External Resources

Additional resources from external sources

Title	Type	Size	Last Modified	Description
Future of Higher Education	File	484 K	16/09/2005	Government white paper - the Future of Higher Education
Bath Spa University College Information Strategy Case Study	File	106 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - Bath Spa University College.
Queen's Belfast Information Strategy Case Study	File	88 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - Queen's University, Belfast.
University of Glamorgan Information Strategy Case Study	File	138 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - University of Glamorgan.
Glasgow University Information Strategy Case Study	File	123 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - Glasgow University.
University of Hull Information Strategy Case Study	File	122 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - University of Hull.
University of North London Information Strategy Case Study	File	153 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - University of North London.
Coventry University Strategy Integration Case Study	File	475 K	12/09/2005	Case Study: Strategy Integration - Coventry University. Whole Organisation Approach to Integrated Strategies.
University of Leeds Information Strategy Case Study	File	328 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - University of Leeds.
Kilmarnock College Strategy Integration Case Study	File	393 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Strategy Integration - Kilmarnock College.
Open University Information Strategy Case Study	File	451 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - The Open University.
University of Surrey Roehampton Information Strategy Case Study	File	320 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - University of Surrey Roehampton.
Writtle College Information Strategy Case Study	File	251 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Developing an Information Strategy - Writtle College.
University of Strathclyde Insight Model Case Study	File	413 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: INSIGHT model - Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of ICT in Teaching and Learning - University of Strathclyde.
University of Strathclyde Guidance Notes for the INSIGHT model	File	614 K	16/09/2005	Guidance Notes for the INSIGHT model - University of Strathclyde. This accompanies the INSIGHT model case study.
Universities, Information Systems and the Spread of Infomanic Depression	File	163 K	16/09/2005	A JISC infoNet Publication. Paper presented by Bernard Paton and Dr Gill Ferrell to the 2003 EUNIS conference.
Development Partnerships	File	137 K	16/09/2005	A JISC infoNet Publication. Development Partnerships between HE and Vendors - Marriage made in Heaven or Recipe for Disaster? Authored by Janette Hillicks.
ETNA Report 2003	File	1.32 M	16/09/2005	Enhanced Training Needs Analysis (ETNA) report - the training needs of staff in Scotland's Further Education Colleges. Produced by the JISC Regional Support Centres, September 2003.
ETNA Executive Summary 2003	File	15 K	16/09/2005	Executive Summary of Enhanced Training Needs Analysis (ETNA) report - the training needs of staff in Scotland's Further Education Colleges. Produced by the JISC Regional Support Centres, September 2003.
A Collaborative Approach to Support Institutional Implementation of Learning Technologies	File	128 K	03/12/2003	A powerpoint presentation given at ALT-C 2002 by the Queen Margaret University College and partners team on their evaluation of the Roundtable Programme.
A Framework for Pedagogical Evaluation of Virtual Learning Environments	File	282 K	03/12/2003	This report provides two models for evaluating VLEs from a pedagogic perspective. The first is concerned with how to evaluate the properties, capabilities and orientation of different systems from an educational perspective. The second is concerned with determining whether the new technology can be embedded into the teaching and learning context of a given institution. These models (one from education, the other from systems modelling) are offered as a basis for constructing a pedagogical evaluation methodology for VLEs. The educational model is Laurillard's Conversational Framework. The organisational model is Beer's Viable Systems Model.
An Example of an approach to Quality Assurance	Document	2 K	03/02/2004	Staffordshire University have a “Quality Assurance Handbook for Distributed Learning” outlining good practice linked to the Quality Assurance of eLearning content at validation and prior to delivery.
AskTog: First Principles	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	One of the heavyweights of interface design, Bruce Tognazzini (formerly of the Apple HCI labs) has produced this excellent primer on interface design principles.
Assessing Group Practice	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	On the assessment side of collaborative and group learning, the LTSN Project Assessing Group Practice is a wonderful resource. Whilst not focussed on the "MLE" world, it discusses most of the real issues which will be involved in embedding.
Assessment for Real in VLEs - How Far Can We Go?	Link	1 K	27/05/2004	A useful case study of CAA from Canterbury University, by Mike Fuller.
Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning, developed and edited by the Washington Center's Evaluation Committee, is a valuable resource on the issues of how to assess collaborative and group work and also the assessment of collaborative environments.
Assessment under Pressure - 14 Innovative Case Studies	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The article Assessment under Pressure - 14 Innovative Case Studies Whilst not "technology" based (from as long ago as 1997) this contains a number of very useful examples of innovation to reflect upon.
AUA conference	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	AUA conference proceedings are made available to members. An example of issues covered is available here
AUA Site	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Little is available about the administration of models such as roll-on roll-off on-line courses, but those wishing to pursue this may find useful contacts on the AUA site.
AusGUIDElines: The logical framework approach	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	AusGUIDElines: The logical framework approach LFA is an analytical, presentational and management tool which can help planners and managers: analyse the existing situation during project preparation; establish a logical hierarchy of means by which objectives will be reached; identify the potential risks to achieving the objectives, and to sustainable outcomes; establish how outputs and outcomes might best be monitored and evaluated; present a summary of the project in a standard format; monitor and review projects during implementation.
Australian Flexible Learning Community Resource Centre	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	contains a wide ranging (if uneven) collection of articles which includes some real gems.
Benchmarks For Success In Internet-Based Distance Education	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	In terms of course monitoring and associated "quality issues", the resource base is thin, but Benchmarks For Success In Internet-Based Distance Education from the Institute for Higher Education Policy in the US, is a starting point.
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Bibliography for Section 5a	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Bibliography for Section 5a
Bibliography for Section 5b	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Bibliography for Section 5b
Bibliography for Section 5f	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Bibliography for Section 5f
Bibliography, Section 3a	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Bibliography for section 3a
Bibliography, Section 3b	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Bibliography for section 3b
Bibliography, Section 3c	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Bibliography for Section 3c
Bibliography, Section 3d	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Booklist for section 3d
Bibliography, Section 3e	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Booklist for Section 3e
BOND Guidance Notes, Series 1. Beginner's Guide to Logical Framework Analysis	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	BOND Guidance Notes, Series 1. Beginner's Guide to Logical Framework Analysis
Bristol University Portal Project Documents: Load balancing - poll of ucisa-directors list	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Extracts from the UCISA-directors discussion list, dealing with the question of load balancing. Useful because it contains information on real specifications and working systems.
Bristol University Portal Project Documents: uPortal hardware specifications	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A compilation of extracts from the JASIG (Java in Administration Special Interest Group) uPortal Discussion List, bringing together users’ thoughts and experiences of hardware specification and configuration for uPortal. Useful because it contains information on real specifications and working systems.
CAA Centre	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The CAA Centre (a TLTP 3 project) although now finished, this has produced a number of useful resources. Sadly the most valuable, the "Blueprint for Computer-assisted Assessment" by Joanna Bull and Colleen McKenna is no longer available on-line, but a revised version is due to be published by RoutledgeFalmer in September 2003
Campus based managed learning environments: some of the issues	File	174 K	03/12/2003	Jefferies and Waterhouse's report includes a set of briefing sheets (such as "Management Issues") which again would be useful for any group established. It describes some of the primary issues related to development of campus-based managed learning environments.
Capturing User Requirements in Practical Guide to Use Case Modelling	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Kenworthy, E. (1997)
Case studies on finding information	Document	3 K	03/02/2004	Case studies from the De Montfort University MLE project and from the INSIDE project at St Andrews.
Case studies on stakeholder analysis	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	Lists principal stakeholders
Case studies - understanding the organisational context	Document	18 K	03/02/2004	This contains overviews of two case studies from Bangor University, one from the CoManTLE project which set out to examine organisational issues involved in MLE specification, and the othe from the Campus Pipeline project, which articulates the key business drivers in relation to MLE development.
Case study - participant involvement	Document	2 K	27/10/2005	This case study shows how stakeholders can be directly involved in the gathering of information and interpretation of results. It describes the importance of the development of a sense of shared ownership and co-participation in learning technology research, in part because of the practical pragmatic dimension to the area but also because of the highly political nature and dependences on stakeholder perspectives.
CETIS	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The most useful resource is The Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards (CETIS) which has an enormous amount of information on the standards, and how they are being used in FE and HE
Changing Technological Management, Sheffield Hallam University	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The ‘Changing Technological Management’ Project, Sheffield Hallam University looked at how technological change is integrated with teaching and learning.
Chohan, N. 'Evaluating Different MLEs'	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This presents five stages undertaken at Leeds when assessing VLE/MLE implementation. This provides a very useful checklist.
ColdFusion	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A tag-based scripting tool for developing data-driven Web sites.
Collaboration, Technology, and Outsourcing Initiatives in Higher Education: A Literature Review	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Published by Rand in 1998 this contains an interesting discussion of outsourcing and looks at some examples from education in the US and looks at both the limits and benefits.
CoManTLE	Document	4 K	03/02/2004	This project is part of the Joined up System for Learners project cluster in this particular programme. Projects in this cluster will develop a learner-focussed Managed Environment by linking their Virtual Learning Environments to other student support systems.
CoManTLE final report	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	The final report of the CoManTLE project, examining socio-technical and organizational issues in the adoption of MLEs.
CoMantle web site	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This project is part of the Joined up System for Learners project cluster in this particular programme. Projects in this cluster will develop a learner-focussed Managed Environment by linking their Virtual Learning Environments to other student support systems.
Copyright and Intellectual Property	File	120 K	03/12/2003	Copyright and IPR are now important parts of modern life. This paper provides a brief overview of copyright and IPR issues for those people involved with publishing learning materials through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Cost of Network Learning	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The CNL Project, at Sheffield Hallam University produced a number of reports on The Cost of Network Learning
Data Collection	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Cardiff University's Research Capacity Building Network
Data Commission	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	Data Protection and Freedom of Information - at first glance these can be thought of as contradictory, one aiming to protect the privacy of the individual, the other requiring you to publish increasing amounts of information. For general information you should look at the Data Commission
De Montfort Managed Learning Environment - Architecture	File	413 K	03/12/2003	De Montfort University's MLE project describes the architecture both in terms of the relationships between systems and protocols and standards used to achieve this and states "The architecture used to integrate the MLE with internal DMU systems has been designed so that it is generic enough to be implemented into other, similar, environments. This is supported by the use of widely recognised standards such as XML, IMS and SQL. We have tested extending the scope of this client to searching our Institutional Finance System (this is from the same vendor as the QLS system, but the principle is that it is an SQL database that can be registered with MS Windows NT, as an ODBC/ADO database).
De Montfort University MLE Project. Report on an evaluation of the accessibility of the De Montfort University Managed Learning Environment Project and Demo pages	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This report describes the methods used to assess the accessibility of the MLE, including conformance with the requirements of the Special Needs and Disability Act.
De Montfort University MLE: Report on Evaluation of the MLE User Interface	File	84 K	03/12/2003	Details of the range of methods used to evaluate the MLE user interface. The methods for summative evaluation are most relevant here, but the report also covers formative evaluation, carried out during the development phase.
De Montfort University. MLE Project Legal and Security Issues	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Report on the process of determining the legal requirements of the MLE, and the implications of this on its design and development.
De Montfort University. MLE Project. MLE/VLE Handout	File	1.27 M	03/12/2003	A simple one-page flyer, aimed at students, explaining the University’s MLE and VLE, in terms of the features they offer.
De Montfort's MLE Project	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	De Montfort University’s Managed Learning Environment Project has a wealth of presentations and workshop materials that could be used to assist in raising awareness and informing group members about the general issues.
Debunking Myths in Qualitative Data Analysis	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Paper by Sharon A. Bong: "In deciding on CAQDAS use in my research, I deliberate firstly the primacy of grounded theory as a methodology and secondly the primacy of coding as a method.
Delivering Staff and Professional Development Using Virtual Learning Environments	File	171 K	03/12/2003	There is a critical need for large-scale staff and professional development in the UK Higher Education sector, as identified by the Dearing report and others. The Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILT) has been established as the professional body for higher education staff involved in teaching and learning. Staff will gain membership of ILT through development of portfolios of their teaching practice and through accredited training and development courses. In future, it is expected that all new lecturing staff will be required to undergo some accredited training in order to complete their probation (this might be linked to associate membership of the ILT). Greater formalisation of Teaching and Learning skills will require an expansion in staff and professional development provision at HE institutions. Such large-scale professional development would benefit from a wider range of delivery strategies, which are effective, flexible and efficient. Online delivery of staff and professional development offers a solution that provides the flexibility and scalability required. Online delivery can complement face-to-face delivery or may entirely replace it.
Designing and Implementing Learning Technology Projects – A Planned Approach [Powerpoint]	File	105 K	03/12/2003	A Powerpoint presentation given for the "EFFECTS - Embedding Learning Technologies Seminar", 8th April 2003, University College London
Designing and Implementing Learning Technology Projects – A Planned Approach [word doc.]	File	150 K	03/12/2003	A workshop paper given for the "EFFECTS - Embedding Learning Technologies Seminar", 8th April 2003, University College London
Developing Object Orientated Software for the Macintosh	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	N. Alger and J. Goldstein. Although the title mentions the Macintosh the first few chapters are applicable to any Object oriented type development.
Developing Tacit and Codified Knowledge and Subject Culture within a Virtual Learning Environment	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A discussion of pedagogy in the context of eLearning focussing in range of social and constructivist issues
Development of an information plan	Document	5 K	03/02/2004	A table adapted from the JIME information toolkit, found at http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/2002/7/ is provided to inform the development of in information plan.
DMU Web Site	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The DMU Web Site holds a wealth of useful design guidance.
DMU-MLE Flier on Architecture	File	842 K	03/12/2003	A flier from De Montfort University's MLE project providing an overview of the system architecture
E-LEN project website	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	E-LEN is a new initiative, which intends to create a repository of patterns applicable in the domain of e-learning.
Educause open source	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This short paper from Educause on The Open-Source Movement by T Warger covers the issues quite well.
Educause open source	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This short paper from Educause on The Open-Source Movement by T Warger covers the issues quite well.
Effective Learning and the Virtual Learning Environment	Folder		02/02/2004
Effective Systems Design & Requirements Analysis: The ETHICS Method	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Mumford, E. (1995). The ETHICS method is a detailed systematic design and development process which targets the identification of stakeholder needs and, by satisfying those needs, creates a level of job satisfaction that is likely to contribute to successful system implementation.
ELICIT project	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The ELICIT project, part of the SHEFC funded C&IT programme, is a collaborative project to establish a mechanism for facilitating large-scale staff development in C&IT for academic staff at institutional level. ELICIT have a quantity of staff development materials which be downloaded for free by UK institutions.
ELTI	Folder		02/02/2004
Embedding Learning Technology Institutionally	File	119 K	03/12/2003	This JISC briefing paper for Senior Managers outlines how the study relates to current agenda and issues, findings relevant to senior managers, the emergence of new roles and cross-boundary working and provides recommendations and actions for institutions. It provides a link to copies of the full ELTI career development report, briefing papers and audit tools.
Embedding staff development - Some thoughts	Document	4 K	13/12/2005	Most staff development in the use of MLEs (including the VLE) tends to be provided at the implementation and "start-up" phase. Assuming you are intending to reach a "steady state", how can staff development be built in the "production" and "delivery" processes as part of normal activity?
Evaluation Cookbook	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	LTDI Evaluation Cookbook
Faculty Recruitment Strategies For Online Programs	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Mawdudur Rahman, of Suffolk University, Boston MA, has written a paper addressing the issue of getting “regular” faculty to “sign-up” for distance/virtual delivery. The paper addresses interesting aspects of perception and culture change.
FAQ on VLEs	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	David Grantham's 'Frequently asked questions on virtual learning environments' for the UKCLE provides 10 reasons why people might want a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) but many of these can clearly be extended to provide reasons for an MLE.
FE/HE Institutions and Liability for Third Party Provided Content	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This paper “addresses the potential liability that FE/HE Institutions for may face in respect of information which is accessed via, or stored on their networks. It suggests how FE/HE Institutions can significantly reduce the risk of liability for third party content by adopting recommended strategies.”
From Essential Use Cases to Objects	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Biddle, R., Noble, J. & Tempero, E. (2002) From Essential Use Cases to Objects. Proc forUSE 2002. Ampersand Press. These papers describe how use cases are used to capture the high level user-functional requirements of a system. Use cases are the smallest unit of delivery for the system and are hence its building blocks.
Gartner Outsourcing	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Gartner consulting have produced an excellent booklet entitled Outsourcing: The Real Deal. This can be ordered free from their website.
Generic User Specification for Managed Learning Environment	File	125 K	03/12/2003	This specification lists the factors that need to be considered when developing the user interface for the Managed Learning Environment (MLE) at De Montfort University (DMU). It lists the objective of the MLE interface and its primary and secondary functions. The specification also provides some guidelines for structuring and formatting the interface. By dividing the specification into an objective and functions, it permits a simple description of the complex interface to be produced.
GIMIS : Document Control	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A guide to the document control standards used in the GIMIS project.
GIMIS : Tag Based Web Development Programming Guide	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Generic Integrated Management Information Systems (GIMIS) : Tag Based Web Development Programming Guide. This guide is intended to be used with tag base web development tools (eg. ColdFusion, BRS Netanswer and HTML). While the majority of the contents of this document are aimed at the development of ColdFusion applications, the principals for development will apply equally to other web development languages. The document covers coding standards, modularised coding, naming standards, error handling, security issues, source control and design issues.
GIMIS Progress Report 5	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This report was written in the second year of the GIMIS project, so the sections on “lessons learned” are particularly relevant to implementation issues. The problem of “project creep” is discussed in Section 3.4. Support is discussed in Section 4.1 of the report (What Lessons Have Emerged From The Development Work Of The Project).
GIMIS Project Definition	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The GIMIS Project Definition Document (Version C, 2001, p. 4) lists some of the main reasons why Writtle College looked at implementing an MLE.
GIMIS Project Plan	File	467 K	03/12/2003	This document is a project plan for the “GIMIS” Project and describes in technical detail/in general terms the solution and scope for deployment. Each phase of the project is outlined separately and contains an overview of the technological strategies that will be employed in the creation of the phase.
GIMIS: Testing Procedures	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A guide to the testing procedures used in the GIMIS project. It covers types of test, documentation, procedures, and reporting.
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IMS Abstract Framework	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This document sets out the services framework IMS references for its specification development work.
IMS Global Learning Consortium	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The most important standards body for learning standards
INSIDE Project at St Andrews Development Plan	Document	6 K	03/02/2004	The Development Plan of the INSIDE Project at St Andrews outlines why they felt they needed an MLE.
INSIDE Project Report	File	4.39 M	03/12/2003	The INSIDE project started with three general goals: the development of a sustainable model of the University’s information flows and processes based on analyses and formal modelling techniques; the piloting of value-added services based on the analyses of existing processes; and the generation of user-centric portals for staff based on their institutional roles and responsibilities. A distinguishing feature of INSIDE within the 7/99 programme is its recognition that the information maintained by Academic Schools and Departments, and the work involved in doing so, is an important, but under represented, component in the overall institutional information base.
INSPIRAL	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The JISC funded INSPIRAL report has much to say about staff development in the context of library and information staff:
Institutional Strategies	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Institutional strategies examples are available from http://www.ncteam.ac.uk/ilts/examples/ and from individual institutional Web sites.
Intellectual Property Rights	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A briefing on the Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights, from the JISC MLE information pack
Jack McCredie and Dan Updegrove. Enterprise System Implementations: Lessons from the Trenches. CAUSE/EFFECT journal, Volume 22 Number 4 1999.	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	In recent years many colleges and universities in the US have undertaken large-scale administrative software initiatives. Based on this experience, this paper provides "practical guidelines for those who are in the midst of, or about to undertake, such initiatives". Many of the points made are relevant to MLE development.
JISC Legal Information Service (JISC Legal) Web site: FE/HE	Link	1 K	23/06/2004	This paper describes the scope of the Act and the responsibilities of public authorities – which include schools, colleges and universities
JISC Data Protection Code of Practice for the HE and FE Sectors, Version 2.0.	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This Code of Practice is designed to provide guidance to the HE and FE sectors on issues of specific relevance to their day-to-day operations. It concentrates on key issues of concern raised at a series of JISC Data Protection Workshops.
JISC infoNet Process Review	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	JISC infoNet has useful resources on Process Review
JISC infoNet Project Management	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	JISC infoNet has useful resources on Project Management
JISC Legal Information Service	Link	1 K	06/04/2004	Data Protection and Freedom of Information - at first glance these can be thought of as contradictory, one aiming to protect the privacy of the individual, the other requiring you to publish increasing amounts of information. The JISC funded Legal Information Service offers considerable advise on many legal issues targeted specifically at further and higher education.
JISC Legal Information Service (JISC Legal) Web site: Disability Legislation and its Effect on Information Services in Further and Higher Education.	Link	1 K	23/06/2004	Discusses the importance of the Special Needs and Disability Act 2001, and how it affects the provision of educational services through the use of Information Technology.
JISC Legal Information Service (JISC Legal) Web site: Freedom of Information Act 2000.	Link	1 K	23/06/2004	This paper expands on the JISC Briefing paper on the FOI Act, providing “further information and examples relating to the new legislative framework for public access to information held by public authorities” and “the measures that should be taken to ensure compliance with the legislative framework.”
JISC Legal Information Service (JISC Legal) Web site: Internet Service Providers Liability.	Link	1 K	23/06/2004	Discusses the “increasing trend towards imposing greater liability on Internet Service Providers” and gives examples of recent approaches and initiatives in this area.
JISC Managed Learning Environment programme.	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	JISC is currently undertaking a large programme of work on the development of Integrated Environments for Learners or Managed Learning Environments. The programme covers a range of projects and information services that seek to evaluate and pilot information & communication technologies for learning and teaching and promote the uptake of IT-based application to improve student support systems.
Laying the Foundation for Web Services over Legacy Systems	File	418 K	03/12/2003	As the use of the World Wide Web becomes more pervasive within our society, businesses and institutions are required to migrate a wide range of services to the web. Difficulties arise where there are requirements to integrate existing systems within the migrated and oftenextended web based services. The Institutionally Secure Integrated Data Environment (INSIDE) project is addressing the problems and issues surrounding the development and delivery of web based services for "joined up systems" for institutions within Higher Education (HE). The project is working with a variety of existing information systems, e.g. student record systems and managed learning environments, at two universities. To better understand the requirements for an integrated web based service, a common business process, the registration of new undergraduate students, has been analysed and modelled at both sites. Progressing from initial informal models to more formal models in a systematic way, following a meta-process incorporating good practice from domain analysis and requirements engineering has allowed the project to lay the foundation for its development of web-based services.
Learning Environments Support in the UK Further and Higher Education Communities	File	504 K	03/12/2003	Condron and Sutherland's report (2002) provides a very handy summary of many of national and local drivers which are often behind MLE implementation. (pdf file)
Learning Environments Support in the UK Further and Higher Education Communities	File	541 K	03/12/2003	Condron and Sutherland's report (2002) (provides a very handy summary of many of national and local drivers which are often behind MLE implementation. (Word file)
Learning Lessons from MLE Development projects	File	209 K	03/12/2003	This study reviews progress in Managed Learning Environment development across the 7/99 JCIEL-funded Building MLEs in HE projects, so as to begin to summarise what lessons can be learnt. It aims to identify and evaluate generic themes, in support of the programme’s aims and objectives, and to propose appropriate additional studies, models, resources and support.
Learning Lessons from MLE Development projects: Summary	Document	5 K	03/02/2004	This summary of the study reviews progress in Managed Learning Environment development across the 7/99 JISC-funded Building MLEs in HE projects, so as to begin to summarise what lessons can be learnt. It aims to identify and evaluate generic themes, in support of the programme’s aims and objectives, and to propose appropriate additional studies, models, resources and support.
Learning Technology Career Development Scoping Study	Folder		02/02/2004
Legal Issues for VLE Procurement	File	115 K	03/12/2003	This paper highlights some of the issues that should be considered before entering into a contract with a software developer for a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), including advice on IMS compliance, invitations to tender and drawing up a contract.
Lessons learned	Document	1 K	27/10/2005	Lessons drawn from researching project documents, in particular from Jos Boys' report "Learning Lessons from MLE Development projects - A review of the 7/99 JISC-funded projects", a JISC-commissioned report.
Lessons Learned - organisational context and culture	Document	8 K	24/02/2004	This outlines lessons that have been drawn from researching various project documents and in particular from Jos Boys' report "Learning Lessons from MLE Development projects - A review of the 7/99 JISC-funded projects", a commissioned JISC report.
LTSN - Sustainable eLearning	Document	3 K	13/12/2005	The LTSN has published a series of papers on "Sustainable eLearning" taken from a series of four workshops delivered in 2003.
LTSN economics questionnaires	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This provides some practical advice on the design and implementation of questionnaires to evaluate teaching and learning in economics.
LTSN Guide ASS002, Assessment: A Guide for Heads of Department	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	An otherwise excellent resource aimed at advising its audience on writing departmental assessment strategies, which nevertheless makes no mention of how the use of MLEs, eLearning or Computer Aided Assessment might complicate this process.
LTSN Subject Centres	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The various LTSN Centres have case studies exemplifying the use of MLEs and learning technology in their own subject areas
Managed Learning Environment – Usability Issues	File	189 K	03/12/2003	User Evaluation of the MLE project at De Montfort University
Managed Learning Environments, joined up systems and the problems of organisational change	Document	59 K	03/02/2004	Boys (March 2002) offers a series of issues and problems that could form the bedrock of discussions.
Management and implementation of Virtual Learning Environments	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Jenkins, M., Browne, T., and Armitage, S (2001) Management and implementation of Virtual Learning Environments, UCISA: UCISA is aware that a number of issues relating to VLEs are having a significant impact on Computing/Information services. They also represent cultural challenges for both academic staff and students in how they engage with their learning and teaching. Issues relate to choosing a VLE, its implementation, technical support and a whole range of support, training and pedagogic issues relating to its use. In order to gain an insight into how these questions are being addressed in Higher Education, with particular reference to their impact on the UCISA community, UCISA commissioned the Teaching and Learning sub-group of UCISA-TLIG to conduct a national survey.
Mapping the External Context	Document	5 K	06/02/2004	This suggests an alternative or complement to the PEST and SWOT analysis, and provides a table to be be used as an aid to mapping external drivers and influences to activities within the institution, enabling the identification of relevant national organisations, funding bodies and drivers and the mapping of these to what is happening within the organisation.
Martin Fowler's Website	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Martin Fowler's website contains a wealth of resources on modelling and design topics, including excerpts from his books, additional materials, and articles. His books UML Distilled and Analysis Patterns are essential reading.
MARTINI Project Plan	File	416 K	03/12/2003	The MARTINI Project Plan 1.5, 2002, maps out a timetable and set of objectives and deliverables that could be used by any group formed.
MARTINI Systems Architecture	File	41 K	03/12/2003
McGraw-Hill's Educational Research and Statistics site	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Includes sections on: The Scientific Method, Research Methods, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Educational Measurement, Statistical Methods and Resources, Evaluation Methods, Policy Studies and Research, Statistical Studies in Education, On-line Research Summaries and Resources, Writing Research Reports, Research Grants in Education
Methods for gathering and using information	Document	24 K	27/10/2005	The table provided is adapted from the JIME information toolkit, http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/2002/7/.
Methods for User-Orientated Requirements Specification	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This document presents methods used in user-based requirements engineering which are applicable to the MLE design process. It is intended to supplement the methods and approaches for user-based system evaluation described in the text.
Microsoft Patterns and Practices	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Whether or not you intend to use Microsoft’s enterprise products, the Patterns and Practices section on Microsoft’s website is an excellent resource for architecture information.
MLE Definition and Guiding Principles	File	46 K	03/12/2003	This defines the relationship between the Managed Learning Environment concept and the Virtual Desk project
MLE Diagramming report	File	1.23 M	03/12/2003	A workshop was held in the summer of 2002 to explore the possibility of developing an overall description of a Managed Learning Environment (MLE) in a diagrammatic form. This report is one of the outcomes of that workshop, and it aims to explore the use of tools such as diagramming and requirements gathering to focus discussions and to help in the development of a shared understanding of the MLE.
MLE Diagramming report - Appendix on Requirements	File	60 K	03/12/2003	Following the workshop that explored the possibility of developing an overall description of a Managed Learning Environment (MLE) in a diagrammatic form, this set of possible requirements was produced as an appendix to the whole report.
MLE Diagramming report - Summary	Document	5 K	03/02/2004	A summary of the workshop held in the summer of 2002 to explore the possibility of developing an overall description of a Managed Learning Environment (MLE) in a diagrammatic form.
MLE Interoperability Pilots	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A number of the projects which were part of the JISC “MLE Interoperability Pilots in FE” Programme drew some useful conclusions regarding cultural issues. In particular, see the sections on “Cultural Issues” in the reports from Colchester Institute, Ridge Danyers College and the SURF Consortium
MLE Study	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This includes a questionnaire which was developed to find out what MLE activities were occurring in FE and HE institutions.
MLE-QLS Broker Documentation	File	699 K	03/12/2003	The QLS broker is a middleware application designed to enable integration of the De Montfort University (DMU) Managed Learning Environment (MLE) with the institution’s QLS Student Records System.
MLE-QLS Broker Documentation	File	564 K	03/12/2003
Model-Driven Architecture	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This is the home of the Model Driven Architecture work of the OMG, and provides a starting point for anyone interested in how models can directly drive the creation of software and systems.
Moving existing courses to e-delivery - A Discussion of questions	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	This can be a very difficult issue. Most institutions have procedures to be followed when a courses changes its learning strategies, mode of delivery or learning outcomes.
National Coordination Team examples	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The NCT provides a collection of institutional Learning and Teaching strategies, and many institutional sites provide copies own their own strategies.
Netskills	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The Netskills service offers a range of relevant course, which can be provided at your institution.
New Courses - A Discussion of questions raised	Document	2 K	03/02/2004	Most institutions have some form of mechanism for dealing with ideas for a new course. This discusses some of the issues of doing this in the context of using an MLE.
NIIMLE	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The issues of integrating flexible and informal courses into the context of regional consortia and linking this to provision of personal development planning are including in those being considered by the NIIMLE projects funded by the JISC under the "Building Managed Learning Environments across HE and FE" programme.
NLN institutional self assessment tool	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Developed from the FENTO ILT standards to enable institutions to measure the extent to which they have embedded ILT into teaching and learning and identify priorities for development, the ILT self-assessment tool was intended for managers to complete on behalf of the whole institution. Therefore, only one account was allowed per institution. You can, however, try the system with the username guest, and password, guest.
No Significant Difference	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	The No Significant Difference site where Tom Russell of the North Carolina State University has compiled a large bibliography of research that demonstrates that sometimes there is no significant difference when you use technology you use for learning, and sometimes there is! Seriously though, although not all the material is strictly "MLE" these are invaluable resources.
Office of Government Commerce	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Purchasing: the MLE will cost more than the legal minimum for EU procurement rules to kick in, and therefore unless you are developing the system in house you are likely to have to follow those rules. See the Office of Government Commerce site for an introduction.
OKI	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The Open Knowledge Initiative is a collaboration among leading universities and specification and standards organisations to support innovative learning technology in higher education. The result of this collaboration is an open and extensible architecture that specifies how the components of an educational software environment communicate with each other and with other enterprise systems. O.K.I. provides a modular development platform for building both traditional and innovative applications while leveraging existing and future infrastructure technologies. O.K.I. is designed for broad adoption in the higher education domain. It provides a stable, scalable base that supports the flexibility needed by higher education and commercial developers of educational software.
OpenUSS	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The Open University Support System (OpenUSS) was designed as an open platform, which offers high level services for learning and teaching support including: personalised views for students and lecturers, e-mail based distribution lists, subject oriented discussion groups, moderated chat rooms, archiving for off-line support
Organisational Issues	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Human and Organisational Aspects of Business Process Reengineering, Siobhan Corrigan, Business Process Resource Centre, University of Warwick.
Organisational Issues	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Open Consultation Process ‘Pedagogical and Organisational issues’, Prometeus, 2001
OSS Watch	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	JISC has funded an Open Source Advisory Service (OSS Watch) which will be providing information and advice on open source systems
Outsourcing Initiatives in Higher Education	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	An interesting discussion of outsourcing can be found in Collaboration, Technology, and Outsourcing Initiatives in Higher Education: A Literature Review, Tessa Kaganoff , Rand, 1998, which looks at some examples from education in the US and looks at both the limits and benefits.
Outsourcing Institute	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The Outsourcing Institute provides a general resource on outsourcing however it is the outsourcing suppliers forum, based in the USA.
Outsourcing Institute	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The Outsourcing Institute provides a general resource on outsourcing however it is the outsourcing suppliers forum, based in the USA.
Oxford Brookes’ Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development (OCSLD)	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	On assessment, Oxford Brookes' Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development (OCSLD) provides a lot of very useful material which could be used by those looking to innovate assessment.
Patterns and Best Practices for Enterprise Integration	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Like the Microsoft site but more agnostic as far as vendors are concerned, this is an excellent resource for common patterns to apply in enterprise architectures.
PORTAL Project: Institutional Portals - A Review of Outputs	File	1.54 M	03/12/2003	The PORTAL Project: Institutional Portals - A Review of Outputs This report looks at the motivating factors surrounding the deployment of portal solutions, the outputs of existing deployments and the potential outcomes of such developments.
Pre-existing Institutional Technologies	Document	9 K	03/02/2004	Describes the existing technologies for the MLEs in HE projects
Process Management	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	"Your business processes and their output is your real interface with your customers. Modeling and analyzing your business processes enables you to develop your organization and improve its effectiveness and quality of work. Managing the key processes efficiently is critical to the success of the company. QPR ProcessGuide helps you manage your processes"
Process Mapping Software	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A software tool for creating process maps.
Project Requirements	Document	8 K	03/02/2004	Lists the project requirements for each of the projects
Prototype Evaluation Analysis	File	217 K	03/12/2003	User evaluation of the MARTINI project
QMUC Roundtable Materials	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The Trial and Evaluation of Roundtable Methodology and Flashlight Programme at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh provides support materials and case studies for those wishing to use the Roundtable methodology and a full evaluation of the Flashlight tools, containing worksheets and guides on how to run a roundtable.
Questions of Quality Assurance - A Discussion	Document	4 K	03/02/2004	This explores the questions: 'How will you quality assure e-courses?', 'What does the QA need to cover?' and 'To what extent do e-courses impose additional QA effort?'
Questions raised about supporting and managing course development	Document	18 K	03/02/2004	This is a discussion based around an “integrative approach” to development covering questions of Why? Learners Requirements? What? Who? Institutional context and processes? How? When? and Did it work?
Ravensbourne College's TISR Project	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Ravensbourne College's TISR Project (Towards an Integrated Student Record) approached the project by adopting a modular approach.
RDN Social Research Methods	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Internet for Social Research Methods has been written by Louise Corti, Department of Sociology and Data Archive, University of Essex. It is one of a set tutorials within the RDN Virtual Training Suite, created by subject-specialists from universities and professional organisations across the UK.
RDN Virtual Training Suite	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The RDN Virtual Training Suite is a set of free online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information literacy and IT skills.
Re-engineering the Lifelong Learning Infrastructure: Learning Clusters and their Potential Role in Regional Ufi Implementation	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	The UfI are obviously a "roll-on roll-off" organisation. There is some discussion of these issues in Re-engineering the Lifelong Learning Infrastructure: Learning Clusters and their Potential Role in Regional Ufi Implementation, a report prepared by DJ Associates.
Security	Document	2 K	03/02/2004	Describes the approach taken to security by each of the projects in the MLEs in HE Programme
Service Oriented Architectures at developer.com	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Developer.com has a number of good articles on service-oriented architectures; this is an easy to follow primer that explains the main concepts pretty well.
SHELL Project Website	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Home of the SHELL project, an ambitious multi-institution MLE.
SHELL:Building Managed Learning Environments across HE and FE	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The issues of integrating flexible and informal courses into the context of regional consortia and linking this to provision of personal development planning are including in those being considered by the SHELL projects funded by the JISC under the "Building Managed Learning Environments across HE and FE" programme.
Significant Difference	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The Significant Difference site where Tom Russell of the North Carolina State University has compiled a large bibliography of research that demonstrates that sometimes there is a significant difference when you use technology you use for learning, and sometimes there isn't! Seriously though, although not all the material is strictly "MLE" these are invaluable resources.
SOAP	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is an important standard for web services. There is a good introductory article with links here
Social Science Information Gateway on Qualitative Methods	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A huge list of links to resources on qualitative research methods.
SourceForge	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development website, with the largest repository of Open Source code and applications available on the Internet. SourceForge.net provides free services to Open Source developer
Staffordshire University - A Case Study	Document	5 K	27/05/2004	A case study exemplifying how, even in the presence of a strong institutional strategy and plan, embedding is something which is both difficult and an on-going process.
Stakeholder analysis	Document	2 K	27/10/2005	List relevant stakeholders and their agendas and relationship to the MLE project. The table below gives some examples. The evaluation resource sub-section considers stakeholders in more detail.
Stakeholder Analysis	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Tools for Development, Department for International Development, Chapter 2, Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder analysis	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	RMG-Procit Total Asset Management, Stakeholder Valuation Analysis
Standards and Specifications: Why Use IMS	File	143 K	03/12/2003	This briefing paper looks at the reasons behind using IMS, the implications surrounding implementation and references where more information can be gained.
Standards and Specifications: Why use IMS?	File	143 K	03/12/2003	This briefing paper looks at the reasons behind using IMS, the implications surrounding implementation and references where more information can be gained.
STC Usability Toolkit	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The STC is the Society for Technical Communication, the professional body for technical writers. Here they provide a great collection of templates for things like task-user matrices and other common HCI/UCD tasks
Strategic and Pedagogic Requirements for Virtual Learning in the Context of Widening Participation	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	By Stiles, M.J., A quote: "In the use of VLEs in most institutions there is a clear focus on the conversion of traditional lecture programmes, emphasising the distribution of materials followed by assignments and tests (Maher et al, 2001), with pedagogy remaining based largely on the traditional (Birchall et al, 2002, Littlejohn 2002)."
Support of development at Staffordshire University - A Case Study	Document	4 K	03/02/2004	A discussion of the introduction of an “integrative development” approach at an institutional with considerable eLearning experience
Supporting academics through institutional change: what will the impact of sustainable e-learning be on staff roles?	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	Supporting academics through institutional change: what will the impact of sustainable e-learning be on staff roles? by Martin Oliver of University College London, an LTSN paper which discusses the question: "How are educational institutions and staff roles likely to change?"
Supporting and managing course delivery - Questions	Document	9 K	03/02/2004	This covers issues of: Final Quality Assurance, Readiness to Enrol, Readiness of Support, Staffing, Delivering a Course, Enrolling students, Ensuring access, Latecomers and drop-outs, Collaborative and Group Working, Assessment, Supporting Delivery and Access beyond Delivery
Taking TCO to the Classroom	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	In the US a web site Taking TCO to the classroom again looks at schools and in particular deployment issues, but raises some interesting issues.
Teaching with Collaborative Activities	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	On the management (and design) of collaborative and group learning activities, Penn State have an excellent resource, which covers most of the educational issues involved.
TechDis	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Accessibility - The Special Education Needs and Disability Act (SENDA) requires all systems to be accessible. If this is planned in from the start then it need not be onerous, and makes the system more usable for everyone. TechDis offers information and advice on accessibility issues.
Technical review of the JISC MLE in HE programme	File	390 K	03/12/2003	The JISC-funded ‘Building Managed Learning Environments (MLEs) in HE’ programme aimed to explore developments that test, evaluate, and prove (or in some circumstances disprove) the generic deployment of technology in support of improved learning. Six of the projects created Joined up systems for learners and Institutions. A Technical review of the systems developed by the was commissioned in November 2002, and a team led by Paul Browning from the University of Bristol undertook the study .
Technologies used by Projects	Document	3 K	03/02/2004	This desribes the technologies used by all the projects in the MLEs in HE programme
TELRI	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This project, which exploited some of the ELTI outputs, examined culture change issues from the perspective of research-led institutions and produced a number of guides.
TERG report on Roundtables	File	759 K	03/12/2003	The report of Sheffield Hallam University's 7/99 project outlines general features and key critical success factors in how to make a collaborative group work.
The CoManTLE project	Document	24 K	12/07/2010	Britain, S. CoManTLE Project "Research Framework: Modelling the Organisational System" (University of Wales, Bangor, 2001). This recognises the complexities of introducing an MLE across a complex institution and explores the use of more formal systems analysis (SSM and VSM).
The development of a Managed Learning Environment - Executive Summary	File	89 K	03/12/2003	De Montfort University's "The Development of a Managed Learning Environment Executive Summary" Version 2, presents a very useful and approachable summary of the benefits an MLE offers to users.
The EFFECTS site	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A useful collection of subject specific cases of introducing technology into Learning & Teaching.
The ETHICS Method	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This book provides a description of the author's method for the successful implemention of compter systems within an organization
The Logical Framework	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The logical framework is a set of related concepts that describe in an operational way in matrix form the most important aspects of an operation. It provides a way of checking whether the operation has been well designed and it facilitates improved monitoring and evaluation.
The Outsourcing Institute	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The outsourcing suppliers forum, based in the USA provides a general resource on outsourcing
The Scottish Freedom of Information Act 2002 – JISC Web Briefing Document.	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Provides information and examples relating to the Scottish Freedom of Information Act - which applies to public authorities in Scotland, including schools, colleges and universities.
The TALENT project	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The book of TALENT contains lots of useful ideas, resources and tools. It focuses on ideas and strategies for changing your organisation, as well as more specific changes to learning and teaching. The "changing your organisation" section includes information on strategies for change, understanding the current situation, setting aims and objectives, setting out an action plan, managing change and implementation strategies, and stakeholder analysis. The second section goes into more specifics about changing your organisation including an analysis of the current situation, a matrix tool for profiling your institution, articulating further action points and identifying partners for change. The site also contains a range of case studies.
Teaching, Learning and Technology Group (TLT Group)	Link	1 K	12/08/2009	The Teaching, Learning and Technology Group (TLT Group) is a not-for-profit that supports about 130 institutions of higher education around the world. The TLT Group's mission is to help educators improve teaching and learning using available technology; it does this by providing training, resources, tools, consulting, and other services. The TLT Group is distinctive because, rather than focusing on technology per se, its services support improvements in professional development; productive feedback (assessment, evaluation), collaboration across boundaries, and planning. For example, its materials on the 'seven principles of good practice in undergraduate education' are widely used in professional development. The TLT Group puts special stress on teaching and organizational innovations that are easy to adopt, and on incremental, long-term strategies for dealing with stubborn problems. The TLT Group is especially well-known for the work of its Flashlight Program on evaluation and assessment.
The Trial and Evaluation of the Roundtable Methodology and Flashlight Program Final Report	File	446 K	03/12/2003	The Trial and Evaluation of the Roundtable Methodology and Flashlight Program Project at Queen Margaret University College finished in May 2002. It has now produced documentation to support the use of the Roundtable approach in UK higher and further education. The Project has produced a report based on its readings undertaken in relation to the evaluation of the Flashlight Program, specifically Flashlight Online.
TISR project Management Report No.4	File	91 K	03/12/2003	This management report from the "Towards an Integrated Student Record" project at Ravensbourne College describes the main activities of the project, i.e. developing: a TISR application - a Java application that combines information from a variety of data stores and caches the result in an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server; a TISR object - an object oriented model of a student which can be represented on an LDAP server and can be mapped to the IMS enterprise “person” specification; and a Web application which enables staff and students to view the data online. Section 4 describes the lessons learned in the project.
TLT Group's Flashlight Programme	Link	1 K	12/08/2009	Since 1992, the award-winning Flashlight Programme has helped educators use feedback to guide improvements in practice and outcomes, especially in the use of technology to support learning. Flashlight Online, their unique web-based survey service enables educators to create exceptionally targeted surveys and rubrics, and to share forms and data, even across institutional lines. The Flashlight Evaluation Handbook and their 'Asking the Right Questions' workshop materials are widely-used. Flashlight is a program of the not-for-profit TLT Group, its resources and services were developed with the support from TLT Group institutional subscribers and individual members around the world.
Total Cost of Ownership	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This literature review identifies over 130 documents that are relevant to the issue of TCO. The review presents the findings from the literature by analysing the various uses of TCO, how to implement and identify actual costs. It discusses what kinds of models there are for use in education and considers what should be included in the monetary costs within a single school. It also captures the implications from the literature with regards to which kinds of TCO analysis to use in schools and LEAs.
Towards a Productive Assessment Practice: Practising Theory On-Line, Assessment and the Expanded Text Consortium	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Holland S., and Arrowsmith, A., Towards a Productive Assessment Practice: Practising Theory On-Line, Assessment and the Expanded Text Consortium, University of Northumbria, 2000. An FDTL Project report which shows how, when staff adopt new approaches to enable them to use eLearning, it can change the way they view their Traditional practice as well:
UCISA (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association) Teaching, Learning and Information Group's Good Practice Award 2003	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This Web page links to details of the winner (the London School of Economics) and a shortlisted entry (the University of Wales Aberystwyth). The Aim of the award is To highlight good exemplars by UCISA members within the UK higher education sector that help stretch the limits of central IT support, beyond the traditional 9-5 provision.
UCISA Teaching, Learning and Information Group Document Sharing Archive	Link	1 K	18/12/2009	This Web archive is no longer offered as a service.
UML Distilled	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This is an excellent UML book by Martin Fowler
UML resources at OMG	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	The OMG is the organisation that manages the UML specifications, and their website contains a lot of good resources and links on UML-related topics.
Understanding IT: Developing Multimedia Courseware	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	The traditional "CAL development team" approach is well described in Understanding IT: Developing Multimedia Courseware by Fred Riley, a now venerable ITTI product.
uPortal	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	uPortal is a free, sharable portal under development by institutions of higher-education. This group sees an institutional portal as an abridged and customised version of the institutional Web presence... a "pocket-sized" version of the campus Web. Portal technology adds "customization" and "community" to the campus Web presence. Customization allows each user to define a unique and personal view of the campus Web. Community tools, such as chat, forums, survey, and so on, build relationships among campus constituencies. uPortal is an open-standard effort using Java, XML, JSP and J2EE. It is a collaborative development project with the effort shared among several of the JA-SIG member institutions. You may download uPortal and use it on your site at no cost.
Usability templates	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	This is a handy set of templates and stencils of use in user-centred design.
UseIt	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	No mention of user interface design would be complete without pointing to Jakob Nielsen’s website. A great many interesting articles here on many design issues.
User and Services Assessment Report	File	139 K	03/12/2003	This report describes the user requirements of the Managed Learning Environment [MLE] and the resources and services that it could provide access to. The MLE is intended to provide a single sign-on information portal to online resources for students enrolled at De Montfort University, with consideration of the needs of other UK Further and Higher Education Institutions. Therefore, this report and the design of the MLE will focus on student user issues (including remote, disabled and other disadvantaged users). In assessing these requirements, it soon became clear that the University administration and academic processes would play a key part in the design, creation and use of an MLE. While the needs of these supporting groups will also be considered, it will be done in the context of providing services to the student users.
User Requirements Framework Handbook	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This document describes the RESPECT framework for user requirements specification. The process is divided into a number of stages for gathering user requirements and developing the system concept. A range of data gathering methods are described to support the user requirements capture process.
User-Centred Requirements Handbook.	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	This document describes the RESPECT framework for user requirements specification. The process is divided into a number of stages for gathering user requirements and developing the system concept. A range of data gathering methods are described to support the user requirements capture process.
Virtual Desk Design Guidelines	File	209 K	03/12/2003	This document provides a description of the factors that need to be considered when developing the user interface for the Managed Learning Environment (MLE) at De Montfort University (DMU). It begins by listing the objective of the MLE interface and its primary and secondary functions. It then provides some guidelines for structuring and formatting the interface.
VLE or MLE	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	A JISC Briefing Paper explaining the terms VLE and MLE and the relationship between them. It reproduces a diagram of an MLE which originally appeared in a report by the British Educational and Communications Technology Agency (BECTa) in 1999.
Ways in which the information will be used	Document	4 K	03/02/2004	Short note on how information is used by different stakeholders
Web Services Technologies Report	File	1.49 M	03/12/2003	The scope of this report is to provide an overview of Web Services Technologies (WST) with particular relevance to the UK HE and FE sectors. Section 1 provides a general description of WST. Section 2 highlights the issues of relevance to the HE and FE sectors. The main standards and types products available are outlined in Section 3. Future developments of relevance to HE and FE are then considered in Section 4. Finally an assessment of likely benefits, costs, risks involved and timelines for implementation of WST within the sector is provided in Section 5. A Glossary and Reference section are provided and appendices offer useful points for further information.
What Information to Gather	Document	3 K	27/10/2005	This discusses the information that could be gathered to help understand organizational processes, and what the sources of this inforation might be.
What is ... IMS Enterprise?	File	263 K	03/12/2003	IMS Enterprise is a specification for transferring data about people and groups (for example, students on a course) between systems such as Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), Portals, Student Record Systems (SRSs), and Management Information Systems (MISs).
What is... IMS Content Packaging?	File	297 K	03/12/2003	IMS Content Packaging is a specification for sending learning resources (or learning objects) from one program to another, facilitating easier delivery, reuse and sharing of materials.
What Is... IMS Learner Information Packaging?	File	315 K	03/12/2003	The IMS Learner Information Package (LIP) is a specification for a standard means of recording information about learners.
Why are organisational issues important?	Document	2 K	03/02/2004	The findings and experiences of previous MLE developments highlight the importance of taking into account the context within which your MLE developments take place. This provides a checklist to help clarify why organisational issues are important to identify.
Writtle College Case Study	Document	9 K	27/05/2004	The kind of resource that we need to help everyone with the problems of embedding are case studies of institutions' real experiences. Writtle College have kindly started this off with their own case study
WSRP specification at OASIS	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Home of the specification for integrating portal functions.
Zope	Link	1 K	03/02/2004	Application server software, written in Python, for building content management systems, intranets, and portals. Free of charge.
JISC MLE Briefing Paper - Technical	File	114 K	16/09/2005
Post Project Review report - SiriusWeb	File	234 K	16/09/2005	Project Management: Example of Post Project Review report - SiriusWeb
User-Centred Requirements handbook	File	629 K	16/09/2005	An excellent resource which charts the process of identification of users and stakeholders and also provides resources for needs identification and requirements gathering. It is an output from the European-funded RESPECT programme. It is in pdp format and is a large document.
Enrolment, Induction and Aspects of Support in a Consortium Context - A Case Study	Document	9 K	13/02/2004	A fairly “warts and all” account of the experiences of “pioneers” in Consortium-based Foundation Degrees
The Landscape Study	File	637 K	16/09/2005	This Study was commissioned by the JISC and UCISA in August 2002 from a consortium of research organisations led by the Social Informatics Research Unit at the University of Brighton. The Study was intended to identify and analyse the current picture in UK Further and Higher Education (FE and HE) institutions with regard to issues of integration of business processes, services and systems in support of learning and teaching. The research work was completed in June 2003. This report to the JISC Committee for Learning and Teaching (JCLT) is the key outcome of the study.
The MLE Matrix	File	87 K	16/09/2005	This matrix was developed as part of the JISC/UCISA Landscape Survey. It is useful as a tool in planning MLE development
The Landscape Executive Summary	File	16 K	16/09/2005	The Executive Summary of Managed Learning Environment Activity in Further and Higher Education in the UK
Colchester Institute Case Study	File	78 K	27/05/2004	Case Study: Project Management. Approaches in the education sector - Colchester Institute.
Joint SFEFC/SHEFC e-learning Group - Final Report	File	157 K	20/07/2004	Joint SFEFC/SHEFC e-learning Group - Final Report (July 2003)
SFC Joint Corporate Plan 2003-06	File	470 K	20/07/2004	SFC Joint Corporate Plan 2003-06
Project Phoenix - A Case Study of City University's recovery from fire	File	606 K	16/09/2005	Project Phoenix - A Case Study of City University's recovery from fire
MLE Additional Issues	File	22 K	16/09/2005	A JISC infoNet publication: A short paper outlining some of the data flow and process issues arising from MLE development
Final report from the Scottish FOI Pilots: The Robert Gordon University	File	215 K	25/11/2004	Final report from the Scottish FOI Pilots: The Robert Gordon University
Final report from the Scottish FOI Pilots: Fife College	File	142 K	25/11/2004	Final report from the Scottish FOI Pilots: Fife College
Final report from the Scottish FOI Pilots: Dumfries and Galloway College	File	187 K	25/11/2004	Final report from the Scottish FOI Pilots: Dumfries and Galloway College
City University MLE Case Study	File	201 K	01/12/2004	An MLE case study from City University on its implementation of an institution-wide online learning environment. It outlines the decision making process and describes the impact that this had on other parts of the university. Key issues of institutional e-readiness and the 'can't not do it' approach are considered as important drivers affecting the successful outcomes of such a project.
JISC e-learning case study - NUFC Learning Centre	File	59 K	16/09/2005	Extended opportunities for learning. Returning to learn can be daunting for many adults. Phil McBride, the Newcastle United Football Club Learning Centre Manager, believes that success comes from empowering adult learners to set their own learning goals and this is best done in a relaxed, informal setting. Format = .pdf
JISC e-learning case study - Fermanagh pdf	File	71 K	04/01/2006	Any time, any place learning. Lecturers at Fermanagh College use Microsoft Producer software to capture sessions on video with supporting audio files to produce dynamic online presentations which can engage learners more effectively. Format is .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - Fermanagh transcript pdf	File	88 K	04/01/2006	Any time, any place learning. Lecturers at Fermanagh College use Microsoft Producer software to capture sessions on video with supporting audio files to produce dynamic online presentations which can engage learners more effectively. Format is .pdf (transcript of movie)
JISC e-learning case study - North Trafford College	File	63 K	16/09/2005	Learners who used the online component increased their application of knowledge and there has been a 25% increase in pass rates. Tutors at North Trafford College found that e-learning enabled them to devote more time to individual learners during their time at college, while also addressing the needs of the whole class. Format = .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - QE 6th form College pdf	File	64 K	16/09/2005	Facilities allow e-learning to be used effectively as part of a traditional taught class, in addition to learning off-site. At Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College in Darlington, learners can evaluate facts and concepts and apply their knowledge to specific contexts. Practitioners are given the freedom to use on online system in a way that compliments their pedagogical approach. Format = .pfd (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - UCE pdf	File	80 K	16/09/2005	e-Learning makes tutors think more about face-to-face teaching. Lecturers at the University of Central England found that using multimedia case studies made subjects 'come alive' and simulated situations that learners may not have had an opportunity to explore for real. Format = .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - UCE trans	File	76 K	16/09/2005	e-Learning makes tutors think more about face-to-face teaching. Lecturers at the University of Central England found that using multimedia case studies made subjects 'come alive' and simulated situations that learners may not have had an opportunity to explore for real. Format = .pdf (transcript of movie)
JISC e-learning case study - UHI Perth pdf	File	69 K	16/09/2005	A key benefit of e-learning for learners is the increased flexibility in the approaches they can take to learning. At the University of the Highlands and Islands, Perth College, learners studying at home are able to engage in group discussion to seek information and to analyse and assess their own and others' decisions. Format = .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - WMC pdf	File	76 K	16/09/2005	e-Learning has been incorporated into lessons to deliver learning through scenarios in an interactive and engaging way. At the Working Men's College, everyday life scenarios promote the use of language and understanding, enabling learners to apply knowledge and newly aquired skills through active participation. Format = .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - WMC transcript	File	87 K	16/09/2005	e-Learning has been incorporated into lessons to deliver learning through scenarios in an interactive and engaging way. At the Working Men's College, everyday life scenarios promote the use of language and understanding, enabling learners to apply knowledge and newly aquired skills through active participation. Format = .pdf (transcript of movie)
JISC e-learning case study - Abingdon pdf	File	75 K	04/01/2006	Embedding the assistive software as a common learning aid for all has been the key to its success in improving learning. At Abingdon and Witney College, they found that imaginative use of assistive software has demonstrated the potential for a wider application. Format is .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - Abingdon trans	File	89 K	04/01/2006	Embedding the assistive software as a common learning aid for all has been the key to its success in improving learning. At Abingdon and Witney College, they found that imaginative use of assistive software has demonstrated the potential for a wider application. Format is .pdf (transcript of movie)
JISC e-learning case study - Oxford Brookes pdf	File	71 K	04/01/2006	One of the major impacts of online assessment has been to increase engagement with traditional teaching and learning. Lecturers at Oxford Brookes University found that not all e-learning needs to involve creating large amounts of content; it can be more effective when the tools are used selectively to generate smaller activities. Format is .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - Kemnal pdf	File	93 K	16/09/2005	The efficient re-use of time spent in creating sequences using LAMS can help to reduce practitioners' workload. At Kemnal Technical College, the tutors used LAMS to design a sequence of activities in an online environment to reinforce and extend conceptual learning. Format = .pdf (of case study)
JISC e-learning case study - Kemnal transcript	File	87 K	16/09/2005	The efficient re-use of time spent in creating sequences using LAMS can help to reduce practitioners' workload. At Kemnal Technical College, the tutors used LAMS to design a sequence of activities in an online environment to reinforce and extend conceptual learning. Format = .pdf (transcript of movie)
Using CAA: A narrated PowerPoint	Folder		08/12/2004	A narrated PowerPoint produced for Queen Margaret University College (QMUC) on using Computer Assisted Assessment. Presentation created using RoboPresenter.
Northumbria's Peer Observation Scheme	File	47 K	16/09/2005	This pdf document describes the Peer Observation Scheme ('Buddy System') introduced at Northumbria University
Informatics Peer Observation Form	File	32 K	16/09/2005	This word template is the form used for Peer Observation ('Buddy System') in the School of Informatics at Northumbria University. The scheme itself is available in another pdf document and this should be read / used in conjunction with this form. This scheme preceded the University wide scheme.
Informatics Peer Observation Scheme	File	105 K	16/09/2005	This pdf document describes the scheme used for Peer Observation ('Buddy System') in the School of Informatics at Northumbria University. This scheme preceded the University wide scheme.
Dundee University e-Assessment Policy and Procedures	File	231 K	16/09/2005	e-Assessment has become a key educational activity, with important administrative and procedural implications. This document sets out policies for the use of e-assessment at the University of Dundee.
Dundee University e-Assessment Case Study	File	95 K	16/09/2005	This case study outlines the development of the e-assessment systems at the University of Dundee. The University of Dundee uses Blackboard as their VLE and Questionmark Perception for enhanced and flexible e-assessment.
Park Lane College Case Study	File	46 K	12/09/2005	Case Study: Project Management. Approaches in the education sector - Park Lane College.
Glasgow Caledonian Case Study	File	32 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Process Review. Approaches in the education sector - Glasgow Caledonian.
Lincoln University Case Study	File	30 K	16/09/2005	Case Study: Project Management. Approaches in the education sector - Lincoln University.
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Mapping the Learning Environment at SHU part 1	File	38 K	09/11/2005	This article, which appeared in Bb Matters, discusses the evolving programme of staff development that has accompanied the uptake of e-learning at Sheffield Hallam University.
Mapping the Learning Environment at SHU part 2	File	38 K	09/11/2005	This article, which appeared in Bb Matters, uses research findings to explore the impact of distributed learning on the staff and student experience at Sheffield Hallam University.
Evaluation Plan	File	39 K	09/11/2005	An evaluation plan published in 'interact' which is published by the Learning Technology Support Service at the Univesrity of Bristol.
Evaluating e-learning Interact30	File	699 K	09/11/2005	Issue 30 of 'interact' which is published by The Learning Technology Group at The University of Bristol, is devoted to the evaluation of e-learning.
SOLE project final report	File	89 K	09/11/2005	This final report from the SOLE (Students' Online Learning Experiences)examines the picture of roles and responsibilities that has emerged from the case study data and considers the extent to which the student and tutor roles are adapting to online pedagogy roles and the use of VLEs in learning and teaching. The study was conducted by The Learning Technology Support Service at The University of Bristol.
Methodology for reviewing eportfolio products	File	242 K	10/11/2005	A report published by the Centre for Recording Achievement on Developing and Implementing a Methodology for Reviewing e-Portfolio Products.
MLE in FE Banff & Buchan College	File	108 K	10/11/2005	This is a case study of the Managed Learning Environment in Banff & Buchan College. It is one of the case studies that JISC commissioned Glenaffric to undertake in 2004.
MLE in FE City College Manchester	File	127 K	10/11/2005	This is a case study of the Managed Learning Environment in City College Manchester. It is one of the case studies that JISC commissioned Glenaffric to undertake in 2004.
MLE in FE Colchester Institute	File	159 K	10/11/2005	This is a case study of the Managed Learning Environment in Colchester Institute. It is one of the case studies that JISC commissioned Glenaffric to undertake in 2004.
MLE in FE Newark & Sherwood College	File	583 K	10/11/2005	This is a case study of the Managed Learning Environment in Newark & Sherwood College. It is one of the case studies that JISC commissioned Glenaffric to undertake in 2004.
MLE in FE Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College	File	606 K	10/11/2005	This is a case study of the Managed Learning Environment in Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College. It is one of the case studies that JISC commissioned Glenaffric to undertake in 2004.
MLE in FE Coleg Llandrillo	File	386 K	10/11/2005	This is a case study of the Managed Learning Environment in Coleg Llandrillo. It is one of the case studies that JISC commissioned Glenaffric to undertake in 2004.
Case Studies of MLEs in F E	File	1.83 M	10/11/2005	JISC commissioned Glenaffric to undertake a series of Case Studies of Managed Learning Environments in Further Education.
JISC e-Learning Survey 2005	File	881 K	17/11/2005	The JISC funded survey of e-learning 2005. Draws some comparisons with the 2003 MLE Landscape survey.
CourseGenie Observations by LTSS	File	132 K	30/11/2005	CourseGenie: Observations on the Journey so Far by Andy Ramsden of the Learning Technology Support Service at the University of Bristol. It documents how the tool is being used by staff at the university and how it is supported by LTSS. This article was first published in BbMatters.
Nottingham PADSHE project report	File	551 K	05/12/2005	Specifying an e-portfolio: enhanced learner information for flexible admissions and transitions into higher education. The final report for the PADSE project, part of the JISC funded MLEs in Lifeling Learning phase 2. The lead organisation was Nottingham University
BlackBoard Staff Development example	File	1 K	08/12/2005	This resource, developed by John Beaumont-Kerridge, Principal Teaching Fellow at University of Luton Business School, is an example of an online staff development object.
ddbx-tutor.swf	File	1.48 M	08/12/2005	Part of the BlackBoard staff development object
Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Academic Staff	File	484 K	13/12/2005	Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Academic Staff that can be used as part of an institution skills audit.
Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Support and Administration Staff	File	450 K	13/12/2005	Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Support and Administration Staff that can be used as part of an institution skills audit.
Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Technical and Networking Personnel	File	496 K	13/12/2005	Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Technical and Networking Personnel that can be used as part of an institution skills audit.
Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Learning Resources Staff	File	588 K	13/12/2005	Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Learning Resources Staff that can be used as part of an institution skills audit.
Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Senior Management	File	423 K	13/12/2005	Skills Analysis Questionnaire for Senior Management that can be used as part of an institution skills audit.
A Framework for Information Architecture	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	With increasing size and complexity of the implementations of information systems, it is necessary to use some logical construct (or architecture) for defining and controlling the interfaces and the integration of all of the components of the system. This paper defines information systems architecture by creating a descriptive framework from disciplines quite independent of information systems, then by analogy specifies information systems architecture based upon the neutral, objective framework. Also, some preliminary conclusions about the implications of the resultant descriptive framework are drawn. The discussion is limited to architecture and does not include a strategic planning methodology.
Students and e-Portfolios	File	1.10 M	13/12/2005	Students & ePortfolios: Making it Worth Their Time. David Tosh & Jeff Haywood, Scottish Centre for Research into On-Line Learning & Assessment (SCROLLA), School of Education, www.scrolla.ac.uk University of Edinburgh, UK. Presented to OSP Baltimore 2005.
Toward an Effective Quality Assurance Model of Web-Based Learning: The Perspective of Academic Staff	Link	1 K	13/12/2005	Toward an Effective Quality Assurance Model of Web-Based Learning: The Perspective of Academic Staff by Davey Yeung of The Open University of Hong Kong, a useful paper aimed at understanding, from survey results, the commonly agreed factors or elements that contribute and ensure quality in the Web-based learning environment.
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VLE Usage 2001 - 2005	Image	44 K	20/12/2005	Image shows the usage of different VLEs for the years 2001, 2003 and 2005. Data taken from the JISC Landscape surveys.
VLE Block Diagram	Image	38 K	21/12/2005	A VLE block diagram showing the integration of individual tools, used in the Effective Use of VLEs infoKit
CourseGenie Guide by QMUC	File	1.79 M	10/01/2006	A guide for staff on using CourseGenie - a tool used to convert Word documents to web pages. Written by Susie Beasley, Alex Chapman and Susi Peacock at The Centre for Academic Practice at Queen Margaret University College and reproduced here with their kind permission.
Digital Repositories Review	File	228 K	10/03/2006	This review was undertaken to provide background information as part of the JISC Digital Repositories Programme. The authors are Rachel Heery, UKOLN and Sheila Anderson, Arts and Humanities Data Service. Date of publication is 19th February 2005. The review covers current activity, ecology, technologies, gap analysis and conluding recommendations togther with some useful references.
ALT/SURF/ILTA Spring Conference 2005	File	186 K	03/04/2006	This is a white paper that was the result of the ALT/SURF/ILTA Spring Conference Research Seminar held at Trinity College, Dublin on 1st April 2005. It is entitled 'Reflective learning, Future Thinking: Digital Repositories,e-portfolios, informal learning and ubiquitous computing'.
SFC Spaces for Learning Report	File	1.74 M	04/04/2006	A review of learning spaces in further and higher education commissioned by the Scottish Funding Councils in 2006.
Developing Object Orientated Software for the Macintosh	Document	1 K	03/02/2004	N. Alger and J. Goldstein. Although the title mentions the Macintosh the first few chapters are applicable to any Object oriented type development.
JISC e-Learning Case Studies	Document	2 K	20/09/2010	JISC e-Learning Case Studies