ioNodes, ioPortals, ioNetworks and CourseExchanges

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ioNodes, ioPortals, ioNetworks and CourseExchanges

• JOINED UP SERVICES OPEN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS
• Selwyn Lloyd - Phosphorix

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About this update

• Elevator trips for ioNode, CourseExchange,
  ioPortal and ioNetworkNode
• Please during this presentation we would like you
  to consider
• Open Development Partnerships
• Shared services
• Software Maturity, support services and virtual
  workshops
• Video Demonstrations (ioNetworkNode and
  CourseExchange)?
• Course Exchange update

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Build an ioNetwork part demo

• We plan workshops to introduce the process of
  building and installing ioNetworks, we 1.5
  developers working on making this an web based
  facility with live broadcasts and recorded text
  discussions (chat)
• Obviously time is limited today we wont be able
  to watch any of the recordings in full, but these
  will feature on the web channel
• Here is an installation we recorded earlier...
• This was a first cut and the the start of good
  things to come (Thanks Dave and everyone back at
  the shed!!)
• Since the video recorded there have been further
  releases of our installer system the latest of
  which includes live text support for the
  installer.

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Build an ioNetwork demo
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Progress of ioNetwork

• 2002 SHELL project commissions the first
  ioNetwork, many ioNodes deliver learner record
  services in UK pilot based in South West
• Hub spoke system agents, hub, transfer of record
  of learning achievement in the context of
  lifelong learning
• 2004 Phosphorix set up ioNetwork.ac.uk in trust
  for UK Schools / FE / HE / AE
• 2005 The Learning Matrix and EELLS projects carry
  ioNode work forward for a further 2 years, less
  emphasis on interoperability more emphasis on
  Course Information Phosphiorix engage with XCRI
  project at its inception
• Via Learning Matrix Phosphorix deliver bite sized
  course exchange services system (ioNetwork hub
  spoke again) for many Liverpool and Mersyside
  providers (FE and HE)

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Course Hub installation
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Continued Open Development

• 2006 The City of Learning extend the ioNetwork
  and focus on aggregating courses amongst the four
  Liverpool Universities. Reservations vis Open
  Development model and open Data services model.
• 2006 SOLVS and ioNW2 set up to extend ioPortal,
  ioNetworkNode and XCRI developments further,
  extending XCRI with sector skills data is mapped
  out
• 2007 MOVE Learner Services and MOVE XCRI project.
  Enhanced discovery tools to demonstrate
  progression between courses and pathways into a
  career
• 2007 Wider discussion with YHELLN and SWLLN vis
  ioPortal, and RicX. Distint interest in open
  development work achieved under JISC programme to
  be taken forward.
• 2007 Phosphorix start RicX project to release as
  exemplar use of ioNetworkNodes, demod alongside
  MOVE XCRI mini project

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Course Agent installation
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Progress and the EDGE

• 2008 CourseExchange released with ioNetworkNode
  via Phosphorix web site and at main JISC
  conference on OSS watch stand
• 2008 Phosphorix release open source statement
• Open development back in full swing, funds from
  Phosphorix, GMSA, ioNW2, WCC, MOVE and YHELLN.
• GMSA XCRI project commences to test
  CourseExchange and ioNetworkNode supported by
  Phosphorix but not implemented by Phosphorix
• WCC XCRI project commences with Phosphorix as
  support and development partners

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Batch Publishing
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The Phosphorix Open Source Statement

• A statement was made to clarify our position as
  partners on JISC projects or as developers for
  hire for release on web
• We have evolved from offering a free to education
  model to offering OSI Approved licenses and
  public releases
• Where we hope to engage a community such as
  developers in education, we grant an Apache2
  license (ioMorph, ioNetworkNode)?
• Where we wish to control development we grant a
  GPL license
• In all cases we grant a royalty free,
  non-exclusive license to use develop or use the
  software

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CourseExchange Demo

• CourseExchange comes in three parts these are
  individual web applications
• An ioNetworkNode may host one or more
  CourseExchange web apps, but only one hub per
  network
• The parts are CourseAgent(s), CourseHub and
  ioPortals
• Today we are showing a generic CourseExchange
  ioPortal however all our ioPortal projects have
  the ability to connect to one or more ioNetworks
  and the CourseHubs thereon (SOLVS, YHELLN, MOVE,
  PDP4XL2 and so on)

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Using CourseExchange
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Progress at the EDGE

• Phosphorix set up access to and edge development
  server for CourseExchange and ioNetworkNode
  projects with explicit interest in XCRI and edge
  developments
• CourseExchange undergoes major refactor
• Again an open development model
• MOVE helps with cost of extensible course
  information fields
• YHELLN helps with batch publishing module
• Phosphorix self funds major rewrite after plea to
  community fails to raise interest
• New release available on http//demo.phosphorix.ne
  t next Friday
• Edge release available to partners via
  http//edge.phosphorix.net next Tuesday

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Extensible core
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Around the Phosphorix Web Site

• A web and extranet facility based on ioPortal
• Features individual product web sites and blogs
• play recording...

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Maturity and support

• Five years ago we were asked... We like ioNode...
  but what if your not around next year?
• ioNetworkNode and ioMorph are released under
  Apache 2, but maintained by Phosphorix this
  allows us to hand over to the community if ever
  we need to or indeed the community could take
  over
• We are building services and responsibilities
  which some call common sense and others analyse
  against open source maturity models
• Forums, FAQs, Commercial Support services etc

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Thank you

• If there is time... any questions?