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eLearning Programme: Distributed VLE Call 3/10

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Distributed VLE Call 3/10

Seeking projects to implement technical work to widen the range of functionality the virtual learning environment (VLE) can provide in an interoperable way so as to meet identified user needs.

2 strands:

– Shorter technical rapid innovation projects

– Longer institutional pilots

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Particularly interested in projects which address:

Extending the functionality and flexibility of the VLE to meet the needs of particular disciplines or groups of users

Making better use of data gathered in one system within another system

Allowing for reuse and open publishing of learning materials; linking with an institutional repository

Enabling the VLE to be more easily used for non-traditional courses, such as short courses, roll-on/roll-off, etc

Enabling relevant data from the VLE and student record systems to be used within other systems such as e-portfolios

Making use of usage data from student-facing systems to improve courses and learner support (academic and support staff are the targeted user group)

Making use of usage data to aid resource discovery, communication and learning strategies (learners are the primary user group)

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Theme A: Technical rapid innovation projects

5up to

6 months

projects

Technical rapid innovation projects

will design and deliver light-weight

solutions to one or more priority

user needs by widening the range

of functionality the VLE can

provide in an interoperable way.

Start date: 1 July 2010

End date: 31 December 2010

up to

£30,000per project

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Theme B: Institutional pilots

3up to

18 months

projects

Institutional pilots will review their virtual

learning environment and related systems to

establish to what extent they meet the current

and projected needs of the wide range of

users in the institution and beyond, and

implement technical work to widen the range

of functionality the VLE can provide in an

interoperable way.

Start date: 1 July 2010

End date: 31 December 2011

up to

£100,000per project

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Expectations: all projects

All projects should have already gathered some evidence of user needs or desired efficiencies to point to areas in which changes are needed to the institutionally-provided learning environment and related administration and library systems.

Projects will maintain a blog or a wiki which can be consumed as an RSS feed

All staff to work on the projects funded by this call must already be in place. It is anticipated that project activity will be complementary to work underway or planned at institutions

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Expectations: institutional pilots

We expect all institutional pilots to deploy the widgets developed (note: we would also be keen to see the technical rapid innovation projects do this too).

Institutional pilot projects should have an existing analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of their VLE and related systems, which points to key areas for improvement. The first phase of these projects will be spent developing a full understanding and description of the issues identified in project proposals and the technical and process changes necessary to implement them.

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Further information

Call 3/10 details:www.jisc.ac.uk/Home/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/

2010/03/310vle.aspx

Enquiries about the call:Sarah Davies (s.davies@jisc.ac.uk)

Enquiries about the submission process:Jennifer Stockford (j.stockford@jisc.ac.uk)

Bid submission address:vle-bids@jisc.ac.uk