west vancouver portal project update 0ctober 2007 (p meeting)
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West Vancouver Portal Project Technology Update
October 2007
What are we doing?• How are we teaching our kids for a 21st
century workplace?• How are we preparing our system for a
device rich environment?• How are we supporting our teachers for
their changing workplace?• How are we enabling parents to participate
in their child’s education?• How are we ensuring we stay out front?
Shift Happens . . . :
Trends of Educational Change
Organizational Change
Val
ue
Personal
Department
TeamSystem
Different time, different place
Same time,different place
Same time,same place
Workingalone
Work Styles
Percentage of work product that will depend on group input
0
20
40
60
80
100%
2000 2005 2010
What Shapes Performance?
80%
20%
20%
80%
Industrial Economy Knowledge Economy
Follows standard rules & procedures
Requires significant judgment & flexibility
Follows standard rules & procedures
Requires significant judgment & flexibility (to adapt)
Information & Knowledge Worker Trends
Document Document CreationCreation
CollaborationCollaboration
SearchSearch
ProcessesProcesses
ERPERPCRMCRM
Ad Hoc WorkflowsAd Hoc WorkflowsAnd TasksAnd Tasks
StructuredStructuredDataData
Hard DrivesHard Drivesand File Sharesand File Shares
EnterpriseEnterpriseAppsApps
RelationalRelationalDatabaseDatabase
Traditional ITInvestments
Traditional ITInvestments
UnstructuredWork
UnstructuredWorkCoordinate
teams & share knowledge
Simplify access to Education
applications
Find and use information
Manage content with security &
compliance
Automate Education process
Use data to drive Education decisions
People As Middleware
What is a portal, really?A software application designed to integrate information, applications, and processes across organizational boundaries and to provide personalized capabilities to visitors
Portals are
designed to work
on different
computers and
aggregate content
and services from
multiple sources
Imagine the possibilities…
…key integrating technology
What is this project really about?
Creating a ConnectedCreating a Connected
Professional LearningProfessional Learning
CommunityCommunity
Creating an Efficient Creating an Efficient
and Seamlessly Integratedand Seamlessly Integrated
Work CentreWork Centre
Staff / Student /Staff / Student /
Parent Parent CommunicationCommunication
Digital 21stDigital 21stCenturyCentury
LearningLearning
Changing Business and Learning
• E-mail• Forms• News• Calendars• Documents• Discussions
• Resources• Audio / Video• Pictures• Workflow• Blogs / Wikis• Lesson Tracking
Connecting People &
Information
Teaching & Learning
Managing the
Institution
Strategic Pillars for
21st Century Learning
Evolution of Technology in Schools
Our Portal Allows us to Manage Information
ClassroomClassroom
SchoolSchool
DistrictDistrict
Public SitePublic Site
InternetInternet
My SiteMy Site
BACK END CHANGESBACK END CHANGES
What it might look like . . .
At a school / class level . . .
Ongoing District Projects
• Infrastructure Updates (active directory / new image for computers)
• School Connect (home access for files)
• BCeSIS Preparation and Launch
• Major Hardware Updates
Portal Timelines
• E-Mail Conversion / Microsoft 2007 Update
Nov 2007 – June 2008
• Sharepoint Installation
Early Spring 2008
Portal Timelines (cont’d)
• District Portal Launch
Spring 2008
• School Portals (Internal)
Spring 2008 -
• School Portals (External)
Fall 2008 -
• Virtual Classrooms
Fall 2008 -
Challenges
• Building and supporting the infrastructure
• Building capacity in the system
• Providing ongoing hardware and headware support
What we need help with now
• Keeping websites up-to-date
• Being patient with school technology needs
• Help share and lead the vision
But, What About . . .
• Laptops• Tablets• Smartboards• New Software• “Clickers”• Proliferation of Printers
Role of the School Tech Committee
What We Are Trying to Do . ..
It’s a technology
project
Student Learning
Teacher Supports
Employee Supports
School Supports
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