Here's my euros worth...
To me, the phrase 'content brokerage' implies services like rights
management and payment mechanisms.
Andrew
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Andrew Brasher http://iet.open.ac.uk/pp/a.j.brasher/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boon Low [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 29 January 2004 11:00
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Simple Query Interface
>
>
> Hello Fogey Fred, et the rest,
>
> I think..
>
> > "Smart learning spaces are defined as educational service
> mediators,
> > which allow the consumption of heterogeneous learning services..."
>
> sounds like a portal that facilitates [interoperable]
> services from different types of VLEs. Not just superficial
> linking to but an integration of a deeper form with a
> consistent user interface, e.g. an unifying search interface
> capable of cross searching VLE repositories.. but try to
> translate this into other VLEs context to realise the scope
> of services!
>
> > "3 Design and implementation of a smart space for learning that
> > integrates heterogeneous services such as assessment
> services, content
> > brokerage, learning management and human resources management."
>
> an extension of 1, into an even broader scope - oh my god :-)
> Content brokerage provides facilities such as linking
> services to online content, e.g. this could be resolving
> OpenURL or proprietary URLs of content metadata (abstract,
> title etc.), the content itself (fulltext articles,
> assessment etc), into the actual physical location on server,
> for accessibility!
>
> Hope this help..
>
> Regards,
>
> Boon
>
> > This news from Elena may interest some of you ...
> >
> >
> > --
> > 2) CEN/ISSS Work on Simple Query Interface has started
> >
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> >
> > Together with the ARIADNE consortium and the European
> Schoolnet, the
> > ELENA consortium has successfully initiated the
> standardization work
> > on a simple query
> > interface for learning object repositories. The goal of this
> > initiative, which
> > is hosted by the CEN/ISSS, is to develop a common communication
> > framework for
> > exchanging queries between heterogeneous educational nodes. We
> > consider this
> > work as an important milestone for building so called
> "Smart Spaces for
> > Learning". The first release of the specification will be
> announced in
> > this
> > mailing list(*).
> > --
> >
> > More information on Elena can be found here
> > http://www.elena-project.org/ and public draft 0.51 of SQI can be
> > found at: http://nm.wu-wien.ac.at/e-learning/interoperability/
> >
> > [*NB: that's not actually *this* mailing list, it's the
> Elena mailing
> > list, which you can find under the "contacts" link on the Elena
> > website.]
> >
> >
> > Phil.
> >
> > --
> > Phil Barker Learning Technology Advisor
> > ICBL, School of Mathematics and Computer Science
> > Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
> > Tel: work - 0131 451 3278 home - 0131 221 1352
> > Web: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~philb/
> >
>
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