Desire2Learn Learning Repository 4.0 September 30, 2009
Posted by YvonneMonterroso in : Comms, Technology , 1 comment so farI thought a good introduction might be to talk a bit about the last release of the Learning Repository. Our development team is busily working away on the next release (Spring 2010) and hopefully soon, I will be in a position to share some of the exciting things coming there. LOR 4.0 was a landmark release for our team as we were finally able to nicely showcase the pieces that we had been putting together beneath the covers for some time.
For me, one the most exciting features was the ability to directly edit metadata on objects after they’d been published to the repository. It was very important to not lose sight of the importance of packaging objects in the repository to provide good support for complex learning objects and thus significant thought and effort were involved with the design to ensure package integrity while still providing the flexibility to edit metadata without forcing users to republish. With the metadata firmly integrated on the Learning Repository side as well as from Manage Content, several other nice features were enabled in this release such as searching metadata based on custom vocabularies and new browse capabilities.
Support for easy tagging with Creative Commons licenses was something that had become imperative from clients perspective given a main goal for the Learning Repository is to share resources and ensuring that content was clearly labeled with usage rights streamlines the sharing process. These new features accompanied by friendlier new interface with a customizable welcome area, browse counts and improved feature visibility continue to contribute to the success of the product and our clients. We’re very much looking forward to seeing how NTU will put these new features to use and working to understand how our future development can help assist NTU and our other clients.
Technology Workpackage update September 30, 2009
Posted by IanMathers in : Comms, Technology , 1 comment so farAs this is our first blog on the SHARE project, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the NTU team for inviting us to participate on the project. For Desire2Learn, this is a great opportunity to work closely with our partners to help encourage sharing of educational content. We firmly believe that Desire2Learn’s Learning Repository is the most useful repository available, but in the end, without integrating the technology within an effective enterprise-wide process, the true benefit of the technology is not fully realised. By working closely with such strong leaders as the NTU team, we can ensure that our solution supports and encourages the project’s goals.
The main Desire2Learn contacts for this project are Yvonne Monterroso and Ian Mathers. Yvonne is the Learning Repository Technical Product Manager, which means that she is the Product Manager within our Product Development group. Yvonne is responsible for the features and content of the Learning Repository Product, which means that she really is the expert on how the Learning Repository works. I am (it is Ian writing this) the Program Manager, which means that I am responsible for managing our development team and projects. Yvonne and I work really closely together, so you will see blogs from both of us in the future.
Our contact information is:
Yvonne Monterroso,
Technical Product Manager, eP/LOR
Desire2Learn Incorporated
Yvonne.Monterroso@Desire2Learn.com
Ian Mathers
Program Manager, eP/LOR
Desire2Learn Incorporated
ian.mathers@Desire2Learn.com
Yvonne and I will be updating the blog with information about the Desire2Learn Learning Repository and the research that we are doing on behalf of this project, plus any other great features that we think you may be interested in. If you have anything that you want us to blog about, please let us know! With my Project Manager hat on, I have posted the Scope document to the Technology Workpackage area of the WIKI. Comments are welcomed!
