Microsoft’s Learning Gateway Framework for Higher Education

Agenda What has changed?  Learners, Technology, Education, Commercial Reality Managing the change Putting the pieces together The Learning Gateway for Higher Education Technology underpinning the solution Demonstration Next steps

Today’s Students A new generation of students ― a group called the Net Generation. NetGen ’ ers exhibit different characteristics than siblings who are just a few years older. NetGen ’ ers tend to:  Gravitate toward group activity  Believe “ it ’ s cool to be smart ”  Are fascinated by new technologies  They are racially and ethnically diverse  One in five has at least one immigrant parent Neil Howe & William Strauss Millennials Rising. Vintage Books.

Increased bandwidth Collaborative tools Wireless on campus Connected devices Hardware Interconnection Experiences Anywhere access Merger of learning, work and play Smaller & Faster Cheaper New form factors Technological Progress

Changes in Education Traditional LearningNew Learning Teacher CenteredStudent Centered Single MediaMultimedia Isolated WorkCollaborative Work Information DeliveryInformation Exchange Factual, Knowledge-Based Learning Critical Thinking and Informed Decision Making PushPull Source: ISTE National Education Technology Standards for Teachers.

Commercial Reality for Education Increasing pressure on educational institutions to become more “commercially minded” Become more competitive (domestic and internationally) Differentiate and provide unique value Streamline & reduce overheads Be agile Do More….. ….with Less

Managing the Change Too much focus on the technology itself rather than the right application to successful delivery of education The solution isn’t to replace everything …but rather it’s the integration of the elements that make sense

Microsoft in Education We are committed to providing technology tools, programmes and solutions that enable lifelong learners to realise their full potential. “Technology is only part of the solution. All the computers in the world won’t make a difference without enthusiastic students, skilled and committed teachers, involved and informed parents, and a society that underscores the value of lifelong learning.”

Stakeholders and Their Needs StudentsEducatorsAdministration LearnFoster LearningAssess Performance CollaborateManage ClassesPlanning and Budgeting Demonstrate CompetenceReduce Administration TimeManage Information Be ChallengedCollaborateImprove Productivity PlanEngaging Lesson PlansManage Student & Course Details Personalised ExperiencesRich Curricular ContentAccess Anywhere Best practicesScalability and Manageability Internet a Part of LifeAccess AnywhereSupport Standards Have FunProfessional DevelopmentReduced Cost of Ownership Globally Competitive EducationData for Improved Decision MakingProfessional Development

Government Community Partners Parents Students Enabling Connected Learning

Putting the Pieces Together Microsoft’s Learning Gateway delivers:  A rich portal experience merging administrative and academic systems to create a single, secure, personalised point of access for people to share and collaborate.  Integrated with existing or new Student Management and Learning Management systems  Supports the improved collaboration through the richness of “presence awareness” and video conferencing  Proven scale of the integrated Microsoft platform  Facilitated by certified Microsoft partners that share our education vision to ensure the solution builds on existing investments and is deployed in appropriate stages

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 Class Server Education Desktop