Introduction: Joe Currie

Hi, I'm Joe Currie and one of the administrators for QMU's Hub.

My role is predominately technical with a responsibility to ensure that the service is available and stable for our users when we launch The Hub across QMU. We hope that moving from WebCT will mean a much better user experience for staff and students including less down time when we have to perform upgrades to the software.
The Hub will also provide a much more modern way of navigating the VLE as it makes use of modern technology unlike WebCT which was verging on 7 years old!!
It is an exciting time for me to be part of this project and I hope you will enjoy experiencing the new VLE when it is launched.

I will be mainly in the background with my colleagues working on the more public side of things, but please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Some key elements I have been working on include:

• integration with the student records system which will ensure all students will be brought across onto the correct module areas
• "building blocks" - these are plugins into the underlying software which extends the capabilities. A couple of the most significant ones are the Turnitin building block (similar to WebCT) and a new integration with PebblePad
• customising the look and feel of The Hub

I should say that I might get a bit carried away and mention some things I am working on, but they might not be available when the Hub is launched as they may not be relevant or stable enough to implement. But i will try to avoid that as much as possible.
Joe