A conversation on Alfresco Repository, Mahara, Mediawiki
Vicki and myself caught up with David Gilchrist, Dianne Van Berlo and Don Tainsh of New England Institute in Adobe Connect this morning to have a look at Alfresco - The Open Source Repository to which Dianne’s feedback on it’s features were along the lines:
Gosh this makes me excited for a Monday morning!
Yes Alfresco is well worth a look and integrates with Moodle 2.0 out of the box. I easily installed the application on my computer to show during the meeting, check out the recording you’ll have to fast forward to 17 min to see the demo though. Some things shown and discussed where:
- Alfresco’s easy to use clean interface
- Smart Spaces with Alfresco Share
- Auditable Content, Simple Check-In/Out and Version Control
- Easy Workflow Management
- Categories including tagging
- Permalinks to files
- File format conversion to Flash format (.swf) of uploaded media files to solve bandwidth limitations
- Easy File management (like Windows explorer) to upload files
- Tight integration with Moodle, Sharepoint and Microsoft Office.
- Ability to manage public private digital rights and licensing for different types of content.
- Federated search capabilities, ability to search simply across multiple
- Alfresco repositories and external wikis (Including Mediawiki), blogs and news feeds
Based on initial feedback I think it would be interesting to get teachers to trial the product as part of the Virtual Learning Environment project.
Illawarra Institute – 2009 Capability Development Focus, Tell Everyone
2009 has begun with a flurry of activity…
Virtual Learning Environment is up and operational. We have courses up for 2009 in Moodle and Mediawiki as well as lots of wikis. Check out our Clicks Newsletter Article …
The wordpress Blog is also popular, with the following Blogs initiated:
. Institute Student Envoy Project
. Institute Library Newsletter
. Faculty Blogs
. Flexible Learning @ Illawarra Program website, using wordpress
The integration of Moodle and LRR project is progressing and the business requirements have now been finalised after discussions with CLI.
We are also adapting NCIs Moodle course framework template and using the minted course module to ensure consistency and provision in each unit framework of resources for student induction, etc .
Our big focus for 2009 will be Capability Development and our activities include:
. Facilitate eLearning Programs Term 1 and 2 (collaborating with Hunter Institute in Term 1)
. Technology Camps for the breaks – successful January camp saw 33 staff attend
. Teach with Technology resources in mediawiki (How To…), with pedagogy focus in Learnspace wiki
. Integration of ‘Walk the Talk’ resources (SPC Project) into Moodle to support capability development in eLearning skillsets – eLearning Resources, Facilitation, Technologies, Innovation…
. Capability development for implementation of VLE (Moodle, Mediawiki, LRR)
. Leadership, VETrepreneur Project, Faculty Delivery Teams Projects
Strategic Projects:
Flexible Learning @ Illawarra Program (FLI@P Project)- Institute-wide Course Delivery Teams to support flexible learning – four pilot courses in 2009. Teams developing resources using VLE in various ways, eg content in mediawiki with Moodle unit frameworks and meta-course or meta-group for personalisation.
Infrastructure Projects – wireless standards and trials to align with DER and accessibility for personal wireless devices in collaboration with SWSI. Mobile wireless LANs for workplace delivery. (Commonwealth infrastructure funding submission)
Wound Online – update of online resources (collaboration with NCI and NSI)
Innovation Projects – AFLF submission process underway; Submission Writing Workshop
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