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Content Management Middleware for the Support of e Learning across Europe - e CM S. Education & Culture. Architecture.
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Content Management Middleware for the Support of eLearning across Europe - eCMS Education & Culture Architecture The core of the system is an open middleware architecture for the publication, discovery, retrieval, and integration of educational content. The system supports the publication of standalone educational modules and structured courses as well as the integration of organized external repositories. Web-based User Interface search retrieval statistics Minerva Action Project 90613-CP-1-2001-1-GR-MINERVA-M October 2001 – October 2003 Discovery Service Retrieval Service Collabo- ration Metadata DB Content Hosting Statistics DB Asynchronous eLearning overcomes geographical and temporal constraints transforming learning into a process that can occur at the independently determined convenience of instructor and student. Demand has been developing both by corporations seeking to extend the skills of their employees and by individuals pursuing life long training for the achievement of their career goals. While a wealth of educational material is available throughout Europe, a large number of institutions do not currently offer organized distance education programs. Furthermore, it is desirable to promote existing distance education initiatives through information dissemination. Publication Service Content Mgmt Node publication Standalone Content External Collection External Collection Services for • Learners • Content Providers • Course Managers • Administrators eCMS The eCMS project aims to support asynchronous eLearning through an open, federated content management system that facilitates thepublication, dissemination, and access to possibly distributed educational content through a single point on the web. eCMS provides content discovery and retrieval services for learners, publication and editing services for content providers, development of structured courses and management services for course managers (course organizers), and repository management and statistics analysis services for administrators. In addition, a basic on-line collaboration environment is available to facilitate the learning process through learner-learner and learner-instructor communication. Implementation The system is implemented as a 3-tier web-based JAVA database application. Metadata Public Services Public Apps Server Providers Provider Services Content Course Managers Course Services Statistics Admins Admin Services Back End Middle Tier Front End University of Thessaly Sor Trondelag University College Contact Information Web Site: http://elearning.noc.uth.gr Efthimios Providas providas@uth.gr +30 4210 74660 Hariklia Tsalapata htsalapa@uth.gr +30 4210 74513
The core of the system is an open middleware architecture for the publication, discovery, retrieval, and integration of educational content. The system supports the publication of standalone educational modules and structured courses as well as the integration of organized external repositories. Asynchronous eLearning overcomes geographical and temporal constraints transforming learning into a process that can occur at the independently determined convenience of instructor and student. Demand has been developing both by corporations seeking to extend the skills of their employees and by individuals pursuing life long training for the achievement of their career goals. While a wealth of educational material is available throughout Europe, a large number of institutions do not currently offer organized distance education programs. Furthermore, it is desirable to promote existing distance education initiatives through information dissemination. • Learners • Content Providers • Course Managers • Administrators The eCMS project aims to support asynchronous eLearning through an open, federated content management system that will facilitate the publication, dissemination, and access to possibly distributed educational content through a single point on the web. eCMS provides content discovery and retrieval services for learners, publication and editing services for content providers, development of structured courses and management services for course managers (course organizers), and repository management and statistics analysis services for administrators. In addition, a basic on-line collaboration environment is available to facilitate the learning process through learner-learner and learner-instructor communication. The system is implemented as a 3-tier web-based JAVA database application.
The core of the system is an open middleware architecture for the publication, discovery, retrieval, and integration of educational content. The system supports the publication of standalone educational modules and structured courses as well as the integration of organized external repositories. Asynchronous eLearning overcomes geographical and temporal constraints transforming learning into a process that can occur at the independently determined convenience of instructor and student. Demand has been developing both by corporations seeking to extend the skills of their employees and by individuals pursuing life long training for the achievement of their career goals. While a wealth of educational material is available throughout Europe, a large number of institutions do not currently offer organized distance education programs. Furthermore, it is desirable to promote existing distance education initiatives through information dissemination. • Learners • Content Providers • Course Managers • Administrators The eCMS project aims to support asynchronous eLearning through an open, federated content management system that will facilitate the publication, dissemination, and access to possibly distributed educational content through a single point on the web. eCMS provides content discovery and retrieval services for learners, publication and editing services for content providers, development of structured courses and management services for course managers (course organizers), and repository management and statistics analysis services for administrators. In addition, a basic on-line collaboration environment is available to facilitate the learning process through learner-learner and learner-instructor communication. The system is implemented as a 3-tier web-based JAVA database application.
The core of the system is an open middleware architecture for the publication, discovery, retrieval, and integration of educational content. The system supports the publication of standalone educational modules and structured courses as well as the integration of organized external repositories. Asynchronous eLearning overcomes geographical and temporal constraints transforming learning into a process that can occur at the independently determined convenience of instructor and student. Demand has been developing both by corporations seeking to extend the skills of their employees and by individuals pursuing life long training for the achievement of their career goals. While a wealth of educational material is available throughout Europe, a large number of institutions do not currently offer organized distance education programs. Furthermore, it is desirable to promote existing distance education initiatives through information dissemination. • Learners • Content Providers • Course Managers • Administrators The eCMS project aims to support asynchronous eLearning through an open, federated content management system that will facilitate the publication, dissemination, and access to possibly distributed educational content through a single point on the web. eCMS provides content discovery and retrieval services for learners, publication and editing services for content providers, development of structured courses and management services for course managers (course organizers), and repository management and statistics analysis services for administrators. In addition, a basic on-line collaboration environment is available to facilitate the learning process through learner-learner and learner-instructor communication. The system is implemented as a 3-tier web-based JAVA database application.
The core of the system is an open middleware architecture for the publication, discovery, retrieval, and integration of educational content. The system supports the publication of standalone educational modules and structured courses as well as the integration of organized external repositories. Asynchronous eLearning overcomes geographical and temporal constraints transforming learning into a process that can occur at the independently determined convenience of instructor and student. Demand has been developing both by corporations seeking to extend the skills of their employees and by individuals pursuing life long training for the achievement of their career goals. While a wealth of educational material is available throughout Europe, a large number of institutions do not currently offer organized distance education programs. Furthermore, it is desirable to promote existing distance education initiatives through information dissemination. • Learners • Content Providers • Course Managers • Administrators The eCMS project aims to support asynchronous eLearning through an open, federated content management system that will facilitate the publication, dissemination, and access to possibly distributed educational content through a single point on the web. eCMS provides content discovery and retrieval services for learners, publication and editing services for content providers, development of structured courses and management services for course managers (course organizers), and repository management and statistics analysis services for administrators. In addition, a basic on-line collaboration environment is available to facilitate the learning process through learner-learner and learner-instructor communication. The system is implemented as a 3-tier web-based JAVA database application.
