Co-funded by the European CommissionCo-funded by the European CommissioneeContentContentplusplus programme programme

Confolio in Organic.Edunet

Hannes Ebner, KTHMatthias Palmér, UU

SLU, Uppsala 2009-01-16

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ConfolioConfolio

• Electronic portfolioElectronic portfolio• Web application frontendWeb application frontend• Fine-grained rights managementFine-grained rights management• Digital resources: files and referencesDigital resources: files and references• Other resources: books, concepts, Other resources: books, concepts,

contacts, eventscontacts, events• Resources are described with metadataResources are described with metadata

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Use CasesUse Cases

• Institutional archiveInstitutional archive• Personal portfolioPersonal portfolio• Course constructionCourse construction

– Portfolios and folders: aggregation of Portfolios and folders: aggregation of learning resources, learning modules, e.g. learning resources, learning modules, e.g. providing learning materials for a courseproviding learning materials for a course

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The Organic.Edunet MetadataThe Organic.Edunet Metadata

• Mandatory fieldsMandatory fields– Title, description, languageTitle, description, language– Resource type, copyright information/costResource type, copyright information/cost

• Recommended fieldsRecommended fields– End user role, age range, contextEnd user role, age range, context– Format, ontology terms (vocabulary)Format, ontology terms (vocabulary)– ......

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VocabularyVocabulary

• Part of the metadataPart of the metadata• Necessary for Necessary for

advanced searchadvanced search• Based on and Based on and

enhancing existing enhancing existing vocabulariesvocabularies

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Typical Learning ObjectsTypical Learning Objects

• Multimedia contentMultimedia content– Pictures, movies, sound filesPictures, movies, sound files

• DocumentsDocuments– Handbooks, tutorials, publicationsHandbooks, tutorials, publications

• PresentationsPresentations• ReferencesReferences

– Links to web sites, external resourcesLinks to web sites, external resources

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Content SourcesContent Sources

• Organic.Edunet ConsortiumOrganic.Edunet Consortium• FAO Capacity Building PortalFAO Capacity Building Portal• Bio@groBio@gro• Soil AssociationSoil Association• Organic Agriculture Information AccessOrganic Agriculture Information Access• Organic ePrintsOrganic ePrints• ......

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Organic.EdunetOrganic.Edunet Architecture Architecture

• Repository ToolsRepository Tools– Confolio and its backendConfolio and its backend

• Learning Repository ManagementLearning Repository Management– Harvests Repository ToolsHarvests Repository Tools– Provides advanced SearchProvides advanced Search

• PortalPortal– Community features, advanced searchCommunity features, advanced search

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Users

Web Portal Module

Semantic Services Module

Content Providers

Learning Content Exchange Module

Federation of Learning Content Repositories

Learning Repositories Management ModuleEcologica

Public Resources

BioAgro

Intute

School

ENOAT

Organic.Edunet’s Learning Repositories

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Backend / InterfacesBackend / Interfaces

• Reusing existing metadata using Reusing existing metadata using harvesting protocolsharvesting protocols

• Harvesting and querying protocolsHarvesting and querying protocols– Makes federations possibleMakes federations possible

• Easy to use programming interfaceEasy to use programming interface– Own user interfaces possibleOwn user interfaces possible– Integration with 3Integration with 3rdrd party applications party applications