JISC

JISC/CETIS, DEST (Australia), and Industry Canada prepared a number of white papers, state of the art review and case studies for Alt-I-lab 2004.

Trends and issues in e-Learning infrastructure development 
(July 2004) Version 2. Prepared on behalf of DEST (Australia) and JISC-CETIS (UK)
The principal aim of this White Paper is to providing a summary of current trends in the development of e-learning technical infrastructure, with a view to provide feedback to a wide range of stakeholders interested in extending the boundaries of enriched technology-enabled learning.

Principal Contributors: Kerry Blinco, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia); Jon Mason, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia); Neil McLean, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia); Scott Wilson, Centre For Educational Technology Interoperability Standards

Service-oriented frameworks: Modelling the infrastructure for the next generation of e-Learning systems 
(July 2004) Prepared on behalf of DEST (Australia) and JISC-CETIS (UK)

This paper explains the potential benefits to the e-learning community of adopting aservice-oriented frameworks approach to infrastructure development, and the additional activities required to realise these benefits.
Principal Contributors: Scott Wilson, Centre For Educational Technology Interoperability Standards; Kerry Blinco, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia); Daniel Rehak, Carnegie Mellon Learning Systems Architecture Lab

An e-Learning framework: A summary 
(July 2004) Prepared on behalf of DEST (Australia), JISC-CETIS (UK), and Industry Canada
This paper provides a quick overview of the services identified so far within the e-Learning Framework activity. See the current state of the e-Learning Framework and details of the service definitions.

Principal Contributors: Scott Wilson, Centre For Educational Technology Interoperability Standards, Kerry Blinco, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia), Daniel Rehak, Carnegie Mellon Learning Systems Architecture Lab

LeAP project case study: implementing web services in an education environment 
(July 2004) Prepared on behalf of,  IMS Australia and Department of Education, Tasmania

This document summarises the core architecture of LeAP (a service oriented approach), abstracts the technical architecture underpinning LeAP and compares this (as an example) to the framework developed by CETIS/JISC.
Contributors: Kerry Blinco, IMS Australia; Greg Curtis, Department of Education, Tasmania; Neil McLean, IMS Australia; Jon Mason, IMS Australia

Learning design update 
(July 2004) Prepared on behalf of DEST (Australia), JISC-CETIS (UK), and Industry Canada

The IMS Learning Design 1.0 specification was released in February 2003. This briefing provides an update on developments since then.
Principal Contributor: Bill Olivier, Centre for Educational Interoperability Standards

Digital rights management 
(July 2004) Prepared on behalf of   DEST (Australia) and JISC-CETIS (UK)
This paper is intended to set the context for discussions and decisions about Digital Rights Management (DRM) in the community of individuals and organizations responsible for developing and implementing ICT (Information and Communication Technology) infrastructure that supports learning.
Principal Contributor: Robby Robson

Repository management and implementation 
Prepared on behalf of DEST (Australia) and JISC-CETIS (UK)
This white paper aims to present a succinct overview of the current environment or state-of-play (as opposed to the state-of-the-art) in the area of Repository Management and Implementation. The intended audience for this white paper is the global e-learning community and the issues raised are likely to be of key interest to policy makers, strategists and funding agencies. While this paper is written primarily from a higher education perspective the issues that are identified here are of direct relevance to the wider learning, education and training community.

Principal Contributors: Lorna M. Campbell, Centre for Educational Interoperability Standards; Kerry Blinco, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia); Jon Mason, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia)

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CETIS: Centre for Educational Interoperability Standards
DEST: Department of Education, Science and Training
Alt-I-lab 2004 (Advanced Learning Technology Interoperability): was the 2nd annual meeting of creators, vendors, users, and buyers of learning technology. The purpose of the meeting is advancing learning technology interoperability and it is organised by IMS Global Learning Consortium.