Mahara: portability & interoperability Simon Grant JISC Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards (CETIS) London 2009-07-15

Brief history of the field 2001: IMS LIP “ Learner Information Package” sort of extended CV; not widely adopted 2004: UKLeaP: tied to IMS LIP was to have been BS 8788; later abandoned 2005: IMS ePortfolio: added extra features to IMS LIP; thus even more complex 2006: LEAP 2.0 community-motivated initiative 2007-08: JISC funding for interoperability projects 2008-09: LEAP2A developed with further JISC funding This is where Mahara became involved

2001: IMS LIP

“ Learner Information Package”

sort of extended CV; not widely adopted

2004: UKLeaP: tied to IMS LIP

was to have been BS 8788; later abandoned

2005: IMS ePortfolio:

added extra features to IMS LIP; thus even more complex

2006: LEAP 2.0 community-motivated initiative

2007-08: JISC funding for interoperability projects

2008-09: LEAP2A developed with further JISC funding

This is where Mahara became involved

LEAP2A principles Cover what is actually used in e-portfolio practice not more, which would introduce unnecessary complexity Keep as simple as reasonably possible Different levels of implementation possible if system doesn't recognise it, treat it as something simpler Should work with systems as simple as blogs Developer-friendly Specification developed alongside implementation

Cover what is actually used in e-portfolio practice

not more, which would introduce unnecessary complexity

Keep as simple as reasonably possible

Different levels of implementation possible

if system doesn't recognise it, treat it as something simpler

Should work with systems as simple as blogs

Developer-friendly

Specification developed alongside implementation

What does LEAP2A cover? Entries, like blog entries the default category Ability Achievement Activity Meeting Organization Person Plan Resource Selection Commonly recognised relationships between these items Includes: reflects on has part evidence of (and their inverses) some more general some more specific as required for clarifying “parent-child” structures

Entries, like blog entries

the default category

Ability

Achievement

Activity

Meeting

Organization

Person

Plan

Resource

Selection

Commonly recognised relationships between these items

Includes:

reflects on

has part

evidence of

(and their inverses)

some more general

some more specific

as required for clarifying “parent-child” structures

A demonstration We hope ... Thanks to James Ballard, ULCC

We hope ...

Thanks to James Ballard, ULCC

Exercise Pair up – or threes if necessary introduce yourselves Tell each other what information your students put in How else might they use that information? brainstorm about this for two minutes agree what is most interesting, realistic, useful, motivating When I say, join up with nearest other group share what you have agreed so far agree what is most interesting and useful Repeat as needed... Each group share top ideas for reuse with everyone

Pair up – or threes if necessary

introduce yourselves

Tell each other what information your students put in

How else might they use that information?

brainstorm about this for two minutes

agree what is most interesting, realistic, useful, motivating

When I say, join up with nearest other group

share what you have agreed so far

agree what is most interesting and useful

Repeat as needed...

Each group share top ideas for reuse with everyone

Thanks! Thanks for your attention and participation Introduction to LEAP2A in the ALT Newsletter (ALT-N) http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/e_article001402921.cfm More about LEAP2A at http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/2009-03/LEAP2A_specification More about the interoperability projects at http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/Portfolio_interoperability_projects Or find me through my home page Google for me, “Simon Grant”

Thanks for your attention and participation

Introduction to LEAP2A in the ALT Newsletter (ALT-N)

http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/e_article001402921.cfm

More about LEAP2A at

http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/2009-03/LEAP2A_specification

More about the interoperability projects at

http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/Portfolio_interoperability_projects

Or find me through my home page

Google for me, “Simon Grant”