open architectures
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Open Architectures Solving more interesting problems
Martin Hamilton - Head of Internet Services – Loughborough University
Tish Roberts - JISC Programme Director, e-Learning Rob Englebright – JISC Programme Manager
Mark Johnson - Development manager – OSSWatch
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Facilitator: Collaborate details- The session runs for an hour, we will monitor questions in the chat and pass them to the presenters at regular intervals so as not to slow the flow. The session falls into two parts, some ideas will be presented, and in the second providing an opportunity for your interaction and views to be shared. There will be a time for questions and comments at the end. The session will be recorded, and discussions here can be taken up in the conference discussion thread [link] –paste into Colaborate chat box.
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Welcome to the machine Monday 19th session 1, 12:00 till 13:00
#JISCEL12
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Rob: LEARNING OUTCOMES: In this session we will be looking at the technology that underpins our eLearning, and how to extend it so we can solve more interesting problems. Welcome to the first session of the main JISC Innovating e-Learning Online Conference 2012. We are starting with a very down to earth, right in the foundations session. Open architectures- solving more interesting problems. I had a conversation at ALT-C with Philip Butler (of ULCC) who said he wasn't interested in the technology, but only the problems it solved. Pedagogy first. This made me wonder about how this tallies with the architectural decisions we make, and what we can do to overcome obstacles, and solve better problems.
19/11/2012 slide 3 Permanent link to this comic: http://xkcd.com/936/
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By solving better problems I mean solving the problems that address the needs of users. Using 13 character passwords with alphanumerics and special characters solves a problem of security... but means the user either doesn’t use the system, or rather writes down the password, or uses the same password. A more interesting problem to solve might be how to link applications using LTI for instance so the user can stay in their existing environment and never meet the need for the passwords. If we want to move from having pockets of isolated use to mainstream we either have to provide Infrastructure that meets users needs, OR remove the obstacles for them to use alternatives.
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Rob - Let’s look at where we’ve come from in terms of centrally supported technologies. In Activity week we looked at pivotal technologies: http://onlineconf12.jisc.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=43 And Moodle was the most suggested pivotal teaching technology (with Laser discs a close second- who’d have guessed) http://wychwolf.com/jisc/tech-timeline.html
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VLE’s were a useful idea as they were like a learning-tech ready meal, curry and rice and a popadum.. and in the case of some maybe some raw chillis... My own survey I did the the ILT Champions community back in 2001 gave the following results: Slide 1: VLEs in FE May 2001 39 responses: None -26 Web CT 5 Blackboard 2 COSE 3 Express train 1 LJ systems Class campus 2 Learnwise 2 Fretwell Downing LE 2
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BY 2008 there’s quite a change Moodle dominant VLEs in FE May 2008: Moodle 93 including 4 using moodle in combination with Sharepoint (and in one instance Moodle, Sharepoint and Pebblepad) Blackboard 43 including 2 using in combination with Sharepoint, and with the caveat that one is planning to move to moodle Sharepoint 4, as a stand alone, plus those using Sharepoint as part of Microsoft learning gateway 2 IT Campus 3 In-house 3 WebCT 3 Fronter 2 Learnwise 2 Tecknical now Serco 1 North Tyneside VLE 1 weblearn 1 Total 156 entries Moodle 59% Blackboard 28%
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http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/ssg/surveys.aspx
TEL – NOT centrally supported
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If we look at HE from the UCISA 2012 survey There’s a similar picture. In the 2012 survey 98/responses 39% Blackboard, 31%moodle, with a recognition that the term TEL, Technology Enhanced Learning better covers the range of tools. http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/ssg/surveys.aspx Almost all respondents (93%) identified their Teaching and Learning strategy as a key influence on TEL development What’s interesting is what technologies AREN’T centrally supported… these may be the technological decisions that dictate the pedagogy that can be employed.
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Poll Question:
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Mark Johnson Make it in Moodle - Eggs in one basket?
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http://onlineconf12.jisc.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=95 Made in Moodle. Familiar, clear and simple (point out LTI session in Activity week recordings) - http://onlineconf12.jisc.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=95 ) Mark Johnson Moodle provides lots of off-the-shelf functionaily You might not know about the other stuff it provides: - Advanced gradebook features - Database module for building custom tools - Lots of external integration: Portfolios, File Repositories, LTI (mention LTI session in activity week) - Lots of 3rd party tools (examples good) - Lots of APIs for building tools - takes care of course and student data, displaying pages etc, lets developers focus on the tasks at hand - (What if you’re not a developer/admin? Need to make sure that the pedagogy is driving the platform provision)
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Martin Hamilton Everything indexed - Head in the clouds?
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Head in the clouds - using MS 365, or Googledocs - an integrated toolset, with huge userbase, and swift development cycles. Martin Hamilton Wants to get across- Gmail/docs etc is only the start: 60 plus consumer apps, third party apps (OpenClass) and APIs for building your own stuff. And don’t forget the Moodle integration ;-) [+ Institutional level decision about whether to enable particular apps, and potential confusion between consumer and institutional Google accounts]
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Comments from the floor Way of the widget – Mark Johnson
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Apache Rave, LTI, App Stores, Write once-deploy-anywhere, SURFConext/JISC RAVE/JISC JACCSON
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Questions from the chatbox
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Activity What does the future hold for… Moodle, Google, Widgets What needs to change? What are the more interesting problems? http://wallwisher.com/wall/dwx9s6ztaz OR Twitter with hashtag #JISCEL12
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http://wallwisher.com/wall/dwx9s6ztaz OR Twitter with hashtag #JISCEL12 Martin and Mark to add their thoughts to the wall wisher- and talk through …
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DVLE – Distributed Virtual Learning Environment
http://bit.ly/dvlecasestudies
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Tish mention the DVLE work, and case studies now available on JISC site.