clan opensource vle (2004)
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CLANThe UHI Virtual Learning Environment
Collaborative Learning and Academic Network
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Open Source solution
• We are in control• It can be made to fit our needs• It covers our pedagogic range from SVQ
to PhD (Simple to Complex)
• It grows with us• Integrates with other applications• Sits within our open e-learning architecture• Joint efforts through dev community
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Architectural integration
Student Information SystemCourse/Module Information, Assessment Results
VLEClanClan
NOVELLog In
Discussion Board
Assessment Engine
Knowledge Management
Tools
Other Tools
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Architectural integration
Library
Help/Support
SRS
AuthenticationPORTAL
Legacy systems
Learning Environment
Content ManagementSystem
CaféClub house
Other town buildings/systems
single sign on
“Town community exists because of the fullness of services. Do away with one public building and it will be less of a town”
UHI’s eLearning architecture
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Developer Community
New functionality Improvements, bug fixes Training
University of Leeds
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UHI Millennium Institute
CLAN
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Targets
Current VLEs (Blackboard, WebCT, Lotus)
LTSN description(available from: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/tlt/resources/VLE.pdf)
Your requirements
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Overview of featuresCommunication between tutors and students
eg email, discussion boards and virtual chat facilities which support various types of communication: synchronous and asynchronous, one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many.
Self-assessment and summative assessment
eg multiple-choice assessment with automated marking and immediate feedback.
Delivery of learning resources and materials
eg through the provision of learning and teaching materials, images and video clips, links to other web resources, online discussion and assessment activities
Shared work group areas
Allows designated groups of students to uploadand share files as well as communicate with each other.
Support for students
Could take the form of communication with tutorsor other students, provision of supportingmaterials such as course information andFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Student tools
eg individual student web pages, ‘drop boxes’ forthe upload of course-work, electronic diaries andcalendars.
Source: LTSN, Ros O’Leary: Virtual Learning Environments
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Overview of features
Management and tracking of students
eg usernames and passwords to ensure that onlyregistered students can access the course;analysis of assessment undertaken by students ortheir use of materials within the VLE.
Consistent and customisable look and feel
A standard user interface that is easy for studentsto understand and use. Courses can beindividualised with colours, graphics and logos –but the essential mode of use remains constant.
Source: LTSN, Ros O’Leary: Virtual Learning Environments
Navigation structure
Structured delivery of information supported by astandard navigation toolbar. Most VLE softwareassumes that students will work their way throughlinear sequences of instructional material. Othersare more flexible and will accommodatealternative information structures, eg multi-pathcase studies.
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Process
Information Services Committee
User Group Technical Group
Defining UHI user and subject requirements
Implementing UHI user and system requirements
Academic Partnerand UHI representation
Project Manager
User consultationand testing
UHIstaff & students
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Training
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CLAN programming development
Migration
Roll-out date
Old pilot VLEs
Terminationof old VLEs
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Training
DeliveryCourse creation
Author communityWorkshopsHandbooks/ManualsLD guidesFAQDirect support
ForumJoint online trainingMAPD modulesHandbooks/ManualsDelivery support
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