Luxembourg’s Educational Portal

EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of EducationLuxembourgs Educational PortalEnabling Connected Schools!

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EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*CTE About usCTE is a Department of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. CTEs Mission: Identity and Access ManagementSchool Networking Operations & SecuritySchool IT Infrastructures and MaintenanceTeacher Technical TrainingAudio/Video ProductionMultimedia


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*Vision Connected Schools!Building a Virtual Working and Learning Place for the entire Education Community

Accessible anytime, anywhere and with any devicePersonalized information, from Web Content to traditional ApplicationsSecure single sign-on (Authorization) and progressive AuthenticationIntegrated SecuritySearching and finding reliable information from disparate sourcesAggregating multiple media into a single Web interfaceProviding Collaboration and Communication ToolsProviding template based Publishing facilitiesIntegrating eLearning facilitiesSafer Surfing


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*Strategy Web Portal

One Single Entry Point

Single Sign-on to Web-based Applications and Content

Centralized Technology


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*Transformation - The G5 PortalKnowledge DirectoryDocument repositories, Federated search mechanisms, Library ServicesCommunication & Collaboration ToolsVirtual communities, Synchronous & asynchronous communication tools, Discussion forums, Project oriented services, Wikis, Blogs, Chat, Messaging Services, Mailing lists etc.Publishing ToolsCMS, Website Generator, etc.eLearning ServicesOnline Assessment Tools, Online Tutoring, Virtual classrooms, etc.Application Aggregation in SSOGrades, Reports, ePortfolios, etc.Administrative ServicesRoom & asset reservation, Library management, etc.Personalization


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*The page users connect first!Integrate with your Desktop.Hide Operating Systems.Access from everywhere through one SSO experience.


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*AuthenticationPortletsUser SettingsCrawlerSearchG5 mySchool! ArchitectureEmployeesTeachersStudentsJ2EE.netetc.InternetHostLDAPIdentity& AccessManagementmy Portal ExperienceSSOSearchParentsCommunitiesmy PagesUser PrefsKnowledgeDirectoryPortalContent (CMS)CollaborationeLearning (LMS)ApplicationsWorkspacesWeb Services Level


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*Portal Governance ModelExecutiveIT Steering Committee Minister of Education Departmental Directors Portal ManagersPortal Governance Executive Manager Portal Architect Pedagocical Advisor Public Relations ManagerTechnical TeamSystems ManagerNetwork Operator.Net DeveloperContent & Communities TeamEditorContent ManagersCommunity ManagersLocal Intranet AdministratorsOverall StrategyInteroperabilityIT GovernanceVisionDemandPoliciesPrioritiesRolesHelpdeskService DeskSecurityInfrastructureDevelopmentExternal providersContentServices


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*Portal ValueContinuously increasing acceptance through making technology transparent by delivering focused, and pertinent information and applications to entitled end users through one SSO experience. Dramatically reducing the burden on the mySchool! Central Management through Delegation Reducing Costs through Centralized Delivery of high quality Content and Applications


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*Facts & Figures > 25.000 Active Users > 8000 Workspaces > 80.000 Documents > 160 Reference Works > 600 Active Communities > 3100 Personal Web Sites > 25 School Intranets


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of Education*mySchool! RoadmapGeneration 6 (G6) Portal (2008-2009)Portal ubiquityUser managed Portal AggregationPeer Portal FederationWeb 2.0 The participatory Web Portal


EdReNe, 2nd Strategic Seminar (Lisbon, June 2008)(c) 2008, Daniel Weiler, Centre of Technology of EducationThank YouQ & AContact details, November 2008

Claude WeberGeneral Portal ManagermySchool!Phone: +352 247 85982Fax: +352 333 797E-mail:[email protected]

Centre de technologie de l'ducation (CTE)29 Avenue John F. KennedyL-1855 Luxembourg-Kirchbergwww.cte.luwww.myschool.lu


*Education: An Institution in TransitionMany years of school reformsSignificant financial investmentsButStudent achievements continue to decline in many countries (cf. PISA survey)Schools face more and more academic and administrative challenges (academic excellence & administrative efficiency)

Why?

Education processes have remained unchanged for decadesTeachers have not been given (1) the proper tools (2) the training to meet ever-growing expectationsPerformance gap because of inconsistent standards and a lack of resourcesThe one size fits all model that applied to the Industrial Age cannot provide the individual education that each student needs to compete effectively in todays global world.Teachers and staff are drown in paper-based processes and repetitive tasks

Education Portals can help Building Connected Schools

To transform Education, schools need to be connected within a district, state or country.

*Luxembourgs Web-based virtual learning place the mySchool! Vision

In 2001, as part of the eLuxembourg initiative to raise awareness and use of technology in education and business, the Luxembourg Ministry of Education commissioned the creation of a Web-based virtual digital learning place. The project was built to promote e-learning and ensure that by 2003 children were computer literate by the time they left school.

The Luxembourg Ministry of Educations concept was a simple one: to provide the countrys students with easy access to reliable, validated educational tools and content to assist them with their studies within and outside school hours. And with home PC penetration topping 90 percent in Luxembourg, the Web was considered an ideal medium to bring together these disparate sources of data within a single interface on the desktop.

However, the vision or mySchool!, as it became known did not end there. Ease of use, particularly with respect to navigating and searching for information was absolutely critical if mySchool! was to be a hit with students. In addition, we had a definite vision for collaboration, between students, teachers, parents, employers and information providers all facilitated through this unified interface. And not just any interface, but one which was suitably intuitive for even the youngest users and most importantly absolutely safe.

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