i hope others will reply, as i haven't been involved in this area since
the pilot studies (? 4 or 5) years ago. the version 1.0 of the IMS
enterprise
spec certainly wasn't easy to work with, but i think it's a bit strong
to describe
those early efforts as an unmitigated disaster
as far as 2 way integration is concerned, not sure that these don't
relate to management
rather than technical issues, database managers being understandably
cautious about updates
(maybe some tried uploading data to 'qualified' area)
as you say, batch enrolment is a regular feature of many vles in common
use.
going back a while, de montfort had done good work in this area, and
more recently brockenhurst.
in respect of the latter, and other current projects to check out, i
would look at
http://www.elframework.org/projects
hope that helps
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From: Virtual Learning Environments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Ken Smith
Sent: 25 November 2005 09:09
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Subject: [VLES] MIS Integration
Back in 2002 Jisc ran a project to evaluate the possibilities of full 2
way, real time, integration of VLEs and MI systems. The Idea was to
make
a true managed learning environment with admin staff being able to
interrogate the VLE via their MI system and teaching staff being able to
check student records(lateness, abscence etc) via the VLE. The result
of
the trial, according to the JISC, report was a qualified success.
However, annecdotal evidence from the people who took part in the trial
says that it was an unmittigated disaster. Apparently even systems
supplied by the same company could not be made to talk to each other
without a huge chunk of middleware being written.
I have heard nothing about progress in his area since that time so what
I
want to know is:
Does anyone know of a virtual learning environment which provides that
level of 2 way, real time integration with a MI System? and if so what
is
the VLE? what is the MI system ? and are bolt on goodies required to
make
it work?
I do know that there are systems which will enrol students and set up
and
populate courses using MIS data but does anyone go further than that?
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