Presentation to Manchester Metropolitan University's 4th Quality Enhancement Conference on Flexible Learning in a Changing World. Slides set out plans to introduce a new VLE and improve the student Portal as part of the university-wide EQAL initiative to improve student satisfaction and success.

1. Monday, September 06, 2010 1 A new VLE, an improved student portalFlexible Learning in a Changing World4th QE Conference, The Street, Sept 2010 Professor Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technologies m.stubbs@mmu.ac.uk | http://twitter.com/thestubbsAims | New VLE: Policies + Timeframe | Enhanced Portal: Roadmap | Staff Training & Support

2. EQAL Strand 3 Aims to: raise student satisfaction, engagement and success by providing a more seamless and personalised online experience of university activity By: delivering a new, integrated VLE & supporting tools enhancing the student portal enhancing staff digital literacy to take full advantage of these tools http://www.blogs.mmu.ac.uk/eqal/C47/

3. New, integrated VLE | products Learning Technologies Review in Feb 2010 selected Moodle VLE (hosted by ULCC) Equella Repository (hosted by ULCC) Past exam papers; CLA chapters, on/off-campus video Apple Podcasting + Flashback capture software Talis Aspire Reading Lists http://lrt.mmu.ac.uk/ltreview

4. New, integrated VLE | policies Moodle areas created automatically from QLS every Unit Occurrence; every Programme; every Faculty; university-wide Student Support Area; and on request Departmental Areas Core Moodle toolset Threshold standards for Programme and Unit Areas: information from QLS on Unit details, leader + hand-ins information from Scientia on Unit timetable information from Aspire on Unit reading list normally organised as weekly teaching schedule Moodle User Group

5. New, integrated VLE | timeframe WebCT (VLE 10/11)  Moodle (VLE 11/12) Jul 2010 WebCT areas created for 2010/11 Aug 2010 Moodle policy agreed; hosting contracts signed Sep 2010 Moodle integrated with MMU systems Oct 2010 Moodle areas created for Jan 2011+ starters Jan 2011 Moodle available for Jan 2011+ starters Mar 2011 Moodle areas created for all Units & Progs Aug 2011 WebCT switched off Sep 2011 Moodle available to all students

6. New, integrated VLE | summary Switching from WebCT to Moodle during 2010/11 More consistent, systems-driven approach Auto-populated with data in core corporate systems QLS: curriculum, enrolments, assessment, hand-ins Scientia: timetable Aspire: reading lists Supported by HR ODTD+CeLT–coordinated staff development cascaded through local champions + reinforced by online materials

8. Update contact details

9. Online Unit surveys

10. Hand-in schedule

12. Personal Timetable

14. Staff Training & Support | approach Cascade model supported by CeLT + ODTD Each faculty to nominate champions ODTD producing “person spec” Support delivered in-faculty by champions Session plans and resources produced centrally Initial “train the trainer” sessions to champions + LRT + CeLT + ICTS + SAS Online support resource in Moodle “how do I – why should I ?”

15. EQAL Strand 3 | summary Aims to: raise student satisfaction, engagement and success by providing a more seamless and personalised online experience of university activity By: delivering a new, integrated VLE & supporting tools enhancing the student portal enhancing staff digital literacy to take full advantage of these tools http://www.blogs.mmu.ac.uk/eqal/C47/