e-Tools projects phase 1 : JISC

e-Tools projects phase 1

There are 22 e-Learning Tools projects funded as part of the Distributed e-Learning Programme, which began development in September 2004 and were completed in March 2005. A software quality evaluation was undertaken as part of the software quality assurance process for the 22 projects. Each project is developing open source software that will be freely available to the academic community through http://sourceforge.net/. The range of software under development covers accessibility, assessment, collaboration, learning design, mobile, multimedia, person development profiles, and personal learning environments. The software developed by e-Learning Tools projects conforms with Open Standards to provide a high level of interoperability. This allows the software to be easily integrated into existing learning environments.

The e-Learning Tools development also conforms with the e-Learning Framework (ELF), a service-oriented factoring of the core services required to support e-Learning applications, portals and other user agents.

Project	Description	ELF mapping	Standards	Technologies
AcademicTalk London Metropolitan Uni	AcademicTalk tool for synchronous academic discussion.	Chat	JEPs XML 1.0 XMPP 1.0	IDEA 4.5 Java 1.4.2 Jabber
ASAP Kingston Uni	Automated system for assessment of programming	Assessment	IMS QTI 2.0 WSDL 1.0	Blackboard 6.0 Java J2EE RoboProf Web-CT 2.0
Assis Hull Uni	Tool for designing and sequencing learning activities, including formative assessment.	Assessment Sequencing	IMS Content Packaging 1.1.3 IMS Simple Sequencing 1.0 IMS QTI 2.0 SCORM 1.3.1 SOAP 1.2 WSDL 1.0 WSRP 1.0	Apache Axis Java/Javadoc/JSR 168 RELOAD 1.3
Bodington III PLE Edition Manchester Uni	Development of Bodington into a personal learning environment.	VLE / LMS	XHTML 1.0 XML 1.0	Bodington Java 1.4.2
DELTA Essex Uni	Tool for submitting, searching for and retrieving distributed pedagogical resources.	Federated Search	IMS Learning Design 1.0 OGSA RDQL SOAP 1.2 W3C Resource Description Framework WSDL 1.1	Globus GT 3.2 HP JENA 2.1 OGSA-DAI Protege 2.1.2 RACER 1.7
e-Learning Annotation Web Service Huddersfield Uni	Web service for annotating of online documents.	Annotation	HTTP 1.1 SOAP 1.2 UDDI 3.0 WSDL 1.0 XML	Java 1.4 J2EE 1.4
ePET Newcastle Uni	ePortfolio extension toolkit.	ePortfolio	CSS 2.0 IMS LIP 1.0 REST WSDL 2.0	Blackboard 6.1 MySQL 3.23.58 ZOPE 2.6
GroupLog Bath Uni	GroupLog tool for collaborative group work.	Forum	Atom CSS 2.0 IMS Content Packaging 1.1.3 RSS 1.0 SOAP 1.2 WCAG 1.0 WSRP 1.0 XHTML 1.0 XML 1.0
Horus Manchester Uni	Tool to support placement-based learning.	VLE / LMS	IMS ePortfolio 1.0 IMS Enterprise Services 1.0 IMS RDCEO 1.0 XHTML 1.0 XML 1.0	SWEET
Interactive Logbooks Birmingham Uni	Interactive log book tool.	Personal Development	C# CLI IEEE LOM IMS LIP 1.0 SOAP 1.2 WebDAV WSDL 1.1 XML 1.0 XMPP	iCalendar J2ME - MIDP1.0 – CLDC
JSmirk Hertfordshire Uni	Java multimedia authoring and media creation tool and a Java multimedia discussion environment tool.	Forum	ACCLIP IMS Content Packaging 1.1.3 SCORM 1.2 SMIL 2.0 XHTML 1.0	Bobby 5.0 SCORM CS 1.3.1
Open Mentor Open Uni	OpenMentor reflective tool for teachers on assessment.	Assessment PDP
PETAL Oxford Brooks Uni	E-portfolio tool for lifelong learning.	ePortfolio	IMS Learning Design 1.0 IMS LIP 1.0 SOAP 1.2 WSRP 1.1 XML 1.0 XSLT 1.0	Java 1.4.2 LAMS 1.0 MySQL 4.0.2 Open Source Portfolio 1.5 Tomcat 5.0.27
RAMBLE Oxford Uni OUCS	A component will be produced that will allow blogs to be integrated into Bodington VLE via syndicated feeds from blog servers.	Blogging	Atom	Blogger API 1.0 Bodington dotProject JUnit W3C XHTML validator
Serving Maths York Uni	Authoring tool and web delivery of mathematical assessments.	Assessment
SHELLFISH Plymouth Uni	SHELL-FISH tool for learning support and feedback management.	Personal Development	CSS 2.0 PHP 5.0 XHTML 1.0 XML 1.0	MySQL 4.0.2
Skills Profiling Web Service Oxford Uni OUCS	Skills profiling web service, extending the PDP service from WS4RL project and integrating with Bodington.	PDP	IMS LIP 1.0 IMS QTI 2.0 IMS RDCEO IMS RLI IMS VDEX SOAP 1.2 UK LOM WSDL 1.1	Bodington JAFER Tomcat 5.0
TIP Oxford LTG	Web service integrating authentication and authorisation between the LAMS, TOIA and Bodington.	Authentication Authorisation
TRICS Manchester Met Uni	Tools for creating re-usable case study learning experiences.	Learning Flow	IMS Content Packaging 1.1.3 IMS Simple Sequencing 1.0 IMS LIP 1.0 IMS QTI 2.0 SOAP 1.2 UK LOM WSDL 1.0 XSLT 1.0	Doxygen v1.3.9 Java 1.4.2 Relax NG 1.0 RELOAD 1.3 Uportal 2.4
Virtual Lightbox Reading Uni	Virtual lightbox for museums and archives (learning design tool).	Content Delivery Sequencing Searching	Dublin Core RDF/XML RSLP	Eclipse IDE 3.0 Java 1.4.2 OpenAdapter Virtual Lightbox
V-MAP Goldsmiths College UCL	Visual mapping of portfolios.	ePortfolio	UK LIP UKDLIP Mappin g SOAP 1.2 XML 1.0	Java 1.4.2
WCKER Oxford Uni TALL	Oxford (Technology-assisted lifelong learning). Extending Reload with a user-friendly interface and course specification wizard.	Packaging	IMS Content Packaging 1.1.3 ISM Metadata 1.2.2 XML 1.0	Eclipse IDE 3.0 Java 1.4.2 RELOAD 1.3 Subversion JUnit

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Project Management documents and guidelines
Programme Manager: Richard McKenna
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