This is a case study of a SharePoint 2010 based Learning Platform for Shelfield Academy. A lot of time was spent focussed on developing a user interface for the student users.
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2. Agenda
• Introduction
• The School
• VLE Aims
• Phased Approach
• Planning and Design
• Building the VLE
• Wins and Pain
• Q&A
3. Shelfield Academy
• Part of Ormiston Trust
• 1300 students, year 7 to 13
• Forward thinking with progressive IT
• Previously used Hosted SharePoint 2007
4. A Learning Platform?
• Virtual Learning Environment ?
• Intranet ?
• Resource Repository ?
• Web Site ?
• Social Site ?
• Application ?
5. Learning Platform Wish List
E-learning resources
Planning and management resources
Staff and parental reporting
Search, tagging and relevance
To be engaging students, easy for staff
6. Learning Platform Wish List
Seamless Integration
On Site hosting
Internally managed with external support
Improve school
performance
7. Planning Workshops
“I want to see all my “I want to be able to find
homework in one place” lesson resources”
“I want something like “I want CPD information”
facebook” “I want to create a project
“I want to be able to area”
personalise it”
“I want to easily produce “I want the system to integrate
reports” in the school infrastructure”
“I want the platform to “I want single sign on”
help differentiate the school”
8. Phased Approach
• 1 – Core Platform
• 2 – Online reporting from MIS
• 3 – E-Learning and Social Networking
• 4 – Exchange Integration
• 5 – Parental Portal & Mobile Interface
• 6 – Enhanced Taxonomy
• 7 – Forms, Workflow, ???
9. Platform Servers
Active Directory Communications Server
SQL 2008
Exchange 2010
ForeFront
Threat Management
Gateway
Serco Facility CMIS
SharePoint - Web SharePoint - Web
SharePoint Farm
Systems Management
10. Platform Integration
Active
Directory School MIS
SQL 2008
Reporting
Services
Exchange Vivo
2010 Miles
Custom
Web Parts
SharePoint
SharePoint Service
SLK Desk
11. Learning Platform Structure
Learning Environment
Staff Student Parent Admin Report My
Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Site
Governors
12. Learning Platform Content
Learning Environment
Staff Student Parent Admin Report My
Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Site
Learning School Wide Detailed Social
CPD News
Resources Content Reports Networking
Planning & My Shared
My Children
Reporting Information Resources
Other Other Other
Content Content Content
25. Considerations & Pain
• Ensuring a robust Infrastructure
• Getting security right
• Systems – Line of Responsibility
• Content – Not just rows and columns
• Adoption & changing working practises
Question audience on where they come from – education, IT, techies
Expand on the hosted platform – not flexible, couldn’t customise, no single sign on
The definition changes depending on the user.
The Learning platform is part of the school future programme. Went to tender. Looked at in-house, off shelf productsClick through to next slide
Consulted with Students, Staff, Parents and Senior Management
No one big hit – took a phased approach. Started in July 2010 with the platform now at phase 5. Core platform online at october half term
Explain that learning platform is not a stand alone component and is an integral part of the wider infrastructure
Platform was split into distinct zones. Techy wise, each zone standalone site with databases, security, backup / restore, features / funcitons
Each zone distinct function, with studentzone being the main content areaExplain admin zone used to centrally manage and target school wide content (demo later)
Example – news – target audienceNEXT SLIDE HAS THE BLOWN UP DIALOG
Each zone distinct function, with studentzone being the main content areaExplain admin zone used to centrally manage and target school wide content (demo later)
Show the basic security WE SHOULD BE AT AROUND 10 MINUTES MAX HERE
Student zone – heavily customised. Go live to show some of the components
Staff zone
Explain that content is the area the school works upon. Training needed for staff to produce ‘good’ content (not just rows and columns)Learning resources – purchased or created in house. Could be quiz, interactive SCORM content or other.Content needs to be engaging for students & pertinent / easy for staff