TILE: Making libraries work http://tile.jiscinvolve.org A JISC funded project Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 en Workshop organised by Association of Learning Technology (ALT): improving provision and services for learners by aggregating and using ‘learner behaviour data’ http://tile.jiscinvolve.org/2008/11/11/workshop-organised-by-association-of-learning-technology-alt-improving-provision-and-services-for-learners-by-aggregating-and-using-learner-behaviour-data/ http://tile.jiscinvolve.org/2008/11/11/workshop-organised-by-association-of-learning-technology-alt-improving-provision-and-services-for-learners-by-aggregating-and-using-learner-behaviour-data/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:34:45 +0000 tile http://tile.jiscinvolve.org/2008/11/11/workshop-organised-by-association-of-learning-technology-alt-improving-provision-and-services-for-learners-by-aggregating-and-using-learner-behaviour-data/ ALT is organising the following workshop where the results of the TILE projected will be presented and discussed:- 

Sitting on a gold mine” - improving provision and services for learners  by aggregating and using ‘learner behaviour data’ It will be hosted at JISC’s London Office (Brettenham House ( South Entrance), 5 Lancaster Place, London) on- Friday 12 December 1000 for 1030 till 1500. The JISC TILE project has been investigating existing and potential Web 2.0 services linked to UK HE libraries. Detailed work in the areas of ‘creating context’ and ‘enabling contribution’ has suggested opportunities for cross-institution aggregation of learner behaviour data, potentially available from not only library but also learning and repository systems. We hope that learning technologists, librarians and others with an interest in the aggregation and use of ‘learners like me’ data will join in this workshop to explore the potential of behaviour data to enhance provision. 

A booking form and a fuller description for this workshop is available from ALT. A briefing paper will be issued to participants prior to the event, and an article flowing from the event will appear in the January or April issues of the  ALT Newsletter. 

Ken

Director, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
Tel +44 (0)7788 727 845. Email: ken@kenchadconsulting.com  www.kenchadconsulting.com

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It’s early days and we’ve started to scope some specific issues. We have an impressive ‘Reference Group’ of librarians, developers and vendors from around the world to help us. I’d be interested to know about what is already going on this field. Our scope is predominantly Higher Education but we are open, of course, to ideas from elsewhere.   I’ve identified some exemplars in a very short introductory presentation I gave to our Reference Group this month. If you want more detailed background on the project here are some resources:-

Ken Chad, Director, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd. Member of the TILE Project
Tel +44 (0)7788 727 845.Email: ken@kenchadconsulting.com  www.kenchadconsulting.com

 TILE : Introductory presentation. This gives some background, some exemplars and diagrams of the key issues– ‘pain points’– we are looking at

Formal project description (JISC)

JISC TILE project website

The International e-framework. JISC is keen to link what libraries do to the wider Intenational e-framework. “The e-Framework for Education and Research is an international initiative that provides information to institutions on investing in and using information technology infrastructure. It advocates service-oriented approaches to facilitate technical interoperability of core infrastructure as well as effective use of available funding”.

JISC Libraries of the future initiative

JISC SCONUL LMS study. The TILE project emerged from some of the issues raised by this study. This is a large report. For a good summary start with section 7 ‘Making Decisions’ 

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