SIMS and Uniservity

[danIT]

So then the teacher picks the class that should be assigned to there class?

[Edu-IT]

So then the teacher picks the class that should be assigned to there class?

I'm not sure I follow.

If you then create a page for 7FrFr2 all you have to do is assign the profile set 7FrFr2 to that page and everyone in that class will have access.

[danIT]

Sorry I understand now, the groups get created but arent assigned to the course until its created?

[Edu-IT]

Sorry I understand now, the groups get created but arent assigned to the course until its created?

Yes, that's exactly it.

[mleighton]

Not sure about how Uniservity integrates with SIMS, but most integration with SIMS is one way - involving reading csv or xml files generated from SIMS.

Those of you asking about SIMS Learning Gateway web parts and integration with a VLE on a read/write basis, I can confirm that SIMS web parts integrate seamlessly with SharePoint, and allow users to write back to SIMS also.

If you want to see an example then look at Example Solution Architecture: Blatchington Mill School

[mleighton]

I think I'm right in saying that no other VLE will automatically create the areas on the site, like you want, using the data imported from SIMS but I am not entirely sure of this so correct me if I am wrong.

If you use the SIMS Learning Gateway web parts in a SharePoint environment, then you can get all the provisioning you want - classes from SIMS, together with the requisite students and teacher. We have this information automatically created fior us, and updated every night. It also takes care of the permissions - which are transferred from SIMS - and we can even have the sites in SharePoint automatically set up for us if we want to.

Combined with the fact that this system also writes back to SIMS, I think it is providing most, if not all, of what we as teachers are wanting. Students and parents can access as much or as little of SIMS as we want them to.

You can see more information on this, together with a gallery of screenshots from schools, at The Kraal

If you want any further info just let me know....