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XCRI Briefing

XCRI Briefing. 24 November 2008, Becta, 14-19 Diplomas, Aston University. e X changing C ourse R elated I nformation: the emerging XCRI standard. Alan Paull alan@alanpaull.co.uk. www.xcri.org. Presentation One. xcri | genesis. E-Admin … not sexy. But JISC-CETIS Enterprise

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XCRI Briefing

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  1. XCRI Briefing 24 November 2008, Becta, 14-19 Diplomas, Aston University eXchanging Course Related Information: the emerging XCRI standard Alan Paull alan@alanpaull.co.uk www.xcri.org Presentation One

  2. xcri | genesis E-Admin … not sexy ... But JISC-CETIS Enterprise Special Interest Group cares… It cared enough to spin off a project to tackle a shared problem … The lack of a standard forcourse information. And the project was calledeXchanging Course-Related Information

  3. xcri | timeline XCRI HE & FE | XCRI 14-19 | XCRI EU harmonization

  4. xcri: Course Advertising Profile (xcri-cap) | schema Catalog @generated Plugin description refinement vocab Provideridentifier*, title*, subject*, description*, relation*, url, image, address Plugin studyMode refinement vocab Courseidentifier*, title*, subject*, description*, relation*, url, image, qualification*, credit* Presentationidentifier*, title*, subject*, description*, relation*, url, image, start, end, duration, studyMode, attendanceMode, attendancePattern, languageOfInstruction, languageOfAssessment, placesAvailable, cost, enquireTo, applyFrom, applyUntil, applyTo, entryProfile*, entryRequirements*, venue* Customization Plugin …? refinement vocab

  5. xcri | rationale • National agenda of ‘informed choice’ about learning opportunities but • Feeling that education lags behind other sectors in making its ‘products’ easy to discover and compare. • Standards exist for exchanging information about people, groups and membership but • no standard way to exchange information about courses. • Institutions developing ways to populate their prospectus from definitive data but • resorting to primitive data entry to populate aggregator sites, regional portals, area prospectuses… • Genuine interest from the community in a standard for exchanging course information that facilitates joined-up thinking.

  6. xcri | benefits • Preparing for XCRI-CAP • for the internal delivery units in a learning provider, value is generated by XCRI-CAP in the form of internal efficiency gains as a result of the business process improvements. • Providing XCRI-CAP • value is generated in the form of strategic capability as the provider better understands the nature of its course offerings when combined into a single XCRI catalog, leading to opportunities for improved quality assurance, standardisation and consolidation of duplicate offerings. • Aggregating XCRI-CAP • value is generated for the provider in the form of cost savings on data input from the use of XCRI by aggregators. For the aggregator, value comes from the availability of additional providers in the market, and from shifting some responsibility for QA of basic data from its central process to the provider. • Going further • value is generated for the provider in the form of new business opportunities and revenue-sharing partnerships that result from opening up data networks using XCRI. For the aggregator, the availability of the provider data via XCRI enables new added-value business models that build upon theprovider's offerings. 24/11/2008 |XCRI Briefing | Slide 6

  7. xcri | example: Partnership in the East Midlands (I) 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 7

  8. xcri | example: Partnership in the East Midlands (II) Leap Ahead / Aimhigher Progression Pathways XCRI Project Kirstie CoolinAugust 2008 Area Prospectus XCRI mapping + export Export of basic course data from APs Progression Pathways database XCRI filtering + Import Holding tables XCRI mapping + export Pull Learning Provider(s) LP = Learning ProvidersAP = Area ProspectusesPP = Progression Pathways Database 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 8

  9. xcri | support • www.xcri.org • Specifications and guidance - Creative Commons license • Aggregator – “does my data look good in this?” • Calls for mini projects • Developer forum • How to implement XCRI • “XCRI Readiness” • Implementationmodels • Scenarios of practice • common problems and solutions

  10. xcri | context of the implementation models

  11. xcri | Readiness Characteristics I Key to scale: 0 = Least favourable circumstance 4 = Perfect! 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 11

  12. xcri | Readiness Characteristics II 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 12

  13. xcri | Implementation Models • Simple Single Stream Model • Multiple Source Aggregation Model • Integrated Content Management Model • Outsourcing Model • Feedback Model • Courses update push model from Data Collecting Organisation’s perspective

  14. xcri | implementation top tips

  15. xcri | lessons • XCRI… • went for low hanging fruit: course advertising = inherently public data • sought out & engaged key experts & practitioners • discovered huge inefficiencies arising from embedded work-arounds • promoted & celebrated its “shared response to a shared problem” • evolved by keeping it real – real data, real people, real processes • is increasingly seeking out policy makers, senior managers & vendors to support sector process re-engineering • We are “learning to network and networking to learn” • And now… • we’re joining up the pilot work, gaining the authority of a formal standard and entering the mainstream!

  16. xcri | summary • Committed to joined-up thinking • Partnering with key agencies: Becta, UCAS, LSC, DCSF/DIUS ISB … • Keeping it simple and testing thoroughly with real data • Building capacity: funding mini projects • Going beyond technical support to organisational readiness: XIM • Keen for more institution, agency and vendor engagement • Aware of role in delivering 14-19, Leitch, Burgess, Bologna, Burgess,... • Go to http://www.xcri.org to discover more.

  17. XCRI Briefing 24 November 2008, Becta, 14-19 Diplomas, Aston University THE END eXchanging Course Related Information: the emerging XCRI standard Alan Paull alan@alanpaull.co.uk www.xcri.org

  18. xcri | Simple Single Stream Model 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 18

  19. xcri | Multiple Source Aggregation Model 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 19

  20. xcri | Integrated Content Management Model 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 20

  21. xcri | Outsourcing Model 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 21

  22. xcri | Feedback Model 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 22

  23. Courses update push model from Data Collecting Organisation’s perspective 24/11/2008 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 23

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