This document discusses using Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365 as a learning ecosystem. It begins with an introduction stating that organizations can benefit from using SharePoint as an environment for learning curriculum. It then discusses key concepts like blended learning, andragogy, and learning ecosystems. The remainder of the document provides guidance on planning a learning ecosystem with SharePoint, including identifying content types, platform considerations, and developing a content deployment strategy. It concludes with an agenda for the presentation and references for further information.

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Susan Lovejoy-Storment
Training Area Leader
Jennifer Kenderdine
SharePoint Services Leader
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USING SHAREPOINT AND OFFICE
365 AS A LEARNING ECOSYSTEM
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About Us
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Jennifer Kenderdine
• Working with SharePoint since 2007
• Versions 2007, 2010, Office 365 and 2013
• SharePoint Admin, Designer, and Developer
• Passion for elevating the SharePoint experience through
Responsive Design and Client Side Rendering
• Find me:
 Twitter: @j_kdine
 Jkenderdine@trellist.com

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About Us
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Susan Lovejoy-Storment
• In the educational field for 20 years
• 3 master degree programs for education where she earned
Certification in addition to her degree
• Taught enterprise SharePoint adoption, SharePoint project sites,
Ecosystem development, stakeholder buy-in
• Specializing in adult learning as an instructional designer at
Trellist Marketing and Technology as part of Learning Solutions
Leadership
• Find me:
 slovejoy@trellist.com
 LinkedIn

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• Introduction
• What is Blended Learning?
• What is Andragogy?
• What is a Learning Ecosystem?
• How do you plan the Ecosystem with SharePoint?
 Identifying types of content
 Choosing your platform
 Platform considerations
- Restrictions
- Compatible File Types
 The Argument for SharePoint
 Developing a content deployment strategy
 Resources needed
• Demo
Agenda
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• Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365 are common in the
business world
• Organizations can benefit from using SharePoint as an
environment for learning curriculum
• Online learning ecosystems are emerging to support
both traditional and innovative training environments
• Used for onboarding, upskilling, professional
development training and certification
Introduction
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What is Blended Learning?
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• Combines face-to-face
instruction with online
instruction
• Is preferred by adult
learners
Instructor led

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What is Andragogy?
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The practice of adult learning.
Adult learners like education that:
• is mostly Learner-directed (locate and “do” myself)
• builds on the Learner’s experience and prior knowledge
• they will learn what they need/want to know
• be able to deal with real life situations that are contextual
• is life centered, task centered, or problem centered

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What is a Learning Ecosystem?
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• A hub for collaboration and learning containing:
 Learning content and assignments
 Tools for learners, instructors and business units
 Instructor added content through a blog or via email
• Leads learners to interactions
• Enables “Learn on Demand”

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What is a Learning Ecosystem?
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In short, it’s a next generation virtual classroom

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Planning the Ecosystem with SharePoint
TYPES OF CONTENT
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What types of content are needed?
• Video
 Clips, static images in movie format, full video
production including tools like Captivate / Articulate
• Text
 Articles, course work, course outlines, syllabi,
newsletters, tip sheets, etc.
• Audio
 Live recordings, podcasts, CBT
• Visual
 Images, Infographics, Charts
• Social Integration
 RSS Feeds, Discussion Boards, Blogs, Yammer

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Platform for the Solution - SharePoint
PLAN AND EXECUTION CONSIDERATIONS
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What are the restrictions?
• File Size (Default 50MB)
• File Types (.exe, some script files, etc.)
What file types are compatible?
• Video: asf, avi, mpg, mp3, mp4, ogg, ogv, webm, wma, wmv
 This can be different depending on the Version
• Office Files: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher
• PDF Files
 SharePoint 2013 / Office 365 native support
 Earlier versions require iFilter

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Platform for the Solution - SharePoint
PLAN AND EXECUTION
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Work with SharePoint Resources for
proper planning
• Inventory the content to be uploaded
• Determine who needs access and what
level of access
• Maximize SharePoint features

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Platform for the Solution - SharePoint
PLAN AND EXECUTION CONSIDERATIONS
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What is the method for storage?
• SharePoint lists and libraries
• External integrated Blob storage
• External integrated Media server

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Platform for the Solution - SharePoint
PLAN AND EXECUTION CONSIDERATIONS CONT’D
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Will Out of the Box functionality be sufficient?
• better supported
• faster to deploy
Will Custom Solutions be needed?
• Client side rendering like local HTML / CSS / JavaScript
 Available for on premises SharePoint deployments or Office 365
• Full trust solutions
 Only available in on premises SharePoint deployments
• Experienced Resources required
 Developer required
 Maintenance needs to be considered
 Support Resources needed

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The Argument for SharePoint / Office 365
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What can SharePoint do well?
• Document Management
• Information database
• Lists
 Announcements
 Attendance
 Class contacts
 Grading
 Calendars for important dates
 Links to resources: Books, articles, web addresses
• Discussion Boards for Q&A and learner discussions
• Blogs
• Surveys
• Sub-sites for different classes of content
• Workflows and Emailing
• Templates

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The Argument for SharePoint / Office 365
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Need Purpose SharePoint features
Instructor to student
communication
Class cancellations and
reminders
Announcement list, list alerts,
email (from the permission list)
Class schedule To inform students of class,
assignments, labs, events, etc.
dates and times
Calendar (can also have alerts
enabled)
Student list For the course roster Contacts list (can include name,
phone numbers, location,
profession, etc.)
Video instruction Learning materials Library or a web part
Written instruction (text file) Learning materials Library, list item with link to
attachment, link added to a page
Student interaction For discussions,
questions/answers, group work,
(a social community for learners)
Discussion board, page/site for
each group to use for
collaboration
Additional instructor added
content
Provide content related to the
current students in course
Blog
Web instruction Links to assigned or pertinent
content that’s online
Link list, links on a page, list
item with link attached

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Testing, Scoring and Reporting
• Captivate has built in tools
• New Office MIX may now be able to integrate with SharePoint
Progress Reporting
• Not always the easiest interface and would require some customization
• Integration with open source APIs and LRSs
Performance Tracking
• There are some solutions, but requires a lot of up front work
Web Analytics
• Based on Search and may not be robust enough for needs
Queueing modules
• Cannot queue the next module or learning in the sequence without
customization
Where might we need other tools?

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Strategy for Content Deployment
Understanding the platform well enough to organize
the content for ease of use.
Key Resources needed:
• Experienced Learning Professional
• Content Manager
• SharePoint Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• UI / UX Designer
 Design the look and feel
 User experience within the Learning Ecosystem
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Demonstration
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Display Templates
• MSDN Article
• JSLink
Reference Links

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