1. The VMLE view The MLE is the University …. …. The University is the MLE We’ve had an MLE for 100’s years …. It’s just that it’s not very well managed

2. The Portal must be student-centred They’re the customers after all …. But I’ve got a problem with the …. Suits Cardigans Anoraks

3. The Suits Can’t give me the administrivia I need Life is about lists –Of students –Of courses –Of students on those courses –Of staff teaching those courses –Of marks It can’t be that hard to generate an accurate list of students? The Academic Registry seems to be geared up for examining but not teaching

4. The Cardigans Sure, very client-centred and touchy-feely but …. …. bonkers about quality assured information …. …. to the point that they omit good sources of information because they haven’t got enough staff to vet the whole Web

5. Have you seen this? The Anoraks I mean, what’s that got to do with learning & teaching?

6. Us Learning Technologists just want to get on and use Blackhole It’s really user friendly Uploading Word docs is easy It doesn’t matter that –It doesn’t run over secure protocols –It doesn’t integrate with campus-wide authentication scheme –It doesn’t integrate with the student record system –You can search the rest of the Web but not the Blackhole-hosted content The point is it’s really user friendly

7. This presentation was sponsored by … The John Slater School of Diplomacy