Re: [LUG] Offer of venue for DCGLUG meeting related to Educationalsoftware

[Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Johnson wrote:

> I do actually have first-hand experience of the SIMS system in use and 
> somewhere even have a list of what it's users at Tavistock College don't like 
> about it, which is a fairly long list (I ended up writing a SIMS system for 
> my Computing A-Level so investigated the existing system in-depth). They are 
> certainly keen to use a better system as what they've got tends to get in the 
> way. But naturally the decisions are made by management without, I suspect, 
> even consulting the people who have to use the system.
>
> But is there actually a free SIMS system out there and if there is, are 
> individual schools actually free to choose their own SIMS software?
>
> David.
>
>  
So what is this SIMS software all about?  When I was at Exeter College 
working in their IT Services department I remember they had some product 
called DITA or something.  I do remember it being a pain to use and it 
was always crashing.

Rob


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