David Porter's presentation to Commonwealth of Learning in Vancouver August 15, 2011. COL is the British Commonwealth distance education agency. The topic was about integration of systems and services for academic communities and families of institutions.

1. Integrating systemic services
to provide resonant value
for students and institutions
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2. Context
25 autonomous public
post-secondary institutions
High-speed networks connect all BC
regions, cities and communities
Online learning is considered a
requirement for providing access,
choice, flexibility and mobility for BC
citizens
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3. Context
25 autonomous public
post-secondary institutions
High-speed networks connect all BC
regions, cities and communities
Online learning is considered a
requirement for providing access,
choice, flexibility and mobility for BC
citizens
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4. Mission and governance
BCcampus is a publicly-funded
organization that uses information
technology to connect the expertise,
programs and resources of all
British Columbia post-secondary
institutions under a collaborative service
delivery framework.
“BCcampus is a collaborative online learning initiative...”
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5. Student mobility as a driver
The era of loyalty to a single
institutional brand and
learning through a single set
of offerings is over
Students “surf” life and
educational options
Students assemble their
own education solutions,
follow leads or consult with
peers
Students rarely complain to
authorities - they vote with
their fingers and feet
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6. Enabling a coherent workflow
Plan Explore Apply Register Study
How do we engineer software applications to transfer
relevant student data between systems?
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7. Student engagement as input
Our systems have been
designed to reflect student
input from surveys and
engagement processes
Students tell us about their
experiences as online
students
They tell us about their
experiences with transfer
between institutions
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8. Key operating principles
Real-time service interactions
and transactions
Institutional autonomy
BCcampus provides federated
data linkages
Single sign-on for access to
systemic services
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9. Systemic services
Context
Context
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10. Systemic services
Context
Context
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11. Systemic services mashups
Context
Context
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12. PESC: Post-Secondary Education Standards Council
"Mobility and changing learning
patterns together obsolete
long-standing paradigms of
how data systems are built and
used and drive their
reengineering."
Source: Post-secondary Education
Standards Council 2011
http://www.pesc.org
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13. Federated data services
BCcampus Connector 2 technology
interacts with institutional student
information systems and partner data
systems in real time across an open source 4 Research Universities
service bus (MULE enterprise service bus)
http://www.mulesoft.org)
7 Teaching Universities
11 Colleges
3 Institutes
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14. BCcampus example
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15. JISC: Joint Information Services Council (UK)
Admission
Learner
Trails
Stats E-Admission Pathways
Advice
Applicant
Feedback
Course
Details Course
Entry Search
Requirements
Course Learner
Goals
Advertising E-Application
Entry Personal
Profiles Statements eXchanging course-related
References
information
Evidence of
Achievement
Acquired/Required
Portfolio
Competence
Curriculum
Management Transcripts
Course
Personal
Approval Development
Course
Modification
Student Assessment Planning
Results
Records
Joint Information Systems Committee 11-03-24 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 2
Image: M. Stubbs, S. Wilson (JISC) Adding agility to mobility
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16. XCRI implementation example
xcri | example implementation
Joint Information Systems Committee 11-03-28 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 10
Image: M. Stubbs, S. Wilson (JISC)
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17. XCRI: Adding agility to mobility
xcri | example implementation
Institutions Publish
XCRI XML
Learners
Search the
Aggregator
Image: M. Stubbs, S. Wilson (JISC)
Joint Information Systems Committee 11-03-24 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 11
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18. Professional growth
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19. Open Curricula Development
OPDF 2003 – 2010
144 grants awarded
100% participation
83% partnerships
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20. Open Curricula Development
Development across all academic domains
BCcampus OPDF contributed in whole or in part to 47 credentials
355 courses, 12 workshops, 19 web sites/tools and 396 course components
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21. Open Curricula Examples
http://soilweb.landfood.ubc.ca
2011 Award of Excellence in
Web Design/Innovation
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22. Open Curricula Examples
North American Network of Science Labs Online
http://rwsl.nic.bc.ca
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23. Sharing & Reuse
http://solr.bccampus.ca
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24. Collaborative shared services
GOAL
Reduce costs and create system efficiencies
TACTIC
Support the collaborations and partnerships
between institutions that leverage knowledge,
reduce costs, and generate benefits for students
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25. Shared services
New synergies
Integration with student information systems (SIS)
Integration with collaborative programs
Integration with online program development fund (OPDF)
New services
Kaltura - streaming media services
WriteAway
Adobe
Connect
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26. Integrated systemic service view
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27. Contact information
David Porter
Executive Director
BCcampus.ca
dporter@bccampus.ca
@bccampus
http://www.bccampus.ca
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