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The Rotherham Education Portal, secured through ERDF funding and developed in collaboration with Morse Ltd. and RBT, aims to create a robust online platform for educational engagement. The portal includes essential functions such as Online Personal Learning Spaces, email, calendars, and collaborative learning tools like discussion forums and wikis. Future enhancements will introduce advanced capabilities like Virtual Learning Environments, automated assignments, and integration with SIMS.net. Designed for accessibility and scalability, it supports anytime, anywhere learning on various devices.
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Tom OrmerodPortal Development Manager tom.ormerod@rotherham.gov.uk 01709 823779 07826 953023
Portal History Secured ERDF funding through SYeLP Selected Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 Selected Morse Ltd. to work with RBT Designed the infrastructure and interfaces Installed/configured the hardware & software Entered UAT on 3rd December 2007 Testing due to be complete by 31st Jan 2008
Portal Structure Extranet Website Borough School/Unit Class/Group Pupil/Staff
Current Portal Functions • Online Personal Learning Spaces • Email • Calendar • Private and Shared Files • Targeted News • Favourite Links Lists • MySite • Online Collaboration Learning Spaces • Shared Files • Discussion Forums • Wikis • Blogs • Surveys • Podcasts • RGFL IT Techs http://portal.rgfl.org
Future Portal Functions • Virtual Learning Environment • Assign work to students and/or staff • Monitor who has and who hasn’t submitted work • Automatically mark tests • Data Collection and Analysis • Create and manage data collections via web forms • Create and share online reports • Create online interactive spreadsheets
Future Portal Functions • Text, Voice and Video Conferencing • Instant messaging, chat rooms and video conferencing • Multimedia Streaming • Create media rich web pages via a WYSIWIG editor • SIMS.net Integration • View live SIMS information online • Aggregated Search • Search school, borough and national content though one search box
Key Benefits • Anytime anywhere learning • Accessible on mobile devices • Secure • Uses industry standard software • Almost unlimited development potential • Integrates with existing 3rd party systems • Builds upon existing RGfL infrastructure • Scalable
Q&A Screenshots http://portal.rgfl.org/