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- 1. Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Datatel Portal/Datatel Intelligent Learning Platform Nicola Valley Spends 25% Less Time on LMS Administration with Datatel Portal and Intelligent Learning Platform “ The integration between Datatel Colleague, the Intelligent Learning Plat- form, and Moodle is phenomenal. We’ve cut the time spent on course administration by 25 percent. For us, that means one faculty member can teach an additional course each term. Choosing Datatel’s Intelligent Learning Platform is the best decision we ever made.” Cathy Carson, Director of Finance and Integrated Systems, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology ABOUT NICOLA VALLEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES: Outdated intranet • Automatic course/section creation system; no integration between the based on institutional criteria • Aboriginal public post-secondary intranet, ERP, and LMS; limited ability • institute in Merritt, British Columbia Easy management and delivery of for group collaboration course materials • Delivers programs in 21 different Nicola Valley Institute of Technology was British Columbia First Nation using an outdated intranet system to house • Instant access to course sites upon communities important information and communicate enrollment among departments. Maintenance of the • Enrollment of 1,300 students system was challenging and adoption • Out-of-the-box functionality ideal for a • Datatel client since 1994 was low because the tool was difficult small IT department to use. With the planned migration to Microsoft Windows, administrators knew RESULTS: Reduced course administra- NICOLA VALLEY PRODUCT it was a perfect opportunity to introduce tion time by 25%; improved commu- PORTFOLIO a solution that would make online teach- nication and collaboration; enhanced ing and learning easier. The ideal solution retention practices for at-risk students • Datatel Colleague would integrate with the Datatel Colleague administrative suite and provide easy, sin- • Reduced the time spent on learning • Datatel Portal management administration by 25%, gle sign-on access to email, Web forms, • Datatel Intelligent Learning Platform team sites, and the open source Moodle giving faculty at least 10 additional hours course management system being used a week to focus on teaching and students • Datatel Gradebook • Datatel Retention Alert by Nicola Valley’s faculty and students. • Increased efficiencies with real-time integration between the administrative • Datatel MOX SOLUTION: Datatel Portal and Datatel and course management systems Intelligent Learning Platform (ILP) Serving as the central hub between • Improved student satisfaction with “ The Datatel Portal serves as personalized, one-stop experience and Nicola Valley’s previously disparate sys- the one centralized location intuitive user interface; easy to navigate tems, the Datatel Portal brings together that links everyone throughout regardless of skill level and abilities course information, reporting, registra- our widespread community.” tion, calendaring, newsfeeds, and more • Enhanced communication and collabo- to create a single user experience without ration among students, faculty, staff, and Cathy Carson, the hassle of managing multiple logins. leadership as well for groups outside Dir. of Finance and Integrated Systems, the typical world of authentication, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology By adding the Datatel Intelligent Learning such as community volunteers and the Platform, Nicola Valley now has a seamless Elders’ Council back-and-forth flow of administrative and academic data, giving them: • Offered integration with Retention Alert, easily identifying at-risk students • A consolidated, single sign-on interface from the Moodle course site that’s easy to navigate and integrated with institutional branding www.datatel.com For more information, visit www.Datatel.com/ILP or call 1.800.DATATEL.