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Embc Learning Network Services Launch Event

Connecting people to learning Mike KendallManaging Director embc. What is embc?. Local Authority owned CompanyProcures, manages and brokersPartnership of LAs and schoolsThe agent of the LAs, schools and learnersIt's about people and learningNEN provider for the East Midlands. National Educa

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Embc Learning Network Services Launch Event

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    1. embc Learning Network Services Launch Event Compered by Andy Hvass, Sales and Marketing Director, Synetrix

    3. What is embc? Local Authority owned Company Procures, manages and brokers Partnership of LAs and schools The agent of the LAs, schools and learners It’s about people and learning NEN provider for the East Midlands

    4. National Education Network

    5. Company Vision “…to assist Local Authorities and schools in meeting their educational aims and obligations.” “…to provide access to a range of educational and LA services that exploit and create opportunities through the provision of and access to the East Midlands National Education Network.” It’s about “connecting people to learning”

    6. Connecting people to learning Safe and secure Flexibility and choice Robust and reliable 21st century learning

    7. With a stronger focus on Shared understanding Developing new opportunities Creating solutions Communications Teaching and learning Anywhere anytime learning Updating tools and services for users The right mechanisms for delivery Responding to technological innovation and change

    10. What has changed for us? A new contract with new opportunities Better supplier relationship Some ongoing service issues BUT Better prospects for schools and learners

    11. Where do we want to go? Develop closer relationships with our suppliers and our schools Get the best from the new portal Review how we communicate with schools Develop and promote added value services

    12. Challenges for the company Meet the challenge of the new structure Focus on the pupils and learners Deliver the benefits of aggregation across the region Better resilience Better deals for schools and learners

    13. The future Robust performance monitoring and challenge Working on the national stage in partnership Sharing and shaping new developments Leading to…. The best value, learning and experience for our children and young people.

    14. The netiquette competition winners Congratulations to: Belvoir High School Mountfields Lodge School

    15. Crashed

    16. How to look good online:

    19. embc Software Services: Today and tomorrow Jay Neale, Commercial Director Software Services, Synetrix

    20. Where are we today?

    21. What Next? Enable next generation VLE services Realise MIS integration Provide meaningful access for parents

    22. Service Catalogue Launch of the embc Services Catalogue on the embc portal Find out about value added services Find out about services coming soon! Order services online

    23. School Portal School Portal MOSS Portal dedicated to school Give schools full control Class sites with full teacher control Paperless office Full MOSS Functionality Create site and collaboration Forums, Wiki’s, Lists, Workflow, Infopath School website Online presence communicate with parents

    24. Assessment for Learning An online solution combining online and offline practices; Combining MIS and online e-learning data Providing data analysis across class, year and schools Improving Planning and Practice Through anywhere access to key performance data Providing Tools for feedback Peer to peer and teacher communication methods integrated with embc communication technologies such as e-mail Emphasis on achievement and motivation Through rich presentation and graphical representation of progress Better Target setting and understanding Through better access to information and data

    25. School Portal+

    26. Extended VLE

    27. MIS Integration Creating a sustainable data infrastructure

    28. MIS Integration – Why?

    29. SIF – How it works

    30. Vertical Reporting

    31. Parental Access & Real Time Reporting What are the building blocks?

    32. Parental Access and Real Time Reporting What’s needed? Parent Accounts – They need an accounts to view their child’s info You need a solutions where a school positively affirms parent/ guardian identity and distributes accounts MIS Data harvesting/ Integration – you need something to show them!

    33. What to provide access to? Presentation of data Raw data display Attendance Behaviour Assessment Comparative/ data analysis Requires data warehousing Data analysis against class, year, school, LA, regional average Risk analysis Graphical representation Student Work (via School portal/ Extended VLE)

    34. Real Time Reporting To Parents MIS data used for comparison & trend analysis

    35. Thank you We’ll keep you posted on developments & please let us know about new service ideas you would like us to introduce Thank you Jay.neale@synetrix.co.uk

    38. The shape of the world has changed…

    42. Connected People

    43. Connected Systems

    45. Future Direction Heavy Lifting Simplified data integration with existing MIS / ERP systems, including standards support Fully integrated current and planned Microsoft cloud services Seamless End-to-End user experience

    46. Simplifying Technology

    47. Live Mesh

    49. Thank you leighton.searle@microsoft.com www.blogs.msdn.com/ukschools

    50. Event demonstrations: Standard services available to schools: VideoConferencing – demonstrating Click to Meet, HD etc WAT (Web Administration Tool) – demonstrating admin functions MySite – demonstrating how to customise MySite/Workshop Service Support – Talk 2 Synetrix/Cacti Graphing Plus: School E-mail Statistics – receive printed stats on e-mails & spam performance Feedback Post Box – Area for schools/LA’s to post their feedback Netiquette competition winners - short films from schoolchildren: ‘staying safe online ‘ JISC - embc

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