CETIS Update

1. CETIS Update Clive Church FE Focus Group Co-ordinator

2. Role of CETIS • Bridge between UK F/HE and International Standards bodies • Two ways • interpret specifications • contribute to specifications • Raise awareness of implications of interoperability • re-use of content • pedagogy • customisation of learning systems

3. Approx. 50% funded by FE institutions

4. The Groups • FE Focus • Pedagogy • Enterprise • Accessibility (with TechDis) • Assessment • Content • LIP • Metadata

5. Major Developments • Contribution to an IMS portfolios standards development group. • Plugfests (next Glasgow, June) • Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) (TSO/ JISC ++) • unique identifiers for objects • facilitates an economy for objects

6. Learning Design: Pedagogic Structures (Scene in a Play) Test Objectives Content Simulation Roles/ parts can be assigned Discussion New generation VLEs play the scene

7. Retrieve populated structures. Edit as required TUTOR JORUM Colleges Publishers CGFL NGFL (S)UfI NLN Repositories of Structures Content and Test Questions

8. TUTOR College NLN Others

9. MLE Architecture A Learning Delivery System assembled from web based components (from different suppliers) that will seamlessly deliver any pedagogic scene Student/ Tutor Communication System Assessment Engine Delivery Engine Content Repositories (inc tests) with authentication etc. Content Packaging System Tracking and Communications Project Management System MIS Portfolio System LIP Portfolios

10. User Agents Application Services Common Services Institutional Infrastructures (TCP/IP etc)

11. User Agents VLE Portal MIS Authoring tool Library Application Services Content Mgt Activity Mgt Collaboration Course Mgt Learner Info Search Packaging Assessment PDP Enrolment Cataloguing Sequencing Reporting/BI Competency Mgt Common Services Messaging Authentication DRM GUIDs Authorization Institutional Infrastructures

12. SWaNI Programme User Agents VLE Portal SRS Authoring tool Library Application Services Content Mgt Activity Mgt Course Mgt Learner Info Collaboration Search Packaging Assessment PDP Enrolment Cataloguing Sequencing Reporting/BI Competency Mgt Common Services Messaging Authentication DRM GUIDs Authorization Institutional Infrastructures

13. Directory Server Component VLE Component MIS Component Message Server Component Library Component Activity Mgt Enrolment Messaging Content Management Assessment Collaboration Learner Info Reporting Authentication Search Authorization Cataloguing NEAR FUTURE? Learning workflow GUI Admin workflow GUI System mgt GUI

14. Implementation using Web Services • Transport (HTTP) • Envelope (SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol) • Header • Body • Attachments (MIME) • Processing rules • Endpoint Interfaces (WSDL: Web Services Definition Language) JISC Call for Architecture Bids: Autumn 2003

15. Administration Pedagogy Dialogue Collected learning resources Instructor Student Vocabulary Competencies Delivery system Tests/ assessment Library Activities Registry/Authority Course IMS Specifications METADATA ENTERPRISE METADATA LEARNER INFORMATION PROFILES DIGITAL REPOSITORIES METADATA CONTENT PACKAGING LEARNING DESIGN METADATA COMPETENCY DEFINITION QTI METADATA CONTENT TRACKING

16. JISC X4LB: Tools • JORUM: Standards Compliant Repository • RELOAD: Standards Compliant Content Packaging and Scene Player • TOIA: Standards Compliant Assessment Engine Available 2003 to 2005

17. Jorum’s Area administration pedagogy learning resources teacher dialogue student delivery system / vle competencies repository tests & assessment repository activities registry/authority course Original diagram by C. Duncan

18. Reload’s Area administration pedagogy learning resources teacher dialogue student delivery system / vle competencies repository tests & assessment repository activities registry/authority course Original diagram by C. Duncan

19. TOIA’s Area administration pedagogy learning resources teacher dialogue student delivery system / vle competencies repository tests & assessment repository activities registry/authority course Original diagram by C. Duncan

20. Strand B Tool Coverage administration pedagogy learning resources teacher dialogue student delivery system / vle competencies repository tests & assessment repository activities registry/authority course Original diagram by C. Duncan

21. Assessment Interoperability Packaged for Delivery Renderer of Single Question (CanLite) Assessment Engine (TOIA): Construct or access Questions Render Questions and Build Test Deliver Test Report Other content: Interaction notes Repository of XML Questions Available to all Colleges 1/9/03

22. FE Group’s Objectives • Speed up roll out of tools and content that focus on benefits of interoperability. • Getting all sectors to speak with one voice. • Acquainting senior managers with the vision that interoperability can offer. • Updating teacher education • Greater FE influence in JISC

23. Re-design around eLearning tools US Research: redesigned courses give 40% reduction in delivery costs. Models Supplementary Replacement Emporium (Learning Centre Setting) Fully Online Buffet (Assess Skills; Individual Study Plan)

24. Contacts Shelagh Brumpton (sbrumpton@newark.ac.uk) Clive Church (cchurch@newark.ac.uk) Steve Jeyes (jeyesint@ntlworld.com) www.cetis.ac.uk www.iconex.hull.ac.uk www.toia.ac.uk