The document summarizes an initial meeting about starting an open source authoring project. The agenda included introductions, discussing City & Guilds' approach to content sharing, reasons for an open source project, a demo and overview of the Adapt framework, group discussions, and next steps for setting up an open source project. Adapt is a framework for developing responsive elearning content that can be accessed on different devices. The meeting discussed Adapt's capabilities, how organizations might use it, and steps to set up an open governance model and licensing for an open source project.

1. Open Sourcing Authoring Project
Initial Meeting
2nd July 2013
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Agenda
1. Welcome and introductions – Steve Rayson (2pm)
2. C&G approach to content and sharing – Kirstie Donnelly (2.10-2.20)
3. Why an open source project? – Steve Rayson (2.20-2.35)
4. Overview of Adapt framework - Paul Welch & Daryl Hedley (2.35-3.30)
- Demo of Adapt
- Technical overview of the framework
- Current gaps and road map
Tea/Coffee
5. Discussion – Group sessions (3.40-4.10)
6. Feedback and views - Groups (4.10-4.30)
7. Setting up an OS project and next steps – Steve Rayson (4.30-5.00)

3. CITY & GUILDS
PURPOSE
We should be using all the tools at our disposal to reach
people, not just in the early part of their lives, but over the
entire lifetime of their career development
To help people to get a
job, help them in their
current job and help
them progress
beyond…
We are committed to
reaching out to
individuals and our
customers and creating
a special relationship
between them and City
& Guilds – ‘a
partnership for life’

5. CONTENT
EXCHANGE
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL6YL
l2nolQ&feature=youtu.be

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What Is Open Source?
Wikipedia:
• A program in which the source code is available to the general public
for use and/or modification from its original design.
• Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which
programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within
the community.

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Why Open Source Adapt?
• Major benefits of a community led development
• Provide size and scale to invest in ongoing development
• Establish industry wide standards for responsive design in elearning
• Free, non-proprietary tool , complementary to Moodle
• Ability to share content developed with the same tool
• City & Guilds is a charity and we like to give back to the wider education
and vocational learning community
• No competitor concerns – Companies may offer commercial services
around an open source product as they do with Moodle, customers will
decide based on service, price, design, relationships etc

8. Responsive Elearning
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9. We live in a multi-device world

10. World moving from mobile design
to responsive, multi-device design
Mobile web design
Responsive web design
Volume of Google
searches

11. One version that responds
to screen size not multiple versions
Intelligent responsiveness
Delivers in optimum format for the device in question

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Responsive Elearning and Adapt
Adapt is a framework designed to develop elearning content that
responds and adapts to screen size.
Whilst there is a place for Apps, the need for multi-device delivery
means an HTML5 responsive design delivers many benefits:
• Single version to build and maintain
• Scrolling and other design options
• Easier translations
• Accessibility
Still technical/design issues e.g. best way to provide offline access

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Adapt Demonstration
&
Questions

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Discussion Groups
What would Adapt need to do for your
organisation to adopt it?
How would you see Adapt being used in your
organisation?
What questions do you have about Adapt
becoming an open source project?

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Group Feedback

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Setting Up An Open Source Project
Some of the things we need to address:
• Governance
• Licence type
• Open Development Method
• Road Map
• Community & Online Site
• Steering Group

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What Is An Open Source Licence?
An open source licence must:
• grant the licensee the right to distribute the program themselves,
• grant access to the program’s source code
• grant the right to modify the program
• grant the right to distribute modified versions of the program
• allow use of the program by all persons or groups in all fields of
endeavour
• apply to everyone who receives the program, without the need for any
additional agreements
• apply to the program it licenses, whether the program is obtained as
part of a group of programs, or on its own
• allow distribution with any other software and in any form
• the licence does allow companies to provide commercial services
around the program eg Moodle, Drupal etc

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Further Questions