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D6:11:ePplugfest programme

by eifel — last modified 01-09-2007 10:21

The first ePortfolio plugfest will be organised to present the state of the art of ePortfolio technologies and demonstrate and explore the possibilities for interoperability between ePortfolio platforms and other information systems (you are also invited to contribute to the Interoperability Framework).

The ePplugfest will include:

A forum for technicians responsible for the implementation of ePortfolio projects
Demonstration of interoperability and cooperation between different ePortfolio platforms and information systems
Exploration of an ePortfolio interoperability framework
Demonstration of technologies useful for future ePortfolio development

It is organised by the European Portfolio Initiatives Coordination Committee (EPICC) a European project supported by the European Commission and Europortfolio, with the support of EIfEL

(Because of the live nature of the demonstrations, and up-to-the-day continuing development efforts, timings are subject to revision right up to the day itself.)

		Scenario	Activity	Participants
9:00	Welcome coffee & installation in the Refectory
9:30	Opening		Opening of the ePplugfest - Serge Ravet, Simon Grant & Marc Van Coillie
9:45	Interoperability of portfolio contents- IMS ePortfolio	3	Implementing IMS ePortfolio specifications for interoperability: the EPICC ePortfolio demonstration platform.	Open Source Portfolio Giunti
10:15	ePortfolio conformance to standards	7	The TELCERT tool will be demonstrated, and will show how files and packages of information can be shown to be conformant to the interoperability specifications and application profiles.	TELCERT EIfEL Uni Koblenz-Landau
10:45	Profiling ePortfolio tools		Profiling OSPI to the needs of different communities.	PETAL
11:00	Refreshment break in the Refectory
11:15	Interoperability of portfolio information - UKLeaP or similar	2	Exchanging (import & export) ePortfolio packages across different platforms, using UKLeaP or related specifications.	PebblePAD ePET LUSID
12:10	Other approaches to ePortfolio information sharing	6	A demonstration of web approaches to data input and export to and from ePortfolios using Atom, RSS and FOAF.	ELGG
12:30	Morning discussion		Interactive discussion with the delegates.	all delegates
13:00	Lunch in the Refectory
14:00	Accessibility, LIP and ACCLIP	1	Demonstrating the transfer or re-use of accessibility information across platforms.	Loughborough College TILE
14:20	Transfer of portfolio information by Web Service	4	The point of this demonstration is to show how web services can be used to allow the transfer of information without human intervention.	Nottingham University Nuventive iWebfolio
14:50	Transfer of portfolio information using a dedicated service	5	There will be a demonstration of a more fully detailed and developed architecture for transferring portfolio information.	ioNode PebblePAD ePET
15:20	Specification development and profiling		HR-XML has a series specifications and working groups relevant to ePortfolios. In this presentation and discussion a member of HR-XML will give a vision talk on lifelong competency framework and its ePortfolio implications. University of Koblenz will present the German Europass Diploma Supplement application profile build using TELCERT tools.	HR-XML Synergetics TELCERT Uni Koblenz-Landau
16:00	Refreshment break in the Refectory
16:15	ePortfolio and Europass		Demonstration of how to secure online issuing and verification of the Europass Diploma Supplement.	Digitary
16:30	ePortfolio tool futures		Demonstrating P2P ePortfolios and the link between ePortfolios and Knowledge management.	University of Reading
17:00	Discussion		Setting the agenda for eP interoperability: interactive discussion with the delegates.
17:30	Closing

18:00	Cocktail offered by Europortfolio in the Refectory

Activities

	Activity	Objective	Location
Demonstration of current projects	a series of 5 selected projects have five minutes to present the current issues and a panel of specialists discuss the possible solutions	Understanding interoperability issues in different contexts: awarding bodies, school districts, universities, employment agencies, etc.	Amphitheatre
Interoperability tests	Vendors and implementers of ePortfolio solutions demonstrate that their system is interoperable using defined scenarii	Demonstrating the benefits of interoperability for individuals and organisations	Refectory
Interoperability demonstrations	2 or more vendors and implementers of ePortfolio and ePortfolio-related solutions demonstrate a particular approach to interoperability	Exploring current solutions that could be generalised in the future	Refectory
Technology demonstration	Solution providers demonstrate a technological solution that would be useful to ePortfolio platforms	Exploring future developments that havent been implemented in ePortfolio environments	Amphitheatre

Scenarios

The ePplugfest will be organised around a series of scenarios

Interoperability scenarios

	Description	Pre-condidions	Post-conditions	Process
1.	A learner wants to use accessibility information in a different setting	Valid ACCLIP information	ACCLIP information transferred successfully
2.	A learner wants to change portfolio host	portfolio information compliant with recognised specification as XML	portfolio information transferred successfully	information exported from first system as XML file any transfer mechanism: not significant information imported to second system
3.	A learner wants to change portfolio host	portfolio information compliant with recognised specification as content package	portfolio information transferred successfully	information exported from first system as content package any transfer mechanism: not significant information imported to second system
4.	A learner wishes to use some portfolio information in a different system	agreed transfer mechanism	portfolio information transferred successfully	ePortfolio information held on first system first system has web service interface second system calls web service
5.	A learner wishes to use or transfer some or all portfolio information in a different system	agreed transfer mechanism	portfolio information transferred successfully	ePortfolio information held on first system both systems are interfaced to common transfer service transfer can be initiated in several ways
6.	A learner wishes to allow some portfolio information to be given to a different system	published interface	information is made available	dependent on method being used: Atom; RSS; FOAF
7.	A buyer wants to check that the system conforms to interoperability specifications	TELCERT test suite A platform	Test passed successfully	eP platform provides a ZIP package which is tested against specs
8.	A learner wants to access from an ePortfolio to an another eLearning service, or from another service to their ePortfolio	SSO compliant system (CAS, Shibboleth, SAML, ID-FF) for authentication and authorisation	The learner accesses personal information in the other eLearning service without re-authentification	Two services (one eP platform and a LMS for example) using both the same SSO process

Please add your comments about the plugfest in the forum and for the ePortfolio Interoperability Framework, in its wiki.

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