OERca2 Functionality

(see the OERca 2 proposal doc for more information on this)

1- document decomposition (office docs, then pdf)

get COs: extract all images from the document, also retrieving index of those images
create context images: convert each page or slide to an image, index the pages
get text: strip out all text in doc, index by page
sample documents for testing decomp in powerpoint format Media:RMenon-AbnormalDevelopment08.ppt and in pdf Media:RMenon-AbnormalDevelopment08.pdf

2- document recomposition (office docs)

remove COs/slides: remove any images or slides tagged for deletion
replace specified COs: insert any replacement images into the document at the required page
add title slide: insert a title page/slide into the document
add citation text: insert formatted citation text as reference for each CO
add license info: insert formatted license information as reference for licensed COs

3- faculty review of materials

Interface for letting faculty or other material authors to quickly review changes to their materials, grant permission for publishing or annotate the materials to specify any disapproval.

4- user-defined stamps interface

drag-and-drop interface for content: allows the basic movement of content through the workflow with user-defined organization (stamps)

5- faceted search/filtering by stamps and other metadata.

6- CTools/Sakai --- OERca bridge

CTools content import: imports materials and associated course, instructor, and material metadata from CTools

7- multiple roles for individual users

give OERca users ability to maintain multiple roles for different courses (e.g. a dScribe for course 1 and a dScribe2 for course 2)

8- reporting/auditing

9- search

content object search field: allow users to search for content objects based on any available metadata

10- social clearing/processing

enable users to share the workload of a course by using a crowdsource model for finding replacements, creating content, adding metadata, etc.

11- electronic licensing

12- openID/Shiboleth

13- messaging/notification system

14- video processing

15- database redesign

16- data model design (version 2)

17- content import

needs to bring in content from multiple platforms in designated packages (IMS CP, IMS CC, ZIP, single file of all types, Blackboard/WebCT, others)

18- content export

needs to package and ship content to multiple platforms (Flickr, YouTube, Sakai, Moodle, iTunesU, others)

This is a dated list, expanded above.

Final review for instructor
Automated assistance for dScribe publishing
Messaging/notification system
CTools/sakai bridge (import, export?)
Built-in decision-making (algorithm for recommending actions for COs)
Electronic organization of instructor, student, and 3rd party permissions
Personalized management of content (Jacob's bins)
Dashboard or quick glance status indicators
Web 2.0, 3.0 features (community search, community forum, internal searching, divide tasks)
Interface with Moodle, other LMSs
Interface with Connexions, other instructional design systems