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Learning and Research. The Next Generation of On-Line Learning Support Systems at the University of Michigan. ACSF Presentation May 28, 2002. The Next Generation. What we’ve done – the success of CT, WT What’s the context – increasing adoption, PIRC

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  1. Learning and Research The Next Generation of On-Line Learning Support Systems at the University of Michigan ACSF Presentation May 28, 2002

  2. The Next Generation • What we’ve done – the success of CT, WT • What’s the context – increasing adoption, PIRC • Where we’re going – what an NG system would look like, what vision it entails • How will we get there – standards (OKI, Apache, …), CHEF Technology, open source, support for transition

  3. FREE Kittens!! 8 weeks old, 1 female (black), 3 male 1st shots given 5/20/02 (health records at Remrock Farms) Call 734-424-9970 with questions

  4. UM.CourseTools

  5. UM.CT Business School Effort - Results Over 80% of UM Business Courses now online

  6. UM.WorkTools Support For Research Groups

  7. Support for Work Groups UM.Worktools Scientific Research Groups Science Review Teams Technology Design Teams Currently over 3000 users worktools.si.umich.edu

  8. UM.WT Support For Research Distributed Teams And Conferences

  9. UMCT Adoption at UM-AA - Update 30,000 Introduction Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Spring 2001 Now Fall 2001

  10. So, What’s Doubling Now? 10,000 Peak Users In Single Day Invariably A Tuesday Now Fall 2001 Fall 2000 Winter 2001

  11. WorkTools Growth 3000 Now Fall 2001 Spring 2000 Fall 2000 Spring 2001

  12. The Next Generation • What we’ve done – the success of CT, WT • What’s the context –increasing adoption, success, PIRC –President’s Info Revolution Commission • Where we’re going – what an NG system would look like, what vision it entails • How will we get there – standards (OKI, Apache, …), CHEF Technology, open source

  13. PIRC – Information Revolution at UM The University in a Changing Information Environment Never has the need been more pressing for the University of Michigan to examine its relationship to information and communication technologies. The information revolution that is radically altering our whole world at an ever-accelerating pace touches every aspect of university life. http://www.umich.edu/pres/inforev/

  14. PIRC – Encourage Experimentation An “Ecology of Experimentation” The key is to experiment in a systematic fashion, coordinating and exchanging information across the institution, and in the process transforming the University into a living laboratory.

  15. PIRC – Knowledge Networks Knowledge Networks Research and scholarship are increasingly interdisciplinary, collaborative efforts. The Internet and new information and communication technologies are enhancing — and transforming — research and scholarship, enabling users scattered throughout the world to share facilities, instruments, immense collections of multimedia information, and tools for analysis and synthesis.

  16. PIRC – Knowledge Networks,Build and study them here Over the past decade, the University of Michigan has played a key role in designing, developing, and applying knowledge networks. The University should continue to pioneer by further developing knowledge networking technology, exploring innovative uses for it, and studying its impact on the way we work and learn. Building Knowledge Networks

  17. The Next Generation • What we’ve done – the success of CT, WT • What’s the context –increasing adoption, PIRC • Where we’re going – what an NG system would look like, what vision it entails • How will we get there – standards (OKI, Apache, …), CHEF Technology, open source

  18. Support for Learning Lifecycle • Teaching, Learning • Research, collaboration with colleagues • Making it easy to move from one to the other Goal: Integration of research, the practice of knowledge work, within education

  19. Enhancing Distributed Learning –Continuing to move forward • Building on current functionality – CT, WT, Lessons • Support for what users need • Group support • E-portfolio • Case-based tools • Grading, reporting • Integration • Library resources • printing

  20. Knowledge Networks Vision • Open systems – in all senses • Open source, build community of support • Open to custom components, cots, fots • Open to all users • Enabling core competency at University • Teaching/learning, research • Supporting early adopters • Experimenting at low cost • Encouraging everyone – raising all boats • Leading – we discover we are already – CT/WT • OKI, JetSpeed, IMS/SCORM (RDF, runtime teamlets)

  21. The Next Generation • What we’ve done – the success of CT, WT • What’s the context – increasing adoption, PIRC • Where we’re going – what an NG system would look like, what vision it entails • How will we get there – standards (OKI, Apache, …), CHEF Technology, open source, support for transition

  22. Why adopt CHEF open source – code, tools, developer community configurability/customiz-ability - users, admin centralization/decentralization of services as appropriate aggregation - rss, html, xml - syndication prototype rapidly Why retire Domino proprietary rather closed not as easy adding features no community of developers finding expertise hard but, has been good to us Choices in Platform

  23. Shared CoreFeatures: Logon File upload Announcements Discussion Chat Schedule Mail archive … CourseTools: Assignments Quizzes … Worktools: ToDo list Data Access … Gradebook CAPA Quizzes Teleobservation – NEES Informatics/MetaData - CMCS DissertationTool OKI APIs CHEF Technology Leveraging Education/Research Complementarities

  24. CHEF Jetspeed Velocity Turbine Tomcat Apache Groups, Awareness, Tools Portal Engine UI Templating Engine Web Application Framework Servlet and JSP HTTP Server

  25. CHEF • Jetspeed • Velocity (and some other Apache Jakarta technologies) • Turbine • Tomcat (this is the servlet/jsp/http engine) • (possibly, but not at present) Apache HTTP • (also will do HTTPS) • We are contributing to the top two layers, • CHEF (tools and services) and Jetspeed. • Areas of Jetspeed contribution: • - general features / bug fixes / stability • – Portlet API, Java Community Process (JCP) definition and implementation • – multi-user / collaborative / groups support • automatic updating / independent updating technologies • integration of OKI layers in the Jetspeed framework

  26. CHEF: collaborative tools and services, enhancements to the Jetspeed Portal Engine Jetspeed: Portal Engine Areas of Jetspeed contribution: - general features / bug fixes / stability – Portlet API, Java Community Process (JCP) definition and implementation – multi-user / collaborative / groups support automatic updating / independent updating technologies integration of OKI layers in the Jetspeed framework Velocity: user interface template technology for web page construction Turbine: Web Application Framework Tomcat: Web server with Servlet support Apache: Web server

  27. Net-Based Services (Grid) CHEF OKI/API’s Teamlet-Based Ed/Research Apps Jetspeed Velocity Turbine Tomcat Apache

  28. Modular Authentication Authentication Services Enterprise Information -- Student Information Systems Asset Management -- Digital Library Initiatives Digital Asset Exchange Specification Enterprise Data Exchange Specification OKI User Interface Specification User Interface Specification OKI “Core” Reference Architecture Users OKI “Core” Reference Architecture Content Content Users Process Component Specification Content Outline List Management Quiz Virtual Lab White Board Portfolio Management

  29. CHEF and the Grid Grid CoG XML CoG XML CHEF node CHEF node

  30. …plus CHEF framework (groups, awareness, etc.)… Net-Based Services (Grid) OKI/API’s Portlet-Based Educational Apps … plus OKIAPIs to services… CHEF … with CHEF/Jetspeedportlets/teamlets for education and collaboration… Jetspeed Velocity Turbine Tomcat … Conneted to GRID network services … Apache UI Template engine

  31. FREE Kittens!! 8 weeks old, 1 female (black), 3 male 1st shots given 5/20/02 (health records at Remrock Farms) Call 734-424-9970 with questions

  32. Collaboration Tools built using CHEF • Worktools Next Generation • Grid enabled • Existing collaboration tools • Additional capabilities & collaboration tools • LabNotebook, Presence, Synopsis, Notification, Personal worksite, • Customizable • Administrators • End users • Data viewer

  33. WT.NG Personal worksite

  34. WT.NG Group worksites (collaboration groups)

  35. Announcement teamlet

  36. Menu – access to tools (teamlets)

  37. Discussion teamlet

  38. Worktools Next Generation • Built on a portal model • A portal aggregates Teamlets (tools) • A teamlet is a tool • Teamlets can be mixed/matched on a page • Combine or not according to a user’s needs

  39. Worktools Next Generation

  40. Worktools Next Generation

  41. For any ‘page’…

  42. … teamlets (tools) can be added or subtracted (permission controlled)

  43. Collaboration Tools – WT.NG • CHEF framework provides added configuration • Installation level • Worksite level • User level • Administrator’s control over user’s role, privileges • User’s personal preferences

  44. Flexibility at the worksite level – control over users, roles, access privileges. For example…

  45. …ability to add/change roles, and…

  46. … allow/deny permissions for a role

  47. Collaboration Tools – WT.NG • NEES specific deliverables to be embedded in WT.NG • Data Viewer • Lab Notebook • Other possibilities • Other NEES tools • Interface to Data Repository (metadata tools) • Interface to the Tele-presence tools (use CHEF as the universal interface environment)

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