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Leading Development of Leading Development of Indiana’s Digital Learning SpaceIndiana’s Digital Learning Space
Functions of a Learner-Driven Environment
Susan ScottIndiana Higher Education Telecommunication System
IHETS
CUMRECMay 2004
©Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System 2004
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Environment in IndianaBottom of the list for “some college”Lack a “culture of learning”Suffering from a “brain drain”
Multiple Initiatives
CorporateColleges and
UniversitiesK-12 school leadersLibrariesPublic Broadcasting Unconnected
Network TechnologyConnecting the players may have animpact.
What has happened…
Dramatic GrowthEveryone “at the table”Grappling with “content”
It became apparent…opportunity to:
Use the partnership in placeExpand thinking
Two-ways to Start
Build it and they will come…
Build consensus on what to do and why
Indiana Learning Portal
In Indiana…
Educational Silos stand
side-by-side but
separate. The
Indiana Indiana Learning Learning Portal Portal ProjectProject
will create access to
educational opportunities, information, and learning and
teaching tools no matter in which silo they reside.
Indiana’s digital Indiana’s digital Learning SpaceLearning Space
Indiana Learning Portal Partners
• Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS)
• Vision Athena Distance Learning
• Indiana College Network (IN Virtual University)
• Indiana Humanities Council
• Indiana State Library
• Indiana Web Academy
• Academic Libraries of Indiana
• Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
• WFYI Indianapolis/IPBS
• Indiana Department of Education
• Possibility Network
• IUPUI
• Inspire Virtual Library
Vision AthenaVideo
ICNE-Learning
K20
IHCSmart
DeskTop
InspireVirtual LibraryAccess
Local Library Services
E-ParentE-LockerEZ_Web
DoEK-12
Resources
PublicTV &Radio
ProgramsIUPUICLN
Courses
IHETSITN
NetworkAccess
AcademicLibraries
Resources
New Partners
NewPartners
NewPartners
NewPartners
PossibilityNetwork
AdultLearning
CESAdult
LifelongLearning
What Have We Done…
• Needs Assessment– 24 Focus Groups– Needs Matrix with 161 Discreet Inputs
• Functional & Tech Requirements
• Prototype Design and Development– Available On-line
• Business Plan– Background/Market Analysis/Budget Details
Partial funding by the Lilly Endowment
Learner Lifecycle
• Pre-school
• K-12
• Higher Education
• Adult Lifelong Learning
5.7 Million Hoosiers
Age Four Years and Older
Function: Search
Focus group issues addressed:
• Users would like to be able to use one search engine that only searches learning content instead of the whole Internet.
• Google.com and Yahoo.com are good search engines, but they often return too many irrelevant hits.
• Users want to be able to target or narrow their search more effectively.
• Users find that they sometimes search for the same thing repeatedly or on a daily basis.
• Users need direction on how to perform an effective search on the Internet.
ILP Functions
» SearchSearch» PersonalizationPersonalization» User ProfileUser Profile» CollaborationCollaboration» Learning ToolsLearning Tools» SecuritySecurity» Application IntegrationApplication Integration» eCommerceeCommerce» User Interaction and FeedbackUser Interaction and Feedback» Content ManagementContent Management» AdministrationAdministration
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Expectations across the Learner Lifecycle often Reflect Multiple
RolesPreschool K-12 Students Higher Education Lifelong Learning
•Pre-K children tend to use educational software rather than websites•Need to track my child's progress in school.
•Need resourcesfor professionaldevelopment (professional newsletters, classes going on in the area.
•Most childhood development websites have activities that are developmentally inappropriate, too much time spent looking for appropriate activities.
•Need to provide a Frequently Asked Questions for developmental resources, common social issues (i.e. biting)
•Difficult to find information that is the right depth and level.Search engine should flag the age appropriate content.
•Need to communicate with others online via a discussion forum.
•Ability to track my child's progress in school
•Students need to be able to collaborate with other students online to solve a problem, discuss and work on a class project, etc.
•Need lesson plan resources (especially that tie to IN standards)
•Would use this website if it contains credible, qualified content.
•Teachers need to be able to take online training classes (anytime, anywhere) in order to meet hour requirements
•Need "search wizard" towalk students through how to web search forbetter results
•Ability to track my child's progress in school
•Need "search wizard" towalk students through how to web search forbetter results
•Need to be able to post questions on a discussion board where they can be answered by an expert
•Students need to be able to collaborate with other students online to solve a problem, discuss and work on a class project, etc.
•Need to be able to separate or easily identify summaries versus full text documents
•Would like to have a portfolio tool to track things done over learning career.
•Need to communicate with others online via a confidential discussion forum.
•Learners need to know where to go to get a job, job related resources, who has this type of job and how to contact them for more info.
•Ability to rate content or courses and review other course ratings.
•Need calendar of educational opportunities/activities going on locally (by age group).
•Difficult to find information that is the right depth and level. Search engine should flag the age appropriate content.
•Would like to have a portfolio tool to track things done over learning career.
•Link businesses to share training courses that could be provided from one business to another.
Connecting Acrossthe Learner Lifecycle
SearchCollaborationSecurityProfile Builder
Most wanted more from search engines,but were less aware of what you can dowith advanced searching techniques. Searching was the most universal need expressed. Ratings and specific contentlevels were mentioned across the learnerlifecycle segments.
Those who knew about collaboration tools(faculty and expert users) wanted more access. Those who had never heard of the idea were very interested. Creating new communities was intriguing.
Protecting data and identity crossed all Learner lifecycle groups as a high priority.Only a few understood, but all wanted it.
Value of developing a profile in order to get Greater personalized information seemed tobe understood (Amazon model) but understanding (and trusting) security capability was less well understood.
The ILP Prototype is like a The ILP Prototype is like a western movie set….very thin.western movie set….very thin.Step through the door of the Step through the door of the saloonsaloonand you’re standing in the desert.and you’re standing in the desert.
http://www.ihets.org/progserv/education/ilportal/demo/
Search, Partner Applications and Portals, Single Sign-on, Personalization
Federation of Providers, Trust Relationship, Interconnections
Metadata Tagging, Legacy Data Access
Profile Builder, Intelligent Agents; Community Building, Real-time Needs Assessment
Community Tracking
Access Layer
Middleware Layer
DataLayer
Community Development Layer
Secu
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Indiana Learning Portal Opportunity Chart
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Susan ScottDirector of E-Learning
Dave KingExecutive Director
Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System
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