West Vancouver Portal Project Update 0ctober 2007 (P Meeting)

West Vancouver Portal Project Technology Update

October 2007

What are we doing?• How are we teaching our kids for a 21st

century workplace?• How are we preparing our system for a

device rich environment?• How are we supporting our teachers for

their changing workplace?• How are we enabling parents to participate

in their child’s education?• How are we ensuring we stay out front?

Shift Happens . . . :

Trends of Educational Change

Organizational Change

Val

ue

Personal

Department

TeamSystem

Different time, different place

Same time,different place

Same time,same place

Workingalone

Work Styles

Percentage of work product that will depend on group input

0

20

40

60

80

100%

2000 2005 2010

What Shapes Performance?

80%

20%

20%

80%

Industrial Economy Knowledge Economy

Follows standard rules & procedures

Requires significant judgment & flexibility

Follows standard rules & procedures

Requires significant judgment & flexibility (to adapt)

Information & Knowledge Worker Trends

Document Document CreationCreation

CollaborationCollaboration

SearchSearch

ProcessesProcesses

ERPERPCRMCRM

Ad Hoc WorkflowsAd Hoc WorkflowsAnd TasksAnd Tasks

StructuredStructuredDataData

Hard DrivesHard Drivesand File Sharesand File Shares

EnterpriseEnterpriseAppsApps

RelationalRelationalDatabaseDatabase

Traditional ITInvestments

Traditional ITInvestments

UnstructuredWork

UnstructuredWorkCoordinate

teams & share knowledge

Simplify access to Education

applications

Find and use information

Manage content with security &

compliance

Automate Education process

Use data to drive Education decisions

People As Middleware

What is a portal, really?A software application designed to integrate information, applications, and processes across organizational boundaries and to provide personalized capabilities to visitors

Portals are

designed to work

on different

computers and

aggregate content

and services from

multiple sources

Imagine the possibilities…

…key integrating technology

What is this project really about?

Creating a ConnectedCreating a Connected

Professional LearningProfessional Learning

CommunityCommunity

Creating an Efficient Creating an Efficient

and Seamlessly Integratedand Seamlessly Integrated

Work CentreWork Centre

Staff / Student /Staff / Student /

Parent Parent CommunicationCommunication

Digital 21stDigital 21stCenturyCentury

LearningLearning

Changing Business and Learning

• E-mail• Forms• News• Calendars• Documents• Discussions

• Resources• Audio / Video• Pictures• Workflow• Blogs / Wikis• Lesson Tracking

Connecting People &

Information

Teaching & Learning

Managing the

Institution

Strategic Pillars for

21st Century Learning

Evolution of Technology in Schools

Our Portal Allows us to Manage Information

ClassroomClassroom

SchoolSchool

DistrictDistrict

Public SitePublic Site

InternetInternet

My SiteMy Site

BACK END CHANGESBACK END CHANGES

What it might look like . . .

At a school / class level . . .

Ongoing District Projects

• Infrastructure Updates (active directory / new image for computers)

• School Connect (home access for files)

• BCeSIS Preparation and Launch

• Major Hardware Updates

Portal Timelines

• E-Mail Conversion / Microsoft 2007 Update

Nov 2007 – June 2008

• Sharepoint Installation

Early Spring 2008

Portal Timelines (cont’d)

• District Portal Launch

Spring 2008

• School Portals (Internal)

Spring 2008 -

• School Portals (External)

Fall 2008 -

• Virtual Classrooms

Fall 2008 -

Challenges

• Building and supporting the infrastructure

• Building capacity in the system

• Providing ongoing hardware and headware support

What we need help with now

• Keeping websites up-to-date

• Being patient with school technology needs

• Help share and lead the vision

But, What About . . .

• Laptops• Tablets• Smartboards• New Software• “Clickers”• Proliferation of Printers

Role of the School Tech Committee

What We Are Trying to Do . ..

It’s a technology

project

Student Learning

Teacher Supports

Employee Supports

School Supports