The Learning Platform Landscape Naace 28th February 2007 Chris Wood, LGfL Platform Manager

33 local authorities 2,500 schools 64,000 teachers 1.2m pupils mb to secondary 5mb to primary 600 point video-conf VLE portal 120,000 active accounts 100mb webspace Web templates LGFL’s e-learning infrastructure Executive Board Editorial Board 4 Sector Boards Premium content LA content Software Discounts URL and filtering Automatic & human review

Learning Platforms Past Present Future VLEs, MLEs, PLEs, CLEs… Do schools need a learning platform?

Past 2001 – Digitalbrain - a pan London VLE Too early Website vs VLE MLE functionality teaser Implementation issues

Implementation advice “For success, commit to the use of the new technologies (which may include investment in school networks), re-engineer the processes inside the school to enable collaboration and sharing and gain experience in managing the change required before committing to a learning platform.”

Present Enter the CCs Chris, Jo, Bob, Steve, Mina, Matt VLE development stalls LGfL MLE Becta framework DfES announcements

Learning Platforms - A Timeline DfES LGfL related BSF BECTA LPEvalFramework LPMLE for all schoolsVLE for all schools OJEU London MLEOJEUEvalLP interoperability

Communication CreationStorage Learning Platforms Administration Publication Collaboration

Comparing Learning Platforms Admin Centric Content Centric Teacher Centric Learner Centric Alan Day - Kent CC

LGfL Procurement Evaluation Who has interoperability? How much!? What more does it do? Does it really do it? Local or Central? Proprietary or Open standards? Cars

MLE VLE

FAQs on learning Platforms What’s the best learning platform? How much is it? How fast is it? Is it simple to use? Can the parents see the pupil’s information? How secure is it? Can it do all those wiki, bloggy things? Can you help? Can we convert our website to it?

Questions they should ask… Is it worth doing? What do I want to see as an end result? How does this tie in with the SRF and the SDP? What is my LA doing? What is my RBC doing? Who is going to maintain it? What other roles and responsibilities are involved? How do I get my staff on board? Has the starting point of the process of change been identified? Will it talk to my other systems? What do I tell the parents about safety?

Future Multi-platform/MIS Interoperability between MIS Interoperability between platforms Shibboleth Big Boxes or Little Boxes? More centralised management CLEs Online operating systems

DfES encourage schools to buy LP from RBCs or LAs Becta publish technical spec for MLEs Becta publish LP standards and begin OJEU for their framework LGfL begin OJEU for their London MLE procurement Becta and LGfL begin evaluation of tenders for both their projects Becta announce framework compliant companies at BETT LGfL announce the supplier for the London MLE after BETT DfES require all schools in UK to have a VLE in available BSF provision of MLE along with network management of schools ongoing… DfES require all schools in UK to have an MLE available Interoperability needs to be established

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