Re: php mentor needed for ILIAS E-Learning getting into sid (?sarge?)
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Moin Matthew
On Friday 13 August 2004 00:49, Matthew Palmer wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 07:36:06PM +0200, Thomas Templin wrote:
> > We are just discussing on irc.freenode.net #debian-edu how to get ILIAS
> > elearning asasp into sid
> >
> > andreas schuldei of skolelinux.no gave me a hint to ask on debian-mentors
> > for someone who may give a helping hand.
>
> Andreas should have pointed you here:
> http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html. One point that
> immediately comes to mind is: tell us what your doodad is that you want
> help with. I might be interested, but I've got absolutely *no* idea what
> ILIAS elearning is, and you neither give description nor URL.
Beg your pardon and shame on me...
I send this mail 30sec after Andreas mentioned on #debian-edu to ask
@debian-mentors for assistance.
>
> I could google it, but that feels like too much work for this early in the
> day, especially since there's a good chance I'll waste my time and it'll be
> something I won't be interested in. Tell me why I want to be interested,
> and then I might be.
>
> Oh, and I think you're entirely too optimistic about getting it into the
> Sarge release.
Yes I am. (c;
IMO always better than beeing pessimistic.
>
> - Matt
Ok, lets get beef on the bones:
### Name of the package
ILIAS
### The licence the package is provided under
GPL
### Short descriptions of the package
ILIAS is an Open Source Learning Management System, offered free of charge,
for developing and realising web-based e-learning. It offers standardized
tools and templates for creating courses and course materials including
integrated navigation and administration. Tools for synchronious and
assynchronious communication are included as well.
ILIAS is provided under the GPL and can be obtained from:
http://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ios/source-e.html
### Long descriptions of the package
ILIAS is an Open Source Learning Management System, offered free of charge,
for developing and realising web-based e-learning. The software was developed
to reduce the costs of using new media in education and to offer the maximum
level of customer influence in the implementation of a Learning Management
System.
ILIAS allows efficient creation of courses and course materials. It offers
standardized tools and templates for the learning and working process
including integrated navigation and administration.
Every user in ILIAS has their own Personal Desktop. In ILIAS, the assignment
of roles determines user access to different tools, features, and materials.
The default user roles and permissions may be effortlessly redefined and new
roles can easily be created. Groups can be founded for cooperative work and
communication. An integrated authoring environment allows easy content
creation and re-use.
ILIAS is now available as version 3 with a redesigned software architecture
and a new look. In the current release it offers the following features:
PERSONAL DESKTOP
This is a personal working space for each user in ILIAS. Here users begin
their session in ILIAS, and continue using it for a course or to enter a
virtual working group.
* Subscribed courses and content modules incl. last visited page
* Subscribed forums and groups
* New mails
* Calendar
* My bookmarks
* Who-is-online?
* Personal profile and settings incl. vcard
REPOSITORY
In the repository users find all available resources for learning and working
like learning objects, courses, forums, files or working groups. All objects
within the repository are assigned to one or more categories that refer to
the organisational structure of an institution or to a systematology as well.
Different modes of presentation and an internal search engine support user
additionally to find the appropriate content easily. For further use all
these content objects can be put on the user's personal desktop by
subscription.
ILIAS CONTENT MODULES
At the moment the following types of content mo-dules can be used in ILIAS:
* ILIAS Learning Modules
* ILIAS Glossaries
* Digital Books
* SCORM Modules
* Imported HTML Websites
All ILIAS modules and digital books are based on XML and refer to the ILIAS
Content Module DTD (Docu-ment Type Defintion). Metadata description of
content is compliant to LOM. For ILIAS Learning Modules different course
layouts can be chosen, e.g. 'three-window-view' or 'presentation mode without
menu'.
ILIAS content modules can be used in ILIAS or exported for printing use or for
re-use in other ILIAS installations. Exporting ILIAS modules to other
document types will be supported pretty soon, e.g. static HTML sites or text
documents.
Content modules can be imported or created within the ILIAS authoring
environment. It is possible to integrate all types of objects that are
normally displayed in a browser into ILIAS Content modules.
Additionally any type of file can be distributed via file list as well. This
allows online and offline content to be combined into hybrid learning
modules. The result is appropriate for both the author's needs and a variety
of learning scenario requirements.
COMMUNICATION
For communication purposes ILIAS offers an internal news system, discussion
forums and chat. Tutors can moderate forums and chats.
ILIAS supports the delivery of internal mails to external e-mail addresses as
well.
GROUP SYSTEM
Because of an own internal group system ILIAS allows cooperative learning and
working on the platform without additional tools. Users can create groups
that are open for everyone or have specially defined access restrictions.
Other users can be invited or get access with a password. All necessary tools
for the administration of group members and resources are part of the system.
* Groups with different access settings (open or no registration,
required registration, required invitation, private or public groups)
* Administration and delivery of group resources, e.g. learning modules,
forums or files
* Administration of group members and invitation of new members
* Access control an permission settings to tools and features
SUPPORTED STANDARDS
ILIAS version 3 supports the following e-learning standards:
* SCORM 1.2 (LMS-RTE3)
* LOM metadata
* IMS QTI (for test&assessment tool - scheduled for ILIAS 3.2)
Implementation of additional standards like AICC and IMS Learning Design is
planned or has already been started.
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
The new setup makes it very easy to install ILIAS on a server and configure
clients. After installation the entire system administration can be done in
ILIAS itself.
* System settings
* Language settings (10 languages available for version 3)
* Enable modules and tools
* Configuration of clients
* User administration
* Role based access control of repository objects
* Creation and modification of role templates
* Administration of categories
* User tracking and reporting
TERMS OF USE
ILIAS is available as open source software under the GNU General Public
Licence (GPL) and can be used without any restrictions. All current versions
are available at the ILIAS open source website and can be obtained from:
http://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ios/source-e.html.
Schools, universities, educational institutions and every interested person
may use the system free of charge and contribute to its further development.
Users, authors and administrators need only a browser and Internet access.
Several operating systems like Unix, Linux, Mac OS X and Windows can be used
for the ILIAS server. All additional third-party software (e.g. MySQL, PHP,
Apache) is available as Open Source software as well and can be downloaded
from our website.
Due to the openness of its source code ILIAS can be adapted easily to specific
requirements of an institution. For changes of the "Look&Feel" only little
modifications of the HTML layout templates are necessary. Users worldwide
contribute already to the software development coordinated by the ILIAS open
source team at the University of Cologne.
For further information please contact the team:
ilias-info@uni-koeln.de !
## Where the package can be obtained from
Up to now there is a tarball only.
Wolf Loeffelholz will build / has build the first package on friday
That's what ILIAS People say about their project.
Let me have some further introducement for ILIAS from my point of view
If you have a look at
http://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ios/info.html
you will find a list of reference installations of ILIAS which is IMHO *very*
impressive.
And ILIAS is on the way to get more and more functionality of classical
groupware systems, which is asked for very much by teachers at schools here
in germany.
So it will be a very good enhancement to Debian-edu and Skolelinux.
BTW.
Schooltool, an administarative application for schools will be another one.
Bye,
Thomas
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