JISC Programme Workshop 23 February 2005 Supporting learners in their choice of Next Course and Next Institution Teri Wishart & Daniel Kearney NIIMLE Project

Migration of the Lifelong Learner Student retention Informing student decision-making Drivers for Pathways

Pathway & Mentoring Services NIIMLE Pathway service for students from all FE and HE institutions in Northern Ireland Mentoring linked to Pathway service Academics mentor their own courses FAQs and discussion forum Pilot stage – multimedia, hospitality & catering and leisure & tourism students Range of student backgrounds

NIIMLE Project – Pathway/Mentoring Services Student who entered FE from Secondary School Student who entered FE for the 1 st time (left school number of years ago) Student who entered FE from the same or other FE Student who entered HE from Secondary School Student who entered HE from FE Student who entered FE from HE DIHGFE AB Pathways/Mentoring services offered in FE and HE to students on multi media, hospitality & catering and/or leisure & tourism courses C Students from a range of backgrounds entering FE and HE

Learners Perspective I view details of courses to enrol on or progress to from my current course I can visit the FAQs section for more detail If I need further further information I can access the mentoring section Here I enter a discussion forum where I can view previous posts and responses I can also post queries to course academics

NI Integrated Managed Learning Environment 6 Student View – Core Data

NI Integrated Managed Learning Environment 7 Mulitmedia Full Time > 4 Weeks Limavady Institute Queens University Belfast The search has returned no matches for Mulitmedia in the selected institutions. - check your spelling or - try adding other institutions or - try another keyword and click on Search Multimedia Student View - Pathways Any Institute Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education Limavady Institute North Down and Ards Institute North West Institute of Further and Higher Education Omagh College Queens University Belfast University of Ulster, etc.

NI Integrated Managed Learning Environment 8 Drill into course

NI Integrated Managed Learning Environment 9 Course Details

NI Integrated Managed Learning Environment 10 Discussion Forum

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Outcome of Use Case Searchable courses An informed learner Improved retention

Academic Perspective Update FAQs section relating to course Visit Discussion Forum and reply to posted queries Can Aid student retention on my course Time saved by not constantly answering phone calls and s of similar nature Issue of participation

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