Online Learning Platform for Royal Artillery Soldier Training
www.kineo.com
Stuart ChadwickPaul Stanyer
Siobhan HallGeoff Stead
Jonathan Ryder
www.tribalgroup.com
Introducing Kineo & TribalYour requirementOverview of our approachUser journeysImplementation plan
Hosting & supportE-learning authoringPricing and timescalesQuestions
Outline
Kineo & Tribal
A great partnership
• E-learning company of the year 2008, best private sector e-learning 2010• Innovating with rapid / bespoke e-learning and Moodle / Totara LMS• Supporting the whole process, from consultancy to deployment• Global support: UK (Brighton, Sheffield, London), US, NZ, China, Sweden• Strong customer focus with high repeat business
• Services and products to support education, learning and training• Over 20 years' experience and expertise in education and
technology• World-leading software to support adult learning & career
development• Market leader in online assessment and learning delivery:
functional skills• Innovating with bespoke digital learning tool development and
m-learning• Work with a range of organisations in the UK and internationally
Working with leading clients…
Our track record
• Established Moodle LMS for the whole MOJ, delivering over 50 courses through e-leaning and F2F training to 50,000+ employees, saving £100Ks
• Saving Tesco’s over £1m through the development of a Moodle LMS based learning platform, will roll out internationally to 500K employees
• Undertook the evaluation and report of the three year Functional Skills pilot on behalf of the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCDA)
• Mobile Functional Skills and Apprenticeship solutions and services for all McDonalds employees
• Technology partner for MoLE (Mobile Learning Environment) project, supporting US Department of Defense (DoD) and multi-national partners to deliver and share learning using global mobile network and mobile devices.
Kineo will provide• Overall programme management• Totara LMS• Mahara e-portfolio• System integration• Desktop authoring platform
Tribal will provide• Functional skills learning content, • Diagnostic tools and adaptive courses• Mobile apps and authoring platform• System integration• Maytas back end fully integrated
How we will work together
Your requirements
Understanding your requirements
Learning managementFunctional skills trainingE-portfolioSocial learningMobile accessOffline optionMaytas integrationAuthoring toolsHostingSupport
Totara LMSTribal contentMahara e-portfolioTotara and MaharaMahara / Tribal
contentCustom optionsTribal systemTribal tools / ArticulateTribal solutionsKineo / Tribal support
RACPDrequiremen
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Online training environment
Our approach
Components of our solution
Totara LMS
• Corporate distribution of world leading Moodle LMS
• Open source, robust, scalable, customisable, easy to use
• Kineo are the leaders in corporate distribution of Moodle
• Kineo NZ partners Catalyst include ex. core Moodle team
• Full global hosting and support
“Moodle™ is ranked as the #1 LMS product among eLearning Guild members with over 24% of respondents selecting it as their primary LMS.”
Totara key features
• Supports e-learning, classroom training & blended solutions
• Personal development competencies and objectives• Online collaborative tools – blog, wikis, forums, live chat• Hierarchical roles – learners, managers, trainers, assessors• Sophisticated search and course booking• Dashboard and full statistical reporting• Quizzes, surveys, assessments• Integrates with other systems• Moodle accessibility• Multiple options for registration• E-commerce capability• Multi language
Totara/Moodle success stories
“Making the decision to go with Moodle was one of the best decisions we ever made”
Paul Rudd, Ministry of Justice
“Making the decision to go with Moodle was one of the best decisions we ever made”
Paul Rudd, Ministry of Justice
“Kineo has developed a platform that delivers on every aspect of our initial brief... we now have a training package that offers more than anything else within the photo industry.”
James Bansfield, Nikon UK
“Kineo has developed a platform that delivers on every aspect of our initial brief... we now have a training package that offers more than anything else within the photo industry.”
James Bansfield, Nikon UK
Mahara e-portfolio
• The leading open source e-portfolio• Developed by Kineo New Zealand• Seamless integration with Moodle /
Totara• Mobile integration possible• Offline delivery option in progress
Mahara key features
• Reflect on learning• Collect and upload evidence• Review with trainer, manager,
external assessor• Online community – groups, forums• User controlled learning space• Accessible (other than java)
Advance learning platform
• Open platform for delivery of learning management services• Rapid assembly of custom learning solutions• Services for delivery of e-learning and m-learning including:
– Single Sign On services– Data integration hub services– Core LMS services aligned with mobile
• Service Oriented Architecture built with open source technology and open standards – easy to maintain and extend – integrates with other applications/external systems (e.g. Maytas)
• Can be used with its own (Joomla) portal front end or with other portals (Moodle, Liferay, Sharepoint)
Target Skills Gold: Functional Skills …
• Realistic, age appropriate and engaging materials using real-world contexts and scenarios – Blend of ‘best of the web’ with Tribal’s award-winning materials– All mapped to curriculum, and tracked against personal goals
• Proven adaptive initial assessment – identifying the Level at which the learner is currently operating
(Entry Level to Level 2) – giving a clear profile for areas of strength and weakness.
• A Functional Skills Diagnostic Assessment • Smart courses: automated and editable personalised learning
plan • Tutor and learner reporting, and management systems
… online, offline, mobile
Target Skills Gold success stories
Target Skills content and the Target Skills Gold system have been used in most FE colleges, all the major training providers, large employers from McDonald’s to Sainsbury’s, even here in the army.
Tribal Mobile solutions
Mobile tools and micro-courses designed for smartphone
• Content: Single app for all learner services including functional skills learning, tools, e-portfolio, and communication
• Methodology: context-aware. centred on learner needs. content designed for mobile. blended delivery.
• Devices: framework to ensure cross-platform delivery
• Connectivity: can work both on- and off-line
• Tracking: learners can sync back to VLE to update tracking, and can access mobile views of VLE
Tribal Mobile: MoLE
• MoLE is a collaboration between Tribal, the MoD and DoD (USA)
• Strong focus on the next generation of mobile learning:• Hybrid (on-off line)• Context aware (GPS, Accelerometer, Augmented Reality)• Deep integration with phone features • Smartphone cross platform (iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, RIM)
• Future proof technical implementation• Html 5 / Javascript framework built on open source libraries
• Online authoring• Full integration into Tribal’s Advance platform
All of these features can be included in our solution
Structure of our solution
User journeys
Trainee journeys: big screen
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Trainee journeys: mobile
Trainee journeys: mobile
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Trainer / verifier journeys
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Administrator journeys
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Implementation plan
The development process
• May have several development phases as required
• Iterative development with RACPD review and feedback throughout
Project team
MOD experience
Stuart Chadwick – Solutions Consultant
Background in the design of LMS, CMS, e-learning and mobile learning solutions. Ex lecturer in product design.
Lead Designer and/or Project Leader on multiple e-learning projects for the Army and DB Learning, including:
– Literacy & Numeracy Skills (Nintendo DS) – REME Mechanical Expertise (Nintendo DS)– Equality & Diversity (award winning, palmpilot) – One Army Recruiting– PTC/UFTO Total Fitness Programme– RIPH Health Improvement– Performance Management
MOD experience
Geoff Stead – Innovation
Tribal’s Head of Innovation, as well as founder of our Digital Learning and Mobile teams:
– Thought leader and advisor to UK, EU and USA governments on mobile learning
– Project Director of MoLE development project (US DoD)
– Technical founder of Advance and TSG solutions
– Technical Architect of Army’s Skills Mission and Army Snapshots
triballabs.net m-learning.org
MOD experience
Jonathan Ryder – Solution Lead
Tribal’s Head of Learning solutions, lead solutions designer on multiple e-learning solutions for SfL and Functional Skills, including:
– Target Skills content– Skills Mission– McDonald’s Skills for Life and Apprenticeship solutions– Target Skills Gold learning platform– Advance Learning Zone
Risks & mitigation
Risk Mitigation Likelihood Impact Owner
Partnership platform
delivery
Close working relationship facilitated by programme
manager, weekly progress meetings and direct team
communications
Low Medium Kineo & Tribal
Integrated technology
Proven integration between Moodle and Mahara. Likewise
Maytas, Advance and courseware.
Moodle/Advance/Maytas integration already partially
specified and will work closely to deliver.
Low High Kineo & Tribal
Mobile access
Various elements of platform already available as mobile.
Building blocks in place for other areas and all technically
feasible.
Medium Medium Kineo & Tribal
Offline access
Limitation based on online requirement for tracking. Some
solutions in place and others in process of specification
and delivery.
Medium High Kineo & Tribal
Project has unclear
objectives
Kineo will escalate and recommend RACPD regroup to
address objectives or assist with definition.Low Medium All
Product doesn’t meet
RACPD expectations
Thorough and iterative approach to design and
development, which involves a partnership between
Kineo, Tribal, RACPD and involves end users, we would
aim to avoid a mismatch in expectations and final delivery.
Low High All
Hosting & support
Hosting you can trust
• Hosted on the same robust infrastructure as Maytas• ISO 27001 accredited hosting environment• Secure – SSL/HTTPS certificated and penetration tested• Stable – fully managed service with uptime > 99%• Backed-up onsite and offsite on regular basis• Scalable – from pilot through to enterprise level• Custom amount of bandwidth, storage space and
monitoring• Regularly updated: server software, all system software• International options available
• Totara & Mahara support forums, help and FAQs
• We train your admin or IT help desk staff to field queries and support the platform
• Kineo provide second line support to your admin
• Tribal product and technical support team sit behind Kineo support
• Dedicated support team and portal
• Fast response
• Totara/Mahara patches and upgrades
• Hands on maintenance as required
• With Totara subscription:
– 24-7 product support
– New functionality as available
– Major Moodle upgrades catered for
Support you can rely upon
End user
Your IT helpdesk
Your system admin
Tribal product support
Kineo support desk
E-learning authoring
E-learning authoring options
• Desktop solutions available from both Kineo & Tribal
• Totara directly enables authoring of quizzes, assessments, feedback forms
• Mobile solution available from Tribal• Tool output can be RACPD branded• Tool training and support provided• Kineo provide additional e-learning
capability training and support:
– Design skills– Consultative support– QA– Extension of your team, e.g. graphics
Pricing & timescales
Pricing strategy
Our joint pricing strategy includes:
• Clear definition of setup and on-costs• Provision of standard vs. variable costs• Potential joint ventures to develop any new/custom content• Open source = cost effective and flexible• Training, hosting and support options to meet your needs• Future proof through planned product roadmaps• Partnership means you have wider access to support and
on-going development
Cost components
System specification (one off)
Consultative design and specification stage
System development (one off)
Totara set up and RACPD theme
Mahara set up and RACPD theme
Advance and courseware set up and RACPD theme
System integration
Customisation (to be defined)
Mobile Apps integration for tracking and reporting
RACPD in-house e-learning capability (one off)
Licence for e- and m earning authoring tool(s)
CAPD theme and templates
Authoring tool training
E-learning design training
Hosting, support and licensing (yearly)
Totara subscription (user volume)
Hosting (concurrent usage)
Support (options)
E-learning development support (as required)
Off the shelf Functional Skills platform
Advance Target Skills Gold courseware licence fees (user volume)
Train the trainer training for Target Skills Gold
Integration of other Functional Skills Content to Target Skills Gold if required
Set-up costs Annual costs
Short term timescale
September
• Advance system and courseware ready
• Target Skills Gold Platform for Functional and Key Skills and SfL
• Tribal's new mobile maths and English applications
• Basic Totara/Mahara set up and theme
• Potential initial system integration
• Working system available for trainees to access
Full system timescale
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Kick-off
Design
Develop &
reviewAlpha
Pilot Final
Beta Training
Launch
Feb Mar
Review
Amends
September 2011 – March 2012
• Full consultative design specification, inc. user input • Full system build• Full integration• User pilot of full system• Full launch end of March• On-going support
Support
Summary
Why Kineo & Tribal are the right choice for RACPD
A great partnership...
• Strength of Kineo’s Totara and Mahara experience• Tribal’s track record in e and m-learning English and maths,
employability and skills• Tribal already provide Maytas• Our combined creative and technical expertise• Our MOD experience• Track record of successful delivery and
happy clients• Enthusiastic team who are keen to work
with you!
Any questions?
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