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South West Grid for Learning Trust
ICTiS Conference17th April 2008
Ian Southwell
www.swgfl.org.uk
South West Grid for Learning Trust‘Providing high speed connectivity and digital resources to support quality teaching and learning in the South West’
www.swgfl.org.uk
South West Grid for Learning TrustConsortium of 15 Local Authorities
Founded November 2000
Serving nearly 2500 schools - 750,000 children
Delivering safe and reliable Broadband Internet Connection and Educational Applications and Services
Became the South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) Trust, as a charitable, not for profit, private company limited by guarantee in October 2005
SWGfL Trust Organisational Structure
One of ten RBC’s that make up theNational Education Network
www.swgfl.org.uk
Existing Key Services
• Broadband Connectivity
• Internet Safety
• Connection to the NEN
National Content, Communications and Technical Groups
• Video Conferencing
• Educational Portal
• E-Content and collaboration
• Web Hosting
• Email and Calendaring
• Managed Service
www.swgfl.org.uk
SWGfL Merlin?The Foundation for your Learning Platform
Or Content?
National Collections
Publish online
Collaborate online
Coming
Soon!!!
Create online
'ArtisanCam stimulates ideas, shares enthusiasm and promotes imagination and creative thinking. There is nothing else that offers anything similar.' - BETT Award judges 2007
Study online
Explore online
www.swgfl.org.uk
SWGfL Merlin?The Foundation for your Learning Platform
Or Content?
“The term ‘Learning Platform’ refers to a combination of IT services that support teaching and learning.
Through a learning platform, hardware, software and supporting services are brought together to enable more effective ways of working within and outside the classroom.”
Learning Platforms – Making IT Personal, DfES
Definition of “Learning Platform”
Drivers for Change
• Personalised Learning Agenda• Anywhere anytime• BSF• Virtual Learning Environments• Technology• Development of the Web
• YouTube, Bebo. Myspace, blogs, wikis• Collaboration• DCSF Targets
• Learning Space• MIS Access• Parental Access
DCSF Targets
• By September 2008 all secondary schools will be expected to provide information to parents covering achievement, progress, attendance, behaviour and special needs, on a timely and frequent basis – this should be at least once per term.
• By September 2010 all secondary schools will need to offer parents real-time access to this information (including the opportunity for secure online access) wherever they are and whenever they want.
• Primary schools must also meet the basic requirement by September 2010 and the real time requirement by 2012.
Jim Knight 09 January 2008BETT
Strategic approach in SW
• One size does not fit all – schools want choice – Would 2,400 schools ever choose the same thing?
• Let’s do that which an RBC can uniquely do and avoid that which can be done best at a local level
• Technologies develop quickly – need ability to add services in future through an integrator service
Strategic approach in SW
Key principles moving forwards• Drive integration• Promote the right to choose• Aggregate to reduce costs• Develop managed services• Allow schools to build on what they have
already…• … and let schools move at their own pace
• A simple sign-on service• Personal Online Learning Space• Virtual desktop• Compatibility with Mobile Technologies (AKS)• Regional online collaborative tools – blogs, wikis, forums,
shared spaces etc.• Interoperability and Integration services – so you can ‘plug
in’ your choice of tools• E-safety
What will SWGfL Merlin do?
Collaboration – Martini Learning
• Early years• Primary• Transition• Secondary• CLC• New Diploma• 14-19
• Workplace• Hospitals• Young offenders• Youth clubs• Home
Definitions ….
Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)
Learning platforms
Managed Learning Environments (MLE)
Content Management Systems
(CMS)
A place for organising your online materials
Your ‘virtual’ school ; Serving to manage the online learning process i.e. authoring learning objects and learning pathways, tracking and assessments
hardware, range of software and supporting services all brought together
Developing your school’s learning platform
The foundation for your school’s learning platform – provided through SWGfL Merlin
A starting point…
Building your school’s platform – plugging in your choice of tools
An extended learning platform
SWGfL Merlin Schematic
SIMS
Your MIS
Simplified Sign On Service
UserDirectory
Inter-operability data interchange
Library
Space
Community
Personal
Virtual Desktop
VLE
Your VLEBlog
Wiki
Forums etc.
Tools
uLearn
Content
Audio Networks
British Pathe
Espresso
Big Day Out
SWGfL VCS
Timescale
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept - onwards
Contract
Hosting Install
Pilots preparation Pilots
Implementation - go live
Testing and feedback
Engagement and Training
Early adopters
Merlin available
Indicates milestone payments
SWGfL Merlin
Interface and branding update - LATEST
26th March 2008
Planning for implementation
Some areas for consideration:
• How might teachers and teaching / learning adapt?• Who should learn with this type of tool?• Who will be creating the learning resources• How will schools manage the change?• How can parents benefit?
Further SWGfL activity Spring 08
• Video case studies of VLE use • Revised guidance booklet • Updated LP section of SWGfL website• E-learning blog http://www.swgfl.org.uk/lpblog • User blog and forums (SWGfL BOB)• Regular Communications updates• Learning Environment Call off contract (available by September 08)
Questions?
