JISC Programme Workshop

23 February 2005

Supporting learners in their choice of ‘Next Course’ and ‘Next Institution’

Teri Wishart & Daniel Kearney

NIIMLE Project

• Migration of the Lifelong Learner

• Student retention

• Informing student decision-making

Drivers for Pathways

Pathway & Mentoring Services

• NIIMLE Pathway service for students from all FE and HE institutions in Northern Ireland

• Mentoring linked to Pathway service• Academics mentor their own courses• FAQs and discussion forum• Pilot stage – multimedia, hospitality &

catering and leisure & tourism students• Range of student backgrounds

NIIMLE Project – Pathway/Mentoring Services

Student who entered FE

from Secondary

School

Student who entered FE for the

1st time (left school number of

years ago)

Student who entered FE

from the same or other FE

Student who entered HE

from Secondary

School

Student who entered HE

from FE

Student who entered FE

from HE

D IHGFE

A B

Pathways/Mentoring services offered in FE and HE to students on multi media, hospitality & catering and/or leisure & tourism courses

C

Students from a range of backgrounds entering FE and HE

Learner’s Perspective

• I view details of courses to enrol on or progress to from my current course

• I can visit the FAQs section for more detail

• If I need further further information I can access the mentoring section

• Here I enter a discussion forum where I can view previous posts and responses

• I can also post queries to course academics

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Mulitmedia

Full Time > 4 Weeks

Limavady Institute

Queens University Belfast

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Multimedia

Student View - Pathways

Any Institute

Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education

Limavady Institute

North Down and Ards Institute

North West Institute of Further and Higher Education

Omagh College

Queens University Belfast

University of Ulster, etc.

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Outcome of Use Case

• Searchable courses

• An informed learner

• Improved retention

Academic Perspective

• Update FAQs section relating to course• Visit Discussion Forum and reply to posted

queries• Can Aid student retention on my course• Time saved by not constantly answering

phone calls and e-mails of similar nature • Issue of participation

Stakeholders Involved

• Learners• Academics• Administrators• Institution’s Marketing Department• Course Funders