Opening keynote for West Yorkshire Life Long Learning Network's XCRI dissemination event, held 2009-03-27 in Leeds. Presented by Professor Mark Stubbs, Head of Learning & Research Technologies, MMU

1. 27 March 2009, Leeds, UK West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network XCRI Dissemination Event 08/06/09 | XCRI Briefing | Slide XCRI: from concept to reality Prof Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technologies Manchester Metropolitan University [email_address] Agenda | history, progress, implementation, benefits, lessons xcri.org

3. xcri | genesis 08/06/09 | XCRI Briefing | Slide Manchester: where the XCRI project was born … except it was raining! Ty’n Rhos: where the XCRI concept was born

4. xcri | concept: transforming advertising relationships 08/06/09 | XCRI Briefing | Slide Learning Provider Web Prospectus Provider Re-keys & Pushes for each Aggregator UCAS LLN NLD Learning Provider UCAS LLN Web Prospectus XML Aggregators Poll & Harvest from Providers Provider publishes XCRI prospectus as well as web prospectus NLD

5. xcri | history 08/06/09 | XCRI Briefing | Slide 2005 JISC fund XCRI “Reference Model” project. Team review international standards, e-prospectus websites (161+) & site visits; R1.0 XCRI schema prototyped & tested with Plymouth-UCAS, Oxford, Reid Kerr & L’pool LMX 2006 XCRI tools prototyped: XCRI>PDF brochures & ReST Xpath search. Existing deployment reviewed & optimised XCRI CAP 1.0 released. JISC fund XCRI CAP 1.0 trials, demo aggregator & xcri.org support 2007 XCRI ‘invited’ to brief DfES and Becta. XCRI CAP pilot with London 14-19 leads to XCRI as ‘preferred approach’ in LSC vision. Bolton, OU, Oxford, MMU & Staffs CAP feeds read by demo aggregator. CEN WS-LT & vendor meetings for European MLO harmonization begin. 2008 JISC funds CAP 1.1 trials + talks open with Becta about regional 14-19. XCRI champion elected to DIUS/DCSF ISB + JISC fund more CAP trials. GMSA, Edge Hill, West Cheshire, Kent develop XCRI feeds. CEN WS-LT Agreement on MLO & formal submission for European Norm; East Midlands, Huddersfield, Teesside, Worcester start XCRI projects. 2009 UK Gov Info Standards Board for Education Skills & Children’s Services approves XCRI-CAP 1.1 as national e-prospectus standard

6. xcri | projects 08/06/09 | XCRI Briefing | Slide Reid Kerr Bolton UCAS Oxford London Met WYLLN (Huddersfield) MMU East Midlands LLN Liverpool LMX & CPD MOVE LLN (Herts) Adam Smith Plymouth Open University GMSA HW LLN (Worcester + Kidderminster) Edge Hill West Cheshire NEHSN (Teesside) Staffordshire Kent

7. xcri | schema 08/06/09 | XCRI Briefing | Slide Catalog @generated Provider identifier*, title*, subject*, description*, relation*, url, image, address Course identifier*, title*, subject*, description*, relation*, url, image, qualification*, credit* Presentation identifier*, title*, subject*, description*, relation*, url, image, start, end, duration, studyMode, attendanceMode, attendancePattern, languageOfInstruction, languageOfAssessment, placesAvailable, cost, enquireTo, applyFrom, applyUntil, applyTo, entryProfile*, entryRequirements*, venue* Plugin description refinement vocab Plugin studyMode refinement vocab Plugin … ? refinement vocab Customization

11. 27 March 2009, Leeds, UK West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network XCRI Dissemination Event 08/06/09 | XCRI Briefing | Slide XCRI: from concept to reality thanks for listening! Prof Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technologies Manchester Metropolitan University [email_address] Agenda | history, progress, implementation, benefits, lessons xcri.org