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Strategic Review of Virtual Learning Environments for Russell University

This framework outlines a comprehensive review of strategic options for Russell University's virtual learning environment (VLE). With a strong reputation for face-to-face teaching and a student body primarily consisting of high-achieving school leavers, the university aims to leverage e-learning to enhance educational effectiveness, facilitate research, and reduce lecturer workloads. Key considerations include evaluating current e-learning strategies, VLE functionalities, costs, support systems, and the potential for integrating new or improved systems. The review seeks to align virtual learning with the university's strategic goals, ensuring relevance and efficacy.

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Strategic Review of Virtual Learning Environments for Russell University

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  1. A framework for reviewing the strategic options for virtual environments Tom Franklin Franklin Consulting Jonathan Darby Oxford Insight Limited

  2. Russell University • Good reputation • Students mostly school leavers with good A levels • Little distance learning (especially at undergraduate level) • Reputation based on face-to-face teaching • Want to free up lecturer time for research

  3. Key Questions • What is the learning and teaching strategy? • What is the e-learning strategy? • should there be a separate one? • How important is e-learning to the University strategy? • How does the VLE affect this?

  4. Key questions • What is the VLE for? • Distance learning • Support new teaching methods • Support existing teaching and learning • Reduce costs • Reduce staff contact time • Support pedagogic research • Kudos • Because everyone else has one

  5. Current status • Home grown VLE • Very little investment in it (ever) • VLE has fallen behind others • VLE has some worrying vulnerabilities • VLE has some interesting features • Very few staff have seen any VLE other than the one at Russell University • Other than staff who have seen alternatives staff are fairly happy with the functionality offered

  6. Possibilities (1) • Allow Faculties / Schools / Departments to select their own • Have a single institutional one • Have an institutionally supported one but allow faculties etc. to use their own at their expense • Do not support any

  7. Possibilities (2) • Continue with existing VLE • Develop existing VLE • Create new VLE • Create a new VLE in partnership with others • Adopt an Open Source VLE • License a commercial VLE

  8. Issues (1) • Costs • Development • Support of Open Source system • Licensing • Integration with other systems • Functionality • Core (required) functionality • Desirable functionality • Development strategy for system • Scalability of system • Integration with other systems

  9. Support • What support • Technical • Course development • Staff development • Level • Staff support • Student support • Location • Departments / schools / faculties • IS • Library • Learning support • Staff development

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