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Learning Networks for Lifelong Competence Development Sofia, Bulgaria. XCRI | e X changing C ourse- R elated I nformation a UK service-oriented approach. Dr Mark Stubbs. Scott Wilson Assistant Director CETIS s.wilson@bangor.ac.uk. Project Manager Manchester Metropolitan University
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Learning Networks for Lifelong Competence DevelopmentSofia, Bulgaria XCRI | eXchanging Course-Related Informationa UK service-oriented approach Dr Mark Stubbs Scott Wilson Assistant Director CETIS s.wilson@bangor.ac.uk Project Manager Manchester Metropolitan University m.stubbs@mmu.ac.uk http://www.elframework.org/projects/xcri
ePortfolio Achievement Validation Pathways Curriculum Reporting Prospectus Enrolment xcri | background • Project Aim • To define a vocabulary and suitable technology bindings (e.g. XML / RDF) for describing course-related information that encompasses course marketing, course quality assurance, enrolment, reporting and personal development requirements • Funding • Initially € 55K, 1 yr JISC e-Framework Curriculum Reference Model • Partners • 15 UK institutions + UCAS + Scandinavian liaison • Spin-off from CETIS Enterprise SIG • Lack of course information standard = shared problem • Increasing demands from multiple stakeholders • Learners – past, present, future • Quality Agencies • Funding Councils … • Interest in an open standards-based solution
Advertising Admissions Curriculum Management Enrolment Awards Course + identifiers + description + keywords + aims + benchmarks + learningOutcomes + strategies + syllabus + resources + assessments + recognitionsOfAchievement + accreditations + assembly + specialFeatures + entryRequirements Populate Course Handbooks & ManagedLearning Environments Define enrolment possibilities in Student Records System • Support informed choice via: • Prospectus entries • UCAS Entry Profiles • TQI Programme Specs Populate transcripts / QCL in e-Portfolio Supply data for funding body returns Help applicants tostructure applications xcri | multiple demands Quality Production Marketing
XCRI ELF bid accepted XCRI starts surveyUKpractice(160) r1.0 schemareleased curriculumweb services demonstrator websiteuse cases reference xml useful tools CDM review draftschema r1.0 deployments:ucas, oxfordreid kerr… XCRI ELF bid proposed schemaconsultationphosphorixdeployment engagekey partiesucas, regional pilots xcri | timeline Zizzi Summit (Ox) Pan AsiaSummit(Mcr) Chiang Mai Summit (Ox) ChezJules Summit (Brum) Rab Ha Summit (Glasgow) Weihnachtsmarkt Summit (Berlin) compromise in action informed phase one phase two phase three jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | jan | feb | mar
xcri | website • FAQs • Project Manager’s blog • Outputs • Review of Norway’s CDM • Content-harvesting case studies • 160+ prospectus sites survey • Draft XML schema & XML • Business case for adoption • Release 1.0 schema & XML • R1.0 deployment case studies • Web service demonstrator • Prog Spec XSLT • Presentations & Papers http://www.elframework.org/projects/xcri
xcri | deployments Deployments across UK in first 12 months
xcri | open source web service demonstrator users execute pre-defined XCRI XQueries http://portal.londonmet.ac.uk/xcri/query?qname=q1&varName1=ABFS execute XPath URL ReST queries (http header: 200 ok, 404 not found..) http://portal.londonmet.ac.uk/xcri/curriculum/spec[identifier='AC2001C/N'] admin create & manage collections import XCRI docs via WebDAV build & manage XCRI XQueries code Paul Walk (London Met) Java Servlets & Berkeley XDB Tiddly Wiki Documentation Javadoc UML diagrams Source/WAR downloads
xcri | ple consumer • London Met publicise XCRI web service 2006-03-10 12:00 • PLE Reference Model consumes XCRI web service: 2006-03-10 16:00 !!
xcri | plans • Recent Developments • XSLT to produce XHTML course documentation • XSLT to produce Word 2003 course documentation • XCRI adapter from SITS student record system (srs) • Planned Work: Extension Bid - August 2006 caseStudies B,C srsDemonstrators A,C ucasEntryReqs A,C pleDemonstrator A versioningReport B engagedStakeholders B,C competenceMapping A eFrameworkSubmission D vocabulariesReport A authoringReport A refactoredSchema A A = Reference Model Implementation B = Consultation, Dissemination & Validation C = Sustainability Work D = Submission to e-Framework wsdl A wsdlDemonstrator A