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Integrating systemic servicesto provide resonant value for students and institutions
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Context
25 autonomous public post-secondary institutions
High-speed networks connect all BC regions, cities and communities
Online learning is considered a requirement for providing access, choice, flexibility and mobility for BC citizens
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Context
25 autonomous public post-secondary institutions
High-speed networks connect all BC regions, cities and communities
Online learning is considered a requirement for providing access, choice, flexibility and mobility for BC citizens
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Mission and governance
“BCcampus is a collaborative online learning initiative...”
BCcampus is a publicly-funded organization that uses information technology to connect the expertise, programs and resources of all British Columbia post-secondary institutions under a collaborative service delivery framework.
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Student mobility as a driver
The era of loyalty to a single institutional brand and learning through a single set of offerings is over
Students “surf” life and educational options
Students assemble their own education solutions, follow leads or consult with peers
Students rarely complain to authorities - they vote with their fingers and feet
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Plan Explore Apply Register Study
Enabling a coherent workflow
How do we engineer software applications to transfer
relevant student data between systems?
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Our systems have been designed to reflect student input from surveys and engagement processes
Students tell us about their experiences as online students
They tell us about their experiences with transfer between institutions
Student engagement as input
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Real-time service interactions and transactions
Institutional autonomy
BCcampus provides federated data linkages
Single sign-on for access to systemic services
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Key operating principles
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Systemic services
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Systemic services
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Systemic services mashups
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"Mobility and changing learning patterns together obsolete long-standing paradigms of how data systems are built and used and drive their reengineering."
Source: Post-secondary EducationStandards Council 2011http://www.pesc.org
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PESC: Post-Secondary Education Standards Council
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Federated data services
4 Research Universities
11 Colleges
3 Institutes
7 Teaching Universities
BCcampus Connector 2 technology interacts with institutional student information systems and partner data systems in real time across an open source service bus (MULE enterprise service bus)http://www.mulesoft.org)
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BCcampus example
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eXchanging course-related information
Joint Information Systems Committee 11-03-24 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 2
Course Advertising
Acquired/Required Competence
Entry Requirements
Entry Profiles
Pathways Advice
Portfolio
Course Approval
Evidence of Achievement
Transcripts Personal Development Planning
Learner Trails
E-Admission
Personal Statements
Curriculum Management
Course Modification
E-Application
Student Records
Assessment Results
References
Applicant Feedback
Learner Goals
Admission Stats
Course Search
Course Details
Image: M. Stubbs, S. Wilson (JISC)
JISC: Joint Information Services Council (UK)
Adding agility to mobility
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Image: M. Stubbs, S. Wilson (JISC)
Joint Information Systems Committee 11-03-28 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 10
xcri | example implementation
XCRI implementation example
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Joint Information Systems Committee 11-03-24 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 11
xcri | example implementation
Learners Search the Aggregator
Institutions Publish XCRI XML
Image: M. Stubbs, S. Wilson (JISC)
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XCRI: Adding agility to mobility
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Professional growth
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Open Curricula Development
OPDF 2003 – 2010144 grants awarded100% participation83% partnerships
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Open Curricula Development
Development across all academic domainsBCcampus OPDF contributed in whole or in part to 47 credentials355 courses, 12 workshops, 19 web sites/tools and 396 course components
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Open Curricula Examples
http://soilweb.landfood.ubc.ca2011 Award of Excellence in
Web Design/Innovation
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Open Curricula Examples
http://rwsl.nic.bc.ca
North American Network of Science Labs Online
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Sharing & Reuse
http://solr.bccampus.ca
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GOALReduce costs and create system efficiencies
TACTICSupport the collaborations and partnerships between institutions that leverage knowledge, reduce costs, and generate benefits for students
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Collaborative shared services
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Adobe Connect
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New synergiesIntegration with student information systems (SIS)Integration with collaborative programs
Integration with online program development fund (OPDF)
New servicesKaltura - streaming media servicesWriteAway
Shared services
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Integrated systemic service view
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@bccampus
http://www.bccampus.ca
David PorterExecutive DirectorBCcampus.ca
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Contact information
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