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1 Sunday, July 10, 20161 A new VLE, an improved student portal Flexible Learning in a Changing World 4 th QE Conference, The Street, Sept 2010 Professor Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technologies m.stubbs@mmu.ac.uk | http://twitter.com/thestubbs Aims | New VLE: Policies + Timeframe | Enhanced Portal: Roadmap | Staff Training & Support

2 EQAL Strand 3 Aims to: –raise student satisfaction, engagement and success by providing a more seamless and personalised online experience of university activity By: –delivering a new, integrated VLE & supporting tools –enhancing the student portal –enhancing staff digital literacy to take full advantage of these tools http://www.blogs.mmu.ac.uk/eqal/C47/

3 New, integrated VLE | products Learning Technologies Review in Feb 2010 selected –Moodle VLE (hosted by ULCC) –Equella Repository (hosted by ULCC) Past exam papers; CLA chapters, on/off-campus video –Apple Podcasting + Flashback capture software –Talis Aspire Reading Lists http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/ltreview

4 New, integrated VLE | policies –Moodle areas created automatically from QLS every Unit Occurrence; every Programme; every Faculty; university-wide Student Support Area; and on request Departmental Areas –Core Moodle toolset –Threshold standards for Programme and Unit Areas: information from QLS on Unit details, leader + hand-ins information from Scientia on Unit timetable information from Aspire on Unit reading list normally organised as weekly teaching schedule –Moodle User Group

5 New, integrated VLE | timeframe WebCT (VLE 10/11)  Moodle (VLE 11/12) Jul 2010WebCT areas created for 2010/11 Aug 2010Moodle policy agreed; hosting contracts signed Sep 2010Moodle integrated with MMU systems Oct 2010 Moodle areas created for Jan 2011+ starters Jan 2011Moodle available for Jan 2011+ starters Mar 2011Moodle areas created for all Units & Progs Aug 2011WebCT switched off Sep 2011Moodle available to all students

6 New, integrated VLE | summary Switching from WebCT to Moodle during 2010/11 More consistent, systems-driven approach –Auto-populated with data in core corporate systems QLS: curriculum, enrolments, assessment, hand-ins Scientia: timetable Aspire: reading lists Supported by HR ODTD+CeLT –coordinated staff development cascaded through local champions + reinforced by online materials

7 Enhanced student portal | roadmap myMMU –Web portal launched Sept 2009, 24,000+ users –Web portal to get a make-over + new features for EQAL –Mobile version launching 30/09/2010 New in 2010/11 Fee status traffic lights Update contact details Online Unit surveys Hand-in schedule PC Availability New in 2011/12 Transcript of Achievement Personal Timetable Prog-specific info on PDP

8 Enhanced student portal | summary SRS (QLS) SRS (QLS) Timetable (Scientia) VLE (Moodle) VLE (Moodle) Library (Talis) Finance (SAP) Web Services myMMU (Web) myMMU (Mobile)

9 Staff Training & Support | approach Cascade model supported by CeLT + ODTD Each faculty to nominate champions –ODTD producing “person spec” –Support delivered in-faculty by champions –Session plans and resources produced centrally Initial “train the trainer” sessions to champions –+ LRT + CeLT + ICTS + SAS Online support resource in Moodle –“how do I – why should I ?”

10 EQAL Strand 3 | summary Aims to: –raise student satisfaction, engagement and success by providing a more seamless and personalised online experience of university activity By: –delivering a new, integrated VLE & supporting tools –enhancing the student portal –enhancing staff digital literacy to take full advantage of these tools http://www.blogs.mmu.ac.uk/eqal/C47/


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