Context
The National Technological University Transformation for Recovery and Resilience (N-TUTORR) programme is a joint effort by Ireland’s technological universities and institutes of technology. Funded by the European Union and NextGenerationEU, it aims to improve how students learn, how teachers teach, and how assessments are done.
The programme focuses on making the student experience better and helping staff create a more inclusive and sustainable learning environment.
Its goals are to:
- Improve learning, teaching, and assessment
- Make education more accessible and engaging for students
- Support staff in using technology and new teaching methods
- Build a learning environment that is inclusive and built to last
Client : N-TUTORR
Industry : Higher education
Region : Ireland
Products : 
A close partnership
Enovation worked closely with N-TUTORR stakeholders to understand their specific needs and configure Moodle Workplace to meet them.
Key features implemented include:
- Customisable courses: Instructors can create engaging and interactive courses with multimedia content, quizzes, and collaborative activities.
- Accessibility features: Moodle offers built-in accessibility features that cater to diverse learning styles and abilities.
- Mobile-friendly design: Students can access their learning materials anytime, anywhere, on any device.
- Integration with Edugate (Identity and Access Management Service): Edugate integration was crucial to ensure a seamless user experience. Students and staff can now conveniently log in to the Moodle platform using their existing university credentials.
- Innovative design: Enovation collaborated with a design partner to ensure the Moodle platform’s visual identity seamlessly aligned with the N-TUTORR program’s branding guidelines.
- Modern User Experience (UX): The modern design of Moodle Workplace provides a clean and user-friendly interface, simplifying navigation and content management for all users.
- Facilitated micro-credential offerings: To support the N-TUTORR program’s focus on granular skill recognition, Open Badge Factory was integrated with Moodle Workplace, enabling the issuance and management of digital badges as micro-credentials.
Problems
- The N-TUTORR program required a robust and versatile Learning Management System (LMS) that could not only support but also enhance innovative teaching strategies. This LMS had to be a comprehensive solution designed to ensure accessibility for all students, regardless of their individual learning.
- Additionally, the system had to prioritise student success, offering personalised learning paths, real-time feedback, and analytics-driven insights to help educators identify and address potential challenges early.
Solutions
- Moodle Workplace, a powerful Learning Management System (LMS), was chosen to underpin innovative teaching methods, inclusivity, and an overall positive student experience.
- The Course Catalog feature developed by Enovation for Moodle Workplace effectively fulfilled a crucial project requirement. This distinctive functionality provided the N-TUTORR program with capabilities not easily accessible in the standard Moodle Workplace setup, enhancing the learning experience for both students and staff.
- Leveraging Moodle Workplace facilitated a seamless transition and reduced the learning curve for users, as they were already acquainted with the platform.
Results
Significant advancements have been achieved by the N-TUTORR program, some of which include :
- Elevated student engagement: The user-friendly and interactive platform has heightened participation, leading to increased student satisfaction.
- Improved accessibility: The implementation of the program has resulted in enhanced accessibility, making educational resources readily available to a wider audience.
- Optimised learning management: Empowering instructors with efficient management tools, a centralised platform for streamlined course delivery and assessment, and effective communication tools to foster a more connected learning environment.
- Recognition through digital credentials: The introduction of Digital Badges allows students and staff to earn and display verifiable credentials for their accomplishments, providing a modern and portable way to recognise skills and achievements across the academic and professional landscape.
- High engagement and successful outcomes: The LMS has facilitated over 6,000 course completions and currently supports more than 7,000 active learners and is steadily growing, demonstrating its effectiveness in driving participation and academic achievement.
Conclusion
My Digital Backpack is an online platform developed by N-TUTORR for students and staff across the Technological University (TU) sector to complete short non-accredited courses and earn a Digital Badge.
