XCRI eXchanging Course-Related Information Dr Mark Stubbs | Aim: to define a vocabulary and appropriate technology bindings (e.g. XML, RDF) for describing course-related information that encompasses course marketing, quality assurance, enrolment and reporting requirements. approach: informed compromise in action deliver: vocabulary | technology bindings scope: course marketing | quality | enrolment | reporting

xcri | review 1.curriculum domain 2.xcri | timeline 3.xcri | website 4.xcri | schema 5.xcri | deployments 6.xcri | demonstrator 7.xcri | in an institution 8.xcri | extension

Marketing QualityProduction Support informed choice via: Prospectus entries UCAS Entry Profiles TQI Programme Specs Help applicants to structure applications + identifiers + description + keywords + aims + benchmarks + learningOutcomes + strategies + syllabus + resources + assessments + recognitionsOfAchievement + accreditations + assembly + specialFeatures + entryRequirements Course Smart, Non-Monolithic Document: data entered once and re-used eXchanging Course-Related Information (XCRI) Define enrolment possibilities in Student Records System Populate transcripts / QCL in e-Portfolio Populate Course Handbooks & Managed Learning Environments Supply data for funding body returns Advertising AdmissionsCurriculum ManagementEnrolmentAwards

xcri timeline jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | jan | feb | mar XCRI ELF bid accepted XCRI starts comms use cases reference xml useful tools CDM review survey UK practice agency/project interest ucas, regional pilots draft schema schema consultation phosphorix deployment r1.0 schema released curriculum web services demonstrator XCRI ELF bid proposed phase onephase twophase three informed compromisein action r1.0 deployments: ucas, oxford reid kerr… Pan Asia Summit (Mcr) Chiang Mai Summit (Ox) Chez Jules Summit (Brum) Zizzi Summit (Ox) Weinachtsmarkt Summit (Berlin) Rab Ha Summit (Glasgow)

xcri website FAQs PM blog Outputs –Review of Norway’s CDM –Content-harvesting case studies –160+ prospectus sites survey –Draft XML schema & XML –Business case for adoption –Release 1.0 schema & XML –R1.0 deployment case studies –Web service demonstrator –Prog Spec XSLT –Presentations & Papers

xcri schema fragment + identifier + comment + dc:any + description + code … spec + owningBody + rationale + aims + benchmarks + learningOutcomes + strategy + syllabus + resource + assessments + recognitions + accreditations + structure + specAssembly + followOnSpecs + career + … fragmentWithAssociation … R1.0 XCRI XSD (22/11/05)22/11/05 Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0 Sample XML for 5 institutions

xcri deployments

xcri demonstrator users execute pre-defined XCRI XQueries execute XPath URL REST queries admin create & manage collections import XCRI docs via WebDAV build & manage XCRI XQueries code Paul Walk (London Met) Java Servlets & Berkeley XDB Tiddly Wiki Documentation Javadoc UML diagrams Source/WAR downloads

xcri in an institution MMU XCRI XML MMU ProgSpec XSL

xcri extension caseStudies ucasEntryReqs versioningReport competenceMapping vocabulariesReport authoringReport refactoredSchema wsdl wsdlDemonstrator srsDemonstrators pleDemonstrator engagedStakeholders eFrameworkSubmission B,C A,C B A A A A A A A B,C D

Prospectus Database Online Prospectus Paper Prospectus UCAS Entry Profile Screens Curriculum Management Database Student Records System Applicant Information Interface Applicant Course Info Prompts Personal Statement Course Description Interface Course Docs Validations Major & Minor Mods