JISC

Overview

The Extensions for the Information Environment (EIE) project is developing an integrated environment to support learning, teaching and research activities within the JISC Information Environment (IE), and to enable increases in the usability and use of resources on the web, including resources in IE bibliographic, serial, repository and archival services.

To implement this we will provide new Web 2.0 services based on union catalogue supplied data, and integrate the services into the Manchester Personal Learning Environment (PLE).

The resultant system will support users in finding, collecting, rating, commenting on, reviewing, creating, publishing (on the web), reusing, remixing, and repurposing web-based resources, and in the process organising, building and making explicit knowledge acquired by themselves.

Aims and Objectives

To improve the resource discovery process, via the addition of user generated content that includes comments, reviews and tags. To demonstrate how these facilities can be used in a learning environment (the PLE).

Project Methodology

The project team is designing and implementing web-based systems. Agile development, use of Scrum, and ongoing formative evaluation provide the basis for system development. Use of ethnographic observation and analysis during trials.

Anticipated outputs and outcomes

Prototype systems and trial results, including a report on potential uptake.

Technology/Standards

LAMP, MySQL, Oolime, Smarty, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, Flex 3, Red 5