Microsoft Learning Gateway for HE Rob Miles – Hull University, Lecturer Romola Ganguli – Microsoft Education Technology Advisor

Agenda The HE Context Using Learning Gateway for HE Class Server – The Real Picture E-portfolios The Learning Gateway Roadmap Architecture Q & A

The HE Context “Harnessing Technology” DfES Priorities  An integrated online information service for all citizens  Integrated online personal support for children and learners  A collaborative approach to personalised learning activities  A good quality ICT training and support package for practitioners  A leadership and development package for organisational capability in ICT  A common digital infrastructure to support transformation and reform.

The HE Context “Harnessing Technology” Technology offers more than access to information… E-learning allows a new relationship with learners to develop. It takes them beyond the confines of the traditional classroom, extending collaboration…. Encourage every institution to offer a personal online learning space to store coursework, course resources, results, and achievements…for each learner, so that education organisations can support an individual’s progression more effectively. Together, these facilities will become an electronic portfolio, making it simpler for learners to build their record of achievement throughout their lifelong learning. Technology also allows a new relationship between education and employers.

What is the Microsoft Learning Gateway? A framework - NOT a packaged solution Complete eLearning platform Designed to place students and lecturers at the centre of the learning experience. A rich portal experience providing a secure, collaborative and personalised environment for: Externals/Parents Lecturers Students

Design objectives for Learning Gateway Key design objectives for the Learning Gateway portal solution include: A scalable learning platform Provide all services via a Web browser from anywhere on the Internet Provide single sign-on Generate a role based portal experience Standards based Use of “out of the box” Microsoft functionality A framework for other Microsoft components Leverage the latest Microsoft server products and existing investments Provide integration with third-party systems

The Microsoft HE Learning Gateway: Demo

Portfolio v1.0

Public Portfolio Only see the part of a user’s portfolio that you have rights for

Personal Portfolio (My Site) Navigation fully integrated into SPS navigation Personal tasks Personal essays

My Portfolio All essays from the users User’s personal objectives plan

Assessor Assessor can access essay

Assess When assessing assessor can give feedback on essay as well as per objective

Windows Server 2003 Windows SharePoint Services Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 1 Windows SharePoint Services University Intranet/web site Curriculum Library Departmental Web sites Student and Lecturer workspaces Team and Project workspaces Discussions Surveys Intra-Faculty collaboration and sharing News and events Microsoft Office integration

Windows Server 2003 and Class Server 4.0 Windows Server 2003 and Class Server 4.0 Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 2 ADD Class Server Curriculum Management Personalised Learning Automated marking Support for lesson planning Create and edit rich Learning Resources Class management Assignment workflow Extensive document management with SharePoint Organise, manage and search course content Learning Gateway ‘Lite’

Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 3 ADD a SQL Database Common data store for all components Support scalability Exploit the data with SQL Reporting Services Improve information storage and retrieval Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 and SQL Server 2000 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 and SQL Server 2000

Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 4 ADD Messaging and Scheduling Individual and Departmental Individual, Group and Resource Calendars Tasks Alerts Contacts Web browser access with full functionality SharePoint Web Parts for full integration Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server And Exchange 2003 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server And Exchange 2003

Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 5 ADD Live Presence Information On-line collaboration Instant messaging Work group collaboration Secure real time communication Managed extension to other groups Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server Exchange 2003 and Live Communication Server 2005 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server Exchange 2003 and Live Communication Server 2005

Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 6 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 and SharePoint Portal Server Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 and SharePoint Portal Server ADD a Central Portal Multi-site indexing Multi-site searching Content aggregation Inter-Faculty collaboration and sharing Sophisticated ePortfolios Personalise content User profiling My Site - ePortfolios

Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 7 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 SharePoint Portal Server and ISA Server 2004 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 SharePoint Portal Server and ISA Server 2004 Extending Access – Anywhere, Anytime Single sign-on Load balancing Firewall External access Home working Remote access management Audits and monitors resource access

Learning Gateway Roadmap – Step 8 Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 SharePoint Portal Server ISA Server 2004 and Third Party Integration Windows Server 2003 Class Server 4.0 SQL Server 2000 Exchange 2003 Live Communication Server 2005 SharePoint Portal Server ISA Server 2004 and Third Party Integration ADD and Integrate, for example: MIIS – identity and access management BizTalk – application integration Web Parts Student record information eRegistration eProcurement Finance and HR Content and Learning Resources Virtual Teaching e.g. Live Meeting Teaching and Learning Applications

Microsoft Learning Gateway: Technical Overview

Learning Gateway Framework Administrator Web Student Web Educator Web 3 rd Party Web Portal Services Access Content Targeting Personalisation User Profiling Rendering Single Sign On 3rd party Integration Framework Instant Messaging Team Collaboration Discussion Forums Calendaring Learning Management System Content Aggregation Search My PageNews Planner Topics Careers Access Control Directory Authentication 3rd Party Applications LDAP Directory Database Services Unstructured Content Learning Resources Structured Content Role Based Clients Other Interfaces

Learning Gateway – Solution Stack Custom Components LMS (Blackboard) Education Desktop

Microsoft’s HE Learning Gateway “This is a secure portal that will help universities deliver better services to students within existing tight education budgets” “Institutions can use the Learning Gateway to develop custom applications in collaboration with other universities and other development partners” Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, Chief Executive Officer

“I never try to teach my students anything, I only try to create an environment in which they can learn.” - A. Einstein