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CETIS Briefing PapersCETIS Briefing papers are a series of short briefings on a specification or topic, typically four to six pages long. CETIS Briefing Paper 2013:B01. 
Link: Activity Data and Paradata (pdf) Link: Activity Data and Paradata (MS Word .docx) This briefing introduces a range of approaches and specifications for recording and exchanging data generated by the interactions of users with resources. Such data is a form of Activity Data, which can be defined as [...] CETIS Analytics Series ISSN 2051-9214 Vol 1, No 1. Link: CETIS Analytics Series Vol 1, No 1. Analytics; What is Changing and Why Does it Matter? (pdf) This paper provides a high level overview to the CETIS Analytics Series. The series explores a number of key issues around the potential strategic advantages and insights which the increased attention on, and use of, [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2012:B01. Link: http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LTI-Briefing-Paper.pdf (pdf) The IMS Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) specification provides a standard mechanism for seamlessly connecting Interoperability learning applications and remote content to virtual learning environments (VLEs) and enterprise portals. It is increasing in popularity as a method for providing integrations which are not dependent upon a particular VLE. This briefing [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2011:B03. Link: Cloud Computing in Institutions (pdf). Summary: The term “Cloud Computing” refers to any “computing capability that is delivered as a service over the Internet. While there is no authoritatively accredited definition of the concept, one of the most frequently used definitions is the one given by Gartner, who describe cloud computing as [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2011:B02. Link: IMS Question and Test Interoperability v2.1 (pdf). Providing a decade of interoperable assessment, IMS Question and Test Interoperability is a widely used specification for managing and sharing assessment material. Now that we are near the release of the final version of QTI v2.1 this paper provides an overview of the specification, outlining [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2011:B01. Link: Mobile Web Apps (pdf). With today’s students carrying a vast array of mobile devices that operate across a massively fragmented and shifting market, institutions can find themselves wondering how to deliver content and services specifically designed for mobile use most effectively. Apple’s App Store? Android? Blackberry or Microsoft Phone? Each has [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2010:B04. Link: Service design in Higher and Further Education (pdf). Summary: This guide is an introduction to service design and improvement methodology and its application in Higher and Further Education. It introduces a key technique service blueprinting – which has been used successfully at the University of Derby in the Development and Review of [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2010:B03. Link: Download PDF Summary: This briefing paper provides a high level overview of key concepts relating to the Semantic Web, semantic technologies, linked and open data; along with references to relevant examples and standards. The briefing is intended to provide a starting point for those within the teaching and learning community who may [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2010:B02. Link: Enabling e-portfolio portability (Leap2A) (html). Link: Enabling e-portfolio portability (Leap2A) (pdf). Leap2A is an open specification for transferring learner-owned information between different systems. e-Portfolio tools and systems are now widely used by learners to present evidence of learning, achievements and abilities for [...] CETIS Briefing Paper 2010:B01. Link: Distributed Learning Environments (pdf). Summary: After a period of relative stability and deeper embedding, the debate about the role and function of the VLE (virtual learning environment) within the institution is gathering pace again. Many institutions in the UK are in the process of reviewing their current VLE provision in the light [...] |
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