December 2006 Meeting

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Thursday 7 December 2006, Glasgow Caledonian University
This SIG meeting focused on current developments in the educational content area. The morning was dedicated to updates on packaging specifications. Wilbert Kraan from JISC CETIS gave an overview of the status of IMS Content Packaging v1.2 and the IEEE RAMLET work. This was followed by a longer presentation from Kevin Riley from IMS who introduced the IMS Common Cartridge Common Cartridge specification. This application profile of IMS Content Packaging using a number of other IMS specifications is claiming to provide a truly interoperable way of transporting content between learning systems. The specification is still in development but has the backing of a number of major LMS vendors and publishers.

The afternoon focused more on learning activity and the use of content, starting with a presentation from Patrick McAndrew on the OU's Open Learn OpenLearn project. Sponsored by the Mellon Foundation, this project is following on the heels of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative, and for the first time is making OU content and tools freely available to anyone to use and develop. This was followed by a look at the current JISC Design for Learning Programme, with Isobel Falconer from GCU giving a presentation on the Models for Learning project (MOD4L) and some of their findings about sharing and re-use of learning designs.

Presentations


 * Introduction, Sheila MacNeill, JISC CETIS [[Media:ECSIGdec.ppt|PowerPoint slides]]
 * Update on packaging specifications (IMS CP 1.2, IEEE RAMLET)], Wilbert Kraan, JISC CETIS [[Media:UpdateDec06.ppt|Powerpoint slides]]
 * The Common Cartridge, Kevin Riley, IMS Global Org. [[Media:Features_of_the_CC.pdf|PDF file]]
 * OpenLearn, Partrick McAndew, OU, PDF and powerpoint available from the Openlearn website
 * ‎JISC Design for Learning Programme,Sheila MacNeill, JISC CETIS [[Media:Dfl_ECSIG_7Dec.ppt|Powerpoint slides]]
 * MOD4L Project, Isobel Falconer, Glasgow Caledonian University [[Media:MOD4LCETIS.ppt|Powerpoint slides]]

Attendees
The following people registered for the meeting. {| style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; text-align:left" !Name!!Institution/Affiliation
 * Bill Austin||Interactive University||
 * Warwick Bailey||Icodeon Ltd||
 * Phil Barker||Heriot Watt University||
 * Niall Barr||NB Software||
 * Kate Borthwick||University of Southampton||
 * John Casey||UHI||
 * Sarah Currier||Intrallect Ltd||
 * Ellen Daly||SIESWE Learning Exchange||
 * John Edmonstone||Cardonald College||
 * Jim Everett||University of Strathclyde||
 * Isobel Falconer||Glasgow Caledonian University||
 * Neil Fegen||Heriot Watt University||
 * Grainne Hamilton||University of Strathclyde||
 * Ryan Hargreaves||JORUM||
 * Caroline Ingram||London School of Economics||
 * Wilbert Kraan||University of Bolton||
 * Helen Rodger||University of Strathclyde||
 * Lisa Rodgers||Heriot Watt University||
 * Allison Littlejohn||Glasgow Caledonian University||
 * Sheila MacNeill||University of Strathclyde||
 * Patrick McAndrew||Open University||
 * Colin Milligan ||University of Strathclyde||
 * Wendy Nightingale||Interactive University||
 * Mark Power||University of Bolton||
 * Jackie Proven||UHI||
 * Kevin Riley||IMS Global Org.||
 * Maria Toro-Troconis||Imperial College London||
 * Rowin Young||University of Strathclyde||
 * Caroline Ingram||London School of Economics||
 * Wilbert Kraan||University of Bolton||
 * Helen Rodger||University of Strathclyde||
 * Lisa Rodgers||Heriot Watt University||
 * Allison Littlejohn||Glasgow Caledonian University||
 * Sheila MacNeill||University of Strathclyde||
 * Patrick McAndrew||Open University||
 * Colin Milligan ||University of Strathclyde||
 * Wendy Nightingale||Interactive University||
 * Mark Power||University of Bolton||
 * Jackie Proven||UHI||
 * Kevin Riley||IMS Global Org.||
 * Maria Toro-Troconis||Imperial College London||
 * Rowin Young||University of Strathclyde||
 * Colin Milligan ||University of Strathclyde||
 * Wendy Nightingale||Interactive University||
 * Mark Power||University of Bolton||
 * Jackie Proven||UHI||
 * Kevin Riley||IMS Global Org.||
 * Maria Toro-Troconis||Imperial College London||
 * Rowin Young||University of Strathclyde||
 * Jackie Proven||UHI||
 * Kevin Riley||IMS Global Org.||
 * Maria Toro-Troconis||Imperial College London||
 * Rowin Young||University of Strathclyde||
 * Maria Toro-Troconis||Imperial College London||
 * Rowin Young||University of Strathclyde||
 * Rowin Young||University of Strathclyde||