Course & Event Management - Alternative Tools | Agora Presentation

Discussion

• OBJECTIVE: most important to understand how it can be integrated with TIS
• business use, is not a decision within our scope
• wider business discussion of costs and business continuity to be facilitated by Ray

Integration

• rest APIs used for front end course data so possible to integrate
• attendance is stored within Agora database, however work would be required to provide this and their teams can manage this process
• X-API, the experience API?
• eportfolios need courses and absence, however this would be future functionality for Agora as well as for TIS

Authentication

• Agora only stores name and email address, no GMC or other data stored
• admin can enter event information individually or in bulk (via spreadsheet), then share link to the event
• Authentication and creation of accounts on the fly to be explored

Benefits to TIS

• allows admins to set up events and track attendance / study related leave
  • this information can be managed on their site and integrated with TIS
• allows trainees and trainers to book themselves onto courses, attend and automatically update their person records with this information
  • trainees will still need to apply for study leave - to be discussed internally how this could work if this goes ahead

Next Steps

• Neil Ralph, National Programme Manager (2nd Floor) has discussed potential to use with other training information dissemination
• confirm next steps with Ray Hill