integrating systemic services to provide resonant value for students and institutions

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Integrating systemic servicesto provide resonant value for students and institutions

Wednesday, 17 August, 11

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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



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.



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



Plan Explore Apply Register Study

Enabling a coherent workflow

How do we engineer software applications to transfer

relevant student data between systems?



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



ContextContext

Systemic services



ContextContext

Systemic services mashups



"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


http://www.pesc.org

http://www.pesc.org


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)


http://www.mulesoft.org

http://www.mulesoft.org


BCcampus example


http://coursesbc.ca

http://coursesbc.ca

http://coursesbc.ca


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





xcri | example implementation

XCRI implementation example




xcri | example implementation

Learners Search the Aggregator

Institutions Publish XCRI XML


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XCRI: Adding agility to mobility



Professional growth


Open Curricula Development

OPDF 2003 – 2010144 grants awarded100% participation83% partnerships


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


Open Curricula Examples

http://soilweb.landfood.ubc.ca2011 Award of Excellence in

Web Design/Innovation


http://soilweb.landfood.ubc.ca

http://soilweb.landfood.ubc.ca

Open Curricula Examples

http://rwsl.nic.bc.ca

North American Network of Science Labs Online




Sharing & Reuse

http://solr.bccampus.ca





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



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



Integrated systemic service view



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http://www.bccampus.ca

David PorterExecutive DirectorBCcampus.ca

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Contact information


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