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Perspectives2008
Canadian
Learning Portlets & SkillPort 7.0Stephanie Pyle
6 November 2008
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
Getting Content to the Learner
• A focus on helping learners find the right resource– Hierarchical Structure of Catalogs
• Gave learners the ability to drill down, but time consuming
– Search Technology• Better way to search across all resources, but the number of
returned results can be overwhelming
– Aggregations of Content• SMEs pulling together multiple types of resources regarding a
designated topic
Everything accessed thru the LMS…Is that where you want it?
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillSoft Learning Portlets
• Pre-built, standards-based components – Search-and-Learn– Books24x7– My Plan– My Favorites– My Enrollments
• Make it easy to add SkillSoft learning assets to enterprise portals
• A great way to increase utilization of learning assets while decreasing integration and maintenance costs
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008CAFÉ 2008 (Client Advisory Forum Event)
• Passive• Generic• Static
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008CAFÉ 2008 (Client Advisory Forum Event)
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008CAFÉ 2008 (Client Advisory Forum Event)
• Active• Personal• Dynamic
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008CAFÉ 2008 (Client Advisory Forum Event)
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008CAFÉ 2008 (Client Advisory Forum Event)
Books24x7
MyPlan
MyFavorites
Search-and-Learn
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
Learning Portlets Benefits
• Administrators: Save Time, Effort, Cost– Easier integration of SkillSoft assets and capabilities– Distributed Access with Consolidated tracking and
reporting in SkillPort
• Learners: Better learning experience– Learning when and where they want it– Greater productivity and organization– Learning part of the everyday work environment– Performance support
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
Learning Portlets Roadmap
• Beta Program in Feb/Mar 08– Engaged key customers using WebSphere– Customer participation provided valuable feedback
• Released for SkillPort customers using WebSphere• Patch update to support SharePoint in the works
– Looking to engage key customers using SharePoint– Targeting next couple months
• Future– Follow-on releases to support SharePoint and other portals– Additional Learning Portlets currently being defined
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillPort Continuous Improvement
2004
2002
2001
2000 Hosted support, Core launching, tracking and reporting, Catalog, MyPlan and MyFavorites, eMail Reminders, Customizable front end, base search-and-learn, Ask-the-Experts, Public Communities, Shortcuts, Company News, Online Help
2003
508 Support, Course Evaluation Editor, Partial Credit for Assessments, Custom Communities, Private Communities
Cross content support (e3, Classic), Catalog updates, LOT support, Internationalization, Test Prep support, MyPlan Assignor
“Unified Platform”, Learning Programs, ILT, Credentialing, Certification View, MML Search-and-Learn, Localization, Advanced Groups
Intranet solution, Enhanced Search-and-Learn, SSL Support, Course Evaluation Builder, SkillBriefTM Download, Custom Curriculum, Ability to Add Pages/Tabs
2005 Virtual Classroom (DialogueTM) Support, Rapid Content Development, Support for Advanced Learning Structures, OLSA, Books in LPs
2006 Structured Learning Programs, SARM, Custom Content Support, Instant Hosting Support
2007 Updates to Batch Add/Update, Enhanced Learning Program Support, External Learning Objects
2008 Unification with NETg Platforms, Registration Emails, Password Security, Report Management Features
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillPort Today
• Feedback from some of our customers…
– Once I add something to My Plan, how do I get back to where I was (the catalog or search results)
– If I’ve found a course thru Search, how can I see other courses in the same area of the catalog?
– What’s the difference between My Plan and My Favorites? And My Enrollments? And My ILT? And why do items sometimes show up in 2 places and sometimes not?
– How do I remove a course from My Plan?
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillPort Tomorrow…Version 7.0
• Currently undertaking a major redesign of the SkillPort User Interface. – Both Student and Administrator UI
• Goals of the project– Update the overall UI– Consolidate Common Functions– Simplifying Everyday Tasks– Reduce the number of clicks to accomplish common
tasks– Focus on Workflow and Usability
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillPort 7.0SkillPort Today
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
New Layout, New Features
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
New Layout, New Features
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
As before,click on high-level
folders…
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
… to see the next levels below
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
Click “Show Details”…
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
… to see the course description expand
in-place
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
Add to My Plan, without
navigating away…
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
… or drag-and-drop
an item to My Plan…
… without losing your place in the
catalog
… or drag-and-drop
an item to My Plan...
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
Click “Hide Details” when
you’re through…
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A New View of the Catalog
… and you’re instantly back to
your previous view
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
Start a new search…
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
Narrow the search result with
“Search Within Results”
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & LearnA trail of your
searches… click to go
back to any level
# of items found for each content type… click any type
to display
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
Expand description for
any item, without
navigating away
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
Click “View in Catalog” to see
other courses that are closest to this
one…
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
Navigate the course catalog,
starting from the location of this
course.
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
And go back to your search results at any time you wish, with a
single click
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Much Better Search & Learn
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Whole New My Plan
Any Asset can go in My Plan
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Whole New My Plan
Easy to organize into
folders and sub-folders
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Whole New My Plan
Visual Cues for Assignments and Progress
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Whole New My Plan
Filter to show Learner Added
or Admin Assigned
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
A Whole New My Plan
Sort by Asset Type or Due
Date
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
New Layout, New Features
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillPort Administrator
• Goals– Simplify Everyday Tasks– Consolidate Common Functions– Reduce the number of clicks to accomplish
common tasks– Focus on Workflow and Usability
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillPort Admin – User & Group Management
Easy to navigate to desired tasks
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
Group Management
Easy to quickly view relevant information
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
User Management
For Groups or for Individual Users
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
User Management
Tabs to easily view and edit
Information and Assignments
SkillSoft Canadian Perspectives 2008
SkillPort 7.0
• Target Release Q1 ‘10– Redesigned Learner User Interface– Redesigned User Management for Admin– Localization Support for User Management– Search improvements
focused on performance
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