IVLE HOME HCI ROADMAP

    V7.0 June 2002

When lecturers log into their version 7 workspace, they cannot help but notice the new vibrant interface that is introduced. It maintains elements of the previous Workspace layout while at the same time providing greater clarity and easy of use.

At the same time, they will be welcomed to IVLE with a pop-up window. This window provides links to some Flash movies and wizards. The idea is to give a quick overview to new users and to help lecturers become productive quickly.

Apart from the feature rich functionalities already found in version 6, many new features have also been introduced:
  • GradeBook - provides lecturers with a consolidated record of students' grades for activities online.
  • Project tool - Enables lecturers to create project topics, assign groups to topics and even enable student to student evaluation of projects.
  • Learning Object - Lecturers can now register their contents based on the worldwide IMS specification.
  • NUS Content Repository - Contents can be shared and reused throughout the NUS campus.
  • Active Messaging - enables staff and student to communicate with their friends who are also in IVLE.
  • Survey Tool - this stripped down version of the Assessment tool enable staff to setup online survey or survey questionaire to be used for project evaluation.
  • Wizards - empower lecturers to setup tools quickly through a set of easy to follow procedures.
 Enhancements made to existing functionalities are based on feedback from staff and student users. One good example would be the email notification that staff would now receive when the IVLE tool which they setup is three days away from the closing date. As with most features in IVLE, the lecturer can decide to switch off this email notification.
    V6.0 July 2001

This latest version of IVLE maintains the already familiar interface introduced in version 5.0 while at the same time extending on what was available.

The biggest leap for the IVLE platform would be the introduction of professionally developed contents from international publishers like McGraw Hill and Thompson Learning. With just a few clicks, lecturers can now adopt such supplementary contents into the course.

Lecturers can also register students from other institutions as guests to their courses through IVLE. This allows lecturers to potentially open up their classes to interactions with students from all over the world. Familiar tools like the assessment, webcast lecture and multimedia tool have also been reworked. Better graphical assessment reporting helps lecturers get a good picture of how students are progressing through the course. Improvements to the in-line editing components mean that equations and pictures can now be included easily. The image bank located at the Multimedia tool helps lecturers manage and reuse graphics for their course.

The other features include interfaces for multilingual support, integrated whiteboard, personal to do list and events organiser and links to many important NUS resources.

The student workspace include links to:
  • Faculty specific student services
  • Complete listing of all offered NUS modules
  • Past year examination papers
  • Library Instruction Online (LION)
  • Library Integrated Catalogue (LINC)
  • Digital Library collection
  • Skills Training
  • Community Knowledge Resource
   V5.0 December 2000

This version of IVLE has been given a complete face lift. We've incorporated a more dynamic Workspace in which realtime information links to live lectures will be available dynamically. New tools added include Course Web Builder, Class Groups, Media Channels, Question Bank and Glossary. Other existing tools have been updated and improved upon.

  V4.0 June 2000

Part-customisation of workspace, consistent management screen for quiz, lecture plan, workbin and faq builder, project and peer support for workbin, tutorial group support, oracle integration, course mode time-table, improvements on course calendar and lecture plan interface, IMS course outline generator, course web site template, improvement on sitebrowser for notes publishing, link builder.

  V3.0 December 1999

Course centric workspace - all relevant courses appear on the workspace, course calendar, quiz management system - phase II, staff photographs, student personal e-mail, discussion forum improvements and launch of Open IVLE.

  V2.0 June 1999

Hardcopy and online user guide, new workspace interface, multiple read, write access to course outline, multi-lingual support, detailed lecture plan, new discussion forum and workbin features, frequently asked questions builder - phase II, class roster, enhanced course outline.

  V1.0 December 1998

Frequently asked questions builder - phase I, course outline template, discussion forum, chat room, quiz management system - phase I, class distribution list, digital media gallery.