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Related Topics:Service Oriented Approaches Enterprise Architecture

For a number of years it has become more pressing for universities and colleges, and especially their IS Directors, to raise their game when it comes to building, adapting and maintaining their ICT applications and infrastructure.

This aspiration has led to an increasing interest in service oriented approaches, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, shared services, standards, soft systems approaches, various kinds of modeling, collaborative design, improving IT governance, engaging senior management and much more.

This section focuses particularly on three of these areas: modeling, service-orientation and enterprise architecture.

Articles

27 Mar 2012 Wilbert Kraan
Unthinkable a couple of years ago, and it still feels a bit April 1st: Blackboard has taken over the Moodlerooms and NetSpot Moodle support companies in the US and Australia. Arguably as important is that they have also taken on Sakai and IMS luminary Charles Severance to head up Sakai development within Blackboard's new Open Source Services department. The life of the Angel VLE Blackboard acquired a while ago has also been extended.
Pedagogy Architecture and Modelling Learning Platforms Standards
15 Mar 2012 Li's work blog
At the “Emerging Reality: Making sense new models of learning organisation” workshop at the CETIS conference 2012, Bill Olivier from Institute of Educational Cybernetics at the University of Bolton presented a scenario of “ Open Higher Education” which was developed by a group of participants from the UK HE sector. Having been involved in [...]
Architecture and Modelling Open Educational Resources
10 Feb 2012 Sharon's Blog
Last night, I sat in on an EASI (Equal Access to Softtware and Information) webinar about the accessibility of e-textbook readers by Ken Petri from Ohio State University. It seems as though the device designers are really trying hard to get it right, although there’s still some way to go.
Accessibility Assessment Architecture and Modelling Packaged Content Mobile Learning Standards
02 Feb 2012 Adam's Workblog
On January 25th 2012, the European Commission released its proposals for significant reform of data protection rules in Europe (drafts had been leaked in late 2011). These proposals have been largely welcomed by the Information Commissioners Office , although it also recommends further thought over some of the proposals. The dramatic changes in the scale [...]
Architecture and Modelling Packaged Content Horizon Scan
02 Feb 2012 Sharon's Blog
Relationship management is becoming increasingly important in the tertiary education sector as education institutions try to meet the challenges of funding cuts and increased student and community expectations. Customer relationships, if handled effectively, will bring benefits to both the organisation and the sector as a whole and it is in this area that JISC developed the Relationship Management Programme.
Achievement information Architecture and Modelling Packaged Content Customer Relationship Management Student Lifecycle Relationship Management Relationship Management Standards
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2nd ArchiMate Modelling Bash
Date: 01 Nov 2011 to 02 Nov 2011
Introduction to Modelling
Date: 08 Dec 2009


Architecture and Modelling Resources


Flexible service Delivery projects in PROD
Date: Apr 2010
Key Challenges in the Design of Learning Technology Standards - Observations and Proposals
Date: Apr 2010
Modeling resources
Date: Apr 2010
PwC Tech Forecast - EA Focus Issue
Date: Mar 2010
The PriceWaterhouseCoopers Technology Forecast (2010 Issue 1) focuses on future directions and challenges for Enterprise Architecture
Unleashing EA: Institutional Architectures and the value of joined up thinking
Date: Nov 2009
A report by TechWatch on the JISC Enterprise Architecture pilots.

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