3. Introduction
• Ravensbourne College is a small HEI
specialising in design and communication
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
4. Introduction
• Ravensbourne College is a small HEI
specialising in design and communication
• JISC-funded PLE demonstrator
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
5. Introduction
• Ravensbourne College is a small HEI
specialising in design and communication
• JISC-funded PLE demonstrator
• Moving to a purpose-built facility in
Greenwich
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
14. What did we do?
• Arbitrarily – I’l ignore Before IP
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
15. What did we do?
• Arbitrarily – I’l ignore Before IP
• What did you do?
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
16. What did we do?
• Arbitrarily – I’l ignore Before IP
• What did you do?
• Run cables
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
17. What did we do?
• Arbitrarily – I’l ignore Before IP
• What did you do?
• Run cables
• Build networks
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
18. What did we do?
• Arbitrarily – I’l ignore Before IP
• What did you do?
• Run cables
• Build networks
• Connect to Janet
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
19. What did we do?
• Arbitrarily – I’l ignore Before IP
• What did you do?
• Run cables
• Build networks
• Connect to Janet
• Install CD-ROMS
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
21. It wasn’t that long ago
• Networks weren’t common
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22. It wasn’t that long ago
• Networks weren’t common
• You went to an institution to get on the
Internet
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
23. It wasn’t that long ago
• Networks weren’t common
• You went to an institution to get on the
Internet
• Someone else decided what computer you
got
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
24. It wasn’t that long ago
• Networks weren’t common
• You went to an institution to get on the
Internet
• Someone else decided what computer you
got
• Elearning was a CD-ROM
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
27. What do we do?
• What do you do?
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
28. What do we do?
• What do you do?
• Protect the network from your users
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
29. What do we do?
• What do you do?
• Protect the network from your users
• Help people to make better use of VLEs
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
30. What do we do?
• What do you do?
• Protect the network from your users
• Help people to make better use of VLEs
• Grapple with Shibboleth
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
31. What do we do?
• What do you do?
• Protect the network from your users
• Help people to make better use of VLEs
• Grapple with Shibboleth
• Try to green
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
32. What do we do?
• What do you do?
• Protect the network from your users
• Help people to make better use of VLEs
• Grapple with Shibboleth
• Try to green
• Keep meeting higher expectations
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
34. Today
• Our students have better computers
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
35. Today
• Our students have better computers
• And faster Internet connections
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
36. Today
• Our students have better computers
• And faster Internet connections
• They have Facebook and Twitter
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
37. Today
• Our students have better computers
• And faster Internet connections
• They have Facebook and Twitter
• Some staff are Web 2.0 enthusiasts
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
38. Today
• Our students have better computers
• And faster Internet connections
• They have Facebook and Twitter
• Some staff are Web 2.0 enthusiasts
• Others still struggle to use email
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
45. Some trends
• Social software
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
46. Some trends
• Social software
• Applications in the cloud
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
47. Some trends
• Social software
• Applications in the cloud
• Mobile, user-owned technology
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
48. Some trends
• Social software
• Applications in the cloud
• Mobile, user-owned technology
• Never-ending struggle with the VLE
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
49. Some trends
• Social software
• Applications in the cloud
• Mobile, user-owned technology
• Never-ending struggle with the VLE
• A new fad after Twitter
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
51. A future for education
IT professionals?
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
52. A future for education
IT professionals?
• We can’t ban and block forever
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
53. A future for education
IT professionals?
• We can’t ban and block forever
• Users choose their hardware, software,
even network
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
54. A future for education
IT professionals?
• We can’t ban and block forever
• Users choose their hardware, software,
even network
• Google does everything better
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
56. Skills
• Network design and security
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
57. Skills
• Network design and security
• Procurement of services that meet business
needs
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
58. Skills
• Network design and security
• Procurement of services that meet business
needs
• Service management
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
59. Skills
• Network design and security
• Procurement of services that meet business
needs
• Service management
• SLAs – our own and others
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
61. Support
• Digital literacy
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
62. Support
• Digital literacy
• What is it?
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
63. Support
• Digital literacy
• What is it?
• What kinds of literacy?
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
64. Support
• Digital literacy
• What is it?
• What kinds of literacy?
• Inclusion
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
65. Support
• Digital literacy
• What is it?
• What kinds of literacy?
• Inclusion
• Repurposing of Web 2.0
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
66. Support
• Digital literacy
• What is it?
• What kinds of literacy?
• Inclusion
• Repurposing of Web 2.0
• Make it useful for education
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
68. Challenges
• Turning applications into services, and
managing them
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
69. Challenges
• Turning applications into services, and
managing them
• Empowering innovation with the right kind
of technologies
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
70. Challenges
• Turning applications into services, and
managing them
• Empowering innovation with the right kind
of technologies
• And the right kind of policies
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
71. Challenges
• Turning applications into services, and
managing them
• Empowering innovation with the right kind
of technologies
• And the right kind of policies
• Turning Web 2.0 into Learning 2.0
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
72. Challenges
• Turning applications into services, and
managing them
• Empowering innovation with the right kind
of technologies
• And the right kind of policies
• Turning Web 2.0 into Learning 2.0
• Saving the planet
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