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eXe Retreat

The eXe team regroups and recontextualises at the Waiheke Island Resort.

Waiheke Island: Nov 9-10, 2006.

Possible Agenda Items

eXe II

• architecture evaluation

eXe current

Feature Additions

• image manipulation in eXe: inserting images, cutting and pasting, etc...
• overall improvements to iDevice editor (drag 'n' drop, WYSIWYG, some notes here: GreenPapers/ImprovedIDeviceEditor)
• include ability to FTP eXe generated content, i.e. automate publishing a bit more.
• sorting of iDevices (see: GreenPapers/iDeviceTree)
• sharing iDevices (exporting, sending, see: Brent/eXe_excursions/iDevices)
• IMS LRN Metadata (IEEE-LOM) implementation (see: http://www.imsglobal.org/metadata/)
• automate some of the metadata fields

• see also: FeatureWishList

Refactoring

• JavaScript, Styles & CSS, Python functions, (eXe II code? lessons, etc...)
• XML file format? ... see: XML_File_Format

Future Directions/Features?

• Increased SCORM functionality (research, implementation)
• Possible APIs and conduits for adding open content resources into eXe (CC Flickr pics, Wikieducator, Wikiversity, Creative Commons, see this: http://msc.mellon.org/Meetings/Interop/goals_and_topics as well, etc..)
• Glossary (with or without autolinking)
• more collaborative authoring possibilities (see: CollaborativeAuthoring)
• Possible closer integration with Moodle (see: Brent/eXe_excursions/Moodle_Discussion_Forum_iDevice, eXe_and_the_power_of_interoperable_discussion_forums, MoodlePrototype, )
• LAMS proposal
• Working with Mediawiki & WikiEducator
  • Microformats (see: http://www.wikieducator.org/Microformats)
  • more intelligent imports into eXe
  • hacking Mediawiki! features for eLearning?
• Atom publishing protocol (research), publishing to blogs (significant for PLEs, Elgg,...)
• Improved translation tool, maintenance, documentation, and facilitation, etc... write something ourselves? Matiu had this idea at one point. XUL app?
• User numbers, profiles, user community development (see: SkillsDevelopment) and better reporting for funding.
• Open Source Community - higher profile, Python, eLearning, XUL/Mozilla,
• Source code distribution / Developer Community
• Education community - Sakai, other LMS systems (Ilias, Claroline, Interact)
• Testing
  • automated testing
  • equipment? To test install on clean machine
  • more robust testing strategy
• Sustainability Report (Brent/eXe_excursions/OpenUniversityConferenceNotes)
• Continued Funding
• What happens when we're all out of a job?
• What kind of wine goes best with pizza?

Wild Future Speculations

• We model ourselves as a Centre for Innovation and Research in Open Source in Education (CIROSE) (of the liver) :-) or something like that.
• services/consultation/development for NZ schools: wikis, eXe, Moodle, Elgg. Installation, support, development, advocacy, training, etc...
• we become an essentially more sector driven and differentiated Catalyst style company (think more off the Elgg, Moodle, Drupal fusion company -- name - more research oriented, innovation driven, collaborative and international. Forge relations w. Australian Tafes, US sources? European? other funding ops, based on eXe reputation.
• see this issue raised with Elgg: http://elgg.net/dtosh/weblog/136803.html

Notes?

TaskPrioritization? - for eXe 1.0

Priorities for 0.19?