1. Learning and Teaching Committee initiative building on results of past LTC funded projects MLE: a virtual space where learning, assessment and interaction can take place in a structured and managed way fully integrated into and linking all university processes and systems MLE: Managed Learning Environment

2. Educational delivery Classroom / seminar Assessment Course design Course planning Course administration Student monitoring and support

3. Improve the student experience Information on course, scheme, university Communication and collaboration Email, discussion groups, discussion and presentation by course group Resources authoring and delivery of course material Management administration of courses Inter-linking systems, Genesis, Unix, Voyager

4. Web browser Individual Student Area Course MLE structure Web pagesQuestionMarkOffice Documents

5. University level information Regulations, Support, Students Union Scheme level information Available courses, Personal tutors Link to modules Alerts to activity in course areas Student specific information Assessment results, skills record, diary Individual student level information

6. Course information area Content assignments timetable Functions and tools Messaging, discussion area, FAQ, group projects area, assignment submission area Content Course resources LIS Information resources Course administration Course level

7. Joined up systems Link seamlessly to other system Web servers (departmental and central) QuestionMark Voyager Use data existing in other systems Genesis Rooms and Timetabling Bring together with a focus relevant to an individual student

8. Admin Systems Portal The student portal Curriculum Database Course notes Loan Resource Bank Inf. Resources Exam papers Collaborative working Text Discussion Assessment

9. Potential for the MLE Can the MLE enrich the delivery and/or content of the curriculum? Can it be embedded into educational practice? Does it answer a genuine need? Can the MLE meet the administrative needs of the institution and the individuals within it?

10. University initiative Management group MLE steering group Faculty project groups

11. Phase I - StudyNet The first phase is to produce a ‘Student’ Intranet Acts as a central resource for students Gathers together current static information

14. CaseNotes - Lotus Notes Database

15. An example of a discussion

16. Web resources

17. MSc Environmental Sciences The welcome page

18. Examples of web resources