Hello all,
One of the workpackages for CETIS’s support of the UKOER programme is:
*Technical Guidelines–Services and Applications Inventory and Guidance:*
Checklist and notes to support projects in selecting appropriate
publication / distribution applications and services with some
worked examples (or recommendations).
/Output:/ set of wiki pages based on content type and identifying
relevant platforms, formats, standards, ipr issues, etc.
I’ve made a start on this, in a way which I hope will combine the three
elements mentioned in the workpackage:
1. An inventory of host platforms by resource type. Which are
platforms that are being used for which media or resource types?
2. A checklist of technical factors that projects should consider in
their choice of platform
3. Further information and guidance for some of the host platforms.
Essentially that’s the checklist filled in
In keeping with the nature of this phase of the UKOER programme as a
pilot, we’re trying not to be prescriptive about the type of platform
projects will use. Specifically, we’re not assuming that they will use
standard repository software and are encouraging projects to explore and
share any information about the suitability of web2.0 social sharing
sites. At the moment the inventory is pretty biased to these web2.0
sites, but that’s just a reflection of where I think new information is
required.
The home page for this work is at:
http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/Distribution_platforms_for_UKOER_resources
So far I have full entries in the inventory for Flickr, YouTube and Scribd
How you can help
*Feedback*
Any feedback on the direction of this work would be welcome. Are there
any media types I’m not considering that I should? Are the factors being
considered in the checklist the right ones? Is the level of detail
sufficient? Where are the errors?
*Information*
I want to focus on the platforms that are actually being used, so it
would be helpful to know which these are. Also, I know from talking to
some of you that there is invaluable experience about using some of
these services, for example some APIs are better documented than others,
some offer better functionality than others, some have limitations that
aren’t apparent until you try to use them seriously. It would be great
to have this in-depth information, there is space in the entry for each
platform for these “notes and comments”.
*Contributions*
The more entries are filled out the better, but there’s a limit on what
I can do, so all contributions would be welcome. In particular, I know
that iTunes/iTunesU is important for audio video / podcasting, but I
don’t have access myself — it seems to require some sort of plug-in
called “iTunes” ;-) — so if anyone can help with that I would be
especially grateful.
Depending on how you feel, you help by emailing me
([log in to unmask]), or by registering on the CETIS wiki and either
using the article talk page (please sign your comments) or the article
itself. Anything you write is likely to be distributed under a Creative
Commons cc-by-nc licence
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/>.
Best regards, Phil.
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Phil Barker CETIS Learning Technology Adviser
ICBL, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Mountbatten Building, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
Tel: 0131 451 3278 Fax: 0131 451 3327
Web: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~philb/
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