1. Digital Campus: Foundation Projects
Student Portal
VLE
(Virtual Learning Environment)
Business Intelligence
& Data Management
Applications Anywhere
Digital Platforms

2. Student Portal (Gareth Kirk)
As a direct response to student feedback, the Student Portal Project was developed to improve the way students access information and services
On Wednesday 20th January 2016, the myWLV pilot launched on desktop and mobile devices
This large-scale pilot, includes taught undergraduate and postgraduate on-campus students
myWLV will offer students personalised information and access to services, in one place! Including:
Assessment Deadlines
VLE Topic Subscriptions
Links to Key Resources (e.g. Room Booking, Library Resources, PC Availability)
And many more …
Further enhancements to the pilot are scheduled for March and May 2016
The pilot will be reviewed in Summer 2016
Complete rollout scheduled for June 2017, subject to a successful pilot

4. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
(Fahri Zihni)
Following extensive staff and student engagement activities, a decision has been taken to purchase a new VLE
The VLE Project will deliver improvements to the Student Experience and provide new Learning and Teaching capabilities through:
New toolsets and approaches
Opportunity to adopt new learning and teaching technologies
Opportunities for productive collaboration with other HEIs
The University’s procurement processes will be followed to select and implement a new VLE
The University’s user community have a key part to play in a VLE procurement process, by trialling shortlisted VLEs and feeding into product evaluation and selection
Five VLE system providers have passed the Tender qualification process, enabling them to progress to further evaluation activities
No VLE product has been selected

5. VLE Project Timeline Activity Timeline
Publishing of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation
November 2015
Tender Returns
December 2015
Official scoring of Tender Returns
January – February 2016
Detailed User Evaluation process, including supplier demonstrations and usage of products
February – March 2016
Tender Award
April 2016
Early Adopters
September 2016
Progressive Adoption
September 2016 – September 2017
New VLE used as primary VLE
September 2017

6. Data Management & Business Intelligence
(John Milner)
A new way of accessing data through a single authoritative, central data source for business intelligence reporting
Easily accessible on any device
The ability to integrate data from several sources (internal and external) to meet business needs not met by single system reporting
New reporting tools that will enable easier access to data with an interactive, visually engaging and more user-friendly experience – using the same data and allowing for new data
Firm foundation for reliable business scenario planning based on consistent data – data stewardship processes under review!
Provision of University-wide views of topics requiring operational attention and/or contributing to evidence-based strategic decision making
Initial focus to improve access to data on recruitment, retention and progression

7. Digital Platforms (Jerry Niman)
To replace the core of the University infrastructure that enables servers and storage to be available for use and backed up
This means replacing the platform hardware, virtualisation software and the system that backs it all up
It will allow the use of cloud services to provide server and storage capacity
Benefits: Availability – Resilience – Management - Backup

8. Digital Platforms Timeline
Activity
Timeline
Tender Returns
July 2015
Tender Award
September 2015
Installation and Commissioning
November – February 2015
Existing Services Migration
February – April 2016
Decommission of Legacy Environment
Late 2016

9. Apps Anywhere (Nici Cooper)
Students told us through the Students’ Union and National Student Survey that they found it difficult to access software outside of teaching time
Apps Anywhere will offer device and location independent delivery of specialist teaching software
Apps Anywhere launched on University owned Windows computers ready for start of teaching 2015/16
Our students now have access to over 350 applications through the Apps Hub (University owned Windows computers)
The next significant pieces of work are:
Transitioning the project into routine everyday business
Reviewing and defining software lifecycles (from request to retirement)
Access to accessibility software through Apps Anywhere
The development of a solution to deliver Apple applications

10. Apps Anywhere Timeline
Activity
Timeline
Launch
(University owned Windows computers)
October 2015 (start of teaching)
Support Processes for Requesting Software
October 2015 – May 2016
Accessibility Software
Start of teaching 2016/17
Solution for Apple devices
Solution for Personally-Owned devices
Start of teaching 2017/18

11. Digital Campus: Foundation Projects
VLE
(Virtual Learning Environment)
Applications Anywhere
Student Portal
Business Intelligence
& Data Management
Digital Platforms

12. Digital Campus: More Information
Website:
Monthly Digital Campus e-Newsletter