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Thanks Ron, will check and let you know if we’re successful

Lyn

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From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 21 February 2013 15:40
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Hi Lyn

if that's the case I think you may need to have your installation upgraded. There have been bugs with importing in the past but they were fixed and I was certainly able to import the zip into the current 1.9 which is well worth upgrading to anyway.

HTH

Ron

From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynette Lall
Sent: 21 February 2013 15:29
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Redownloaded and got sma e as you i.e.

When I download from Jorum I got a file named something like item_export_2013_Feb_18_7_cb33016c2cbd18b390836084005580_anon.zip

I extracted that and got an imsmanifest.xml file + STAFF_EDI_Module_1_Intro.zip

However when I try and import I still get the message “You can only import Zip files!”

Lyn

From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 21 February 2013 13:55
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Just select all those files and folders and re-zip then import that.

e.g. the stucture should be what your screenshot shows with the .rlt file in the root of the zip not a parent folder and then those files and folders.

When I download from Jorum I got a file named something like item_export_2013_Feb_18_7_cb33016c2cbd18b390836084005580_anon.zip

I extracted that and got an imsmanifest.xml file + STAFF_EDI_Module_1_Intro.zip

The latter should import into Xerte Online Toolkits.

HTH

Ron

From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynette Lall
Sent: 21 February 2013 13:28
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Yes it was a download from Jorum. I’ve extracted the files and get this

So no zip file now to import into Xerte! When I try to import the original zip file from Jorum, the message is

Any other suggestions?

Lyn

From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 21 February 2013 12:36
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Were you trying to import the zip generated from Jorum?

You need to extract that and then in Xerte import the zip named STAFF_EDI_Module_1_Intro.zip

If you can't import because of php size restrictions etc then create a copy of that zip, remove some or all of the videos from the media folder to reduce the size of the zip and import that. Then upload the individual videos via properties > media & quota. The reference to the files will still exist in the imported xml so uploading via media and quota will resolve any broken links.

Also it's a common oversight that during development authors upload media and then change it later by uploading a revised version with a different name etc and this as well as deleting pages which contained media often means that there can be quite a lot of no longer used media in the projects media folder unnecessarily bloating the export size. Unused media should ideally be removed via Properties > Media & Quota before the project is exported. (see screenshot attached)

HTH

Ron

From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martin Cooke
Sent: 19 February 2013 15:55
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Has anyone successfully imported into xerte? I asked our IT team to allow a big upload but no joy: doesn't recognise a zip file. I'd be grateful if anyone is successful if you could let me know.

Thanks

Martin

From: Accessibility and Inclusion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Terry McAndrew [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 February 2013 17:24
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Hi Julia,

I think there are only two pragmatic ways to go about it – from either end.

1. If the resource has a tag of interest to JA-ISC then it could be included within the listings as I have done here; https://sites.google.com/a/jiscadvance.ac.uk/rscai/other-projects/xerte - I have included a link to surface the Xerte tagged items.

2. If those who use delicious/diigo/pintrest/ or everythingelsesocial come across something of specific interest for our network then consider ISCPEERS as a tag, and a link in the googlesite to harvest them

I think 1 is easier to do than 2

Anything else probably has too many rules/steps/process to remember and therefore become habit. It is easier to point at ‘collations’ from the googlesite.

Terry

From: Julia Taylor [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 February 2013 16:51
To: Terry McAndrew; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: EDI example in xerte

Yes, indeed Terry. I agree, can you recommend how to go about this?

Julia

From: Accessibility and Inclusion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Terry McAndrew
Sent: 18 February 2013 16:49
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Hi,

Added a couple more links into here to point to social bookmarks for Xerte examples. Don’t we need a tagging strategy as well as our own reference sections? If not, are we not failing to exploit the benefits of social bookmarking/networking?

Terry.

From: Accessibility and Inclusion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julia Taylor
Sent: 18 February 2013 11:43
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Subject: Re: EDI example in xerte

Hi Martin can I suggest that this kind of valuable information be added to the ISC and A&I peer network website under the Xerte heading – with a description? Do we all have access to this website yet?

This reminds me that we need a discussion area linked to this site.

https://sites.google.com/a/jiscadvance.ac.uk/rscai/other-projects/xerte

Julia

From: Accessibility and Inclusion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martin Cooke
Sent: 18 February 2013 11:22
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Subject: EDI example in xerte

Central College EDI Induction
http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/17545
Central College have produced their EDI induction in Xerte and made it available on Jorum.

238mb zip file so you might have to get your IT team to increase file size for uploads??

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