1. Implementing E-learning Framework and tools
Steve Jeyes
ISIS and ASSIS projects

3. Technical Development Projects – web service toolkits
Brockenhurst College - Enterprise and Timetabling
Uni of Oxford (LTG) – Search + Resource List
Uni of Oxford/Liverpool – Personal Development Planning (PDP)
UK / Dutch Open University – Activity management, (IMS Learning Design)
HE Academy/ Learning /Teaching Portal ‘Connect’ – portal services embedding
University of Edinburgh – Resource Discovery
University of Hull, Icodeon –Simple Sequencing + Content Packaging (ISIS),
University of Strathclyde – Assessment APIS (IMS Question and Test)

4. International approaches to integration
ELF bottom up with Toolkits providing structure
Sakai (Michigan, Stanford, MIT, Indiana etc) top down via uPortal framework
SEPP influential JSR168 -> WSRP and includes Hull, Cambridge, Lancaster etc
Next year should overlap in the middle

5. Supporting Studies
The Review and mapping of e-learning development activity to ELF (Uni Oxford TALL unit )
Including:-
e-Learning Implementations :- UK E-universities, UFI,  Uportal, SAKAI, Blackboard Building Blocks, WebCT Vista, Collaborative Online and Information Services, Lionshare ioNodes, Carnegie Mellon (LSAL) Learning Services Architecture  
Specifications and Standards initiatives :- Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) , electronic-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF), Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF), IMS Abstract Framework  
Technology platforms:- Microsoft reference architecture (.Net), Sun ONE platform (J2EE)

6. Technical stuff -A Little look under the bonnet

7. NIMLE Development Process
Assemble and study known good versions of the WSDLs and XSDs using CETIS Enterprise Web Services (
Build development environment
OS (Solaris/Linux)
Apache Tomcat + AXIS
Database (MySQL)
Others (uPortal)

8. WS Approach UDDI WSDL (xml) WSDL (xml) Apache Server Client Flash Java
Java2WSDL
WSDL2Java
Apache Server
Client
Tomcat Axis
Flash
Java
Java
UDDI

9. JISC Outputs
E-Learning Framework (defined services, their spec/standards/, OS toolkits, supporting documentation, pointer to project/applications/etc )
Distribution Kit (OS toolkits open source applications, and supporting documentation,) basic structure of an e-Learning system or MLE.
E-Learning InfoKIT ( ‘Creating MLE InfoKit’ style resource, containing ALL programme output and outcomes, with practical advice and guidance

10. ELF Developer Forum
JISC proposing CETIS organised forum for developers of the services to solve problems and support each other might do
Running discussion forum
Up-dating resources and information
Organising meetings
Maintenance of software toolkits

11. Consultation process Seek feedback from expert community
Consensus on service factoring
Feedback to Standards bodies

12. ELF Launch Conference November Interoperability conference
Day One – Show case
Day Two – ELF development

13. ISIS Overview uPortal Icodeon Framework Tool
Hull’s portal and used for SAKAI framework
Visualiser
Player
Icodeon
Simple Sequence Engine
Tool

14. Why ELF ? JISC work in MLE development has shown
very bespoke, institutional specific,
Battle of giant system (VLE, LMS, SRS ) duplication of functionality
Complicated and expensive
Very limited transfer of development outcomes
lack of pedagogical flexibility and innovation in the design of e-learning tools, environments and architectures.

15. International development
Current partners in ELF
DEST, Industry Canada, LSAL/ADL
SOA co-ordination group
Redwood group – Sun, Microsoft, Sakai, SIF, OKI, European school net

16. Benefits of ELF To teachers and learners :
Supporting pedagogic diversity
Enabling pedagogy-driven implementations
To institutions by
Making collaboration between institutions easier
Providing better returns on technology investment
Enabling faster deployment of technology
Providing a modular and flexible technology base.
To JISC + dev community
Production of architectures based on standards which enable interoperability;
Provide a common basis (understanding) for future developments;
Identify gaps or major barriers to progress (pain points) on which to focus development activity.

17. E-Learning Programme
The JISC Committee for Learning and Teaching (JCLT) is funding a new e-Learning Programme to run until August 2007.
The overarching aim of the e-learning Programme is to identify how e-learning approaches might be used to facilitate learning and to advise on how these approaches might be effectively implemented.
The Programme focuses on three areas: Pedagogy; Technical Framework and tool; Innovation and Distributed e-Learning

18. Programme Structure Development Activity
Technical Dev project strand (800K)
3 x 6mth pure technical development
Not creating application, but integration toolkits
Output Open Source toolkits for community re-use
Demonstration project strand (600k)
3x6mth (?) testing toolkits in anger
implement and pilot toolkits in or between institutions
Small applications/tools appropriate – join with Pedagogy element (?)
Supporting Studies

19. Programme Support Functions
Standards Implementation – support projects use, test and develop spec and standards, manage consultation process
Program Journalist and editor
- rapid dissemination programme outputs, developed pack concept, manage consultation process
Technical web support - provide development bay comms tool, references, SW toolkits,Test facilities, on-line plug fests