University of Wisconsin eLearning System Integration Common Solutions Group May 7, 2003 Dirk Herr-Hoyman eLearning System Architect University of Wisconsin-Madison
May 7, 2003University of Wisconsin-Madison2 RFP Architecture
May 7, 2003University of Wisconsin-Madison3 Current Integrations with WebCT LDAP for username/passwords Daily user accounts Daily course rosters from data warehouse Optically scanned tests to gradebook Portal Single Signon Grade submission
May 7, 2003University of Wisconsin-Madison4 Plans for Desire2Learn by Fall 2004 All current integration Course creation (PeopleSoft SIS) Near realtime course roster update (PeopleSoft SIS) Library eReserves SCORM 1.3 for content
May 7, 2003University of Wisconsin-Madison5 Plans for next 1-3 years UW System IAA (unique username) Dspace My UW-Madison (Portal) Roles from SIS lists Synchronize with Enterprise Calendar Shibboleth Streaming Media, IPTV (AuthN)
May 7, 2003University of Wisconsin-Madison6 What about Content Management? LCMS within eLS or standalone? Relationship to Library eResources? Digital Rights Management? Institutional IP rights policy? Authoring tools and workflow? Boundaries blurry here…
May 7, 2003University of Wisconsin-Madison7 External Tools in D2L Can we utilize J2EE, PHP, Perl based tools? Need for AuthN integration Tracking and Reporting System (SCORM Runtime) Lesson Builder (QTI and Content Packaging) Macromedia Contribute
May 7, 2003University of Wisconsin-Madison8 Standalone App or Distributed Service? Distributed computing has confused this market Hidden costs of integrated apps Will we have to migrate again in 5 years?