • Integrated online personal support for children and learners • A collaborative approach to personalised learning activities • A good quality ICT training and support package for practitioners • A leadership and development package for organisational capability in ICT • A common digital infrastructure to support transformation and reform.

  4. The HE Context “Harnessing Technology” • Technology offers more than access to information… • E-learning allows a new relationship with learners to develop. It takes them beyond the confines of the traditional classroom, extending collaboration…. • Encourage every institution to offer a personal online learning space to store coursework, course resources, results, and achievements…for each learner, so that education organisations can support an individual’s progression more effectively. Together, these facilities will become an electronic portfolio, making it simpler for learners to build their record of achievement throughout their lifelong learning. • Technology also allows a new relationship between education and employers.

  5. What is the Microsoft Learning Gateway? • A framework - NOT a packaged solution • Complete eLearning platform • Designed to place students and lecturers at • the centre of the learning experience. • A rich portal experience providing a secure, • collaborative and personalised environment for: • Externals/Parents • Lecturers • Students

  6. Design objectives for Learning Gateway • Key design objectives for the Learning Gateway portal solution include: • A scalable learning platform • Provide all services via a Web browser from anywhere onthe Internet • Provide single sign-on • Generate a role based portal experience • Standards based • Use of “out of the box” Microsoft functionality • A framework for other Microsoft components • Leverage the latest Microsoft server products and existing investments • Provide integration with third-party systems

  7. The Microsoft HE Learning Gateway: Demo

  8. Portfolio v1.0

  9. Public Portfolio Only see the part of a user’s portfolio that you have rights for

  10. Personal Portfolio (My Site) Personal tasks Navigation fully integrated into SPS navigation Personal essays

  11. My Portfolio User’s personal objectives plan All essays from the users

  12. Assessor Assessor can access essay

  13. Assess When assessing assessor can give feedback on essay as well as per objective

  14. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 1 • Windows SharePoint Services • University Intranet/web site • Curriculum Library • Departmental Web sites • Student and Lecturer workspaces • Team and Project workspaces • Discussions • Surveys • Intra-Faculty collaboration and sharing • News and events • Microsoft Office integration Windows Server 2003Windows SharePoint Services

  15. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 2 • ADD Class Server Curriculum Management • Personalised Learning • Automated marking • Support for lesson planning • Create and edit rich Learning Resources • Class management • Assignment workflow • Extensive document management with SharePoint • Organise, manage and search course content Learning Gateway ‘Lite’ Windows Server 2003 and Class Server 4.0

  16. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 3 • ADD a SQL Database • Common data store for all components • Support scalability • Exploit the data with SQL Reporting Services • Improve information storage and retrieval Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 and SQL Server 2000

  17. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 4 • ADD Messaging and Scheduling • Individual and Departmental eMail • Individual, Group and Resource Calendars • Tasks • Alerts • Contacts • Web browser access with full functionality • SharePoint Web Parts for full integration Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server And Exchange 2003

  18. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 5 • ADD Live Presence Information • On-line collaboration • Instant messaging • Work group collaboration • Secure real time communication • Managed extension to other groups Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server Exchange 2003 and Live Communication Server 2005

  19. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 6 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 and SharePoint Portal Server • ADD a Central Portal • Multi-site indexing • Multi-site searching • Content aggregation • Inter-Faculty collaboration and sharing • Sophisticated ePortfolios • Personalise content • User profiling • My Site - ePortfolios

  20. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 7 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 SharePoint Portal Server and ISA Server 2004 • Extending Access – Anywhere, Anytime • Single sign-on • Load balancing • Firewall • External access • Home working • Remote access management • Audits and monitors resource access

  21. Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 8 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 SharePoint Portal Server ISA Server 2004 and Third Party Integration • ADD and Integrate, for example: • MIIS – identity and access management • BizTalk – application integration • Web Parts • Student record information • eRegistration • eProcurement • Finance and HR • Content and Learning Resources • Virtual Teaching e.g. Live Meeting • Teaching and Learning Applications

  22. Microsoft Learning Gateway:Technical Overview

  23. Role Based Clients Other Interfaces Educator Web Administrator Web 3rd Party Web Student Web Portal Services 3rd party Integration Framework User Profiling Content Targeting Single Sign On Rendering Personalisation Access Email My Page News Directory Calendaring Learning Management System Content Aggregation Instant Messaging Planner Search Authentication 3rd Party Applications Team Collaboration Access Control Careers Topics Discussion Forums Database Services LDAP Directory Unstructured Content Structured Content Learning Resources Learning Gateway Framework

  24. Education Desktop Custom Components LMS (Blackboard) Learning Gateway – Solution Stack

  25. Microsoft’s HE Learning Gateway • “This is a secure portal that will help universities deliver • better services to students within existing tight • education budgets” • “Institutions can use the Learning Gateway to develop • custom applications in collaboration with other • universities and other development partners” • Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, Chief Executive Officer

  26. “I never try to teach my students anything, • I only try to create an environment in which • they can learn.” • - A. Einstein

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