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StandardsJISC CETIS has been providing advice and support to the UK Higher and Further Education sectors for the past 10 years. In that time there have been profound changes in the technologies used to support teaching and learning and consequently the educational technology specifications and standards being developed.
This area collects together articles, resources and events on the development of standards and specifications from across all topic areas.
Articles
02 May 2012
Simon Grant
The Leap2A review report has now been published. It is available along with other relevant materials from the e-Portfolio interoperability JISC page. For anyone following the fortunes of Leap2A, it is highly worthwhile reading. I'd like to take up some unasked questions, with implications for the future direction of Leap2 more generally.
Portfolio
e-Portfolio (Technology)
Standards
02 May 2012
Adam's Workblog
Earlier this year the UK Government Cabinet Office published what I thought was a rather good set of proposals for the role of open standards in government IT. They describe it as a "formal public consultation on the definition and mandation of open standards for software interoperability, data and document formats in government IT." There [...]
Standards
24 Apr 2012
Scott Wilson
There is an article in the Guardian today about procurement, and in particular how universities are handling litigation risks by using procurement frameworks and agreements, and moving procurement decisions more centrally. To be fair, the article is more concerned I … Continue reading →
Standards
04 Apr 2012
Sheila MacNeill
Continuing from my last post, the next part of the programme technical journey focuses on Cluster B projects: T-Sparc, PALET, UG-Flex and PREDICT who all had a broad common theme of organizational change.
In many ways this cluster represents the 'business end' of the programme. With Cardiff, Greenwich and City Universities all having pretty robust [...]
Curriculum Design
Enterprise Architecture
Standards
02 Apr 2012
Sheila MacNeill
Dev8eD is a new event for developers, educational technologists and users working throughout education on the development of tools, widgets, apps and resources aimed at staff in education and enhancing the student learning experience, taking place in Birmingham on 29 - 30 May.
The event will will include training sessions led by experts, lightning [...]
Curriculum Design
Open Educational Resources
Learning Opportunities (XCRI)
Resource Description and Discovery
Learning Platforms
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Learning Design
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Standards
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Standards EventsPast Events  Standards ResourcesWhite paper: Future of Interoperability Standards in Education Systems and Process
Date: Jan 2011
This paper summarises the Future of Interoperability Standards event that took place in January 2010 and brought together participants across a range of standards
organisations and communities to look at the future of interoperability standards in the edu
Papers and Notes from Future of Interoperability Standards meeting
Date: Jan 2010
Position papers and discussion explored the relationship between relatively informal and formal specs/standards activities and how a more effective system might work.
JISC Standards Catalogue
Date: Jun 2009
A Resource for the UK HE/FE Technical Development Community, managed by UKOLN
Evaluating Standards - discussion and ideas
Date: Jun 2009
A paper by Adam Cooper (April 2009) addressing the question: “how do we know if a standard is fit for adoption” and discussing what fitness means and how we can assess it.
Reviews of Activity in Educational Technology Standards Bodies
Date: Apr 2009
A collection of reports describing CETIS activity in, and assessment of the dynamics of, several standards-related bodies.
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