Dear all,
Some replies to Ken's question have mentioned getting Moodle to
interoperate with student information systems. At our institution we're
planning to integrate Moodle with our MIS for course enrolments, using the
IMS Enterprise standard. I've been developing a Moodle module for this
purpose - latest release is available at
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=34351&parent=162783
Best
Dan
At 13:05 25/11/2005 +0000, VLE automatic digest system wrote:
>Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:09:07 +0000
>From: Ken Smith <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: MIS Integration
>
>Back in 2002 Jisc ran a project to evaluate the possibilities of full 2
>way, real time, integration of VLEs and MI systems. The Idea was to make
>a true managed learning environment with admin staff being able to
>interrogate the VLE via their MI system and teaching staff being able to
>check student records(lateness, abscence etc) via the VLE. The result of
>the trial, according to the JISC, report was a qualified success.
>However, annecdotal evidence from the people who took part in the trial
>says that it was an unmittigated disaster. Apparently even systems
>supplied by the same company could not be made to talk to each other
>without a huge chunk of middleware being written.
>
>I have heard nothing about progress in his area since that time so what I
>want to know is:
>Does anyone know of a virtual learning environment which provides that
>level of 2 way, real time integration with a MI System? and if so what is
>the VLE? what is the MI system ? and are bolt on goodies required to make
>it work?
>
>I do know that there are systems which will enrol students and set up and
>populate courses using MIS data but does anyone go further than that?
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Dan Stowell
Faculty Information Support Officer (Life Sciences), UCL
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