Presented at IdeaLab 2006, Melbourne, Australia. By Scott Wilson & Dr. Mark Stubbs

1. IdeaLab 2006 Melbourne, Australia XCRI | e X changing C ourse- R elated I nformation Dr Mark Stubbs Project Manager Manchester Metropolitan University [email_address] http://www.elframework.org/projects/xcri Scott Wilson Technical Advisor University of Bolton [email_address]

2. Course Advertising Acquired/Required Competence Entry Requirements Entry Profiles Pathways Advice Portfolio Course Approval Evidence of Achievement Transcripts Personal Development Planning Learner Trails E-Admission Personal Statements Curriculum Management Course Modification E-Application Student Records Assessment Results References Applicant Feedback Learner Goals Admission Stats Course Search Course Details

5. xcri | history XCRI project devised by CETIS Enterprise SIG spin-off + UCAS Q1 2005 JISC to fund trials of the XCRI CAP + demonstration aggregator Q4 2006 Existing XCRI deployments & authoring options reviewed Optimised Course Advertising Profile XML schema released Q3 2006 XML used at Adam Smith College to generate PDF course brochures Report produced on competence modelling and XCRI Q2 2006 R1.0 XML schema tested with Plymouth-UCAS, Oxford Uni CPD, Reid Kerr Prospectus & Liverpool Learning Matrix Regional Portal Searchable curriculum repository demonstrated Q1 2006 R1.0 XML schema developed through prototyping & critique Q4 2005 UK prospectus websites reviewed (161!) Case studies of existing practice produced from site visits Q3 2005 Existing standards reviewed (Norway’s CDM closest) Q2 2005

7. xcri | cap structure provider + identifier + name + description[] + address[] + street + town + postcode + phone + fax + email + url + image course + identifier + title + description[] + url + image + dc:any[] + qualification[] Vocab for typed description Aim Asssessment Strategy Career Outcome Entry Profile Indicative Resource Learning Outcome Policy Provided Resource Regulations Required Resource Special Feature Support Structure Syllabus Teaching Strategy presentation + identifier + description[] + start + end + duration + studyMode + languageOfInstruction[] + languageOfAssessment[] + placesAvailable + cost + entryRequirements + applyFrom + applyUntil + applyTo Vocab for typed description Application Procedure Contact Hours Contact Pattern Study Hours venue + identifier + name + description[] + address[] + street + town + postcode + phone + fax + email + url + image * * * www.elframework.org/projects/xcri/cap.xsd (This largely maps into IETF Atom and DCES)

9. xcri | example implementation

10. xcri | example implementation

11. xcri | example implementation Learners Search the Aggregator Institutions Publish XCRI XML

15. XCRI | e X changing C ourse- R elated I nformation thanks for listening: any questions? http://www.elframework.org/projects/xcri